The GPL (and other FOSS) sources from Archos have been checked into git for convenient patching and access:

 http://gitorious.org/archos-buildroots/gen8

A list of Linux distributions to run on Gen8

• Angstrom for gen8
•  Bodhi Linux
•  Debian on the 101IT
•  Kubuntu on the 101IT
• Debian gen8 - building a debian rootfs.img for the angstrom kernel from SDE
• Meego/Ubuntu/Bodhi with 37 kernel
  • Lubuntu on gen8 with 2.6.37 kernel from nicktime.
• SettingUpMultiRootGen8 - setting up a boot menu to boot multiple rootfs images

Alternative kernels

•  Hidave
• Nicktime
•  Prahal

Useful links

• General developers notes for gen8
•  http://www.omappedia.org/wiki/Bootargs_for_enabling_display - bootargs and sysfs omap display

Index of gen8 wiki pages:

Note: This will list all pages with Gen8 as prefix.

• Gen8DeveloperNotes
• Gen8Linux2.6.37
• Gen8LinuxTips
• Gen8Resources

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Recent wiki additions/changes:

06/20/13

• Gen8LinuxTips (diff)

04/13/13

• Gen8Resources (diff)

08/09/12

• Gen8Linux2.6.37 (diff)

11/10/11

• Gen8DeveloperNotes (diff)