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

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

[ audio ] enable speakers with toggle in alsamixer (to the right) export SDL_AUDIO_DRIVER=alsa in case SDL apps aren't defaulting to it.

[ larger onscreen keyboard ] root@archos-gen8:/usr/share/xkbd lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Dec 21 18:06 en_US.qwerty.xkbd -> en_GB.qwerty.tabletpc.xkbd lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Dec 21 18:06 en_GB.qwerty.xkbd -> en_GB.qwerty.tabletpc.xkbd

[ usb networking] /etc/network/interfaces # Ethernet/RNDIS gadget (g_ether) # ... or on host side, usbnet and random hwaddr iface usb0 inet static pre-up rmmod musb_hdrc pre-up modprobe musb_hdrc mode_default=2 pre-up modprobe g_ether address 192.168.0.202 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.0.0 gateway 192.168.0.200

First bring up tablet usb0 interface, then pc/laptop should appear. Before disconnecting cable, ifdown usb0 on tablet.

[ control Archos tablet with PC keyboard and mouse ] install synergy client on tablet with: opkg install synergy install synergy server on PC/laptop remove -hide-cursor from x init (i forgot exactly where it is: grep -r hide-cursor /etc) configure synergy on server:  http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/configuration.html start synergys on PC/laptop ssh to archos and start synergy client with synergyc -f [your.server.ip.addr]

[ wlan network] (no kernel odules available yet)

[ cpu scaling ] echo ondemand /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor (throttle mhz back from 1ghz when not needed - be kind to your CPU)

[ backlight control ] echo 100 > /sys/devices/platform/omap_pwm_led.0/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness (values from 0-255 are accepted)

[ Compiling - cflags ] -O3 -pipe -march=armv7-a -mtune=cortex-a8 -mfpu=neon -mfloat-abi=softfp -ffast-math -fsingle-precision-constant

TODO (help wanted): - mount /mnt_data writeable by user - wifi module and configuration - fix gpe Mini Web Browser - fix gpe applet for setting screen brightness - get hardware-scaled framebuffer (overlay) on lcd - switch to conservative speed governor and shorter dimming timeout when running off battery - share tweaks and hacks with archos community (without needing approval from upstream Angstrom) - fix microphone input for osc-illoscope visualization program - port/fix PocketSNES - port/fix pcsx-rearmed - port/fix picodrive - port/fix dosbox mouse and tweak default config for omap3 archos - get oprofile running with debug / symbol info

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