Welcome to the openAOS developer pages

Now that  Archos have published a  Special Developer Edition firmware, opening their generation 6, 7 and 8 devices to all developers, we created this project to have an platform for alternative operating systems that will run this device. Here you'll find everything to run alternative operating systems on your Archos (generation 6 devices: Archos5 and Archos7; generation 7 Android device: Archos5IT; generation 8 Android devices: 28, 32, 43, 70, 101). Gen9 (101g9, 80g9) are due soon.

Getting Started for interested users:

• What this isn't
• How to get started
• Setting up to boot multiple OS images:
  • on Gen6
  • on Gen7
  • on Gen8
  • on Gen9?
• How to report issues/bugs/wishlist
• A list of "working" Ångström software packages as reported by users - feel free to add
• "OHNOEZ it doez not boootz! FIX IT! PLZ!" or some quick fixes for common boot problems

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Getting Started for developers:

When starting with developing for the archos devices you can use your own kernel or use the modified archos one provided by openaos. If you use the last one there is a big advantage that you can also use the multiboot menu. See the user section above on how to set it up for the different generation of devices.

General development links:

• Introduction to the SDE
• Developer Resources
• Manual image creation - what to do if you have a root file system as e.g. a tar.gz file
• How to repack initramfs
• How to make custom splash image
• FBmenu bootmenu
• Info about the kernel on archos devices
• unpacking original firmware with aos-tools
•  Kernel and buildroot sources on gitorious (openAOS)
•  Cyanogenmod files (openAOS)
•  Froyo sources on gitorious (openAOS)
•  Archos GPL releases on gitorious (Archos)

Device generation specific development links:

NOTE: For newer generations the resources for older generations can also be of much help.

• Developer resources for
  • Generation 6
  • Generation 7
  • Generation 8
  • Generation 9
  • Generation 10

OS development links for your archos:

• Angstrom development
• Android development
• Debian development
• Meego development

Documentation:

• Hardware Description
• Understanding the boot process

We invite everyone interested in the several projects to join us on IRC, we're hanging out on  #openpma on irc.freenode.net. However, if you require help pertaining to the stock (unpatched) firmwares please bear in mind that the above is not a support channel. Archos official firmware support is located in  #archos on irc.freenode.net

Enjoy!
The openAOS Team

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Recent wiki additions/changes:

11/08/13

• AndroidInstall_CM7_Gingerbread (diff)

10/16/13

• Gen10Resources (diff)

10/11/13

• WikiStart (diff)

09/14/13

• Gen9A101TurboICSLinuxNotes (diff)

06/20/13

• Gen8LinuxTips (diff)

06/14/13

• LubuntuGen8 (diff)

06/02/13

• SettingUpMultiRootGen7 (diff)

05/26/13

• SettingUpMultiRoot_BootMenu (diff)
• SettingUpMultiRootGen8 (diff)

05/15/13

• sandboxWikiStart (diff)