I think my wifi is isnt connecting properly with the SDE because whenever i try to do opkg update it says connection error. the wifi i am using is wep is that the problem.

Hi i was wondering if you could make a video detailing the process of installing either firefox or vlc in the SDE. Thanks.

When you reboot your archos do you see the original archos logo or do you see the linux penguin as your logo. If you dont see the linux penguin then you probably arent running the pre patched firmware. in order for the GF hack to work you need a patched firmware. http://sites.google.com/site/archos5...

OK so you downgraded to 1.6.54 but was that the archos firmware or the pre patched firmware.

Yeah same here would be grateful if we could get another link. Once again thanks kman666

To access terminal your going to have to use linux. If you dont know how to use linux i suggest getting a live disk a playing a round a little to get used to it then attempting the hack.

I was wondering does it have to be any specific type of internal hard drive and if not anyone have any recommendations.

yeah im pretty sure in order to keep the GF hack you need to be on 1.6.54

is yours an A7 if it is try removing the battery and then reconnecting it after awhile if its an A5 let the battery die out completely again then charge it up then try going back into recovery

are you running it through linux or windows.

even if it doesnt power on it should be recognized when you plug in your usb

try just connecting it to your computer without going to recovery and deleting the old firmware file and putting in a new one

you have to hold the power and volume up button at the same time when you start it up to get in to recovery

try charging it for about 10 min then while its connected to the power supply try again

try booting into recovery mode by holding the plus and power sign simultaneously then select repair disk to connect the archos to your computer. once its connected try copying the a copy of your firmware version in to the root of the archos and restarting it. Hope this helps.

1.7.11 is downgradable just like 1.7.03.

Once you have the patched firmware you can do the GF hack by just copying over the GF hacks root.cramfs to the newly patched hidden partition rather can go through the process with the dvr dock. Also in the case of how to use linux i would personally suggest using the live disk.

Yeah its normal to see the penguin if you have the patched firmware installed. if you want to change it to your own custom logo try this http://archos.g3nius.org/index.php?titl ... _boot_logo

when you try to play the penguin game do you create a profile and then for a little while does the screen freeze and start back up after 30 or so sec? or does the penguin game not react

When you power on after playing the penguin game do you see a change in your boot menu? Also are running trying to downgrade or install the GF hack?