Archos has released a 2.4.65 firmware update to their Archos Gen8 devices.
Important changes are Ethernet support thru USB adapters (chipsets: RTL8150, ASIX AX88xxx, Davicom DM9601, SMSC LAN75xx, SMSC LAN95xx, NetChip 1080, MosChip MCS7830)
According to the release information, the following changes are expected:
Version 2.4.65 – October 20th, 2011
Internationalization: add Korean translations support
Video: improve SMI subtitle support and provide better subtitle codepage/encoding detection
Applications: increase reactivity of applications constantly updating sound volume without any change in value (e.g. fruit ninja)
A101 accessory: add support for Archos 3G key
A101 accessory: add support for some USB Ethernet adapters (chipsets: RTL8150, ASIX AX88xxx, Davicom DM9601, SMSC LAN75xx, SMSC LAN95xx, NetChip 1080, MosChip MCS7830)
A70 hard drive based devices: fix unit loosing mass storage happening sometimes on recent models
Accelerometer: apply calibration right away without requiring a reboot to take effect
PTP: fix USB host camera support
Archos Gen8 3.2.61 Firmware download | firmware_archos_android_gen8.aos |
Firmware update procedure at Archos.com
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It would be nice to have 802.11n wifi dongles also be supported b/c sometimes the internal wifi sucks in a certain location.
Any future updates to include Qualcoom’s chipset, like those in the U301 usb data card?
After I installed this update my A101 is very fast and responsive, but the release notes do not indicate such an improvement was anticipated.
So this update does not effect a43it devices?
It should update all Gen8 devices, including the 43 IT.
On a A32, use a hub to power the dongle. I successfully used it with a Konig dongle based on a ASIX AX88. I still have to check that it is completely transparent to all applications. This is really a great idea from Archos !