Archos 5th generation hacked, bigger drive possible

Over at the ArchosFans.com forums, [grond] has posted some screenshots of his cracked archos 5th generation. Using a custom bootloader, they’ve unlocked the ability to swap hard disks as well as some hidden plugins. The plugins seem to be used mainly for dev tools, like core dumps and screenshots, but this opens the door to possible future homebrewed plugins.

[via Engadget]

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tagged: archos, bootloader, firmware, pmp

5 Responses to Archos 5th generation hacked, bigger drive possible

Chris says:

September 18, 2008 at 2:53 pm

I dont understand archos if I could ssh into one I’d buy on in a flash a m8 has and old 700 and the battery life and quality are top notch – the software is a bit limiting tho…

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Haku says:

September 18, 2008 at 4:12 pm

I seriously wish someone would hack the AV500, I’ve had mine for years and it’s a really nice player/recorder for the main fact you don’t have to by a freaking expensive dock just to hook up cameras etc. (which also adds to the bulkiness & accessories needed).
The harddrive has developed a few errors after lending to a friend (I should have known better, he has a habit of breaking anything to do with electricity/electronics) and I would dearly love to swap out the 60gb for a 100gb one. If you plug a different 2.5″ drive in the unit refuses to use it.
I emailed Archos about getting a replacement drive because of their damned drive lock but no reply – bastards!

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Bjorn says:

September 23, 2008 at 1:25 am

I have an archos 605, and I don’t see the point of a larger harddrive unless we can get the number of allowed files thing fixed. I have a few thousand mp3′s and it has been difficult to get them all recognized by the archos, and it crashes often. My understanding is that if you have over 1000 files things get pretty dicey with the stock software. Anyone have any idea if there will be any updates to allow the 160gb hard drive that comes stock to be used to capacity???

Bjorn

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sgllocal says:

October 12, 2008 at 10:50 am

it was only a matter of time i guess.. i found this aswell for archos fans

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Sanjaya Thapa says:

May 20, 2010 at 6:34 pm

I have the ARCHOS 605 4GB,SW 2.1.04.
How can I hack the Plugins Or get the plugins of it.
Please Respond.

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