Portable Audio & Video Player Linux Compatibility: Archos

Compatibility guides about Linux and portable digital audio/music players manufactured by Archos JukeBox. Reports about running other Unix systems e.g. BSD, Solaris are welcome, too. And don't miss the general resources section at the bottom, containing links to utilities (mostly available under GPL), community efforts, HOWTOs and FAQs. Do you have written an installation or compatibility report yourself? Please submit a new entry.

Archos JukeBox	Debian	German
Archos PMA400 *	Qtopia
Archos PMA400 *	Qtopia
Archos PMA 430 *	Qtopia
Archos PMA 430 *)	OpenPMA
Archos PMP 604 WiFi *)	Linux
Archos PMP 604 *)	Linux
Archos PMP 704 WiFi *)	Linux

*) dedicated Linux players

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Applications

PMA400 Software Development Kit (SDK)

The PMA400 Software Development Kit (SDK) targets experienced developers with a firm knowledge on developing software for Qt/Embedded and Qtopia based devices. It is not meant as a general introduction into C and C++ programming for Embedded Linux. This SDK only targets the PMA400 device.

ARCHOS Jukebox Studio 20

Comes with a USB interface and dual stereo line out allows you to connect to your home stereo. Linux drivers available here.

RockBox

Rockbox is an Open Source replacement firmware for mp3 players. It runs on a number of different models:

• Archos: Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio
• iRiver: H100 and H300 series
• Apple: iPod 4th gen (grayscale and color), 5th gen (Video), Nano and Mini 1st/2nd gen
• iAudio: X5 (including X5V and X5L)
• Additional models are in development

RockBox Themes Collection

• Green5G RockBox Theme
• jClix Rockbox Themes - iPod Video - an enhanced port of the iRiver iClix theme
• TKX5b: Rockbox themes for the iAudio X5
• RockBox-Themes Community Portal

LinAV

LinAV ports uClinux to the Archos multimedia device.

avOS

avOS free software for Archos multimedia players.

gmEmu

gmEmu is a project to create uClinux-based firmware for the Archos portable media players Gmini 120 & 220.

jbmgen

jbmgen is a project to generate the lib.jbm file used by the Archos GMini 120 and 220 music players. This allows the full functionality of these players to be used by people running Free operating systems such as GNU/Linux.

Software Converted for the PMA430

This page lists non-commercial or Open-Source software ported to the Archos PMA430, or repacked in order to better suit the PMA's file layout.

Software Index for PMA430

Linux Software Index for PMA430 (in French).

An unofficial PMA430 FAQ

Kevin Boone maintains An unofficial PMA430 FAQ.

openPMA

openPMA is an open-source project that aims to implement an improved operating system for the Archos Personal Media Assistant, short "PMA". The PMA is a portable video/audio player and recorder with built-in Wi-Fi, a 30 GB harddisk and PDA-functionality that uses Linux/Qtopia as an operating system.

ArchOpen

ArchOpen is a project aimed at providing a fast, light and free operating system and applications for portable multimedia devices based on TI DM&DSC chips.It currently supports a lot of Archos multimedia devices (Gmini402,AV400,...).

Resources

• back to Linux with mobile music players survey
• manufacturer site: Archos
• Linux Mobile Guide - Installing, Maintaining and Tuning of Linux on Mobile Computers
• A Survey of Debian GNU/Linux Packages for Portable Audio and Video Players
• Linux Applications for Portable Music and Video Players
• free music
• free eBooks and AudioBooks
• do-it-yourself Archos portable music and video player upgrading, repairing and modding
• FCC ID: unknown
• A list of hardware , from Portable Audio Players, to PDAs, to mobile (cell) phones to DVD players, that can play Ogg Vorbis files.
• file conversions for portable media players: Ogg Vorbis, MP3s, video