I am waiting your update of Archos gen8 firmware 2.4.65+rw iptables and 1GB ext4 data which just come out as beneath:
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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