Hi All, found that SDE menu is already in our firmware. It can be enabled very easily and it's quite safe. A big Thanks! to Calj and Tchoubidou for beta-testing it for me!
Disclaimer: I'm not responsible if you blow your device with this, I'm only using existing Archos commands but this is not an official Archos release. Use at your own risks.
Here is the method:
1) Root your device with Paul's root here. I didn't test it without root, but I'm 99% sure it won't work without root.
2) Unzip the content of the attached zip file to a directory
3) Launch the script enable_sde
4) Remove Paul's root with:
You shouldn't keep Paul's root on your tablet, it messes sound and device sleep.
Reboot into recovery mode, you should have the SDE menu now, you can flash your own kernel+initrd the same way it was done on previous generation.
One trick: the initramfs should be still named initramfs.cpio.gz, but it should be compressed with lzma with current kernel.
*FAQ*
Q: How can I boot straight to SDE instead of going through the recovery boot menu ?
A: There is two ways:
- *edit* Tested and working !
In SDE menu: boot in recovery, select "recovery system" then "Developer Edition Menu", then choose "remove android kernel". You will loose the dual boot menu and the possibility to boot stock firmware (you can reflash it afterwards though, re-enabling the menu at the same time), but your tablet will boot straight to developer edition.
If someone has tested this method, please report to this thread.
*edit*: I tested it on mine finally, this method works perfectly. It will be my recommended method from now on, reboot_into is nice but I'm not sure you can still get to recovery in case of boot loop.
- Use "reboot_into -s sde" command just after booting sde. It will set a flag that will make next boot go straight to sde. You can modify initrd to do that or use an apk to launch a script at boot.
Disclaimer: I'm not responsible if you blow your device with this, I'm only using existing Archos commands but this is not an official Archos release. Use at your own risks.
Here is the method:
1) Root your device with Paul's root here. I didn't test it without root, but I'm 99% sure it won't work without root.
2) Unzip the content of the attached zip file to a directory
3) Launch the script enable_sde
4) Remove Paul's root with:
Code:
adb shell rm /data/local.propYou shouldn't keep Paul's root on your tablet, it messes sound and device sleep.
Reboot into recovery mode, you should have the SDE menu now, you can flash your own kernel+initrd the same way it was done on previous generation.
One trick: the initramfs should be still named initramfs.cpio.gz, but it should be compressed with lzma with current kernel.
*FAQ*
Q: How can I boot straight to SDE instead of going through the recovery boot menu ?
A: There is two ways:
- *edit* Tested and working !
In SDE menu: boot in recovery, select "recovery system" then "Developer Edition Menu", then choose "remove android kernel". You will loose the dual boot menu and the possibility to boot stock firmware (you can reflash it afterwards though, re-enabling the menu at the same time), but your tablet will boot straight to developer edition.
If someone has tested this method, please report to this thread.
*edit*: I tested it on mine finally, this method works perfectly. It will be my recommended method from now on, reboot_into is nice but I'm not sure you can still get to recovery in case of boot loop.
- Use "reboot_into -s sde" command just after booting sde. It will set a flag that will make next boot go straight to sde. You can modify initrd to do that or use an apk to launch a script at boot.
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