Arabic for Archos Gen8

[Didn't want to post separately but since I don't have the 10 posts required for the dev sections ...]

The attached files were only tested with Urukdroid 1.5.1 (which uses Archos firmware v2.3.28). For other Archos firmware versions, you may need to recreate these files using the universal patchers mentioned at the end of this post. Please contribute to the poor souls who laboured for this solution to exist at last after it was a dream for so long.

Steps to follow:

Root your original Archos using the method detailed here:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=930197

OR: install Urukdroid on your Archos device (as it has already already rooted) from here:
http://code.google.com/p/urukdroid/wiki/WhatIsUruk

Rooting will permit you to overwrite system files (using a file manager like Root Explorer) as follows:

1- Place all lib* files in the /system/lib folder
2- Place the *.ttf file in the /system/fonts folder
3- Place the framework.jar file in the /system/framework folder

Contribute an amount to thank "brightidea" for his work here:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1218960

Contribute another similar amount to thank "Madmack" for his work here:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063205

Your beautiful experience with the Android and its community is now complete !

Either update your Uruk first to 1.5.1 then use the attached files, or create your own patched files for your firmware version using easy Universal Patcher for Arabic available here http://blog.devasque.com/?page_id=11.

I have just installed the latest Gen8 Archos ROM (fw 2.4.19), rooted using chulri's kernel (the +rw version), and implemented madmack's patcher version 0.813 from here http://blog.devasque.com/?page_id=11 and it's been running absolutely fantastic for weeks.

I came upon one issue when I was adding the patched files using Root Explorer. I noticed Root Explorer was not very stable or consistent in the process and the whole system crashed mid-copy, corrupting some files. Because I could still boot using the original kernel, I managed to copy the files to the right location there (check chulri's post for how-to). For this reason, make sure to boot in Developer Mode manually and don't remove the original Archos kernel until you're finished with the critical parts. You could also use ADB for copying the files (after a stop command) or use ES File Explorer instead of Root Explorer.

Also, I used the Archos OS because Urukdroid still doesn't handle bluetooth tethering correctly, and what I needed from Uruk was the larger app space which I got with the Archos OS when using this procedure http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=54637. But because of the way the Archos OS runs from squashfs and rooting keeps changed files in a separate folder, it was in general clearly running with a lot of lag compared with Urukdroid, see similar complaints here http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=57129&start=0. I may just revert back to Uruk for this reason.