Firmware 1.4.09 released
Posted by Charbax on November 27th, 2009
You can download it from here: http://update.archos.com/7/archos5/archos5_r1.4.09/firmware_archos5.aos
You can discuss it in the forum here: http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=27921
From the Firmware changelog:
Archos 5 Internet Tablet
Firmware changes
Version 1.4.08 – November 26th, 2009
Video: improve H264-HD playback
Video: improve audio-video synchronisation for certain MKV files
Video: added support for TS files from Freebox
Video: fix seeking for MOV/MP4/M4V files generated by Handbrake
Video: improve MKV subtitle support
Video: allow switching between TXT and DVD subs in MKV files
Video: allow to chose between internal and external subtitles for the same video file
Video: add support for VORBIS in MKV
Video: don’t skip audio due to non-supported audio track in case there is another one supported in the file
Web Radio: fix favorites being shared between several users
TV out: fix freeze occurring sometimes when removing the device from DVR Station while Video Recorder is running
TV out: display is now switched back to LCD in case of a crash of Android
TV Snap-on: after exiting the TV application it was impossible to use Archos multmedia applications
Home Screen: some third party widgets took more cells than expected (Widgets must be removed and added again)
Home Screen: Search, Music and Picture Frame widget frames were not well displayed on analog TV
Contacts: fix application crash on long click on contact or on emails addresses
Contacts: In case no third-party application is associated with the “address” field, open google maps using the web browser
Accelerometer: Some third-party applications were not working properly (Accelerometer must be calibrated again, see Device Settings > Sound & display)
System: better accessory detection
System: improve display speed in Archos Multimedia applications
System: fix multimedia center unavailable when setting Archos Multimedia Library manual update
System: fix some issues occurring after opening a Multimedia application while the Archos multimedia update was on-going in background
System: now display a warning message when USB and TV Snap-on are connected at same time
System: don’t keep device awake forever when a firmware update is detected while user is away.
System: ADB USB identifier was incorrect
System: device was consuming too much power from USB in ADB and USBnet modes
Version 1.4.09 – November 27th, 2009
Fix Archos Media Center applications sometimes quit unexpectedly in portrait mode