Archive:Pivos XIOS DS

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Pivos XIOS DS

Read this page and still need help? Check out these forums: Pivosforums.com (Android & Linux) and XBMC.org: Android & Linux.

The Pivos XIOS (full name Pivos XIOS DS Media Play, or Sir Honorable Dr. Pivos XIOS DS Media Play the 5th of Wales) is an ARM set-top-box that can run XBMC on either Android or Linux. The Pivos XIOS is the original development target for the XBMC for Android port. The XIOS performs at or above the level of a jailbroken ATV2, but also comes with USB ports, micro-SD card, and doesn't need to be jailbroken. Build quality and support is above the average ARM box.

Installing XBMC

Linux

• Pivos's Official build: http://www.pivosforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=941
• Unofficial Frodo builds: For M1 models • For M3 models

Android

• Pivos's Official build: http://www.pivosforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=847
• Unofficial Frodo builds: http://www.pivosforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=2967

Performance tips

To get the most out of XBMC on the Pivos XIOS, you'll want to do the following:

• Run the linux Firmware (see #Installing XBMC for links).
• Format a fast micro SD card with a folder on it that says "xbmc-data", so that your userdata is stored there. Not only will this give you more space, but even SD cards are faster than the internal memory chip in the Pivos
• other stuff to be listed soon

Remote control

Note: For a slightly improved keymap layout for the Pivos remote, see Alternative keymaps for Pivos XIOS remote.

Global

1. Contextual menu
2. Power/sleep
3. Directional pad: Up, Down, Right, Left
4. Select/Play
5. Volume (on side)
6. Back
7. Info on linux. Some kind of clock thing on Android.

Playback

1. Nothing
2. Power/sleep
3. Directional pad:
   1. Up: +10 minutes or next chapter
   2. Down: -10 minutes or previous chapter
   3. Right: +30 seconds
   4. Left: -30 seconds
4. On-screen-display controls
5. Volume (on side)
6. Goes back into the video listing (won't stop playback, so you must return to fullscreen using the lefthand sidebar menu. See here for an alternative.)
7. Video info

Random notes

Feel free to place various notes, tips, and links here. As this section of the wiki gets more organized, those notes will be properly sorted. Consider this like a dumping ground for when you're not sure where to put something.

Links

• http://pivosgroup.com/xios.html - Pivos XIOS product page
• http://www.pivosforums.com/viewforum.php?f=11 Pivos XIOS help forums from Pivosforums.com