Patriot Box Office FAQ/Master List of Great Threads/Posts

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Unofficial Patriot Box Office FAQ/Master List of Great Threads/Posts

Scripting changes / Using alternative firmwares can brick your device. Use caution.

Firmware/GPL/Bootcode:
For firmware/bootcode version: See Remote Control
[NOTE: SEE THE OFFICIAL THREAD: Update 10/13/2010: Patriot Box Office FIRMWARE LIST, for the latest firmware releases]
Firmware Update Instructions NOTE EDIT:

0) watch over composite hookup if possible
1) download firmware
2) unzip/unrar
3) copy "install.img" file to the ROOT directory of an EDIT: FAT32 FORMATTED USB drive ONLY.
4) Put USB drive into front usb port of Patriot Box Office
5) Go to SETUP -> SYSTEM -> SYSTEM UPDATE, & select SYSTEM UPGRADE
6) The screen will black out for about a few seconds until the update process initiates. The whole update process may reboot & resume, please DO NOT remove the usb drive UNTIL the screen goes back to the setup page.

FIRMWARE LIST

Firmware's so far:
1. ES-51-283G-PCMPBO25-P01.rar
2. ES-51-283G-PCMPBO25-P02.rar - Nov 30, 2009
3. (Firmware "P03" was never released)
4. P04_Firmware.zip - Mar 6, 2010
5. P05_Firmware.zip - Apr 30, 2010 Bootcode 18 & up- wiil brick bootcode 16 pbo's.

5a)ES-51-283G-PCMPBO25-P05-B Beta (Only for Bootcode 16)*
http://www.patriotmemory.com/softwar....installer.zip - May 19, 2010
5b)ES-51-283G-PCMPBO25-P05-B Beta (Only for Bootcode 18 or higher)*
http://www.patriotmemory.com/softwar...20.install.zip - May 19, 2010

Patriot's PBO product page
PBO English Manual
PBO GPL downlaod

Firmware 04 Changes
Globule's How-to: Bootcode update & aasoror's How-to: Bootcode Update
Other Firmware on the PBO
Trying out DvdPlayer (GUI) from other Players & Keyboard Control
Script to use PBO Remote with other Firmware
Alt Firmware Links

Linux/Telnet:
Windows Telnet
Xun1234's ipkg setup
Keyboard hack to control pbo
Custom Root Partition Size to create symbolic links firmware 04
Installing Optware ipkg (Firmware 04)

Hardware:
Wireless Adapters that work w/PBO
Inside Photos (PCB, printed circuit board photos)
UART RS232 TTL Serial Adapter/cable discussion & links see post 7 on

Cooling/Heatsinks:

Channel Mod
Custom Heatsink & Channel Mod
Another way.
An under the board low-profile heatsink

Loud Fan:

Lube Fixed It!
A Resistor & a larger heatsink & A different resistor
Double-adhesive tape or a rubber washer
Silicone sealant/caulk

Network Connections:
connect to Windows 7 PC w/o login work around.
My_Shortcuts - add anything
change hostname (VENUS, WORKGROUP, etc) upon reboot, perpetually
Adding Shares Under the HDD listing
Foxeye's USB HDD -> samba share mod
Make root partition visible over network

Remote Control:
To find out firmware / bootcode version:

From the Home (bootup) screen: on your remote, press the STOP button, let go, & then quickly press the PAUSE button. Brings up an info page, including your bootcode & firmware "system revision".

File Copying w/Remote
Keyboard control your PBO
Harmony Remote / Learning Remote Setup

Complaints/Suggestions/Bugs:
PBO TV Incompatibility issues
Firmware update issues (firmwares 2 & 4)
Issue W/New Firmware(firmware 2)
Known Bugs in Firmware P04
My Firmware Wishlist
support@patriotmem.com

I Bricked My PBO!
Try this
Still have telnet?
Then this

Need serial cable post 7 on

Wigout's "bricked" pbo
RMA it?

External Sites & Resources:
MiniModding Patriot Box Office Forum
Avs Forum Owner's Discussion Thread

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Software:
TVersity:

• To get TVersity to show up, I had to restart TVersity Server while looking for it in the UPNP listing on the PBO. In a minute, share shows up on the PBO under UPNP listing.
• Often w/PBO & TVersity to get a file to play you must:
  
  • Hesitate/Hover over the file
  • Get an error message
  • Move the cursor away & then back quickly (down & back up)
  • No error message file will play
  
  
• A TVersity profile for the Patriot Box Office
• Canadian Content

Unsupported Subtitle Languages (like Arabic)? Try:
idx/sub conversion info & instructions

Lack of Shuffle on the PBO? A homebrew approach:
Random/Shuffle Playlist Creation Program

File Won't Play:
Get codec info for the file:MediaInfo

Video Tools


(rough rough draft)
What doesn't work on the pbo / What the pbo can't do:

Codecs/File types:
FLV- Certain variations of FLV files (some note the "httppostheader" entry in the media info as co-indicator that a flv won't play & "Native FLV's, using the 'On2 VP6' codec, do not play video, audio is generally fine")
TS- Some files won't play (high level mpeg-2 profies, maybe)
TRP- video files won't playback


Functions:
BR-ISO - Menus are not supported

A Collection of Mac/Macintosh/Apple Related posts of note:
HFS not supported workarounds
Samba on OSX

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CONT'D FROM POST 1
(rough rough draft)
What doesn't work on the pbo / What the pbo can't do:

Codecs/File types:
FLV- Certain variations of FLV files (some note the "httppostheader" entry in the media info as co-indicator that a flv won't play & "Native FLV's, using the 'On2 VP6' codec, do not play video, audio is generally fine")
TS- Some files won't play (high level mpeg-2 profies, maybe)
TRP- video files won't playback


Functions:
BR-ISO - Menus are not supported

Networking:
WAN won't get > 4 MBs
LAN won't get > 6MBs
ie. won't even SCARE the theoretical speeds

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Update: Added Mac relevant threads (all 2 of them!) to the cont'd forum thread in post 10.

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Update: Added Mac relevant threads (all 2 of them!) to the cont'd forum thread in post 10.

Finally!!!

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Added:
Script to use PBO Remote with other Firmware
to the Firmware section.

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Added:
Playon!HD ACR-PV73100 Firmware on PBO
to firmware section.

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Added:
Scripting changes / Using alternative firmwares can brick your device. Use caution.

& added
Firmware 5 to firmwares list.

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