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APPENDIX 3: STORAGE
AVAILABLE STORAGE
rxOS uses two types of storage:
NAND flash on C.H.I.P. (about 1GB available for received content)
SD Card on Raspberry Pi (recommend 8GB or more)
Check available storage under Settings > Storage Devices.
More about storage is available in our online guide:
http://rxos.readthedocs.io/en/develop/how_it_works/storage_layout.html
ATTACHING EXTERNAL STORAGE
rxOS-based receivers support external storage devices to expand the storage available on the SD
card (Raspberry Pi) or built-in NAND flash storage (C.H.I.P.). This is recommended for
experienced users and those who are comfortable experimenting.
For full documentation, visit our online guide:
http://rxos.readthedocs.io/en/develop/how_it_works/external_storage.htm
To expand the storage of C.H.I.P., use a USB hub to attach an external storage device. For
Raspberry Pi, use an available USB port to add storage.
Only one external storage device can be used at a time:
A USB external hard disk
A USB flash disk (also known as a USB stick, or thumb drive)
The device may be formatted using one of the filesystem formats: NTFS, FAT32, and Ext2, Ext3,
and Ext4 on Linux).
Once the external drive is added, Librarian will need to re-index any content already saved on
Internal Storage, which may take a few minutes. To move content between internal and external
storage, visit Settings > Storage Devices.
