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Install the package enigma2-plugin-extensions-piconcockpit and restart Enigma2. PiconCockpit is in the plugin menu.
When you open PiconCockpit it loads the list of picon sets from the server. Each line of the list is one set:
Astra 19.2E | stefanbenno6 - Mirror-Glass | 400x240 | 8 bit | Masta2002 | 04.07.2026
| Part | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Satellite | The satellite the set is made for (Astra 19.2E) |
| Creator - name | Who made the set and what it is called |
| Size | The size of one picon in pixels (400x240) |
| Bit | The colour depth of the pictures (8 bit, 32 bit) |
| Uploader | Who put the set on the server |
| Date | When the set was uploaded |
The list is sorted by name. The right side shows a preview: a sample picon of the selected set. Pick a size your skin uses: the skin of your main screen decides which size looks right, so look at the picons in your channel list and infobar.
The set you used last is selected the next time you open the plugin.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| UP / DOWN | Select a set |
| GREEN (Download) | Download the picons of the selected set |
| MENU | Settings |
| RED or EXIT | Close |
The list can be long. In the settings you can filter it by Satellite, Creator, Size and Color depth. When you leave the settings the list is created again with the filter.
Press GREEN to download the picons of the selected set into the picon directory. What is downloaded depends on the setting Download all picons:
| Setting | What is downloaded |
|---|---|
| Off (default) | Only the picons of the channels in your bouquets: all TV and radio bouquets, except the bouquet Last Scanned. A picon is named after the service reference of the channel, and only channels of the type 1_ (the normal DVB services) are looked for. Channels that are in no bouquet get no picon. |
| On | All the picons the set offers |
A progress screen counts the files (Processing: 198 of 1022 ...) and shows the name of the file it is working on.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| RED (Cancel) | Stop the download after the current file (Cancelling, please wait ... is shown, then Cancelled.) |
| BLUE (Hide) | Hide the screen to see the picture behind it. The download goes on. Press BLUE, RED, OK or EXIT to show it again |
| GREEN (Close) | Close the screen when it is done (Done. is shown) |
A picon the server does not have is skipped, the download goes on with the next one. A picon that is in the picon directory already is replaced by the new one with the same name, other picons are not touched, unless Delete picon directory is on.
PiconCockpit also keeps two small files in the picon directory: picon_info.txt (the list of sets) and zz_picon_list.txt (the list of the files of the set you downloaded). You can leave them there.
Open them with MENU.
| Setting | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Picon directory | Where the picons are saved. Default: /usr/share/enigma2/picon. The folder must exist: when you save and it does not, a message tells you so and the settings are not saved. |
| Picon server | The server that offers the picon sets. At the moment there is one: vuplus-support.org. |
| Download all picons | Download all picons of a set instead of only those of your bouquets. Default: off. |
| Delete picon directory | Delete all picons (the *.png files) in the picon directory before the download starts, so that only the new set is left. Default: off. Nothing is deleted if there is nothing to download. Other files in the folder stay. A cancelled download leaves the folder as far as it got.
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| Satellite | Show only the sets for this satellite, or all |
| Creator | Show only the sets of this creator, or all |
| Size | Show only the sets of this picon size, or all |
| Color depth | Show only the sets of this colour depth, or all |
| Log level | The level of the debug messages (expert setting) |
The choices of the four filters come from the server: they contain the values of the sets the server offered the last time the list was loaded. Before the first successful load only all is offered, so open the plugin once with an internet connection first.
"Picon server access failed". The list could not be loaded. Check the internet connection and try again later: the server may be down. The list stays empty until a load succeeds.
The list is empty. Either the load failed (see above), or the filters in the settings exclude every set: set them back to all.
Nothing happens when I press GREEN. Make sure a set is selected. If you download only the picons of your bouquets and no bouquet has a DVB channel, there is nothing to download. Check your bouquets, or switch on Download all picons.
There is no picon for some channels. The set does not have one for that channel, or the channel is in no bouquet while Download all picons is off. Try another set.
"Path does not exist". The Picon directory you entered is not there. Create the folder (or enter another one) and save the settings again.
The new picons are not shown. Your skin may not show picons, or may look for them in another folder. Check the picon settings of the skin, and that the Picon directory is the one it uses.
Reporting a problem.
Set Log level to DEBUG (an expert setting), reproduce the problem and attach the Enigma2 debug log. Lines of the plugin start with PIC:. Set the level back afterwards.