This guide has been updated to work for both 1st-gen and 2nd-gen Fire TVs, as well as for transferring files to either a USB drive or a microSD card. Just be sure to use the commands for your specific device and external storage method. 3/5/2016 If your Kodi settings reset after updating your 1st-gen Fire TV to software version 5.0.5 or greater, follow this guide to restore. Kodi, which used to be called XBMC, is an open source media center that grew from an amateur project to play content on the original Xbox. If you’re good with acronyms, you’ve probably already figured out that XBMC originally stood for XBox Media Center.