This is a limited public beta release version of the firmware. Feel free to install it, but be aware this is beta firmware we are still testing so use it at your own risk. If you are not comfortable with this, please wait for the final version.
Resolved USB FW update issue found in 1.04.17_B.
Resolved issue with Airlink Golden 150 and D-link DWA 131 Wi-fi adaptors not working with 1.04.17_B.
It is recommended that you do a factory reset and power cycle the device after the firmware update. Do not contact customer support for issues found with this firmware. Rather, post your experiences to this thread.
WD TV Live Plus Firmware Limited Public Beta Release
Before you rollback to an earlier Firmware (KBA # 5800) or contact Product Support, please try some of these methods to resolve the problem you are experiencing. Try each method to see if it fixes your issue before progressing to the next method.
The WD TV does not complete firmware upgrade:
Retry by using the upgrade FW on a different USB drive.
Load an earlier FW (KBA # 5800) onto a different USB drive to downgrade, and then try upgrading again using a different USB drive.
Load an earlier FW (KBA # 5800) and then try upgrading via online update.
Clear your Network Shares logins: Settings/Network Settings/ “Clear login info for Network Share.” Then re-login.
All issues:
Reset your unit through the user interface: Settings/System/”Reset to factory defaults”
Hard reset by momentarily pressing a pin in the “Reset” hole on the bottom of the WD TV unit. (This will reset the unit back to defaults without eliminating any media or personal files)
Delete the “.wd_tv” folder from your USB attached Hard Drive using a PC. Reattach USB to the WD TV
Something new according the Western Digital My Book Essential 3000GB hard drives? My drive will be arriving today and i cant use it at the moment with my WD TV Live player, this is really bad.
Any new beta or estimated time release? Days, weeks, month, never?
This appears to only address the looping problem with .17 and one wireless card. I am thinking this is not a wholesale update to the software or have any other material differences from .17.
Something new according the Western Digital My Book Essential 3000GB hard drives? My drive will be arriving today and i cant use it at the moment with my WD TV Live player, this is really bad.
Any new beta or estimated time release? Days, weeks, month, never?
Something new according the Western Digital My Book Essential 3000GB hard drives? My drive will be arriving today and i cant use it at the moment with my WD TV Live player, this is really bad.
You actually can. Connect it to your PC, and share it as a network location. The WD TV Live will see it as a Network Device instead of local storage. It’s not a permanant fix, but will at least let you use the drive while you wait.
Could anyone confirm that slow-motion/delay playback that occurs after 2-5 minutes of play on network shares has been fixed in this update?(Playback from Media folders doesn’t have this issue)
Playback on 1.03.49B firmware on network shares has no issues.
Could anyone confirm that slow-motion/delay playback that occurs after 2-5 minutes of play on network shares has been fixed in this update?(Playback from Media folders doesn’t have this issue)
Playback on 1.03.49B firmware on network shares has no issues.
If you read the first post in this thread, it looks like this Beta was meant to address 2 specific problems…The USB updating problem (infinite looping), and loss of connection with certain wireless adapters. There were no other changes, so we should not expect any other problems to be fixed with this release.
I am trying this beta version and it did fix the wireless option but it will not connect to the wireless network like it previously did. It will allow you to search for the wireless network but it won’t connect. The only way I can get an internet connection is if I connect it with my Cat 5. Also it seems to randomly reboot. If I am trying to scroll through options and I click the button too quickly it will lock up and reboot. Another time I was trying selected the Mediafly option and it rebooted. I just thought I would share, I don’t know all of the technical terms to use ore ideas to fix it, just wanted to share.
I am trying this beta version and it did fix the wireless option but it will not connect to the wireless network like it previously did. It will allow you to search for the wireless network but it won’t connect. The only way I can get an internet connection is if I connect it with my Cat 5. Also it seems to randomly reboot. If I am trying to scroll through options and I click the button too quickly it will lock up and reboot. Another time I was trying selected the Mediafly option and it rebooted. I just thought I would share, I don’t know all of the technical terms to use ore ideas to fix it, just wanted to share.
Try resetting the WDTV by pressing the side button with a paperclip / cocktail stick. Press for 1 second and then release with the unit on and fully booted up. The unit should reboot.
I had a problem with firmware 1.04.17 whereby it would not recognize one of the approved wireless device (ASUS USB-N10). I upgraded to the beta firmware and that fixed my problem with the wireless device. I’ve tried most of the basic features (activated netflix, entered a pandora account, played music from a NAS NTFS share, played video via UPNP and via NTFS) and all seem to work . Thanks!
I just went from 1.3.49_B to 1.4.18_B and i am still having issues with slow / choppy playback of VOBs from a network share. Strange it seemed to work the very first time I tried after the update and reboot. However, once I setup all my settings, HDMI 1080P etc it broke and played back choppy. Reset back to factory / toggled power and tried again only changing one setting at time but could not reproduce the playback working. Every subsequent attempt was choppy. Also noticed that even though I entered my network share username and login, this update seems to make me click ok each time I accessed my share. It does not require me to enter the username and password, they were still cached but I still have to select ok. Can anyone else confirm this network confirmation problem.
That last issue is probably because you didn’t change this setting: “Auto Login to Network Share” must be ON, otherwise it will ask you to confirm settings every time. It’s in the NETWORK SETTINGS section, at the very bottom, I believe.
The Default is OFF, so that’s what it set to when you did a “restore to factory defaults.”