New Release - My Book Live Firmware Version 02.11.09-053 (4/23/12)

[Bill_S]

WD is happy to announce the latest firmware update for the My Book Live. For information about the firmware update, please check out the release notes.

Please feel free to post your experiences in this thread.

[drmrbrewer]

So who dares go first...?

[Myron]

LOL!!! 

Time to create another safe-point backup...

Also . . .

  File: apnc-021109-053-20120413.deb
CRC-32: d84ea10a
   MD4: c82f01105345fd8bec804ed8d1245be5
   MD5: 4fb14a2a00f9ffa080228721a0c4fdb1
 SHA-1: e56c1e50d0fb45a33f6e0b26974bb978e93a7f34

  Size: 121 MB (127,421,250 bytes)

This one's got me scratching an eye-brow....  "Removed the sleep time slider function under Energy Saver settings." 

[Bill_S]

If I had my drive here, I would.  I'm daring.

[rocketscientist]

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Myron wrote:

LOL!!! 

Time to create another safe-point backup...

Also . . .

  File: apnc-021109-053-20120413.deb
CRC-32: d84ea10a
   MD4: c82f01105345fd8bec804ed8d1245be5
   MD5: 4fb14a2a00f9ffa080228721a0c4fdb1
 SHA-1: e56c1e50d0fb45a33f6e0b26974bb978e93a7f34

  Size: 121 MB (127,421,250 bytes)

This one's got me scratching an eye-brow....  "Removed the sleep time slider function under Energy Saver settings." 

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I wondered about that too. I guess that's one way to fix the "drive never sleeps" problem. Make it expected behavior.

[Myron]

At the moment I got an active SafePoint back-up in progress.   I have to admit that I will be initiating a firmware upgrade using . . . .

/usr/local/sbin/updateFirmwareFromFile.sh /DataVolume/shares/Public/apnc-021109-053-20120413.deb

Just got to make sure the configuration files I've changed are also backed up. 

[WDTony]

I have already upgraded all my units. Works good. If you read through the release notes you will see quite a few changes around the upgrade process. We hardened this process, so <fingers crossed> these issues should not happen again. As an FYI, we have a test lab that went through thousands of firmware update cycles to make sure this process was rock solid.

Regarding the Sleep timer slider. The problem we had was that the accuracy of the timer was way off. With all the processes running, it was difficult to spin down the drive at the exact time as specified by the timer. Instead it is default time is 10 minutes.

[TonyPh12345]

Just finished BOTH of mine.   Did the Update via the WebUI on both.    All is well.

Each MBL took 7 minutes from start to finish.  (I have fast internet, so the download took less than 30 seconds.)

It "paused" for a minute or so each at 10%, 50%, and 70% on the progress bar, but I was watching it from the "top" process, too, so I knew it was running along...

[anotherpaul]

The question for those who had upgraded Twonky to 6.x and/or 7.x will need to reconfigure back to Twonky 5.1.9; then reconfigure AFTER the firmware update???

I did read back that the Twonky 5.1.9 is included in any/all firmware updates?

The release notes don't say anything about Twonky; is it a hidden gotcha or can I think my 7.x will remain untouched?

[Myron]

Neat. Tony, if it all works you'll be able ot wean yourself off the extra strong dosage of vallium.  LOL 

I'm waiting for the safepoint backup to complete before I initiate the update.