Thanks. I did everything but when I typed the restart command I got this error:
/usr/local/twonkymedia-6.0.34$ /etc/init.d/twonky restart
PID file /var/run/mediaserver.pid not found, stopping server anyway…
twonkymedia: no process killed
I did that. Just making sure I used the right file. Here’s what it looks like: (All I did was change the last number from 5 to 6.0.34) Do you know another way to restart?
So you’re using a slightly newer version than the instructions above. I assume you substituted the appropriate directory name for all the ones listed as 6.0.32 above?
The 6.0.34 (linux manual installation) you provided the link to did not work with me either. Use the link provided in this thread to get the 6.0.32. You should get it up and running with that.
Yeah, I did the same thing as markvm. I’m just dragging and dropping with winscp. Do the files need to stay in the /root folder or can these be deleted? OR is it the / folder
Thank you for everyone who posted the tutorials on how to upgrade the Twonky Server software for the My Book Live drives. I too was very frusterated that My Book Live would not stream video to my Samsung Tv via DLNA. Yes all that is needed is a Twonky software upgrade, and I am happily streaming video now. Please note you will need to puchase a new Twonky Server software license, the trial is 30 days but after that you will need to pay $19.95. I used the free Putty ssh software program using Windows 7 to upgrade my drive, and thought I should share my steps here, its very straightforward, and I updated the links to the newest Twonky software version 6.0.34 as of 07/29/11.
All credit goes out to Dav M and Gordon who initially started the tutorials and most of the steps from mine are cut and pasted from Dav M’s. Thanks man!
Before proceeding make sure your WD My Book Live firmware is updated to the latest version.
In your web browser go to your WD My Book Live Local Network Interface at: YOUR MYBOOK LIVE IP ADDRESS/UI (ie:192.168.0.???/UI
Go to “Settings”
Go to “Utilities”
Go to “Import/Export Current Configuration”, then click “Save Config File”.
Open saved file with a text editor ie: notepad.
In the text file look for "ssh_enable=“disabled” and change to "ssh_enable=“enabled” and save.
Go back to the Import/Export Current Configuration and import the file you just edited. This now enables SSH on your drive for the Putty program to work.
Thanks for the instructions. I cannot run the unzip command from the Putty shell - it seems that the command does not exist on the WD drive. I would appreciate any help.
I’ve just followed all these instructions and am very happy with how Twonky works now, and that my Sony BluRay player now picks it up.
Unfortunately, now the mybook live UI software doesn’t seem to be working. When I go to the IP address, it used to redirect to /UI but now I just get a 404. Anyone experienced this, or have any ideas how to fix it please?
Have you checked that the MyBookLive IP address for the UI is correct? Mine changed after doing the update. Fix is to just modify the IP of the UI link…