@barchetta
I Googled and found 3.08.14 Firmware link Western Digital’s Site … but you will have to edit the wdtvlivehub.ver file
http://download.wdc.com/wdtv/wdtvlivehub_3.08.14.zip
Unzip, then open the wdtvlivehub.ver with Notepad , make the edit, close and save.
VERSION=‘3.08.14’ <-------------------------- Change this to VERSION=’ 4.08.14’
LOCATION=‘wdtvlivehub.bin’
PKG_LOCATION=‘wdtvlivehub.pkg’
ROOTFS2=‘wdtvlivehub.bi2’
I saw a post update indicating the Content reorder was working in the media library only for someone, but that is not the case with mine. It is not working at all. And while I understand both points of view on whether all movie files could/should be in one folder or separate ones, for me, TV Shows have to have their own folder structure to separate seasons - especially considering the ordering issue. I even cleared the library and let it rebuild, but it still places an Episode 10 immediately following an Episode 1. Even worse, mine is now using the folder name on the initial page, where before it used the content info name when in the Media Library. Updating the xml files does nothing to fix this either. I’m running as shared folders from a Windows server configured in the Media Library, and not local or USB, plus using individual folders for Movies as well as by Season per TV Show. I was really hoping this update finally addressed this issue. It is very frustrating.
Looks like the latest firmware 3.09.18 is buggy at installation level.
Just now, I tried multiple times to upgrade the firmware from 3.08.14 to 3.09.18 via online.
NEW FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD FAILED DUE TO INCOMPLETE FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD.PLEASE CHECK YOUR NETWORK CONNECTION AND TRY AGAIN.
I pulled out the thumbdrive and power off the device. Copied the old version 3.08 to thumbdrive and power ON to device to rollback.
All back to normal now.
I Will wait for proper fix released by WD before upgrading again.
JoeySmyth wrote:
@barchetta
I Googled and found 3.08.14 Firmware link Western Digital’s Site … but you will have to edit the wdtvlivehub.ver file
Unzip, then open the wdtvlivehub.ver with Notepad , make the edit, close and save.
VERSION=‘3.08.14’ <-------------------------- Change this to VERSION=’ 4.08.14’
LOCATION=‘wdtvlivehub.bin’
PKG_LOCATION=‘wdtvlivehub.pkg’
ROOTFS2=‘wdtvlivehub.bi2’
Thanks… I did this rollback and now my HDMI seems to be fine… I hope WD fixes this but Im guessing they are gonna tell me my device is no longer supported 
Its an old Phillips plasma circa 2005… normally this would be a good excuse to upgrade to a new unit… but Im so over this whole upgrade just to upgrade thing… I love my plasma display… may just be stuck at this older release… my WD TV live works pretty **bleep** well anyway. Im betting the problem is is that my HDMI does not support that copy protection scheme (ie. I cant do netflix or hulu either)…
YesVijay wrote:
Looks like the latest firmware 3.09.18 is buggy at installation level.
Just now, I tried multiple times to upgrade the firmware from 3.08.14 to 3.09.18 via online.
Err, no. The bug, if such exists, would be in the CURRENT, not the NEW firmware, as the current firmware is what’s doing the download.
Make that 3. Same thing: screen goes off every few min then come back on my 50in LCD after this update on hdmi.
hsilva wrote:
The screen on my 42" 1080i Philips plasma TV flashes after upgrading my WD TV Live Hub to firmware version 3.09.18. I was unable to resolve the issue by specifying a compatible HDMI setting, rather than HMDI (Auto), or even resetting my WD TV Live Hub. Rollback to most recent firmware available under KBA # 5860, version 3.07.14, made the screen stop flashing. Hoping that the online upgrade to 3.09.18 might have simply become corrupted, I tried reapplying the upgrade via USB, but the screen flashing returned as soon as the upgrade began, just as during the original online upgrade. For some reason, firmware version 3.08.14, which I had been running most recently, was not available for rollback under KBA # 5860.
I have the same exact pronblem… hdmi flashing on Phillips plasma display… Have not rolled back yet… will do it tomorrow… bummer. Update: Why is there no rollback to 3.08.14?
Sorry, I try to post.
The last firmware 3.9.18, some files. Avi do not play. Version 3.08 work. Expect a new firmware to solve these problems.
FIXED. Found in an old thred. Unplug the thing for 30 sec and my screen now doesn’t flicker/turn off anymore (so far). Resetting didn’t work. Unplugging worked.
yesterday
Make that 3. Same thing: screen goes off every few min then come back on my 50in LCD after this update on hdmi.
hsilva wrote:
The screen on my 42" 1080i Philips plasma TV flashes after upgrading my WD TV Live Hub to firmware version 3.09.18. I was unable to resolve the issue by specifying a compatible HDMI setting, rather than HMDI (Auto), or even resetting my WD TV Live Hub. Rollback to most recent firmware available under KBA # 5860, version 3.07.14, made the screen stop flashing. Hoping that the online upgrade to 3.09.18 might have simply become corrupted, I tried reapplying the upgrade via USB, but the screen flashing returned as soon as the upgrade began, just as during the original online upgrade. For some reason, firmware version 3.08.14, which I had been running most recently, was not available for rollback under KBA # 5860.
I have the same exact pronblem… hdmi flashing on Phillips plasma display… Have not rolled back yet… will do it tomorrow… bummer. Update: Why is there no rollback to 3.08.14?
after upgrading to 3.09.18, all my audio songs recorded on the Hub have been duplicated. Has anyone experienced this issue? Anyhow, I hope WD fixes this bug soon.
You need to clear your media library and rebuild… its probably not a firmware thing… its been happening to me pretty often over the last 6 months… I’ve had to clear it many times… you dont lose anything. I’ve even had video missing… and the clear/rebuild fixed that too.
How do you clear/rebuild library? Is it in Options?
I think its under setup/system// media library… something like that.
I upgraded to 3.09.18, which seemed to go fine; but now I don’t have any audio at all. I’ve restarted and reset the device and checked the settings; but still no sound. Any assistance would be appreciated.
If its HDMI you may be looking at what appears to be a change to HDMI that was made on this release… in which case you will need to rollback.
Sorry to repeat myself, but is _anyone _else experiencing network speed degradation?
I’ve tested other drives on my network, wired and wireless, and can confirm the problem is only with the Hub after the latest firmware. I’m getting copy speeds starting at between 4-5MB/s but then dropping within the first 20 seconds to then vary between 255KB/s to 1.31MB/s for the remainder of the file.
It’s really starting to [Deleted]
No one else has noticed anything similar?
:mansad:
have copied a bunch of 2+ gb and a few 800 mb +/- files.
havenot seen any difference in copy speeds.
possibly its still rescanning everything on the local drive and its write speed related?
Rollback to confirm… you havent confirmed a thing until you rollback and test back to back.
I am having the same issue. .flv videos are not playing in this fw.
‘I applied the new firmware last night and then promptly regretted doing so. After the download and reboot, I would see the initial WD splash screen for a few seconds and then it would go black and the display were never come back. After multiple reboots (each time waiting 15+ minutes) and doing a reset back to factory defaults with the button on the bottom of the unit, it still behaved the same. It wasn’t until I found and hooked up an old component cable that I was able to see the Menu again. The HDMI output stopped working. I then tried manually setting several different HDMI resolutions, but I could never get it to work. I eventually did a firmware rollback which fixed my issue.’
This is the first time I’ve encountered such a serious functional issue with any of the firmware updates.
I had exactly the same problem. I have had no previous problems with any other the firmwares yet this one caused this problem.
Also the myTV feature does not seem to work in the UK? Why is it shown to be avaliable on the United Kingdom services if this is the case?
Kazgor wrote:
using the PLAYTO feature of windows 7 where i you can play a media file on windows and have it show up on the TV (via the WDTV)
i now get the at the bottom of the screen a block box with a long white line in it… this is actually the box that shows the
------------------------------------------------------------------------- start/end time
this box remains on the screen… if you stop and trying play again (a few times) it eventually goes away… but will remain on the screen until you do something about it.
also once the program finishes you get this ugly message saying “This is sharing content from Windows”. this message wont go away unless you hit the STOP button on the remote. before it would return back the WDTV screen it was on prior to media being played.
this never happened on the 3.06 firmware.
also tried reverting back to the Default theme and the issue is still there… worse if you pause the video and then unpause the problem comes back.
Also it would appear when in this hiccup mode, the video plays, but the screensaver kicks-in at its specified time.
if i could get time over the weekend i will most like just roll back to 3.06… there is nothing in 3.09 that is worthy of upgrading… and i wish i hadn’t… live and learn…
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