Update twonkyserver

Jagermeister · January 10, 2013, 9:56am

You can check if the problem is on Twonky side or in your Sony DVD player side, by going to the twonky web interface. That is, from any computer in your home network, open the browser and go to: http://:9000/

There you should be able to see which files are being streamed by Twonky

bonecrusher · January 11, 2013, 7:16pm

Thanks for the suggestion. Everything checked out. I then realized that I needed to go into Dashboard Settings to select “Rebuild” to properly format my media files so that TwonkyMedia could serve them up for my DVD player to see. Once I did that, my Sony DVD player was immediately able to show the categorical breakdowns for music, photo, and video files. It was great to see things work and to realize that I didn’t have to upgrade TwonyMedia quite yet.

renton1982 · January 16, 2013, 7:12am

Hi, i follw the steps for upgrade twonky media to version 7.1.2 and i change also the file /usr/local/sbin/share-param.sh(i change dhe directory from twonkymedia-5 to twonky(where there is the new version). Now in the dashboard of my book live i saw that the twonky version is upgraded to 7.1.2 but if i click on rebuild, the version of twonky disappear and also the number of file… Twonky server is non more visible on the dashboard of my book live and it is only accesible by typing in the browser myip:9000 what can i do?

Jagermeister · January 16, 2013, 7:49am

Hi Renton,

I’m no expert, but I think after upgrading Twonky you should not use the Dashboard. If you need to rebuilding your media database, go to MBLip:9000 and do it from there.

Is Twonky working now? If so, leave it be. If not, reinstall Twonky 7.1.2 the same way you did it the first time, and don’t use any function in the dashboard.

phibertron · January 17, 2013, 2:38am

I to would reccomend using the Twonky Server Status directly from HTTP://MYBOOKLIVE:9000

But for those that must have it back, here is a guide I wrote on how to “possibly” fix it

I say possibly, as the resolution in the guide is usually the root cause, havent found any other causes

but we all know, there is always some other reason or thing that someone did, that we cant think of

http://community.wdc.com/t5/My-Book-Live/GUIDE-How-to-fix-a-blank-WD-MyBookLive-Twonky-Settings-UI/td-p/532552

renton1982 · January 21, 2013, 9:08pm

Thank you all, i solved it!

Now i have 2 problems:

Twonky media server is no longer visible from android application WD Photos and WD 2go.
2)Every time i rebuild database, twonky server reset and ask me to insert serial again.

TonyPh12345 · January 21, 2013, 9:43pm

. Twonky media server is no longer visible from android application WD Photos and Wd 2go.

They never were in the first place. Those apps don’t use Twonky.

renton1982 · January 21, 2013, 9:52pm

Yes, in version 5 when i try to add a device in wd photos and wd 2go appeared “twonky” as a device to add

TonyPh12345 · January 21, 2013, 10:05pm

I’d like to see a screenshot of that…

renton1982 · January 21, 2013, 10:16pm

Here u are

phibertron · January 21, 2013, 11:48pm

@renton1982

you are seeing that, because that is your device name

phibertron · January 21, 2013, 11:51pm

@renton1982

Did my findings in the other thread help you with the relationship between WD Photos and Twonky?

http://community.twonky.com/twonky/topics/twonky_7_0_9_no_longer_visible_in_wd_photos

niftey · March 3, 2013, 9:28pm

Hi I hope someone can help me my twonky settings from my drive have vanished from the last update can anyone please help me get the back I had twonky server 7.0 with a valid key which I still have thankfully.

phibertron · March 3, 2013, 10:44pm

whatever guide you followed to get 7.x on there the first time should still be applicable

niftey · March 3, 2013, 10:51pm

Hi thanks for the reply

I followed this guide hxxp://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-459592 I can select the folders I wish to share etc but it still does not show under WD gui or my Samsung tv

danoer1 · March 14, 2013, 2:12am

I am having the exact same issue as niftey with no evidence of Twonky on the Dashboard, yet I can still stream movies to the blu ray player but the mybook live library on the mytwonky website does not seem to be working. help?? the ip:9000 seems to be showing that twonky is running

dan

Deafinitive · April 7, 2013, 4:53am

Update twonkyserver to 6.0.39 worked, thank you. However I have tried using the tutorials to upgrade to version 7, latest being 7.2 with no success. Could you post the steps to upgrade when you get the chance please.