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WD TV Pre release 1.03.01 Out Now (Now Official Firmware)

Mr.Winks — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:46:45 +0000

UPDATE – This has now been released as the official firmware(known as 1.03). There are no differences between 1.03.01 and 1.03.

What’s New?

Prerelease 1.03.01 (includes all previously released updates)

Resolved Issues:

* Resolved the language displayed as OFF when English was selected
* Resolved the “Contains” button displayed as “ContainsWWW” in the search function
* Resolved MKV audio which was out of sync with the video
* Resolved slow rendering of Greek subtitles in Greek character encoding mode
* Resolved disappearance of Korean subtitle during video playback
* Resolved missing characters from the Greek subtitle font
* Resolved playback issues with VC-1 codec in an MKV container
* Resolved gain being applied to audio output that resulted in signal clipping
* Resolved playlists playing audio tracks in alphabetical order by playing them in track order
* Resolved the appearance of tracks in alphabetical order by displaying them in track order
* Resolved the spacing issue seen in Korean subtitles during video playback

New features:

* Added support for video playlists functions which were limited to music files only
* Added support for the drive lock function on the new My Passport™ and My Book® external storage devices

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WD Prerelease Site

New Firmware Coming Soon!

Mr.Winks — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:16:48 +0000

Scott Rader has tweeted about a new WD TV firmware update coming soon. This would be the first release in months from WD on their first media player. There is no indication as to what will be on this new firmware release. Here is the quote:

#WDTV we are working on the WD TV HD Media Player product update! Will get it out to everyone as soon as it’s ready.

Hey also said there was no word on the date of release. Stay tuned for further updates on any releases!

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WDLXTV 0.5.6.1 Available

Mr.Winks — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:43:24 +0000

0.5.6.1 * app.bins are disabled during upgrade process (aka no rcS's are executed) 0.5.6 * shaved 25s+ off boot time!!! * rearranged boot cycle * rewrote device mounting subsystem * sane-ified crazyboot * better hub support * all media files can now show up in various media library enabled areas *** requires file called .addMounts on root of device you'd like extra mounts contained *** *** cycle media library off&on to rescan files *** * LaurentG's asstd patches * added 15 thumb view to music/photo (default=10 - refer to S00custom-options to change to 15) * ability to relocate/have persistent (+++fast) thumbnail database on a device *** requires directory named .thumbDB on root of attached device *** * 24 loopback devices * check S00custom-options for setting to permanently set timezone * few other minor things maybe **** download updated nfs.app.bin-0.2 ****

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WD Beta Firmware 1.02.10 Available

Mr.Winks — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:12:47 +0000

Sorry, we’re a little late on this post. WD has released 1.02.10 Beta to the public with a few bug fixes. Here is a quick rundown:

“What’s New?

Prerelease 1.02.10 (includes all previously released updates)

* Greek subtitles render slowly in Greek character encoding mode; subs render properly now
* Korean subtitles disappear during the video playback, Korean subs now play properly
* Playlists play in correct order. Instead of playing files in alphabetical order, they are played in the order added to the list.
* Metadata support for music improved over previous release

Added feature:

* Metadata support for music improved over previous releases. For example, browsing by genre is broken down into artists, then albums, then tracks.

Known issues:

* A few text strings were not translated properly over different UI languages”

WD’s Website

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WD Releases Beta Firmware 1.02.08

Mr.Winks — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:05:06 +0000

After about a month off, WD has finally released a new beta firmware today. It hasn’t been officially added to their prerelease site(as of the time of typing this) but it is available on their server. From the readme:

Bugs fixed in 1.02.08:
-Some characters still missing from Greek font
-VC-1 MKVs playback poorly
-Audio out of sync during MKV playback
-10 Minute FF and REV doesn’t work during MKV playback
-Audio clipping issues

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WDLXTV Version 0.5.3.2 Available

Mr.Winks — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:29:14 +0000

WD_LXTV is a souped up unofficial firmware for the Western Digital WDTV, based off of the official 1.02.07 firmware. Changes include:

* OSD tweaks * changed now playing view format * added selectable 4, 6, 8 item list view (default=8) (via shell: config_tool -c THUMBNUM=X) * added selectable 4, 8, 12 thumb browse view (default=12) (via shell: config_tool -c LISTNUM=X) * increased font size of title to 32 in thumb view * removed 2 unused binaries * updated build scripts to dynamically generate all version info * sample S00custom-options provided

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Coming soon to our Downloads Section.

WD Releases 1.02.07 Officially

Mr.Winks — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:48:27 +0000

If you head over to the WD TV website, you will see that 1.02.07 has been brought out of beta, sorta. This version appears to be the same as the beta release with no new fixes, but that hasn’t been completely confirmed yet. The release notes also are the same as when it was in beta and even says it’s the beta version. My WD TV didn’t recognize the firmware when it when I put it on my hard drive(while using the 1.02.07 beta). So, stay tuned in to our forum and website for the latest news and updates.

You can always head over to our downloads section to get the latest firmware.

WD 1.02.07 Beta Firmware Available

Mr.Winks — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:36:36 +0000

Western Digital’s latest beta has arrived, only a few days after the last beta, with a few minor fixes. Fixed items and additions:

Added option to toggle subtitle default to ‘On’ or ‘Off’
Added subtitle outline thickness selection
Added hard drive spindown on WDTV power off

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This is a prerelease version of the firmware. Feel free to install it but be aware this is beta firmware so use it at your own risk. If you are not comfortable with this, please wait for the final version.

WDLXTV 0.4.3.1 is out

KaiserSoze — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:42:38 +0000

Following the official WD TV new pre-release B-rad released a new version of his WDLXTV firmware. More info at http://b-rad.cc

Changelog WDLXTV
0.4.3.1
* NFS/CIFS/XFS/reiserFS mounting fixed.

0.4.3
* now based on 1.02.03 !!
* screen_saver shrunken for size

WDLXTV 0.4.2 and DVDMOD 0.4.1

KaiserSoze — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:30:50 +0000

B-rad released new versions of both his WDLXTV firmware as the DVDMOD. More info at http://b-rad.cc

Changelog WDLXTV

0.4.2
* fixed OSD sluggishness
* corrected freezing setup->about screen

0.4.1
* all OSD images are back to original size
* once again removed fsck_hfs for the space (download core-extras.app.bin)
* OSD tweaks

DVD mod Changelog:

0.4.1
* 1.02.00_DVDMOD now available
* Pennhaven’s screen saver image included on 1.01.02 now
* fixed jumbled icons on home menu
* OSD tweaks
* better bus reset handling with cd.eject