WDLXTV-G2-0.4.7.3 discussion thread

[mad_ady]

And also, make sure it's not just a video issue (connect also the composite cable/hdmi). Maybe the video output goes to the different video port...

[dbizzzz]

Yea that was the first thing I thought of that the HDMI had switched to Composite so I plugged a cable in ,, I get the logo come up in both HDMI and Composite, obviously composite is alot lower quality ...

Using EXT3-BOOT non-flash firmware the USB drive is read for alot longer ... my device boots in this order:

- BOOT (POWER UP)
- PAUSE (2 seconds)
- WDTV LOGO (2 second into this the USB loads)
- USB DRIVE BEING READ (15 seconds with EXT3 firmware, about 5 seconds when with non-ETX3 firmware)
- WDTV LOGO DISAPPEARS (BLANK SCREEN)
- PAUSE (2 seconds)
- USB DRIVE BEING READ AGAIN (15 seconds with EXT3 firmware, about 5 seconds when with non-ETX3 firmware)
- NOTHING ......

Have tried with 0.4.7.3 EXT3-BOOT firmware, no joy

[dbizzzz]

...... SUCCESS

Tried your method again ... with 0.4.5.3 EXT-BOOT, put the USB in SLOT 1 (the one on the side of the WDTV),

Powered up, menu loaded ,,, I'm in !!

You genius's !!!!!!

My next step was gonna be the bin !

[dbizzzz]

Thanks you so much KAD & MAD-ADY, you stuck with me and helped me so much through this problem, I thought I'd already tried everything, but your great help, comments and suggestions have made me a happy man again, not to mention a happy wife & child (who was missing her films for about 2 days ... in kids time that's almost a year to you and me) ...

I take it the WDTV is booting direct from the USB drive and to flash the WDTV box I will need to stick the G2 firmware on a USB pen and into the other USB slot.
I will not touch WDLXTV-G2-0.4.7.3 firmware, but will instead install and go back to the working WDLXTV-G2-0.4.5.3 firmware which I had before.

I'm so lucky to get this working, and again I must give praise to you guys and your efforts, many thanks ..

[dbizzzz]

Put 0.4.5.3 firmware on another USB stick and plugged into the other USB slot, updated firmware as normal, let it all boot up again
Powered off, removed all USB's and now booting up on it's own, back into good ol' reliable working 0.4.5.3 ... everything back as it was.

I'm back with a working WDTV again, thanks again chaps ..

[dbizzzz]

Upon reflection of others & my own problems with the firmware WDLXTV-G2-0.4.7.3 could the issue be just a setting from the S00custom-options ??

looking back to when I updated and my WDTV and it wouldn't load up, I still hadn't changed my S00custom file from 0.4.5.3

perhaps I had enabled an option whilst on 0.4.5.3 that 0.4.7.3 firmware just doesn't like ...

if anyone cares to test ... here's a copy of my S00custom-option file that works fine on 0.4.5.3:

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#!/bin/sh
##
## in this file you can enter commands that will be executed with the init.d scripts
## typos / syntax errors will prevent the osd from booting
## this file is only executed if it is at the root of an attached device at boot
##  *** NO REFLASH IS REQUIRED: S00custom-options is executed EVERY boot ***
##
## several examples are provided below, uncomment (delete #) them to use
##
##
## config_tool commands only need to be executed _once_ then they can be re-commented
## ***NOTE*** commenting a config_tool command does *NOT* disable it
##            you must change a setting back to default manually
##
##
##


## change background image between 3 stock options, or arbitrary location
## background image **CAN NOT** be larger than 512KB
##
## the following three images are included in the firmware
## original background:
config_tool -c BACKGROUND_IMAGE=original_bg.jpg
## eM82's backdrop background:
#config_tool -c BACKGROUND_IMAGE=eM82_bg.jpg
## wood panel (default) background:
#config_tool -c BACKGROUND_IMAGE=villa_bg.jpg
##
## To set an absolute location:
#config_tool -c BACKGROUND_IMAGE=/tmp/mnt/123ed956-1256-4825-9e79-86fc1e0febaa/random/location.jpg
##
## You can also supply an image, on an attached device at boot (like S00custom-options),
## which is 1280x720 and *NO* larger than 512KB named villa_bg.jpg and it will be used as the custom background
## *ONLY* villa_bg.jpg will work in this method, and *you may remove the device if you desire* after the background has been loaded
##


## change screen saver image between wdlxtv & original WD logo's, or arbitrary location
##
## wdlxtv logo
#config_tool -c SCREEN_SAVER_IMAGE=screen_saver.png
## original WD logo
config_tool -c SCREEN_SAVER_IMAGE=screen_saver.orig.png
## some random location (absolute)
#config_tool -c SCREEN_SAVER_IMAGE=/tmp/mnt/123ed956-1256-4825-9e79-86fc1e0febaa/some/random/screensaver-image.png
##
## You can also supply an image, on an attached device at boot (like S00custom-options),
## which is *NO* larger than 512KB named screen_saver.png and it will be used as the custom screen saver image
## *ONLY* screen_saver.png will work in this method, and *you may remove the device if you desire* after screen_saver.png has been loaded
##


## Movie sheet modes (only one can be enabled at a time)
## unless you have sheets for each mode you will encounter oddities switching around modes
## AKA this isn't magic
##   Full screen std mode:
#config_tool -c MSHEETMODE=std
##   1280x460 (horizontal banner at top) sheet mode:
config_tool -c MSHEETMODE=sheet
##   500x720 (vertical banner on right) wall mode:
#config_tool -c MSHEETMODE=wall

## turn on moviesheets for a list type  (ON/OFF)
## you must turn it on for a view type to see sheets!
##   video thumb mode
config_tool -c VIDMSHEET=ON
##   audio/photo thumb mode
config_tool -c GENMSHEET=ON
##   list mode (video/audio/photo)
config_tool -c LISTMSHEET=ON
config_tool -c LINKSHEETS=ON
config_tool -c SHOW_FILESIZE_SETTING=0
config_tool -c WDTVEXT=OFF

## enable a central moviesheet repository
## allows all moviesheets to exist in one location
#config_tool -c MSHEETDIR=/tmp/media/usb/someWhere


## enable auto framerate/resolution functionality
#### keeps OSD at menu selected resolution,
#### but changes to suit every viewed video
#### also downmixes multi-channel AAC -> stereo, so that it plays on the wdtv
## to customize settings edit /conf/autores.conf
config_tool -c AUTORES=ON

## enable forced-HDMI resolutions instead of highest compatible EDID
#### this setting is for displays who have bad EDID
#### or whose display has hidden resolutions not in the EDID
## **** this setting should not be dangerous, but still be careful ****
#config_tool -c FORCEHDMI=ON


## enable auto-zoom overscan fix
#### this setting zooms out automatically the 
#### number of times below, when videos are played
#config_tool -c DEFAULT_ZOOM=1


## change list view to 4/6/8/11 entries
#config_tool -c LISTNUM=4
#config_tool -c LISTNUM=6
#config_tool -c LISTNUM=8
#config_tool -c LISTNUM=10   (default)
#config_tool -c LISTNUM=11
#config_tool -c LISTNUM=12


## change video thumb view to various amounts of thumbs
#THUMBRESO=120x160 has been removed due to OSD crashing issues
#config_tool -c THUMBRESO=150x200   # 12
#config_tool -c THUMBRESO=163x245   # 8   (default)
#config_tool -c THUMBRESO=180x240   # 10
#config_tool -c THUMBRESO=225x300   # 4
#config_tool -c THUMBRESO=240x360   # 4


## change music/photo thumb view to 10/15 thumbs
#config_tool -c GENTHUMBS=10      # 10 
#config_tool -c GENTHUMBS=15      # 15   (default)


## change video info overlay
## ( for subtitle viewing during pause/timing/etc)
## requires reboot after change
## upper ~60%
#config_tool -c VIDEO_INFO_BAR=2
## top (warning: options bar covers up info overlay with setting 3)
#config_tool -c VIDEO_INFO_BAR=3


## change subtitle size to one not menu-selectable
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=44
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=48
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=50
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=52
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=56
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=60
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=64
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=68
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=72
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=76
#config_tool -c SUBTITLE_FONT_SIZE=80


## permanently set timezone
## http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/
## below is for Pacific North America
#config_tool -c TIMEZONE=PST8PDT


## permanently set hostname
#config_tool -c DEVICE_NAME=SomeHostName


## use custom USB slot icons (default: ON)
#config_tool -c USBICONS='OFF'


## disable telnet server (default: ON)
#config_tool -c TELNETD=OFF


## set custon telnet server port (default: 23)
#config_tool -c TELNETPORT=49532


## disable pure-ftpd server (default: ON)
#config_tool -c FTPD=OFF


## disable dropbear ssh server (default: ON)
#config_tool -c SSHD=OFF


## set custon dropbear ssh server port (default: 22)
#config_tool -c SSHPORT=62356


## disable keep alive of ethernet during WDTV Live standby
#config_tool -c DISABLE_ETHERNET_ON_STANDBY=YES


## delay net.mounts execution in case of wireless adapter usage and shares not showing up
#config_tool -c NET_MOUNTS_DELAY=30


## automagic IP obtain at boot (default: OFF)
## required for NTP=ON
#config_tool -c IPUP=OFF

## enable NTP - network time (default: OFF)
## *** NTP requires IPUP=ON ***
#### *** ONLY with wireless: NTP adds ~20s to the initial boot of the device ***
#### *** due to the bringing up and acquisition of wireless network address  ***
## -- if NTP fails because of slow address acquire you can increase delay to NTP_DELAY
#config_tool -c NTP=ON

## custom NTP server
#config_tool -c NTPSERVER=pool.ntp.org

## NTP delay is seconds (in case of slow wireless adapter)
#config_tool -c NTP_DELAY=0


## Disable online-delayer (in case of stalled network detection)
## or because nzbget / rtorrent / net.mounts / etc won't execute
#config_tool -c ONLINEDELAYER=OFF


## power actions are executed when the OSD is suspended/resumed
## ***NOT*** executed when your wdtv live comes on from cold boot / power cycle
## executed when:
## -----the wdtv live goes into standby via remote
## -----the wdtv live wakes up from suspend via remote
## --use S00custom-options or S00user-script for actions that happen at boot
## *** DO NOT EXECUTE usb.power.on OR usb.power.off IN ETHERNET ACTIONS *** SEE USB_POWER_OFF setting ***
## [you may have number actions which are executed in order]
##
#config_tool -c POWER_UP_ACTION='logger -t "power_up_action" "I am doing something"'
#config_tool -c POWER_UP_ACTION20='sleep 5; ether-wake -b xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx; sleep 10; /etc/init.d/S90net.mounts start'
#config_tool -c POWER_DOWN_ACTION='logger -t "power_down_action" "the OSD has been suspended!"'


## Enable/Disable Samba Windows share server (default: OFF)
## ON:
#config_tool -c ENABLE_SAMBA_SHARE=1
## OFF:
#config_tool -c ENABLE_SAMBA_SHARE=0

## Change SMB resolve order to 'proper' order
##  YMMV
## this MUST contain either valid settings or be blank
## stock/official firmware order:
#config_tool -c SMB_RESOLVEORDER='bcast lmhosts wins host'
## proper/corrected order:
#config_tool -c SMB_RESOLVEORDER='lmhosts host wins bcast'
## fixes missing / non-working network shares (bad DNS):
#config_tool -c SMB_RESOLVEORDER='lmhosts wins bcast'

## Change Samba share export to not allow guest (anonymous) mounting
## smbpasswd is stored in /conf
#### This setting requires a reboot if executed manually (telnet/ssh instead of S00 script)
##
#config_tool -c SAMBA_SERVER_PROTECTION_STATE=1
#config_tool -c SYSTEM_USERNAME='SambaUser'
#config_tool -c SYSTEM_PASSWORD='SambaUser'
#config_tool -c SMBSHARE_USERNAME='SambaUser'
#config_tool -c SMBSHARE_PASSWORD='SambaUser'

## Enable guest read only access, plus user protected write access
#### This setting makes no sense without the settings above set
##
#config_tool -c SAMBA_PROTECTION_WITH_GUEST=1

## Disable/enable Samba exported shares on standby (default: ON)
#config_tool -c SMB_STANDBY=OFF

## Disable/enable Samba auto export mode (default: ON)
#config_tool -c SMBD_AUTO=OFF

## set Samba Workgroup
#config_tool -c SAMBA_WORKGROUP=SomeWorkgroup


## Enable NFSD kernel NFS server (default: OFF)
#config_tool -c NFSD=ON

## Enable NFSD auto export mode (default: OFF)
## (requires NFSD_AUTO_DEFAULT)
## (overrides /conf/exports)
#config_tool -c NFSD_AUTO=ON

## NFSD auto export mode default setting
#config_tool -c NFSD_AUTO_DEFAULT='192.168.0.234(rw,async,no_subtree_check) 192.168.0.199(rw,async,no_subtree_check)'


## turns off 5V to USB Bus on standby (when you press power off on remote)
## this action is prevented by the following:
##  - root.bin active
##  - OSD Theme active
##  - Optware active
##  - app.bin active
##  - Deluge or NZBget enabled
config_tool -c USB_POWER_OFF=1


## Select one of the extra translations, that is not selectable from the language options
## Only possible to set ONE locale
## Choices:
## - Netherlands: nl
## - Greece: gr
## - Catalan: ca
## - Hungarian: hu
## - Slovakian: sl
## - Polish: pl
#config_tool -c LOCALE=nl
#config_tool -c LOCALE=gr
#config_tool -c LOCALE=ca
#config_tool -c LOCALE=hu
#config_tool -c LOCALE=sl
#config_tool -c LOCALE=pl


## enable YouTube Switcher (You can only use one at a time!)
## to enable YouTube HD:
## *** youtubeHD requires setting YOUTUBE_QUALITY too ***
#config_tool -c YOUTUBE_SWITCHER=youtubeHD
## to enable EasyNews XViD proxy:
#config_tool -c YOUTUBE_SWITCHER=easynews
## to disable YouTube Switcher:
#config_tool -c YOUTUBE_SWITCHER=''

## EasyNews YouTube Switcher settings
#config_tool -c EASYNEWS_USER=user
#config_tool -c EASYNEWS_PASSWORD=password


## youtubeHD YouTube Switcher quality setting
#config_tool -c YOUTUBE_QUALITY=270P
#config_tool -c YOUTUBE_QUALITY=360P
#config_tool -c YOUTUBE_QUALITY=480P
#config_tool -c YOUTUBE_QUALITY=720P
#config_tool -c YOUTUBE_QUALITY=1080P


## Live365 Switcher (You can only use one at a time!)
## to enable Shoutcast
#config_tool -c LIVE365_SWITCHER=shoutcast
## go back to live365
#config_tool -c LIVE365_SWITCHER=''


## EIRI (remote control remapping & action)
## requires /conf/eiri.conf or eiri.conf on device at boot
#config_tool -c EIRI=ON


## WDTVExt internal plugin debug level
## 0 : logging disabled (default)
## 1-5 : higher levels of output (1 least -> 5 most)
#config_tool -c MOVIESHEET_DEBUG=5
#config_tool -c RELOADER_DEBUG=5


## WDLXTV Census - registers your device with fwup.wdlxtv.com
## **** 100% optional ****
##  *** default: OFF ***
#config_tool -c WDLXTV_CENSUS=ON


## extra NLS / codepage packages (for non-english character filesystems)
##
## NLS packages (default utf8)
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=utf8
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=ascii
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=euc-jp
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=iso8859-13
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=iso8859-14
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=iso8859-15
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=iso8859-2
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=iso8859-3
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=iso8859-4
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=iso8859-5
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=iso8859-6
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=iso8859-7
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=iso8859-9
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=koi8-r
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=koi8-ru
#config_tool -c IOCHARSET=koi8-u

## codepage packages (default cp437)
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp1250
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp1251
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp1255
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp437
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp737
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp775
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp850
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp852
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp855
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp857
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp860
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp861
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp862
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp863
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp864
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp865
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp866
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp869
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp874
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp932
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp936
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp949
#config_tool -c CODEPAGE=cp950

[recliq]

WTF! Please use code tags!

[flip93]

The download link for the newest flash version doesn't work :/ can someone fix it?

[dbizzzz]

recliq -
apols, I never even knew you could 'codetag' ?! on here (hence noob status), thanks for changing that

flip93 -
the download was removed because some people are having problems with the update,
if you read through the rest of this thread you'll see what the issues are.

... fingers crossed B-RAD finds some spare time to look at it

[Taz]

hello everybody,

i have trouble to activate msheets with 0.4.7.3. i used the original S00custom-options and tried a shorter one.
short one:

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##The following option is necessary (read about it in the forums) . . . I had to type this in to the S00 file myself:
config_tool -c SHOW_FILESIZE_SETTING=0
##The following option allows me to have the thumbnail view, and then click the thumb for a full view of the movie sheet:
config_tool -c MSHEETMODE=std
##The following option allows movie sheets for videos:
config_tool -c VIDMSHEET=ON  (this allows movie sheets for videos)
config_tool -c GENMSHEET=ON
config_tool -c LISTMSHEET=ON
##The following option ensures that the hard drive turns off when the WDTV is turned off:
config_tool -c USB_POWER_OFF=1


nothing can activate my msheets. i have to say, this are my first steps with G2, cause till now i had a good working (slowly) WDLXTV Gen1.

what do i miss? i instert a blank USB drive with the "S00custom-options" file, plug it to USB 1 and plug in the power cord. the WDTV is booting and i can watch movies, but cant see one msheet. only the folder.jpgs and movie_XY.jpgs. but cant see the movie_XY.avi_sheet.jpg. i dont know why.
do i have to follow some rules in size or resolution of the jpgs?

pls help, i'm trying hard but cant get it to work. and i dont have any USB WIFI Dongles :/ so i can't connect via telnet