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<p>Created page with &#039;== WDTV Live - Revert to official firmware without flashing == Prerequisites: This procedure is valid if the WDTV Live is flashed with unofficial firmware explained in http://w…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== WDTV Live - Revert to official firmware without flashing ==<br /> Prerequisites:<br /> <br /> This procedure is valid if the WDTV Live is flashed with unofficial firmware explained in http://wiki.wdlxtv.com/Main_Page site.<br /> <br /> Procedure:<br /> <br /> - Download last wdtvlive firmware from http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/updates/?family=wdfwdtv_live<br /> - unzip wdtvlive_1.04.10_V.zip<br /> - Download cramfsck-16k binary files from http://forum.wdlxtv.com/download/file.php?id=4<br /> - Extract firmware and create system directory:<br /> - tail -c +33 wdtvlive.bin &gt; wdtvlive.stripped.bin<br /> - ./cramfsck-16k -x dump wdtvlive.stripped.bin<br /> - cd dump<br /> - mkdir -p boot<br /> - mkdir -p dev<br /> - mkdir -p mnt/boot<br /> - mkdir -p mnt/fwup<br /> - mkdir -p opt<br /> - mkdir -p proc<br /> - Create root.bin file with right dimension:<br /> - dd if=/dev/zero of=new.root.bin bs=1024k count=150<br /> - Format it ext3:<br /> - mkfs.ext3 ./new.root.bin<br /> - Mount it:<br /> - sudo mkdir /tmp/smaller<br /> - sudo mount -o loop new.root.bin /tmp/smaller<br /> - Copy files:<br /> - sudo rsync -avHS /home/asdf/wdtv/wdtvlive_1.04.10_V/dump/* /tmp/smaller<br /> - sync<br /> - Umount it:<br /> - sudo umount /dev/loop1<br /> - Rename it:<br /> - mv new.root.bin root.bin<br /> - Copy root.bin in a formatted fat 8Gb root directory /<br /> - Plug-in usb key in wdtvlive<br /> - Reboot</div>

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