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What is WDLXTV?
WDLXTV is a homebrew firmware developed by the community for the WDTV line of products from Western Digital. Its goal is to add a lot of new features on top of what is already provided by WD, such as movie sheets, Bittorrent, streaming from external online sources, and a lot more.
Compatibility
The names in brackets ([]) are what WE (the developers) refer to as the device name on wiki and forum!.
Supported devices are:
- WDTV Gen 1 [Gen1]
(Model number WDAVN00BN, WDAVP00BE, WDAVN00BS, WDAVP00BS, WDAVP00BP)
- WDTV Gen 2 [Gen2]
(Model number WDBABF0000NBK, WDBABG0000NBK)
- WDTV Live [Live]
(Model number WDBAAN0000NBK, WDBAAP0000NBK)
- WDTV Live Plus [Plus]
(Model number WDBABX0000NBK, WDBREC0000NBK, WDBG3A0000NBK)
- WDTV Live Streaming [Gen3] aka SMP
(Model number WDBHG70000NBK, WDBGXT0000NBK)
Not supported devices are:
- WDTV Mini [Mini]
(Model number WDBAAL0000NBK) (Work is being done to support it: http://forum.wdlxtv.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8107)
- WDTV Live Plus Latin America [PlusL(atam)]
(Model number WDBREC0000 and WDBG3A0000, all firmware versions ending in L)
- WDTV Live Hub [Hub]
(Model number WDBABZ0010BBK, WDBACA0010BBK) (Work is being done to support it: http://wiki.wdlxtv.com/Y_U_NOT_SUPPORT_MY_DEVICE#WDTV_Hub)
- WDTV Media Player [Gen4]
(Model number WDBYMN0000NBK, WDBPUF0000NBK) (Work is being done to support it: http://wiki.wdlxtv.com/Y_U_NOT_SUPPORT_MY_DEVICE#WDTV_Media_Player_.28aka_Gen4.29)
Authors
WDLXTV is developed by a small team of volunteers:
- b-rad - Lead developer / Project maintainer / Designer
- recliq - Programming / Project maintainer
- RMerlin - Webend WDLXTV Configurator & Webend Management
- zoster - UMSP media server
- mad_ady - UMSP plugin management / Various ports
- KAD - Gen3 port maintainer
- PsychoTHC - Webend Button Icons
- Pennhaven - logos
- Bovirus - localization manager
Additional contributors:
- rezmus, pibos, MR_Miyagi, derlinuxer, psychodad, thespecialist
- Themers: eM82, PsychoTHC, Juliojs, lilibabe
- ReMARKable - SVN server donation
- KroetKroet - day to day pain in the *ss :)
Wiki Maintenance
The wiki pages and general WDLXTV documentation is the responsibility of the users!
The developers have limited time to play with new features and to work on the code and integration, so they usually don't want to spend more time writing documentation. New features or plugins are usually explained in their forum threads but such information can get lost in time and is hard to search. So, as a new (or as a seasoned) WDLXTV user it is your duty to keep the wiki up to date by adding new articles or improving existing articles, making WDLXTV configuration easy for the noobs that will come after you.
If you've just learned how to do a cool new thing with your WDTV, share the steps you used with others or improve somebody else's guide.
You can login and edit the wiki with your forum credentials. If you want to create a new page, PM one of the developers and he will create the page for you.
Features
These are some of the new features that WDLXTV adds to the WDTV platform:
- Bittorrent client (rtorrent + rutorrent)
- Usenet download client (nzbget)
- DAAP/Roku server (through mt-daapd)
- NFS sharing (client and server)
- User-generated movie sheets
- Apache web server
- FTP server
- SSH server
- Streaming from online sources through third-party plugins, allows you access to services such as Picasa, Grooveshark, Apple Trailers, and much more - over 30 plugins available at this time
- Shoutcast
- YoutubeHD (WD only allows for SD content)
- Custom applications through app.bin or Optware, adding applications such as Asterisk, Mediatomb, etc...
- WDTVExt, allowing custom plugins that can alter the functionality of the OSD (BaseFW 1.02 ONLY)
- Third party OSD themes
- Custom wallpaper and screen saver image
- Customizable IR remote functions
- ...and a lot more
Release information
- Difference between firmware formats: Normal [flash] and EXT3-Boot [non-flash]
- Difference between BaseFW (1.01, 1.02, etc...)
- Differences between kernels
- FAQ
- README
- Check the Changelog
Support
For community support, make sure you register to the official WDLXTV forums. The forum is quite active, and a lot of questions are already answered on these forums - make sure you search through them if you have any question regarding WDLXTV.
This Wiki will also contain a lot of information on how to take full advantage of WDLXTV and the numerous features it adds to the original WD firmware.
Lexicon
Installation
Download
- Main site
- Other sites
Older WDTV Gen 1 devices
For those older devices, you need an older release of WDLXTV, available here:
Newer WDTV Gen3 devices
How To Install
Uninstall
Configuration
Basic setup after flashing
- Use telnet and set SSH password
- If need be Enable Web Management - see QuickStart Guide Quickstart
- Share a USB Storage Device
- Setup NZBGetWeb
- How to install different OSD's (OSD mods)
- WDLXTV Troubleshooting, Tips & Tricks
Advanced setup
- Setup Moviesheets / Linksheets
- Migrate from dynamic extsheets (1.02) to linksheets (1.03 and greater)
- Manual configuring with S00custom-options
- Setup xmounts (aka mount remote network shares)
- Setup CIFS-Interceptor
- Install external applications (app.bin)
- Running custom scripts at boot time
- How to display 2 local Hard Drives as 1 folder on screen
- Create a S99user-script file
- Install and setup SABnzbd
- Install a custom language for the OSD
Solutions to common problems
- Crontab doesn't work/ isn't persistent
- Media player freezes while playing movie/Remote control doesn't work
- HDMI resets to 720p after standby
- Regenerate lost Youtube keys
Usage
Built in Features
- rTorrent
- NZBWebget
- WDTVExt plugins
- How to use other IR controller using Eiri
- USB keyboard support (1.03 and higher)
UMSP
- Streaming from online sources using UMSP
- UMSP Plugins
- UMSP Content - List of things you can see/hear through the UMSP server
- Youtube subscriptions - Configuration details regarding the Youtube subscriptions plugin
- Daily podcasts - Configuration details regarding the Daily Podcasts plugin
- Grooveshark - Configuration details for the Grooveshark Plugin
Advanced Features
- Control and see the screen of Your WDTV from your PC and take screenshots (by Pibos)
- Control WDTV from your PC (Sending IR commands from a Webinterface) (by rezmus)
- Control WDTV from your PC (Sending IR commands via a PC application) (by calimero100582)
- Control WDTV from your PC (Sending IR commands from a telnet/SSH session) (by rezmus)
- Accessing/controlling a Windows PC from your WDTV (by Ga||o)
- Booting firmware from USB (root.bin)
- Booting firmware from ext2/3 filesystem (.rootFS)
- Booting the original WD firmware without having to reflash
- Using the WDTV for Web Hosting
Development
- Creating an app.bin
- HowTo: Integrate app.bin with Webend
- HowTo: Add configuration entries on the Webend Configurator (WEC)
- Creating an osd.bin
- Compiling on the WDTV
- WDTVExt Plugin
- DMA OSD Reference
- WDTV Serial Connector
- UMSP plugin development
- External proxy
- WDTV UMSP Crash Course
- IR Remote Receiver
- Simulate remote key presses via shell
- Some Useful Links
- Debricking guide
HowTos and Guides
General Tips
General Networking
- Improve Wifi performance,reduce stuttering movies and compare NFS, CIFS/Samba, FTP, SSH.
- Tips and HowTo's related to network sharing
- Setup VPN clients
NFS Sharing
- How to share NFS from Windows 7
- How to share NFS from Debian
- How to setup NFS share using FreeNFS
- How to share NFS from OSX
- Windows Home Server/HaneWin NFS How To
Advanced tweaks
- Power settings/Standby
- Removing glitching of 23.976fps movie
- Disabling Username/Password authentication for the Apache Web Server