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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

Supported devices are:

• WDTV Gen 1 (Model number WDAVN00BN, WDAVP00BE, WDAVN00BS, WDAVP00BS, WDAVP00BP)
• WDTV Gen 2 (Model number WDBABF0000NBK, WDBABG0000NBK)
• WDTV Live (Model number WDBAAN0000NBK, WDBAAP0000NBK)
• WDTV Live Plus (Model number WDBABX0000NBK, WDBREC0000NBK, WDBG3A0000NBK)

Not supported devices are:

• WDTV Mini (Model number WDBAAL0000NBK)
• WDTV Live Hub (Model number WDBABZ0010BBK, WDBACA0010BBK)
• WDTV Live Streaming (aka Gen 3) (Model number WDBHG70000NBK, WDBGXT0000NBK)
• Why are these devices unsupported? Are there plans to support them?

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
• Shunte & mad_ady - UMSP plugin management
• PsychoTHC - Webend Button Icons
• Pennhaven - logos
• Bovirus - localization manager

Additional contributors:

• rezmus, pibos, MR_Miyagi, derlinuxer, psychodad, thespecialist
• Themers: eM82, PsychoTHC, Juliojs, lilibabe, KAD
• ReMARKable - SVN server donation
• KroetKroet - day to day pain in the *ss :)

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
• 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

• WDLXTV Dictionary/Lexicon

Installation

Download

• Main site
  • Download latest firmware
• Other sites
  • Download all firmware (mirror)

Older WDTV Gen 1 devices

For those older devices, you need an older release of WDLXTV, available here:

• Download WDLXTV-0.5.8.1.zip
• WDLXTV Gen1 changelog

How To Install

• Quickstart Guide

Uninstall

• Downgrading

Configuration

Basic setup after flashing

• Use telnet and set SSH password
• Share a USB Storage Device
• Setup NZBGetWeb
• How to install different OSD's (OSD mods)
• WDLXTV Tips & Tricks

Advanced setup

• Setup Moviesheets / Linksheets
• Migrate from dynamic moviesheets (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

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 tips/info for when using telnet/ssh

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

Others

• Download with a megaupload premium account and Screen
• Update the Plowshare package
• WDTV Gen 1:mt-daapd
• IPv6 for WDTV-Live only

Additional resources

Visit the official FAQ for the latest list of known issues, common questions, etc...

External Resources

• Time Zone Table
• Search Engine

Software Applications

WDTV ThumbGen

• Check Latest Release
• Official Website
• Templates Support Documentation

Mass Folder Renamer

• http://vampiric.us/index.php/applications/wdtvimagegrabber (Now seems to be included in wdtvimagegrabber)
• Mass Folder Renamer - Cleans up folder names in your movie directory (ex. the.dark.knight.[2008]-DVDRIP -> The Dark Knight), includes a demo mode to test it out first.

Obsolete Links (To be sorted)

• Restricted plugins - How to download and configure the restricted plugins (aka Adult content)