New Release - Firmware Version 1.06.16_B for WD TV Live Plus (8/2/11)

[Dion250]

Update has made two of my WDTV Live Plus a brick basiclly.  They power on.  But Wireless USB doesnt work 100%.  And when it does work MKV's streaming over the network dont work and its a massive static screen.  Fix This Now..

[buzzant]

It realy look like these so call FIRMWARE UPDATE  are a joke!

[bkid1400]

my firmware will download but when it goes to install it wont finish and says wrong version.  any ideas?  it happened the last version also and i never fixed it.

[TonyPh12345]

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bkid1400 wrote:

my firmware will download but when it goes to install it wont finish and says wrong version.  any ideas?  it happened the last version also and i never fixed it.

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This is something you need to start your own thread for, please.

[Alvind4]

Since I installed the new release I no longer have sound on Youtube.  Everything else seems to work.

[geneyus]

Just downloaded Release 1.06.16 (8/2/2011).

After the download, it shifted to a new screen:

     Updating firmware

              Your HD Media Player is being upgraded.  Please DO

              NOT disconnect power or the attached storage.

                                            (=============)

                                                          0%

AND it's been like that for the past 2 hours!  Does it really take that longer than that??!

Against the above advice, I turned it off, tried rebooting, took out all the USB devices connected, tried rebooting again, downloaded the upgrade on my computer, unzipped, put into a thumb drive at the root directory, plugged it in, rebooted again... I still end up with the above screen.

Is my 3 month old device permanently bricked at this point?!

Any help would be appreciated!

[thepanoguy]

There have been a number of posts on various internet sites regarding flash ram not flashing correctly. In the event of flash ram not flashing correctly, the flash ram manufacturers recommend re-flashing the flash ram twice with the same program. If re-flashing does not work downgrade to the previously installed flash. If re-flashing does not correct the issue return the box for a warranty refund or repair.

[emptyfree]

"Upgraded" to this recently. Sure feels like a downgrade. There is now an unacceptable lag between pressing the buttons & the menu moving. Under previous firmware versions, this was near instant.

The deal-breaker for me is the unit is unresponsive. After the long load time to see the drive, I get the spinning circle when I browse through movies... and it then becomes unresponsive.

I'm downgrading. The last one worked fine. This is ridiculous. I don't think I'm going to do any more firmware upgrades.

[JEDI_33]

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emptyfree wrote:

"Upgraded" to this recently. Sure feels like a downgrade. There is now an unacceptable lag between pressing the buttons & the menu moving. Under previous firmware versions, this was near instant.

The deal-breaker for me is the unit is unresponsive. After the long load time to see the drive, I get the spinning circle when I browse through movies... and it then becomes unresponsive.

I'm downgrading. The last one worked fine. This is ridiculous. I don't think I'm going to do any more firmware upgrades.

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OK so I am not the only one with major delays before an action is executed after pressing a button.

[thepanoguy]

There are two distinct issues being reported. (1) Flash ram upgrade stalling and (2) buggy flash ram upgrade. In both issues downgrade to the previous version and test the box thoroughly to confirm the flash downgrade works correctly. If the flash works correctly, download another copy of 1.06.16_B and re-flash using a different USB pen drive. If the flash stalls or the same issues as reported previously re-occur then WD have issues requiring an immediate resolution. If the update re-flash works correctly the second time then there are user issues with the flash upgrade process. Either way there needs to be a dedicated section on the main page of the forum titled Flash Ram Issues Only purely for reporting positive or negative flash ram issues.