USB Hub support

[pobs123]

Third-party software supports it.

Also. WD firmware version 1.02.07 and earlier supported USB hubs.  However, all versions after 1.02.07 do not support it.

[TonyPh12345]

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pobs123 wrote:

Third-party software supports it.

Also. WD firmware version 1.02.07 and earlier supported USB hubs.  However, all versions after 1.02.07 do not support it.

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Not true, apparently.  In many other postings around here, people claim to still be sucessfully using hubs.

(Probably the ones that are strictly USB compliant...  apparently there are a bunch of hubs that are NOT compliant.)

But even if you have a working hub, you cannot add more than one drive per native USB  Host-Port.   The Live will not enumerate them.

[pobs123]

I have had a WDTV Live for over a year.   Last week, I decided to add WDTV Live Hub to my network.

Since the WDTV Live is out of warranty, and I have the WDTV Live Hub in case I completely screw up the WDTV Live, I decided to add the custom firmware.

Although it does not have all of the "bells and whistles" of the newer WD firmware, it does support USB hub without issues.   Once loaded the firmware - and disabled "Media Library", it works flawlessly with the USB hub.

I currently have 4 drives all connected to a powered USB hub, plugged into USB2: 

• WD 3 TB Drive (2 - 1.5 TB partitions labelled PART1 and PART2)
• WD 1.5 TB Drive (labelled 1.5TB)
• WD 1.5 TB Drive (labelled 2nd_1.5TB)
• WD 1 TB Drive (labelled Elements)

When I click on "USB2" I see 5 sub-folders, "PART1", "PART2", "1.5TB", "2nd_1.5TB" and "Elements".  The only drawback I have seen with this, is that the drives remain powered on - even when the WDTV Live is powered off.

Of course, I am losing the newer features too - but I don't care about that - because I have them on the WDTV Live Hub.

[aztrochimp]

Any clues as to how i can get that firmware on mine? Thanks for everything guys!

[pobs123]

You can find it here:

http://forum.wdlxtv.com