Can't rollback FW to 1.07 on SMP--doesn't see file

[ftaboxer]

I want to rollback SMP to 1.07 & ditch the latest firmware that came out 2 days ago. I have followed

instructions on WD' sits, I have unzipped the old Firmware to a thumb drive.

When I turn on SMP & plug in thumb drive, it does not ask me to sync or anything--it doesn't

see the firmware files on the thumb drive.

The new firmware causes me to have blank icons in YouTube after viewing one video--I only use SMP for YouTube..very annoying bug in the new 1.08.

Are there new instructions on rolling back firmware --I followed everything WD has on the answer site to a T but SMP does not see the firmware files when I plug it in.

Thank you!

[richUK · Accepted solution]

You have to download the special rollback firmware from the link below and follow the instruction. Have you got the detect new firmware switched on and ensure you put the 3 files from the rollback zip file into the root of a flash drive / hard drive with no other files.

http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5860

Before you rollback you could try resetting your player to factory defaults via the internal menu. That may overcome your problem.

[schwurbel · Accepted solution]

There's nothing special about these downloads. If you already have the normal updates on your hd, you can "make" these rollback-versions yourself.

Just change the version-number in wdtvlivegen3.ver with a text-editor (like Notepad) to something higher than the version you've got installed on your WDTV, i.e. VERSION='2.07.18' or something.

[ftaboxer]

Thank you richUk for the reply. That's the method I originally tried and the downloads there are the ones I tried. I see from another reply that I may need to rename the file to a "higher version number"...will try that tonight when I get home. Thank you again!

[ftaboxer]

Thank you schwurbel for the reply. Will give your method a try tonight when I get home....I sure want to get rid of the current version of firmware---old one worked fine for me..I'm new to SMP and I sure learned one thing---I won't update to new firmware as soon as it comes out anymore!

[ftaboxer]

I did finally get firmware rolled back to 1.07.18 after editing the .ver file with Notepad to a higher version number...sure glad to get rid of the new firmware 1.08! At least I have thumbnail/icons back on my YouTube vidoes after watching the 1st You Tube video. Thanks to all that replied!

[richUK]

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schwurbel wrote:

There's nothing special about these downloads. If you already have the normal updates on your hd, you can "make" these rollback-versions yourself.

Just change the version-number in wdtvlivegen3.ver with a text-editor (like Notepad) to something higher than the version you've got installed on your WDTV, i.e. VERSION='2.07.18' or something.

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The 'special' part about them is that they have already been edited..

[richUK]

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ftaboxer wrote:
Thank you richUk for the reply. That's the method I originally tried and the downloads there are the ones I tried. I see from another reply that I may need to rename the file to a "higher version number"...will try that tonight when I get home. Thank you again!

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If you did indeed use the method I described then you would have no need to edit anything. The firmware on that page labeled Rollback_wdtvlivegen3_1_07_18.zip already has a ver file with VERSION='2.07.18'

However glad to see your problem has been resolved.

[schwurbel]

"The 'special' part about them is that they have already been edited.."

Downloading a basically identical 120MB-file for a single changed number sounds a bit excessive to me.