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WDTV firmware: 1.02.07_DVDMOD-0.4.4

b-rad — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:13:07 +0000

DVDMOD is a custom firmware I made for the Western Digital WDTV to enable optical drive usage. I have remixed all official firmware releases and added optical drive support via cd-manager. Yes, this means you can boot with a usb dvd drive connected and play from it on your WDTV. The only limitation is that since dvd drives are officially unsupported you must have a supported (aka FAT32, NTFS, HFS,…) drive/flashdisk inserted. If there is no supported drive in the WDTV reports ‘no storage present’ and you will be unable to navigate to the browser. DVDMOD also enables you to use ext2/ext3/reiserFS/xfs drives with your WDTV. This firmware is flashed to your WDTV like the updates that have come from Western Digital.

Made sure I got this released before I left town, didn’t get a chance to test it though so no guarantees.

1.02.07-DVDMOD-0.4.4

Changelog:

0.4.4 * based on firmware 1.02.07 * XFS filesystem support is back in * added md5sums to files

Go to the DVDMOD page to download the latest version.

Don’t forget to check out the WDTV HD player unofficial firmware wiki page.

I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time hacking the WDTV firmware, so if you appreciate my efforts please donate a little something using the link below : ) Thanks & enjoy.

WDTV firmware: 1.02.06_DVDMOD-0.4.3

b-rad — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:39:27 +0000

This firmware is flashed to your WDTV like the updates that have come from Western Digital, unlike Zoranders ext3-boot firmware that is available from the WDTV HD player unofficial firmware wiki. Whereas ext3-boot is for pros (sorta) this ones for joes.

My time is finite folks, got to this when I could

1.02.06-DVDMOD-0.4.3

Changelog:

0.4.3 * based on firmware 1.02.06

Go to the DVDMOD page to download the latest version.

*** WDTV_FW_1_02_06_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.4.3 *** downloaded 1000+ times!

Don’t forget to check out the WDTV HD player unofficial firmware wiki page.

I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time hacking the WDTV firmware, so if you appreciate my efforts please donate a little something using the link below : ) Thanks & enjoy.

WDTV firmware: 1.02.04_DVDMOD-0.4.2.1

b-rad — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:34:23 +0000

This firmware is flashed to your WDTV like the updates that have come from Western Digital, unlike Zoranders ext3-boot firmware that is available from WDTV HD player unofficial firmware wiki. Whereas ext3-boot is for pros (sorta) this ones for joes.

Yes, yes, I heard

1.02.04-DVDMOD-0.4.2.1

Changelog:

0.4.2.1 * 1.02.04_DVDMOD

Go to the DVDMOD page to download the latest version.

*** WDTV_FW_1_02_04_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.4.2.1 ***

Don’t forget to check out the WDTV HD player unofficial firmware wiki page.

I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time hacking the WDTV firmware, so if you appreciate my efforts please donate a little something using the link below : ) Thanks & enjoy.

WDTV firmware: 1.02.03_DVDMOD-0.4.2

b-rad — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:27:16 +0000

DVDMOD is a custom firmware I made for the Western Digital WDTV. I have remixed both official firmware releases and added optical drive support via cd-manager. Yes, this means you can boot with a usb dvd drive connected and play from it on your WDTV now. The only limitation is that since dvd drives are officially unsupported you must have a supported (aka FAT32, NTFS, HFS,…) drive/flashdisk inserted. If there is no supported drive in the WDTV reports ‘no storage present’ and you will be unable to navigate to the browser. DVDMOD also enables you to use ext2/ext3/reiserFS/xfs drives with your WDTV.

This is a maintenance release to solve buggy issues with the 1.02.00 firmware. 1.02.03_DVDMOD-0.4.2 is a highly recommended update for users of 1.02.00-DVDMOD. The sluggy OSD issues, that weren’t my doing, have been fixed.

1.02.03-DVDMOD-0.4.2

Changelog:

0.4.2 * 1.02.03_DVDMOD * XFS filesystem support removed from 1.02.03_DVDMOD for space

Go to the DVDMOD page to download the latest versions.

*** WDTV_FW_1_00_01_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.4.1 ***

*** WDTV_FW_1_01_02_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.4.1 ***

*** WDTV_FW_1_02_03_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.4.2 ***

Don’t forget to check out the WDTV HD player unofficial firmware wiki page.

I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time hacking the WDTV firmware, so if you appreciate my efforts please donate a little something using the link below : ) Thanks & enjoy.

DVDMOD: WDTV firmware 0.4.1 + including new 1.02.00_DVDMOD

b-rad — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:00:38 +0000

This DVDMOD-0.4.1 release includes another option for users, 1.02.00-DVDMOD, which is based off the latest WDTV firmware that includes thumbnail functionality.

1.00.01-DVDMOD-0.4.1 & 1.01.02-DVDMOD-0.4.1 & 1.02.00-DVDMOD-0.4.1

Changelog:

0.4.1 * 1.02.00_DVDMOD now available * Pennhaven's screen saver image included on 1.01.02 now * fixed jumbled icons on home menu * OSD tweaks * better bus reset handling with cd.eject

Go to the DVDMOD page to download the latest versions.

*** WDTV_FW_1_00_01_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.4.1 ***

*** WDTV_FW_1_01_02_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.4.1 ***

*** WDTV_FW_1_02_00_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.4.1 ***

Don’t forget to check out the WDTV HD player unofficial firmware wiki page.

I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time hacking the WDTV firmware, so if you appreciate my efforts please donate a little something using the link below : ) Thanks & enjoy.

WDTV firmware dvd-rom+ enabled 0.4

b-rad — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:47:20 +0000

1.00.01-DVDMOD-0.4 & 1.01.02-DVDMOD-0.4

Changelog:

0.4 * Updated to cd-manager-0.7 * optical drive speed set to 16X = silent w/ seeking * handles usb bus resets on eject better * independant welcome_logo & screen_saver - due to size limitation welcome_logo = screen_saver on 1.01.02 : ( * new logos by Pennhaven * defaults to video on boot * ext2/ext3/reiserFS/xfs filesystem hotplugging & unplugging now supported! * OSD tweaks (welcome, settings->about) * changed background to http://oliuss.deviantart.com/art/Hardwood-Night-88299626 * HD-X logo by Pennhaven (thx)

You can find the latest versions at the DVDMOD firmware page.

*** WDTV_FW_1_00_01_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.4 ***

*** WDTV_FW_1_01_02_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.4 ***

Don’t forget to check out the WDTV HD player unofficial firmware wiki page.

I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time hacking the WDTV firmware, so if you appreciate my efforts please donate a little something using the link below : ) Thanks & enjoy.

WDTV firmware dvd-rom+ enabled 0.3

b-rad — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:06:44 +0000

So it struck me today that the general populus might appreciate the cd-manager program I created for Zoranders ext3-boot. I have therefore remixed both official firmware releases and added cdrom support via cd-manager. Yes, this means you can boot with a usb dvd drive connected and play from it on your WDTV now. The only limitation is that since dvd drives are officially unsupported you must have a supported (aka FAT32, NTFS, HFS,…) drive/flashdisk inserted. If there is no supported drive in the WDTV reports ‘no storage present’ and you will be unable to navigate to the browser. This firmware is flashed to your WDTV like the updates that have come from Western Digital, unlike the custom ext3-boot firmware that is available from WDTV HD player unofficial firmware wiki. Whereas ext3-boot is for pros (sorta) this ones for joes.

NOTE: I am not responsible for anything crazy that might happen during the process of flashing this firmware. Nothing should go wrong and everything should work accordingly, BUT if it does…

If you desire further functionality don’t miss WDLXTV, my extra souped up firmware with network capabilities.

NOTE NOTE: There is a bug that I noticed after I posted this…you can’t have an NTFS drive in as your only drive when you boot **IF** theres a cdrom connected. lame, I know. I’m workin on it. It will boot correctly with cdrom connected if a FAT32 drive/flashdisk is in the side slot (USB1) and an ntfs drive is in the back slot (USB2). Oh and one other thing; currently if theres a dvd in the drive and you eject the device in the slot that it appears under, your wdtv will crash upon insertion of new media. If you eject the disc first you’re all good when you insert something new. <<< FIXED >>>

All current errors have been taken care of. You may now boot with NTFS drives. You may now eject both USB slots and reinsert media without crashing.

You must have media manager turned on to see your external dvd drives now.

To find your drive go to the videos section and browse folders, you will be displayed the currently available devices. USB1, USB2, cdrom[s], and any ext2/ext3/xfs/reiser partitions will all be available there. Oh yes, with this release I have enabled ext2/ext3/xfs/reiser filesystems : D Neither cdrom or the new filesystems support hotplugging, yet, so stay tuned.

So in summary:

Flash this
connect a powered hub if you need one now ; )
attach any external dvd drives
attach any ext2/ext3/xfs/reiser formatted disks
attach anything else supported
boot wdtv

After the wdtv has booted if media library is on go to Video Folders and you’ll see everything you have connected! If media library is not on, you will not see anything connected

Current limitations are:

no hotplugging
dvd/ext2/ext3/xfs/reiser partitions not added to media library, means you **must** use folder view
you must still have at least one officially supported drive/flashdisk in to be able to browse the folders.

I’ve started a thread at AVS Forums thread to deal with questions. Go here to check drive compatability and ask questions. My drive is a Plextor 716A and it will fast forward, rewind, and can be resumed. If yours can’t or doesn’t work that threads the place to say.

Go to the DVDMOD firmware page for the latest release.

*** WDTV_FW_1_00_01_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.3 ***

*** WDTV_FW_1_01_02_B-RAD.CC_DVDMOD-0.3 ***

Don’t forget to check out the WDTV HD player unofficial firmware wiki page.

I’ve spent a tremendous amount of time hacking around in the WDTV firmware, so if you appreciate my efforts please donate a little something using the link below : ) Thanks & enjoy.