Unzip the file and you will find the actual firmware in this format. Just want to give yall a heads up on the western digital mybook studio 2 tb external hdd western digital my book studio 2 tb firewire 800400, usb 2. After the downgrade the device is booting and showing 9. Wd 12tb elements desktop external hard drive usb 3. Windows 7 home edition will not recognize my wd my book. On startup the box will say it found new firmware on the drive and ask to upgrade. My book world edition can be your homes central media hub. Wds badass little media box is getting its first firmware update and its available starting now. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Well it did until the latest firmware update to the mycloud. Complete guide to upgrade to twonky 78 version my book live. Basic linux knowledge is required to complete this. Prepare pendrive in case firmware is not recognized.
Western digital heeft nieuwe firmware uitgebracht voor zijn wd tv livemediaspeler. My book world edition white light ssh problem firmware 01. Hello, since i have problem with the latest firmware, i wonder if i can download previous firmware 3. View online or download western digital wd20000d033 my book world edition ii user manual. To install the firmware all you have to do is format a usb drive as fat, copy the firmware files to the drive and plug it into the wd box. Western digital wd tv live plus hd media player firmware 1. Firmware del prodotto prodotto filtra in base al prodotto my passport wireless my passport wireless pro my passport wireless ssd my cloud home my cloud home duo my cloud my cloud ex4 my cloud ex2 my cloud mirror my cloud mirror gen2 my cloud ex2 ultra my cloud ex2100 my cloud ex4100 my cloud dl2100 my cloud dl4100 my cloud pr2100 my. For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update. Because they cant give me an older firmware version to downgrade.
That said, i loaded my zyxel 326 with 2 4tb wd green drives and it is operating and preforming flawlessly with the latest firmware v. My advise is dont allow fully automatic upgrades and when an update is released, have a look at others experiences. To solve this i had to format pendrive directly from my wd device without any partition. A few months ago i bought a western digital mycloud for home use as it worked better when a mac book was in the mix. Also if this is possible, where can i download previous firmware version. You can do the same with any linux distribution or dedicated. Under the section manual update, click the update from file button and a window will open. Dflwdii is the topclass wd hdd firmware repair hardware tool with many new hdd repair features for highsuccessrate western digital hard disk drive repair. In july 2012, we saw western digital tackle the burgeoning nas market with the 3. As i want to use the gateway modul i tried to downgrade it to the 9. Read on for details to find out whats been fixed, whats new and how to get the update for yourself. Now, if only the tvs were good enough to just recognize and read from samba shares, dlna could. Tutorial how to update your wd mybooklive firmware the. Windows 7 home edition will not recognize my wd my book essential edition i have a sony vaio laptop with windows 7 home edition and it will not recognize the wd my book essential edition, yet it works on my wifes windows 7 home premium dell desktop pc.
Ive contact wd support and they confirmed that there is a problem. You need to turn on ssh from settings network in wd my cloud web interface. This item wd 8tb elements desktop external hard drive usb 3. Western digital tv live hacked firmware, experiences so far. Wd my cloud home formatieren ich habe ein wd my cloud ex2. How to downgrade the my book world edition firmware from 1. Beware the wd mybook studio 2tb external hdd macrumors. The firmware updates does seem to copy bits and pieces from the previous firmware version and i would hedge a 99. Western digital universal firmware update utility 3.
If you run this version of wd smartware with a my book live on firmware version 01. It takes about 5 minutes to do the update so dont unplug the box, just let it. If you bought your wd mybooklive few months ago there is a big possibility that newer version of firmware is already available for your mybooklive. The companys my book duo range is an ideal solution for photographers and videographers. But i want the official firmware back on my device. The wd my book duo 12tb is a perfect onsite solution, offing you. Western digital wd20000d033 my book world edition ii pdf user manuals. That means most third party software wont work out of the box. I was using the gateway time machine for the downgrade probably not the best idea. Over the years wd has refined the my book design and it translates well to my cloud with subtle rounded corners and a clean, minimalist finish that suggests it couldve come off an apple product line wds my cloud mirror solves that problem by putting a second drive in the same enclosure, and configuring the drives as raid 1. How to fix thunderbolt external hard drive not detected complete. Western digital is one of the bestknown manufacturers of external storage.
Now i regret going with my gut feeling and not actually looking for vulns. Wd my book duo alternative, the my book duo drive has. The my book live is pretty neat and does its job of exposing the available files via a smb share. And when it still had a bunch of open ports and hammered my fw with upnp requests, i recompiled the firmware with btrfs kernel module and removed all the startup scripts. The main reason why you should update your mybooklive firmware is because it will fix existing bugs or add new features to the device. Western digital wd20000d033 my book world edition ii manuals. But based on my observation, it appears that wd is assisting this retailer in blowing out old firmware drives. This devices overall performance is improved through the multiple fixes that the new package brings since the previous 02. Easy method to downgrade to previous version of the firmware my. Can someone provide a link to the list of previous firmware so i can download it to my cp and then install previous via the cp. Firmware update now available for your western digital wd.
From it you can stream photos, music, and videos to your home entertainment center. So i decidet to downgrade to the previous version again. Ive upgraded the firmware of the my book world edition white light to 01. Western digital my book world edition ii 2 tb 2 x 1 tb.
Wd hdd firmware repair tool standard dolphin data lab. The general rule of thumb is two onsite backups and one offsite. For my book live users, it is recommended that you update your drive to the latest available firmware to ensure optimum compatibility with this version of the wd smartware. For more information, please refer to answer id 3304.