The device will not detect the WDLXTV firmware and nothing will happen. Those who have the original firmware version 1.06.15 will have a small problem. Once you have downloaded the file, extract the contents on your desktop in a new folder. The file is around 106 MB and is a zip file. Download the flash version from the link on the forum or simply click here. The one which mentions 'Flash' will flash the firmware permanently, while the one which states 'Non-flash' will boot from the USB pen drive and will not affect the original firmware in the player. There are two types of firmware for each player and each version. Those who have another version of the WDTV live can also try out this workshop, but will have to find the right firmware from the forum website and check if it is compatible with your model type. The latest firmware, as of today is the ‘1.05.04_V-WDLXTV-Live-0.5.1.1’ version.
You can download the firmware from ‘’ and it is available under the thread ‘Board index - General Information - Firmware Releases - WDTV Live’. You might need the original firmware, in case you plan to re-flash it to the original firmware.
#WD LIVE TV BROWSER INSTALL#
You may choose to flash it or update your WDTV from the Internet, but we shall not need it as we are going to install the WDLXTV firmware on it. You first need to download the latest firmware for your WDTV live.
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WDTVExt, allowing custom plugins that can alter the functionality of the Third party OSD themes.Custom applications through app.bin or Optware, adding applications such as Asterisk, Mediatomb, etc.Streaming from online sources through third-party plugins, allows you access to services such as Picasa, Grooveshark, Apple Trailers, and much more - over 30 plugins available at this time.Bittorrent client (rtorrent + rutorrent).Here are some features that can be enabled using WDLXTV:
#WD LIVE TV BROWSER HOW TO#
In this workshop, we shall show you how to flash the firmware of the WDTV live HD media player with WDLXTV and enable additional features that you can use. At present, Western Digital WDTV series of media players can be flashed with open-source firmware called WDLXTV to tap a lot of features and enable the media player to do more than what it is supposed to do.
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