Hi everybody,
this guide if for upgrade your WD My Book Live Twonky to 7.x version.
Edit 01/2015, working with 8 version.
Same guide, download is :
http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/8.0.1/twonky-powerpc-glibc-2.2.5-8.0.1.zip
6/7 key working with 8 version
Edit : Twonky 8.0.2 is out :
http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/8.0.2/
http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/8.0.2/twonky-powerpc-glibc-2.2.5-8.0.2.zip
8.0.3 http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/8.0.3/
8.1.2 http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/8.1.2/
All versions : http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/
If you don't have a My Book Live this guide is not for you.
If your My Book is white it's not a Live one series (which is black), this guide is not for you (go to http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-462856/complete-guide-to-upgrade-to-twonky-7-version-my-book-world).
If you have 2 hard disk in your My Book, you have a Live Duo and you can use this guide but you need to skip step because Duo don't have Twonky.
This guide is "newbie" oriented, no modification with editor, just command line.
(so if your not a linux expert, this guide if for you ;-) )
Why upgrade to 7 version ?
Simply to support new specific DLNA devices/profiles.
With brand new My Book, you have Twonky 5 version.
In my case, I've got 2 Samsung TV, with Twonky 5 version, mkv streaming is not support, support begin with 6.3x version.
Is it free to upgrade ?
No, when you purchase My Book Live, you have an OEM licence for Twonky 5 (WD buy it to PacketVideo who sell Twonky), so you don't have maintenance for it (and newer version).
It's like when you purchase a PC with Windows XP and now you want to install Windows 7, it's not free ;-) and you need to pay to have newer version.
You can purchase a key at http://www.twonky.com/store/index.aspx it's only $19.95/€14.95 (choose Twonky Server).
(You can't purchase upgrade key because you have an OEM licence, WD is a customer of PacketVideo, not you)
If you have already buy a 6 key version, the key is working for 7 version.
If you don't have try 6 or 7 version before, you can have a 30 day trial (follow the same procedure).
How to know latest version ?
Go to http://www.twonkyforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7653
Look at NAS versions, you have a link to 7x version, at this time it's http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/7.0.9-Special/
Find in this list the "Linux PowerPC glibc 2.2.5" at this time it's http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/7.0.9-Special/twonky-powerpc-glibc-2.2.5-special-7.0.9.zip
So you need :
- a My Book Live working
- open ssh access (go to the web interface and put password if you have then http://IPofYourMB/UI/ssh and check 'enable')
- a ssh client (putty for example, http://www.putty.org/)
- to know IP adress of your My Book (if you don't know, easy way is to install WD Link : http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=902&sid=110&lang=en)
Let's start :
0) Only if you have a Duo, go to WD GUI and disable DLNA server (which is not Twonky)
1) connect to ssh (login : root, password : welc0me)
2) stop Twonky : (skip this step if you have a Duo)
/etc/init.d/twonky stop
3) create Twonky 7 directory :
mkdir /usr/local/twonky
4) go in it :
cd /usr/local/twonky
5) download actual version :
wget http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/7.0.9-Special/twonky-powerpc-glibc-2.2.5-special-7.0.9.zip
6) unzip it :
unzip twonky-powerpc-glibc-2.2.5-special-7.0.9.zip
7) create directory use by twonky to store temp files :
mkdir /var/twonky
8) download starting script for twonky 7 (based on genuine WD script to start Twonky 5) :
If MBL (take care of switch in WD gui to enable/disable twonky) :
wget http://david.michel74.free.fr/MBL/twonky
If MBLD (don't take care of WD gui switch because you want disable uPnp server build with genuine MBLD) :
wget http://david.michel74.free.fr/MBLD/twonky
9) add execution to this script
chmod +x twonky
10) start twonky :
./twonky start
At this time you should have Twonky 7 working, go to http://yourip:9000 and change what you need (change share folder, client, language, enter your key if you have, etc…).
If you reboot your My Book, older twonky version start.
If all is working (make test before this step), you can (not an obligation) start twonky 7 when you start your My Book :
11) backup old Twonky startup (skip this step if you have a Duo)
mv /etc/init.d/twonky /etc/init.d/twonky.old
12) copy new startup :
cp /usr/local/twonky/twonky /etc/init.d/twonky
13) Only if you have Duo, add startup script to startup/shutdown/reboot of NAS :
ln -s /etc/init.d/twonky /etc/rc2.d/S99twonky
ln -s /etc/init.d/twonky /etc/rc0.d/K99twonky
ln -s /etc/init.d/twonky /etc/rc6.d/K99twonky
That's all !
Please report here if problem or not, thanks.
Uninstall and revert back to Twonky 5 :
If you stop at step 10, just reboot.
If you make step 11 and 12, just remove new startup and (not for Duo) restore old one :
rm /etc/init.d/twonky
Skip this step if Duo :
mv /etc/init.d/twonky.old /etc/init.d/twonky
And reboot.
Upgrade to a newer version (if you have follow this guide to install first 7 version) :
1) connect to ssh (login : root, password : welc0me)
2) stop Twonky :
/etc/init.d/twonky stop
4) go in Twonky folder :
cd /usr/local/twonky
5) download new version (for example 7.0.8) :
wget http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/7.0.8-Special/twonky-powerpc-glibc-2.2.5-special-7.0.8.zip
6) unzip it :
unzip twonky-powerpc-glibc-2.2.5-special-7.0.8.zip
7) start Twonky :
/etc/init.d/twonky start
That's all !