Hi everybody,
this guide if for upgrade your WD My Book World Edition (I or II) 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-mss2-8.0.1.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-mss2-8.0.2.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 World Edition (I or II) this guide is not for you.
If your My Book is black it's not a World Edition series (which is white), this guide is not for you (go to http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/forum/t-459592/complete-guide-to-upgrade-to-twonky-7-version-my-book-live-o).
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 World Edition, 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 $19.95/€14.95 (choose Twonky Server).
(You can't purchase upgrade key because you have an OEM licence, WD is a customer of PacketVideo, not you)
If you have already buy a 6 key version, the key is working for 7 version.
If you don't have try 6 or 7 version before, you can have a 30 day trial (follow the same procedure).
How to know latest version ?
Go to http://www.twonkyforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7653
Look at NAS versions, you have a link to 7x version, at this time it's http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/7.0.8-Special/
Find in this list the "Maxtor Shared Storage 2" at this time it's http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/7.0.8-Special/twonky-mss2-special-7.0.8.zip
So you need :
- a My Book World Edition (I or II) working
- open ssh access (go to WD gui then advanced mode, advanced, check ssh access enable, submit)
- a ssh client (putty for example, http://www.putty.org/)
- to know IP adress of your My Book (if you don't know, easy way is to install WD Link : http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=902&sid=110&lang=en)
- have unzip install in My Book
If you don't have unzip install :
You need to install Optware to install unzip :
1) connect to ssh (login : root, password : welc0me)
2) Get a script to install Optware :
wget http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/local--files/optware/setup-whitelight.sh3) Start it :
sh setup-whitelight.sh4) After it download all the stuff, add path to start Optware simpliest :
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/opt/bin:/opt/sbin" >> /root/.bashrc
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/opt/bin:/opt/sbin" >> /etc/profile5) Reboot NAS :
reboot6) Wait it reboot and after connect again ssh
7) Update Optware package list :
ipkg update8) Install unzip :
ipkg install unzipThat's all, you have unzip now !
Let's start (you should have unzip working) :
1) connect to ssh (login : root, password : welc0me)
2) stop Twonky :
/etc/init.d/S97twonkyserver stop3) create Twonky 7 directory :
mkdir /usr/local/twonky4) go in it :
cd /usr/local/twonky5) download actual version :
wget http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/7.0.8-Special/twonky-mss2-special-7.0.8.zip6) unzip it :
unzip twonky-mss2-special-7.0.8.zip7) create directory use by twonky to store temp files :
mkdir /var/twonky8) download script for starting twonky and make executable :
wget http://david.michel74.free.fr/MBWE/S97twonkyserver
chmod a+x S97twonkyserver9) start twonky :
./S97twonkyserver startAt 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) :
10) backup old Twonky startup and remove executable of backup startup :
mv /etc/init.d/S97twonkyserver /etc/init.d/S97twonkyserver.old
chmod a-x /etc/init.d/S97twonkyserver.old11) copy new startup :
cp /usr/local/twonky/S97twonkyserver /etc/init.d/S97twonkyserverThat's all !
Please report here if problem or not, thanks.
Uninstall and revert back to Twonky 5 :
If you stop at step 9, just reboot.
If you make step 10 and 11, just remove new startup and restore old one :
rm /etc/init.d/S97twonkyserver
mv /etc/init.d/S97twonkyserver.old /etc/init.d/S97twonkyserver
chmod a+x /etc/init.d/S97twonkyserverAnd 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/S97twonkyserver stop4) go in Twonky folder :
cd /usr/local/twonky5) download new version (at this time 7.0.8) :
wget http://www.twonkyforum.com/downloads/7.0.8-Special/twonky-mss2-special-7.0.8.zip6) unzip it :
unzip twonky-mss2-special-7.0.8.zip7) start Twonky :
/etc/init.d/S97twonkyserver startThat's all !
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