If you own a Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player, do NOT perform a firmware update to 1.01.12. Which apparently bricks units and there isn’t yet a fix. In fact, Western Digital tells those who have experienced this to RMA their box! Here’s the official Western Digital notice:
A small percentage of our users are experiencing a problem with WD TV Live Player when they update to the newest firmware release (version 1.01.12). We’re investigating the issue and until we identify the root cause, we’ve removed these updates. If you’ve successfully updated to version 1.01.12 there’s nothing further you need to do. If you are experiencing any problems with your WD TV Live player, contact our customer service.
WD’s “small percentage of our users” seems like a pretty large group according to these forum posts. Regardless, WD has pulled the firmware for the moment and I’d be very careful of any updates until they give the all-clear. (via Engadget)
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