Firmware release notes
1. Project Name
WD 7238 media box
2. Introduction
The reference code is running on the WD 7238 platform.
HW: chip 7238+SDRAM 16x2MB+ 128MB slc nand
SW: 480i/p+576i/p+720p+1080i video output
3. Release Contents – Identify & provide files needed to perform an upgrade
The release package includes following files.
1) Release notes (this file)
2) code release (V1.00.37, include firmware img?firmware backup img and bin file): MBX_WD_VER.1.00.37_dist21221_common4525_test2567.rar
3) WD MBX release code test report.xls
Notes:
1) Urgency thing: 1. This burn.bin file is the latest burning file, which is used in the production. Please update the burn.bin file for manufacture.
4. FW Upgrade Instructions –Add the procedure to upgrade Mediabox?
Step 1: Please upgrade firmware file
(1) Platform power on.
(2) Copy the WDTV_mini.img to root directory of USB device.
(3) Insert the USB device.
(4) Make sure the frame can startup from USB storage.
(5) Platform will display "New firmware found. Do you want to upgrade?" message. Select "?" ICON and press Enter key. The platform will do firmware upgrade.
(6) When upgrade finished, it will display “Upgrade complete. The media player will now restart".
(7) The platform will be restart automatically. Firmware upgrade was successful.
Step 2: Please upgrade backup firmware
(1) Platform power on.
(2) Please change backup firmware file name WDTV_mini_backup.img to WDTV_mini.img, and copy the file to root directory of USB device.
(3) Insert the USB device.
(4) Make sure the frame can startup from USB storage.
(5) Platform will display "New firmware found. Do you want to upgrade?" message. Select "?" ICON and press Enter key. The platform will do firmware upgrade.
(6) When upgrade finished, it will display “Upgrade complete. The media player will now restart".
(7) The platform will be restart automatically. The backup firmware upgrade was successful.
Note: V1.00.14 later, the platform will detection "WDTV_mini.img" upgrade file. So, if you want to upgrade to old version, please change the upgrade file name app_NIKE.img to WDTV_mini.img.
5. Release Notes Details:
V1.00.37
1. Add Easter egg
2. Fix error about Samsung L83T and Pentax Optio S6
3. These bugs have been fixed on this version, please check it:
Sev2: 14069
Sev3: 14243?14244
Sev4: 14245
V1.00.35
1. Add show a confirmation message box when the copying file is exist.
2. Add unlock function.
3. These bugs have been fixed on this version, please check it:
Sev2: 14049?14093?14122?14123
Sev3: 13913?14076?13708?12881?14008?14186?14190?13217
Sev4: 13680?13683?13784?13876?13912?13941?13939
Sev5: 13380
V1.00.31
1. Modified sorting ?number first priority?then ASCII?
2. Enlarged filename display
3. Change the backup FW version format
firmware version?X.XX.XXB have B character, means backup code
no B character, means main code
4. These bugs have been fixed on this version, please check it:
Sev2: 13297?13715?13384?13394?13657?13782?13704?13824
Sev3: 13654?13677?13754?13643?13673?13685?13783?13158?13684
Sev4: 12929
Sev5: 13698
V1.00.27
1. Fix 4K sector drive does not work.
2. Modified ISO resume issue.
3. Update backup firmware:
firmware version?X.XX.XX X =1 means main code,
X =2 means backupcode;
Backupcode img Upgrade step?
First upgrade the lastest main code
Second upgrade backup code
4. Add auto detect PAL or NTSC default format.
5. Add hindi subtitle support.
6. These bugs have been fixed on this version, please check it:
Sev1: 12379
Sev2: 13297?13362?13384?13650?13428
Sev3: 13464?13560?13588?13063?12633?13472?13643?13665
Sev4: 13158?13367
Sev5: 13582?13586?13285
V1.00.23
1. Modified the Unicode display?you can see file list, play info bar,
path display and device list.
2. Supported MP2/MP3 codec of MKA.
3. These bugs have been fixed on this version, please check it:
Sev2: 13157?13294?13357?13370?13391?13393?13429?13474?13475?12839?12913?13428
Sev3: 13143?13147?13151?13358?13371?13425?12753?12881
Sev4: 13242?13317?13390?13424?13466?13468?13469?13470?13476?13477?13478
Sev5: 13344
V1.00.20
1. Add photo scaling setting.
2. Add Subtitle font size setting.
3. Supported 4TB MYBOOK.
4. Add MKA/M4A supported.
5. These bugs have been fixed on this version, please check it:
Sev1: 12384?12491?13029
Sev2: 13079?13161?13232?13237?13294?13319?12937?13032
Sev3: 13107?13151?12881?12912?12927?13077?13323
Sev4: 13138?12719?12825?12837?12842?13218
Sev5: 12494?12583?13160?13285
V1.00.16
1. Modify ISO play, supported DVD ISO playback.
2. Delete the same version img upgrade.
3. Add cancel when file is copy, delete.
4. Add HD Mode?720P 50Hz?and HD Mode?1080I 50Hz?TV SYSTEM.
5. These bugs have been fixed on this version, please check it:
Sev1: 12449?13006
Sev2: 12727?12749?12887?12892?12916?12946?12955?12966? 12994?13041?12726
Sev3: 12948?13042?13058?13066?13068?13104?13108?12986? 13029?13036?12717
Sev4: 12579?12601?12609?12650?12665?12724?12837?12848? 12885?12932?13004?13015?13031?13059?12972
Sev5: 12998?13009?13028
V1.00.14
1. Modified osd flicker on 1080i mode
2. Add auto detect language display on path and device list
3. Add spin up/down feature
4. Enable sceensaver when music playback
5. Modify list page highlight
6. Add eject confirm page
7. Modify confirm pages
8. These bugs have been fixed on this version:
Sev 1: 12969?12976?12709
Sev 2: 12670?12847?12887?12911?12945?12727
Sev 3: 12914?12920?12948?12950?12956?12981?12996?12845?12915?12919?12933
Sev 4: 12646?12648?12651?12653?12657?12658?12659?12660?12661?12662?12951?12982?12235?12711?12770?12822?12890
V1.00.12
1. Screen Saver function improved
2. Add switch button to PAL or NTSC format
3. Modify UI icon and change font config
4. Add auto detect language display on filelist page
5. Moved the usb LED flicker request
6. Add auto detect language display when scroll osd
7. These bugs have been fixed on this version:
Sev 1: 12488?12421
Sev 2: 12726?12749?12570?12708?12718?12720?12538
Sev 3: 12757?12574?12722?12716?12746?12812
Sev 4: 12579?12642?12725?12295?12478?12656?12713?12714?12787?12817?12829?12830
Sev 5: 12480? 12489?12552?12872?12875
V1.00.09
1. Add reset platform after upgrading
2. Add loading icon (All mode)
3. Add Upgrade version check
4. Add screensaver support
5. Modified USB LED control
6. Add un-support page
7. Add backup code
8. These bugs have been fixed on this version:
No.12294?No.12375?No.12418?No.12480?No.12536?No.12539?No.12541?No.12572?No.12576?No.12577?No.12581? No.12611?No.12612?No.12632?No.12636?No.12637? No.12643? No.12656? No.12236? No.12631?No.12654
V1.00.07
1. Add scroll OSD.
2. Add display mode setting.
3. Add loading icon (except 1080i mode).
4. Change Upgrade method.
5. Add search start with.
6. Modified USB detect fail issue.
7. Modified file list item num.
8. Add resume playback confirm message.
9. These bugs have been fixed on this version:
No. 12288: Don't display folders that start with a period
No. 12379: 4K sector drive does not work with Shanty
No. 12410: Shanty resets all settings after firmware updated
No. 12412: When Shanty is powered off, the power LED stays on
No. 12493: Playing ripped DVD file, Chapter nav selection is always listed as 1/1
No. 12432: Music metadata artist and album inversed
No. 12479: Shanty should scan drives for firmware updates after drives mount
No. 12487: Press enter doesn't enable INFO bar to show up during video playback
No. 12490: Number of item per page is wrong in HD mode
V1.00.05
1. Add ISO support
2. Add power key support
3. Fix PTP device can not detect
4. Add external subtitle display
5. This bug has been fixed on this version:
No. 12298: "Default" should be renamed "System Reset"
No. 12297: Power Button doesn't work
No. 12295: No message displayed if no subtitles available
No. 12291: Lists don't loop
No. 12287: Drive is displayed as a "file type"
No. 11884: Pressing the left/right keys on the remote, the cursor stops at the end of the icon selection
No. 11882: The total video run time shows 00:00:00
V1.00.03
1. Add reset function.
2. Add home key
3. Add some setting icon
4. Adjust the font positon
5. Modify auto run playlist
6. Add music play status
7. Add Multilanguage support
8. This bug has been fixed on this version:
No.11883:When back out from video folder, the landing page size shrink to the right side.
V2009-04-27
1. Add HFS, NTFS and FAT fs support
2. Add 480i/p+576i/p+720p+1080i video output
3. Add basic media playback and basic function
4. Add DVD player
5. Add truetype (*.mbf) font support
6. These bugs have been fixed on this version:
No. 11795: Shanty needs a version number display
No. 11776: Next and Prev buttons do not function as expected during music playback
?1? Release History: Add information at every FW release
Date Version Purpose Revision information
04/27/2009 V2009-04-27 Formal release svn revision is test 1466. Common revision is 4292. Dist is r1850
05/07/2009 V1.00.03 Formal release dist1850_common4292_test1466
05/13/2009 V1.00.05 Formal release dist19014_common4314_test1598
05/21/2009 V1.00.07 Formal release dist19181_common4314_test1709
05/27/2009 V1.00.09 Formal release dist19318_common4347_test1814
06/03/2009 V1.00.12 Formal release dist19520 (afgraphic.lib_19523) _common4347_test1950
06/08/2009 V1.00.14 Forrmal release
dist19708_common4379_test2088
06/12/2009 V1.00.16 Forrmal release dist19902_common4383_test2160
06/19/2009 V1.00.20 Formal release dist20148_common4385_test2252
06/26/2009 V1.00.23 Formal release dist20353_common4385_test2331
07/03/2009 V1.00.27 Formal release dist20581_common4428_test2391
07/10/2009 V1.00.31 Formal release dist20778_common4460_test2446
07/23/2009 V1.00.35 Formal release dist21059_common4515_test2530
07/28/2009 V1.00.37 Formal release dist21221_common4525_test2567
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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