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Anyone using a WDTV live player with DirecTV?

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Metspitzer

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Jul 5, 2011, 2:39:00 PM7/5/11
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Anyone using a WDTV live player with DirecTV? I Googled to try to
find a code to make my DirecTV and a learning remote is all that has
been successful as far as I can tell.

Anyone have a 5 digit code to try to get it to work?

BTW there are a few phones you can use as a remote and some Telnet
options. I don't think any of these have been perfected, but it is
promising technology for couch potatoes.

mobilelawyer

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Jul 7, 2011, 3:58:22 AM7/7/11
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On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:39:00 -0400, Metspitzer <kilo...@charter.net>
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Not sure what you mean. I have a directv hd recorder, and a WDTV Live
Plus box, and use both every day. Exactly what do you want to do?

Metspitzer

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Jul 7, 2011, 10:58:31 AM7/7/11
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I wanted to set the DirecTV remote to control the WDTV Live. DirecTV's
web site has a long list of device codes, but Western Digital is not
on the list.

Del Mibbler

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Jul 11, 2011, 9:13:30 PM7/11/11
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Metspitzer <kilo...@charter.net> wrote (in part):

>I wanted to set the DirecTV remote to control the WDTV Live. DirecTV's
>web site has a long list of device codes, but Western Digital is not
>on the list.

It can be done but it will involve a fair bit of effort and a big
learning curve if you're starting from scratch. First you'll have to
install a recent version of WDLXTV, unofficial alternative firmware
that adds many useful features to the WDTV including direct access via
telnet and a web interface (the WDTV is really just a Linux computer).
Then program the WDTV to respond to codes for a device the DirecTV
remote does support and finally code the DirecTV remote for that
device. The links below will point you in the right direction.

Last things first: the end result. The example is for a Live Plus but
should work equally well for a Live.
http://forum.wdlxtv.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4513

The WDLXTV Wiki, which has all the answers you need, if you can find
them.
http://wiki.wdlxtv.com/Main_Page

The WDLXTV G2/Live/Live Plus download page. Select your WDTV model.
http://forum.wdlxtv.com/viewforum.php?f=10

There are several versions based on each of several different official
firmwares and they have different capabilities. For the Live, select
either 1.02.21-WDLXTV-Live-0.4.7.3 [flash] or
1.03.49_V-WDLXTV-Live-0.4.7.3 [flash]. This chart may help:
http://wiki.wdlxtv.com/Difference_between_BaseFW

That should do for your summer reading assignment. Good luck.

Del Mibbler

Metspitzer

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Jul 11, 2011, 10:30:11 PM7/11/11
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Yeah. Lot of work.
Thanks for the info

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