How do you disable WDTV live firmware update via internet?
With the recent (12-03-09) issues about the firmware update
rendering WDTV live useless (permanently or temporarily, I do not
know), I wanted to find out how to disable the "found new Firmware"
notification when turning on the device.
I found somewhat of a solution although it will not hide the
notification, it will prevent WDTV Live from accessing the
internet. If you log in to your router (e.g. 192.168.1.1 or
192.168.0.1, etc) there you will find the IP of the WDTV and you
should be able to block all outgoing traffic from WDTV live to the
internet. Note that this should not disable WDTV's connection to
your NAS if you are using one.
I was able to block mine from downloading the firmware from the
'net - you can still update firmware via USB stick. I also lost
connection to youtube but that's a small price to pay for not
bricking my 1 week old WDTV Live.
Hope this helps.