Twonky wd live3/14/2023 ![]() If it all works then Possibl圜orrupt_twonky.db and Possibl圜orrupt_db.info can be erased. Just in case some tweak may need to be reversed at a future date. The reason the instructions is to rename (mv) the files and not erase them is that my mantra is to keep a copy of anything that’s changed. Įnable SSH ( and login as root using an SSL client.Ĭommands to issue at the Linux command prompt. To login as root on the MyBook Live you need a SSH client like the one at . Kept on starting and shutting down every time the media server was started. ![]() Perform the procedure below to erase a possibly corrupted database Twonky uses as Twonky will notice the database is not there and re-build it from scratch.Īll I can recommend is that should option 2 work then it is the easiest, quickest and most convenient.įor some reason TwonkyServer would not start.Perform a factory reset after a backup of your MBL and be aware that a factory restore WILL NOT fix the problem.Even though you have dug your heels in about not messing with Linux, you have two choices. I think I know what the problem is and it’s a bug within the Twonky Media Server Western Digital has shipped with the drive. There has to be someone at WD working on this. There are a lot of people posting these kind of issues on this and other forums. If I can’t rely on this thing to work without regularly having to copy 2 TB of data to another drive and then back again, then it really was a huge waste of money. If I have to backup 1.1 TB of data and reset the drive, I will not be happy. I’m not a computer genius, and I don’t want to learn to be one just to get this working! I need to know how I can get the drive to work without messing around with Linux etc, and without losing all my data. I have done a bit of searching, and it seems a not uncommon problem, but everyone says the way to fix it is via ssh or shell or linux. ![]() If I try to connect to I get a page not found error, and can’t access it. The database is also empty (just a load of hyphens next to every entry for version, last update, numbers of files etc). I have tried disabling and restarting the Twonky service within the web interface ( but again it didn’t change anything. I can access the drive using my Mac over the network, but obviously something has gone wrong with Twonky. I can access the web interface, and there are no longer any connected media players listed. It has suddenly stopped recognising my media players (Sony Bravia and BluRay player and a PS3). My MBL 2TB has been performing really well, until tonight. ![]()
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