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Getting DivX Working on Linksys Extenders

When the Linksys DMA2100 first starting shipping I said that it would decode DivX (in addition to the listed Xvid support), just to have to put my foot in my mouth because no one could get it work.  As I’ve said time and time again, DivX and Xvid are just MPEG-4 ASP.  DivX is a brand, Xvid is a brand.  The video still complies with a standard and can thus be decoded by any MPEG-4 ASP decoder.

Sadly, Linksys screwed this up by blocking playback of DivX files.  They are doing this blocking certain FourCC’s (an identifier) in AVI files.  AVI’s that report a FourCC of xvid work fine.  AVI’s that report a FourCC of DIVX or DX50 don’t work.

The fix was brought up at The Green Button and just involves changing that FourCC.  This process is very simple using a program like AVI FourCC Changer.  Open your AVI files and just change the FourCC to “xvid.”  Simple as that, the files will now playback just fine.

Thanks ilyo and everyone with Linksys Extenders!

Published Wednesday, January 16, 2008 6:03 PM by chrisl
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Comments

# re: Getting DivX Working on Linksys Extenders

How could Linksys screw up something so simple?

I have a $35 Philips DVD player that can handle DivX videos that have a FourCC code of DIVX and DX50...but the $250 Linksys player can not??

Makes me wonder what else might not work with this player.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 6:53 PM by Albert

# re: Getting DivX Working on Linksys Extenders

I would say that puts the Linksys annoyance factor at about the same level as the Xbox360.  The X360 supports DivX nicely, it just required that you exit to the dashboard.  

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 7:45 PM by Aaron

# re: Getting DivX Working on Linksys Extenders

True, the one thing that would fix it would be a batch FourCC changer which I believe does exist and automates the process.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:29 PM by chrisl

# re: Getting DivX Working on Linksys Extenders

@Aaron

How about it DOESN'T require you to use VMC or WMC 2k5?

Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:54 AM by tv

# re: Getting DivX Working on Linksys Extenders

And the big question.. does it play video_ts folders? When is someone going to create a *real* extender that does what it's supposed to do.. play all my media!

Thursday, January 17, 2008 2:37 PM by Adam

# re: Getting DivX Working on Linksys Extenders

Chris, or anyone, can these Linksys handle external subtitle files (srt, sub, so on)?

Friday, January 18, 2008 12:38 PM by Galileo

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Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:57 AM by Kiwimeat’s Kitchen » Blog Archive » Linksys DMA2100 Media Center Extender

# re: Getting DivX Working on Linksys Extenders

Thank goo for search, I now

know how to fix the DivX movies

for my DMA2100, thanks for the blog :-)

Sunday, February 17, 2008 1:28 PM by icecave89

# re: Getting DivX Working on Linksys Extenders

www.winremote.dk/fourccchanger.php

for batch conversion divx to xvid for dma2100 works perfect

Friday, February 22, 2008 5:49 PM by danny

# re: Getting DivX Working on Linksys Extenders

Much thanks for the info, I started to peak out when I found out the media extender that I have on order wasn't going to be able to play my movie libary.

By the way the link the batch converter has a dead link on the page, does anyone know where to find another copy of the batch converter.

Many thanks again, can't wait to have my whole media libary at the touch of a remote.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:44 PM by Manorsessions