Linksys Releases DMA2100/2200 Extender Firmware Update

re: Linksys Releases DMA2100/2200 Extender Firmware Update

Jamie — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:00:05 GMT

Is there a way to bypass a computer running Media Center? For instance, I just ordered a QNAP TS-109 NAS which has a UPnP media server. The XBOX 360 is able to bypass a media center computer completely and browse the NAS. Is there a way to get the 2100 to do the same???

re: Linksys Releases DMA2100/2200 Extender Firmware Update

Ingo — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:47:27 GMT

2Days after my post, the update was available via the standard procedure. Both extenders received the update now.

re: Linksys Releases DMA2100/2200 Extender Firmware Update

Ingo — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:55:29 GMT

I am in Germany, trying to update 2 DMA2100s - doesn't work at all. Extender hangs while searching for update. It even needs a cold reboot to come up again.

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chrisl — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:33:24 GMT

I was told not to bother with the ISO, so I'll have to double check and find an answer for outside the US.

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Spetro — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:18:43 GMT

I am in Italy. Network update doesn't work. Anyone have figured out how to update via CD or USB?

I already have dowloaded the ISO.

re: Linksys Releases DMA2100/2200 Extender Firmware Update

James — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:50:56 GMT

any luck with the iso ladytoast ?

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Jeffg — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:21:38 GMT

John - are you using the installers version of the MX-3000 remote software? If so, can you tell me where to get it? I downloaded the software from the URC website and it does not have the Vista Media Center option in it.

Thanks

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James — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:31:19 GMT

How to install from the ISO?

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John — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:54:30 GMT

Update: If you are using Universal Remote Controls like the MX-980 or MX-3000 it appears as though Codeset 252 under AUX/Microsoft/Vista Media Center will work the Linksys extenders and get around the parity bit issue in the editor.

Now if they would just support .vob files.

I know quite a few people who have authored their own home movies to unencrypted DVD format, and love the menu structure etc. So I think it's time for Linksys to realize that there are loads of non commercial DVD's out there that people would like to access via the extenders.

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Pete — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:10:49 GMT

Richard I have dfound that I can fast forward 5 seconds wehn playing xvid encoded avi's by hitting next chapter button instead ofhte fast forward button.

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John — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:47:39 GMT

Thanks for the comment Surge, The remote I was referring to at a client's huse was indeed the MX-900, but at the time I programmed it earlier this year there was no Cide set in the IR database for the xtenders as they were brand new. I will have to see if someone got around this and update the Database on my next visit to see if it works for me as well. It would be nice to eliminate the macros I created for every button ( I had to learn the code then string an unused button to release the buffer to get around it)

I have an MX-980 at home but I don't use extenders with my system because DVD across the network is more important to me.

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richard — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:11:20 GMT

Does it improve xvid playback at all? They work on my DMA2200, but there's no fastforward or rewind, just play, stop and pause.

I understand that this is a limitation of Vista Media Centre, but is there any way to get these functions to work on the Linksys box?

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surge — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:42:15 GMT

John,

I have an MX-900 with the MRF-300 (replaced standard antenna with an RFX-250 antenna) and my DMA2200 works fine. I don't remember exactly which code I used, but I'm pretty sure I used the code from the MX-900 Editor software (not learned from the remote)

Can the MX-980 use the mxg file from the MX-900? If so, I can send you mine.

re: Linksys Releases DMA2100/2200 Extender Firmware Update

KarlB — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:28:35 GMT

You can get the DVD library to show up in the Extender's main menu, but of course, you still won't be able to play .VOB files over the extender, so there's really no point in doing it.

You can do the NTFS hard links renamed to MPEG, in that you retain the DVD menu structure and playability on the Media PC, but the extender will of course only play the MPEG file - which means no menu, and worse in my case, no fast forward or rewind.

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John — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:05:20 GMT

Thanks for responding, relieved to hear I am not the only one trying to use these with a real remote control system ( i.e. MX-980 and MRF-350 in my case)and thanks for clarifying the DVD library regedit's functionality or I guess lack therof via the DMA-2100 or DMA-2200. Well unless something changes with the VMC update these two issues are pretty much a deal breaker for the Linksys in my designs. Couple that with the fact I can build a mini Media Center PC for just a few hundred dollars at this point and avoid the version two extenders all together and it renders the DMA-2100 and 2200 DOA for my purposes. I've got several of these out in the field from earlier this year and they have been nothing but a constant rebooting scenario, telling a client to reboot them constantly quickly erodes their confidence in the product. The interface runs so sluggish on the Linksys extenders anyway it is turning people off of them, especially when you see how slick it operates on a PC. It sure would have been nice to emulate the interface across the home for a couple hundred dollars or less, but at this point unfortunately they really dropped the ball on this one in my opinion and I'm going with additional PC's.

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Mike — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:04:31 GMT

Downloaded the update to three DMA 2200 extenders...very easy and straight forward. Did start to have problems tonight with the DVD player flaking out (poor broken sound, poor broken video) after 90 minutes of playing. cleaned the DVD....same result. I will try to run the same DVD on the other players to see if they have the same problem.

Also, I still run into the extender losing TV Video and Audio (Music) error after the extender has been working together with the DELL 420 server after 3-4 days. (unknown reason - all firewalls, Dell support etc are turned off) The Media Center on the Dell still has its video working, but the audio is lost with My Music. (Also found the Media Player also lost its sound...very strange, but yet the Creative tab still shows it as working - downloaded updated drivers tonight to hopefully solve that problem).

reboot of the server...all is well, however the Hi Dev channels do not display on either the Extenders or Media Center on the Dell 420. Time to call Comcast....again....

re: Linksys Releases DMA2100/2200 Extender Firmware Update

Eric — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:07:50 GMT

Yep, sadly, there's no way to set the HDMI resolution manually and no way to turn off the HDMI autosense.

I was really excited when going through a Linksys website faq today and in a screenshot showed a menu option to turn HDMI autosense off. Must have been that last minute feature they turned off originally...

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ladytoast — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:22:15 GMT

I too am in Australia and haven't been able to download. If we could find out how to install the update via USB that would be great.

On the stability issues.. I get freezes when I change live channels without stopping playback first. Other than this it is pretty good.

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anthonym — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:08:27 GMT

I don't an option for the update it says I am already running the current version even though internet access is working fine.

Maybe linksys aren't allow IP addresses from outside the US, I am in Australia.

Chris, if you can find out how to use the ISO on a DMA2200 that would be great.

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Jeffg — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:16:06 GMT

John - I totally understand your frustration on the remote code issue. I thought that I had just learned the code incorrectly. I have not tried what you have tried, but I will need to work on it a little.

As for the .VOB issue. The Regedit will not allow DVD library to show up on the extender. I have heard a rumor that they will be able to be played with the next media center update, but it is an unconfirmed one.

There is a hack that allows you to get the DVD library to work, but it does not play the .VOB files, only mpeg2 files. Chris wrote a blog entry about it at the end of April this year.