MsHarmonyPack v1.4 January-2012

Hello everybody,
we are proud to launch today and now the very last version of HarmonyPack, the v1.4.
This is the result of several days of testing, emails, posts.

Thanks to all Testers group, and specially to users: evr , Keltek, George.

MsHarmonyPack is compossed of:
- Custom Package (lgmenu) v108
- PipeManagement (PM) v3.7

The update can be done in two ways: (Choose among any of the two options below).
- Method 1: Reinstalling firmware from scratch. (With the trick of holding reset button while powering on, etc.)
- Method 2: Easily entering numeric code 987.

Method 1.
The URL of the new firmware and custom package is:
Download the file, unzip it, place two files in the usb key, and proceed like previous release firmware.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/684543/varios/ms450h/Firmwares/MSHarmonyPackv1.4/MSHarmonyPackv1_4a_Jan2012.zip

Method 2.
Only if you are user of previous version of HarmonyPack
If you use numeric code 987, at the start you will check volume bar to move.
This is to indicate a new version has been found, this is not progress bar.
Wait some minutes, and then restart.

At the end, you will have to check if you have right versions of the package and pm.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/684543/varios/ms450h/Firmwares/MSHarmonyPackv1.4/Versiones.jpg

Release Notes
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Script Custom1:931 Delete bookmark.db
Script Custom2:932 Rebuild of server DLNA. Use only if you know what you are doing, this will last for several
minutes, and will very high load the cpu of lg.
Script Custom3:933 Remount in write mode all devices and disk connected. Use only if oyu know what you are doing.
Red Button(Repeat) Its working is better now.
PM has been partially redesigned to avoit re-enters in busybox with system calls. sido rediseñado parcialmente para evitar re-entradas en busybox.
hd-idle is now available with its last version.


[As always we are not responsible for any damage your unit might suffer, or any lost of information].

Hello,
thanks for all the messages received.
Yes, this is valid also for our Australian friends Ms408 and 409.
Kind regards to you all.

vic1972 escribió:

HI !

I have updated using the method number 1 .
Putting the two files in a usb memory stick.
The LG displayed "UPGRAD" , the lighh on my memory stick was blinking, then at the end the LG displayed OK and reboot.
I have restored the configuration from a file in may computer after reconfiguring the network parameters.
All seem OK to me, but I have still V107 in the upper right corner of the control pannel !
How can I check that I have the new release ?
Many Thanks

Having the new package.tar.gz file in the usb, should be enought.
just restart lg having the usb connected,
automatically the install should be done.

If not, enter using telnet command and delete the root/custom/etc/version file.

then repeat again the process. good luck.

vic1972 escribió:Having the new package.tar.gz file in the usb, should be enought.
just restart lg having the usb connected,
automatically the install should be done.

If not, enter using telnet command and delete the root/custom/etc/version file.

then repeat again the process. good luck.

It was vot succesfull from the usb as you say. So I decide to copy the package.tar.gz to a tmp directory, then gzip -d , then tar xvf, and performupdate.sh
It seems ok now.
But I don't know if the MS400_101119_0128.img was perform .
Many Thanks

Hi, congrats my friend.
Now, to make sure first part is installed well, you have to see PM version 3.7 in the lgmenu.
Regards

vic1972 escribió:Hi, congrats my friend.
Now, to make sure first part is installed well, you have to see PM version 3.7 in the lgmenu.
Regards

Many thanks ; I see the "PM v3.7" in the top right corner !
And my "remote.php" is working again now. There were a javascript error before.
Bests regards.

Hi,
I installed new firmware from HarmonyPack 1.4. I think everything is OK because when i restart my
LG MS450H is immediately going to TV channels. I have a problem to install Custom-KV-v108-IV.tar.gz.
I can't connect through web server . I have package.tar.gz file on my usb stick and then i switch off and switch on LG450H. Usb is blinking few times but there is not restarting after 10 min.
With filezilla i check and root/custom/etc/version don’t exist.
Trough telnet I have this:
root@Venus:~# /usr/local/etc/starthddservices.sh
swapon: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2: Device or resource busy
/usr/local/etc/starthddservice.sh: line 107: ./performUpdate.sh not found
Can anyone help me?
Regards

Hello san_gin,

it should go smoothly;
on any event, try to delete any existing file /root/etc/version
and then try again.

if not,
a couple of message before, there are some instructions.
basically:
copy the package.tar.gz to a tmp directory, then gzip -d , then tar xvf, and performupdate.sh


good luck

Hello Vic,

I try what you suggest to me. This is result:
Venus login: root
Password:
root@Venus:~# cd tmp
root@Venus:/tmp# ls
Custom-KV-v108-IV.tar.gz hdd php.socket-0
IMS hddmedia ramfs
IMSMETA hddservice.log run
PM_version lib smb
PipeManagement.log lock usbmounts
appout log www
command_sender.txt net
empty netb
root@Venus:/tmp# gzip -d Custom-KV-v108-IV.tar.gz
root@Venus:/tmp# ls
Custom-KV-v108-IV.tar hdd php.socket-0
IMS hddmedia ramfs
IMSMETA hddservice.log run
PM_version lib smb
PipeManagement.log lock usbmounts
appout log www
command_sender.txt net
empty netb
root@Venus:/tmp# tar -xvf Custom-KV-v108-IV.tar
Custom-KV-v108-IV/
Custom-KV-v108-IV/etc.tar
Custom-KV-v108-IV/var.tar
Custom-KV-v108-IV/performUpdate.sh
Custom-KV-v108-IV/full.tar
- <= blinking cursor

After last line cursor is blinking forever and i need reset LGMS450H.

I am using Win7 and telnet.

What else can i Try?

Thanks and best regards

san_gin

PS: I found that during first installation Custom-KV-v108-IV.tar.gz file is copied into /tmp/hdd/volumes/HDD1/lg/installation
directory and 4 untar files are in /tmp/hdd/volumes/HDD1/lg/installation/Custom-KV-v108-IV directory.

EDIT2: If I execute /tmp/hdd/volumes/HDD1/lg/installation/Custom-KV-v108-IV/performUpdate.sh result is:

Venus login: root
Password:
root@Venus:~# /tmp/hdd/volumes/HDD1/lg/installation/Custom-KV-v108-IV/performUpd
ate.sh
Checking current version...
MS Harmony home directory already exists. Comparing version...
MS Harmony is not installed. Installing...
Installing...
tar: can't open 'full.tar': No such file or directory
tar: can't open 'etc.tar': No such file or directory
tar: can't open 'var.tar': No such file or directory
Installation complete.
/tmp/hdd/volumes/HDD1/lg/installation/Custom-KV-v108-IV/performUpdate.sh: line 50: can't create /tmp/hdd/root/custom/etc/version: nonexistent directory
Rebooting...
root@Venus:~#

Connection to host lost.
-----

san_gin

EDIT 3
This is part of performUpdate.sh

# Unpack archives
tar -C $chome -xf ${archive1}
tar -C $chome -xf ${archive2}
tar -C $chome -xf ${archive3}
Is this mean that files full.tar ,etc.tar,var.tar must be on /tmp/hdd/root/custom directory?

san_gin


EDIT 4

Copied full etc and var.tar to /tmp/hdd/root/custom/ directory and:

Venus login: root
Password:
root@Venus:~# cd /tmp/hdd/root/custom/
root@Venus:~/custom# ls
root@Venus:~/custom# ls
etc.tar full.tar var.tar
root@Venus:~/custom# ls -l
total 87387
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 276480 Mar 6 23:35 etc.tar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 88227840 Mar 6 23:35 full.tar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 624640 Mar 6 23:35 var.tar
root@Venus:~/custom# chmod 777 *.tar
root@Venus:~/custom# ls -l
total 87387
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 276480 Mar 6 23:35 etc.tar
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 88227840 Mar 6 23:35 full.tar
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 624640 Mar 6 23:35 var.tar
root@Venus:~/custom# /tmp/hdd/volumes/HDD1/lg/installation/Custom-KV-v108-IV/per
formUpdate.sh
Checking current version...
MS Harmony home directory already exists. Comparing version...
MS Harmony is not installed. Installing...
Installing...
tar: can't open 'full.tar': No such file or directory
tar: can't open 'etc.tar': No such file or directory
tar: can't open 'var.tar': No such file or directory
Installation complete.
/tmp/hdd/volumes/HDD1/lg/installation/Custom-KV-v108-IV/performUpdate.sh: line 5
0: can't create /tmp/hdd/root/custom/etc/version: nonexistent directory
Rebooting...
sh: getcwd: No such file or directory
root@Venus:(unknown)#

Connection to host lost.
-------

Brain storming continue.

San_gin

woww
Hope someone or Keltek could help you better.

It is strange, in one point, it says that it cannot create custom folder; you have hard disk internal right?


Try again the normal install (custom in usb and reboot);
but this time do initialli a full delete of cultom folder rm -R /root/custom
good luck

Many Thanks, Vic1972,

I solved the problem line 107: ./performUpdate.sh not found using this guide:
https://ms450.forosactivos.net/t764p20-nuevo-custom-firmware-msharmony-pack-v14-enero-2012#6938.

When I edit starthddservices.sh with Notepad (Win7) or with TextEdit (Mac), is not working.
After using vi Editor everything is OK.

Thanks to everybody involved in this great project.

Best Regards,

san_gin

Sorry for late reply. You can use dos2unix/unix2dos utilities which are included on the box (in busybox).
This is very frequent issue with bash script editing - line end definition.

Hello from France;

I would like to thank all the great contributors for this project (Vic1972, Keltek,testers, ... )
I've been reading this forum - and the french one as well of course :-) and been using this custom software for about 1 and half year now.
I real great pleasure to access records using Web base or SSH, being able to rename, schedule them, ....

A very nice piece of software.

The concept of the MS4x0 is excellent: getting a central system being able record TV and share this though the other device in the house.
It's a pity that LG has not followed by supporting their baby.

Luckily, you are there to enhance the product.

I've upgraded to latest version as well. I did also have to proceed manually for the custom binary.
Upgrade seems OK now.
Again, many many thanks.
Patrick

Me, and I hope all of the contributors (I would namely highlight the Victor, Jirka (aka George) and Evr, sorry for those I didn't mention) are very, very pleased while reading your message, Patrick It brings some satisfaction to us and we know the effort we spent a lot of time, not in vain.
So thank you for your encouraging message.

Hello to everybody, I'm Giuseppe from Italy. I'm not able to update my MS400 to the last version. As Vic correctly suggested me, I past my questions here and I hope it's the right place.
First af all, some answers to Vic:

1) my LG is an Australian one MS409D (500GB HDD, without scart connector), so I think it is a standard MS400. In Italy this equipment has not been sold.

2) the FW installed is 20091209C and after start up, it comes directly on DTV and doesn't stay in menu.

3) is there a way to force update via lan cable (I mean via telnet, this connection works well)?

Said this, below you can see the problem I have.

Many thanks to ALL the group for the help you could give me.

Ciao


Dear Vic, I'm Giuseppe ( Italian), I'm new of this forum, and first af all many thanks for your great work on MS400.
I' m writing you because I'm not able to upgrade my MS400 with the new FW and harmony pack V1.4. I tried with other old versions but the result is always the same.
In the menu of my ms400 I see FW vers. 20091209C but it is impossible to update it.
I followed the procedure: both the files are in the usb root (MS400_101119_128.img + Custom-KV-v108-IV.tar.gz). Switch off lg, insert the usb, switch on pushing for 10 sec the round button in the front-not the reset one, but the MS400 starts normally (I see the led of usb key blinking). I tried with other usb key but the result is the same.
If I try to update the FW from the network, it finds the original new one, download it but at the end of download the screen frooze, nothing happeans and I've to reset the lg that starts normally.
I red many posts (in spanish) on the forum but nothing that can help me. Do you have any suggestion or trick to help me?

Many thanks in advance for your help

Gracias y Ciao

Giuseppe

Hello Giuseppe,
welcome to the forum!!!

Yes, right place to ask.

AFAIK 409 with the hd500G it is equivalent to the MS450H (european version).
But anyway, they are all four similar machines ...

If not an indiscrete question, how does an Italian guy ends with an Australian equipment ...?

Our custom firmware, is compossed of two parts, with two installation phase:

<<
2) the FW installed is 20091209C and after start up, it comes directly on DTV and doesn't stay in menu.
>>

This is the right clue to know that first part of the installation went well. (this is the firmware part .img file)


<<
3) is there a way to force update via lan cable (I mean via telnet, this connection works well)?
>>

Now you need to assign the lg an ip address, and now from your pc you should open this ip in a web browser,
then you will see the nice lg menu which the many different options.
Please note that the lgmenu web server takes around 1 minute to start.

If you are not able to see lg menu, you will need to find out the reason the second part of install does not work,
the pacakge.tar.gz file in the usb menu.

I recommend to connect via telnet and try a manual install, by uncompresing the tar.gz and then execute the perfomUpdate.sh file.
then paste here the log if any issue.

You can also google translate from Spanish-Italian the spanish part of this firmware.

Also Keltek user is around, chief designer of lgmenu, and could help.

Good luck.

Hola Vic, just some answers:

1) I bought the MS409D on the web and it works more or less fine.

2) I think there is inside a custom FW but not the last one: when I try to update I had never seen "UPDAT" (start pushing the round button with usb inserted) and the system starts alway in normal mode going in DTV. I don't see the lg menu from web browser.

Anyway, in the next days I'll try to install manually the lg menu as you suggested me.... I'll keep you informed....

Gracias y Ciao

vic1972 escribió:Hello Giuseppe,
welcome to the forum!!!

Yes, right place to ask.

AFAIK 409 with the hd500G it is equivalent to the MS450H (european version).
But anyway, they are all four similar machines ...

If not an indiscrete question, how does an Italian guy ends with an Australian equipment ...?

Our custom firmware, is compossed of two parts, with two installation phase:

<<
2) the FW installed is 20091209C and after start up, it comes directly on DTV and doesn't stay in menu.
>>

This is the right clue to know that first part of the installation went well. (this is the firmware part .img file)


<<
3) is there a way to force update via lan cable (I mean via telnet, this connection works well)?
>>

Now you need to assign the lg an ip address, and now from your pc you should open this ip in a web browser,
then you will see the nice lg menu which the many different options.
Please note that the lgmenu web server takes around 1 minute to start.

If you are not able to see lg menu, you will need to find out the reason the second part of install does not work,
the pacakge.tar.gz file in the usb menu.

I recommend to connect via telnet and try a manual install, by uncompresing the tar.gz and then execute the perfomUpdate.sh file.
then paste here the log if any issue.

You can also google translate from Spanish-Italian the spanish part of this firmware.

Also Keltek user is around, chief designer of lgmenu, and could help.

Good luck.

I can't access LG through browser.
I can't set the TV channels in the proper order.

I just upgraded again to Harmony 1.4, because I couldn't access to the LG Menu through the web browser and sort the TV channels.
So I thought "maybe I should retry the upgrade"

The firmware upgrade wen't well, But I can't seem to manage to make it intall the LGmenu v6\Custom-KV-v108-IV.tar.gz
I unzipped both files on the USB key and proceded like this :

• off/on with the front button
  
• hold the rec button on the front until LG logo appears
  
• let the update finish
  
• see the mahcine switch off and on
  
• answer all the configuration questions
  
• and then ... nothing more
  

the channels are all set, everything is set, even the network.
I tried to access http://192.168.0.11/ (checked Ip of the LG) and I got nothing
I tried telnet and It asked me for Venus login/pwd, I don't know them.
I tried root/1234 and root/root ...

EDIT 2013.30.21:
I found login/pwd
usr:root
password:mugung
I will try these tomorrow.

What can I do ?
Should I try a telnet installation ?

Hello,
all times i have installed is working fine for me.
This part of installatin is Keltek, hopefully he can help a bit.
in the meantime, check this post where the users do a manual install.
BR, and good luck

https://ms450.forosactivos.net/t764p20-nuevo-custom-firmware-msharmony-pack-v14-enero-2012#6938