Netflix load problems.

newbeeman · 12-30-2013, 10:30 AM

(Solved)I have been using Netflix on Mint 16 for some months, suddenly when accessing a video I get shunted to my wallpaper, no video. I can hear sound but no vision.
Tried uninstall and install 3 times.
I know the system is working as I can access via my desktop machine.
Any help, please?

dolphin_oracle · 12-30-2013, 11:02 AM

Are you using "netflix-desktop" or "pipelight"?

Did you happen to update your video driver or kernel lately?

Are you running full screen?

When you can hear the audio, trying hiting "F" to drop the screen to a window. You might also try F11.

I get this problem with certain intel graphics and acceleration in netflix-desktop and with any settings using "pipelight". I have no solution, but usually I can run either windowed or fullscreen, but not both.

newbeeman · 12-30-2013, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dolphin_oracle

Are you using "netflix-desktop" or "pipelight"?
Did you happen to update your video driver or kernel lately?
Are you running full screen?
When you can hear the audio, trying hiting "F" to drop the screen to a window. You might also try F11.
I get this problem with certain intel graphics and acceleration in netflix-desktop and with any settings using "pipelight". I have no solution, but usually I can run either windowed or fullscreen, but not both.

No updates to video/kernel that I'm aware of.
Have tried full screen and F11. I did try it in Virtualbox/Win7 setup, worked, but is not convenient.
Have posted this to other forums, but to date haven't found an answer.

newbeeman · 12-30-2013, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newbeeman

No updates to video/kernel that I'm aware of.
Have tried full screen and F11. I did try it in Virtualbox/Win7 setup, worked, but is not convenient.
Have posted this to other forums, but to date haven't found an answer.

An update on my problem. I have just tried accessing videos embedded in blogs. The video plays small screen but try full screen and it defaults to the start of the video.
I am totally at a loss, so would welcome some suggestions, please.

John VV · 12-30-2013, 08:07 PM

try using pipelite

the netflix desktop
is a custom wine and custom Microsoft version of Firefox
and is a bit iffy
it is a hack on top of a hack and that is hacked to work on top of more hacks

pipelite
installs the Microsoft windows firefox plugin IN A LINUX version of firefox on a linux OS

newbeeman · 12-30-2013, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

try using pipelite
the netflix desktop
is a custom wine and custom Microsoft version of Firefox
and is a bit iffy
it is a hack on top of a hack and that is hacked to work on top of more hacks
pipelite
installs the Microsoft windows firefox plugin IN A LINUX version of firefox on a linux OS

Tried that, no improvement. Can access start Netflix, moment I select a movie it scrambles the screen, locks up.

John VV · 12-30-2013, 08:46 PM

if you are using Gnome3
you might try using xfce or lxde or KDE

newbeeman · 12-30-2013, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

if you are using Gnome3
you might try using xfce or lxde or KDE

Nope, using Cinnamon. and Mint 16. I did find an entry suggesting adding a ia32-libs, did that, reinstalled Netflix from the package manager. Now I get a 'Firefox cannot load XPCOM'. the only thing I can find on that is dated 2005 and version 2.0. A bit out of date as Firefox is now on 26.0.

John VV · 12-30-2013, 09:30 PM

so you were trying to use a 64 bit version

use the 32 bit

newbeeman · 12-31-2013, 11:47 AM

Solved my problem.
Used https://github.com/crimsonmane/night...ki/ferret-wiki did a re-install and fixed the problem. Unsure what caused it, but don't care!!!!