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08-27-2014, 08:50 AM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2011
Location: Sweden
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 828
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Howto: Native Netflix on Slackware
Hi all,
Netflix seems to work natively with the new Google Chrome 38. I have collected the steps I took to make this work and I like to share this with all of you:
- Download the google chrome version 38 (unstable) from here: http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package...hrome-unstable. Chose either 32-bit or 64-bit.
- Download google-chrome.SlackBuild from /extra and install the deb-package.
- chmod 4755 /opt/google/chrome-[VERSION]/chrome-sandbox
- Install a User-Agent-plugin from here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...jiklpkjnoahfmg
- Add new User-Agent in User-Agent-plugin with following settings:
New User-Agent Name = Netflix
New User-Agent String = Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; Win 64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/38.0.2125.24 Safari/537.36 #Use your google-chrome version. My version is 38.0.2125.24.
Group = Chrome
Append = Replace
Indicator Flag = NX (or whatever you want)
Add a new Permanent Spoof List
Domain = netflix.com
User-Agent String = Netflix
- Upgrade mozilla-nss to at least 3.16.4.
- In Playback-settings chose HTML5 (In your Netflix-account).
and ...
Voila: http://s7.postimg.org/4eha1t6s9/snapshot11.png
EDIT: Fixed number 7.
Last edited by Bindestreck; 08-29-2014 at 12:52 PM.
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08-27-2014, 09:11 AM
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#2
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Slackware Contributor
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 8,559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bindestreck
(6)
Install Mono (Moonlight)
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If that is really needed, then this solution is broken from the start. Mono is dead as a door-nail. I thought the new Chrome had native support for Netflix in HTML5.
Eric
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08-27-2014, 09:23 AM
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#3
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Member
Registered: Jul 2011
Location: Sweden
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 828
Original Poster
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Sorry, there is an option in Netflix account where you chose HTML5.
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08-27-2014, 09:53 AM
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#4
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Member
Registered: Jan 2013
Location: France
Distribution: Slackware 14.1 32 bits
Posts: 211
Rep:
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Stupid question :
Netflix is available in Sweden ?
Because here, it's not.
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08-27-2014, 10:38 AM
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#5
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Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2009
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,993
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Still getting "Error Code: M7063-1913" loading a video. I'm told that this could be because I've also got pipelight installed. I tried disabling the plugin, same error. Seems a bit extreme to have to uninstall something. Anyone got a workaround?
Although I don't know why it would conflict. Isn't chrome not using NPAPI anymore? That is, chrome shouldn't be seeing a NPAPI plugin?
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08-27-2014, 03:55 PM
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#6
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Slackware Contributor
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 8,559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by garpu
Still getting "Error Code: M7063-1913" loading a video. I'm told that this could be because I've also got pipelight installed. I tried disabling the plugin, same error. Seems a bit extreme to have to uninstall something. Anyone got a workaround?
Although I don't know why it would conflict. Isn't chrome not using NPAPI anymore? That is, chrome shouldn't be seeing a NPAPI plugin?
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Chrome does not support NPAPI any longer, correct.
Your error "M7063-1913" may be related to outdated nss3 libraries, no idea what Slackware version you are running but I would think that on Slackware 14.1 with the updated mozilla-nss in /patches/packages or in Slackware-current that should not be an issue.
I have not tried the Chrome 37 but I am building chromium-37.0.2062.94 at the moment so anyone with a Netflix account can test that tomorrow or on friday.
Eric
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2 members found this post helpful.
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08-27-2014, 05:35 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2009
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,993
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Slackware 14, but I've patched, run ldconfig, and rebooted for good measure. Mozilla-nss is at least 3.16. Oh wait, it's probably not 3.16.2? Can try building something more current tomorrow.
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08-27-2014, 09:35 PM
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#8
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Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2009
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,993
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Success!
Steps for other people having the same issue:
I grabbed the slackbuild from the slackware64-14 directory for mozilla-nss, and the mozilla-nss 3.16.2 source. Built the new package, installed it, and Netflix works fine. Granted, I'm using chrome 38.0.2125.24.
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08-27-2014, 10:23 PM
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#9
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Member
Registered: Nov 2009
Location: Kansas, USA
Distribution: Slackware64-15.0
Posts: 865
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Quote:
Originally Posted by garpu
Success!
Steps for other people having the same issue:
I grabbed the slackbuild from the slackware64-14 directory for mozilla-nss, and the mozilla-nss 3.16.2 source. Built the new package, installed it, and Netflix works fine. Granted, I'm using chrome 38.0.2125.24.
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Thanks, garpu! Using your instructions, I upgraded mozilla-nss to 3.16.4, and combined with the instructions of the OP, I am now enjoying Netflix from the comfort of my browser.
Sweet success!!
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08-28-2014, 02:33 AM
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#10
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Member
Registered: Jul 2011
Location: Sweden
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 828
Original Poster
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nh3xus
Stupid question :
Netflix is available in Sweden ?
Because here, it's not.
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Yes, Netflix is available in Sweden.
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08-28-2014, 03:14 AM
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#11
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Member
Registered: Jul 2011
Location: Sweden
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 828
Original Poster
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I also got "Error Code: M7063-1913" on another machine, upgrading mozilla-nss to 3.16.4 solved it.
I add it in my first post.
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08-29-2014, 08:22 AM
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#12
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Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2009
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,993
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FYI, it works on v. 37.0.2062.94, as well. 
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08-29-2014, 08:26 AM
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#13
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Slackware Contributor
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 8,559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by garpu
FYI, it works on v. 37.0.2062.94, as well. 
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Good. I am still working on that chromium version, I needed to create a patch to prevent this version from segfaulting everytime you visit https://google.com or https://youtube.com :-(
What I also intend to start somewhere next week, is a regular build of a "chromium-dev" package, using the latest development sources. The build script is ready but my build box first needs to do the chromium and new libreoffice packages.
Eric
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08-29-2014, 01:54 PM
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#14
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Member
Registered: Jul 2011
Location: Sweden
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 828
Original Poster
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I just removed Windows on one of my media-machine that I used as Netflix-player, now with Slackware Current! Yeeeha.
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08-29-2014, 02:42 PM
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#15
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Senior Member
Registered: Oct 2009
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 1,993
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alien Bob
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Maybe it's an anti-procrastination mode? 
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