[opensuse] Netflix on OpenSuse 42.3
I am running Thunderbird 52.7, X86_64, under leap 42.3. I am trying to get Netflix running under opensuse. I searched the "Unofficial guide to openSuse Leap 42.3" and found no mention of Netflix. With a Google search I found many proposed solutions, but many earlier solutions via Windows were obsoleted by time. I can not find a Netflix app under Mozilla extensions, though there are a few other apps that enhance Netflix, with the assumption that it is running. I found one page that stated that, after a long period of time, "Linux Users Can Easily Watch Netflix On Firefox". Basically the addition of HTML5 allowed the breakthrough. Can anybody shed light on the steps required to bring up Netflix on Leap 42.3? Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On May 8, 2018 6:21:42 PM PDT, don fisher <hdf3@comcast.net> wrote:
I am running Thunderbird 52.7, X86_64, under leap 42.3. I am trying to get Netflix running under opensuse. I searched the "Unofficial guide to
openSuse Leap 42.3" and found no mention of Netflix. With a Google search I found many proposed solutions, but many earlier solutions via Windows were obsoleted by time.
I can not find a Netflix app under Mozilla extensions, though there are a few other apps that enhance Netflix, with the assumption that it is running. I found one page that stated that, after a long period of time, "Linux Users Can Easily Watch Netflix On Firefox". Basically the addition of HTML5 allowed the breakthrough.
Can anybody shed light on the steps required to bring up Netflix on Leap 42.3?
Don
What does Thunderbird have to do with this? Historically one runs Netflix in any random browser. You seem to be looking for an application. Why? -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 05/08/2018 07:57 PM, John Andersen wrote:
On May 8, 2018 6:21:42 PM PDT, don fisher <hdf3@comcast.net> wrote:
I am running Thunderbird 52.7, X86_64, under leap 42.3. I am trying to get Netflix running under opensuse. I searched the "Unofficial guide to
openSuse Leap 42.3" and found no mention of Netflix. With a Google search I found many proposed solutions, but many earlier solutions via Windows were obsoleted by time.
I can not find a Netflix app under Mozilla extensions, though there are a few other apps that enhance Netflix, with the assumption that it is running. I found one page that stated that, after a long period of time, "Linux Users Can Easily Watch Netflix On Firefox". Basically the addition of HTML5 allowed the breakthrough.
Can anybody shed light on the steps required to bring up Netflix on Leap 42.3?
Don
What does Thunderbird have to do with this?
Historically one runs Netflix in any random browser. You seem to be looking for an application. Why?
I tried to make it clear that I do not know what I am looking for. My error was stating Thunderbird, when I meant Firefox 52.7.3. I have been chasing this for hours, made a stupid mistake, swapping Mozilla apps. I was really trying Firefox. So how is it done? Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
* don fisher <hdf3@comcast.net> [01-01-70 12:34]: [...]
I tried to make it clear that I do not know what I am looking for. My error was stating Thunderbird, when I meant Firefox 52.7.3. I have been chasing this for hours, made a stupid mistake, swapping Mozilla apps. I was really trying Firefox.
So how is it done?
did you even try directing your browser to netflix? -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet freenode -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 05/08/2018 08:42 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* don fisher <hdf3@comcast.net> [01-01-70 12:34]: [...]
I tried to make it clear that I do not know what I am looking for. My error was stating Thunderbird, when I meant Firefox 52.7.3. I have been chasing this for hours, made a stupid mistake, swapping Mozilla apps. I was really trying Firefox.
So how is it done?
did you even try directing your browser to netflix?
Yes, received a display of different source mater. When I clicked on a suggested movie, I received: Whoops, something went wrong... Unexpected Error There was an unexpected error. Please reload the page and try again. Error code:U13010 From Netflix, If you experience the error code UI3010 on your computer, it typically points to information stored on your browser that needs to be refreshed, or to a network connectivity issue. Follow the troubleshooting steps below to resolve the issue. I don't know what to pursue here. Shockwave Flash 29.0 r0 is set to always activate. DRM is enabled in my Firefox. Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Hi, I tried different approaches to get Netflix to work with Firefox on Leap 42.3, but no luck. Using Chrome works perfectly, although I'm not a big fan and would like to avoid it. I upgraded to Leap 15 recently but still can't use Firefox for Netflix, so I stick with Chrome for that purpose. I'd be curious how to make it work, though. Eugen Zitat von don fisher <hdf3@comcast.net>:
On 05/08/2018 08:42 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* don fisher <hdf3@comcast.net> [01-01-70 12:34]: [...]
I tried to make it clear that I do not know what I am looking for. My error was stating Thunderbird, when I meant Firefox 52.7.3. I have been chasing this for hours, made a stupid mistake, swapping Mozilla apps. I was really trying Firefox.
So how is it done?
did you even try directing your browser to netflix?
Yes, received a display of different source mater. When I clicked on a suggested movie, I received:
Whoops, something went wrong... Unexpected Error There was an unexpected error. Please reload the page and try again.
Error code:U13010
From Netflix, If you experience the error code UI3010 on your computer, it typically points to information stored on your browser that needs to be refreshed, or to a network connectivity issue. Follow the troubleshooting steps below to resolve the issue.
I don't know what to pursue here. Shockwave Flash 29.0 r0 is set to always activate. DRM is enabled in my Firefox.
Don
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Le 09/05/2018 à 09:08, Eugen Block a écrit :
Hi,
I tried different approaches to get Netflix to work with Firefox on Leap 42.3, but no luck.
no problem here, but I'm in France, may be they are some differences based on country? jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
don fisher wrote:
On 05/08/2018 08:42 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* don fisher <hdf3@comcast.net> [01-01-70 12:34]: [...]
I tried to make it clear that I do not know what I am looking for. My error was stating Thunderbird, when I meant Firefox 52.7.3. I have been chasing this for hours, made a stupid mistake, swapping Mozilla apps. I was really trying Firefox.
So how is it done?
did you even try directing your browser to netflix?
Yes, received a display of different source mater. When I clicked on a suggested movie, I received:
Whoops, something went wrong... Unexpected Error There was an unexpected error. Please reload the page and try again.
I'm neither using FF nor Netflix. That said, on first hand make sure that all videos on https://www.quirksmode.org/html5/tests/video.html do work. There was another one, for DRM-protected videos, but I cannot find the link ATM - maybe someone here knows/remembers. Else use Chrome, make netflix your start page and (only) use it for that.... Almost as good as a separate application (though likely a quite bloated one ;^>) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 05/09/2018 06:00 AM, Peter Suetterlin wrote:
don fisher wrote:
On 05/08/2018 08:42 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* don fisher <hdf3@comcast.net> [01-01-70 12:34]: [...]
I tried to make it clear that I do not know what I am looking for. My error was stating Thunderbird, when I meant Firefox 52.7.3. I have been chasing this for hours, made a stupid mistake, swapping Mozilla apps. I was really trying Firefox.
So how is it done?
did you even try directing your browser to netflix?
Yes, received a display of different source mater. When I clicked on a suggested movie, I received:
Whoops, something went wrong... Unexpected Error There was an unexpected error. Please reload the page and try again.
I'm neither using FF nor Netflix.
That said, on first hand make sure that all videos on https://www.quirksmode.org/html5/tests/video.html do work. There was another one, for DRM-protected videos, but I cannot find the link ATM - maybe someone here knows/remembers.
I could see all those videos just fine but still not able to watch Netflix until I enabled DRM. And that's all I had to do. I'm running Leap-15 Beta though. Don't know about Leap-42.3. Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Mark Hounschell wrote:
On 05/09/2018 06:00 AM, Peter Suetterlin wrote:
That said, on first hand make sure that all videos on https://www.quirksmode.org/html5/tests/video.html do work. There was another one, for DRM-protected videos, but I cannot find the link ATM - maybe someone here knows/remembers.
I could see all those videos just fine but still not able to watch Netflix until I enabled DRM. And that's all I had to do. I'm running Leap-15 Beta though. Don't know about Leap-42.3.
Good to hear :) FTR, I found the DRM test site in the meantime: https://demo.castlabs.com/ (the ones tagged 'DRM', obviously) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Wed, May 09, Mark Hounschell wrote:
On 05/09/2018 06:00 AM, Peter Suetterlin wrote:
don fisher wrote:
On 05/08/2018 08:42 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* don fisher <hdf3@comcast.net> [01-01-70 12:34]: [...]
I tried to make it clear that I do not know what I am looking for. My error was stating Thunderbird, when I meant Firefox 52.7.3. I have been chasing this for hours, made a stupid mistake, swapping Mozilla apps. I was really trying Firefox.
So how is it done?
did you even try directing your browser to netflix?
Yes, received a display of different source mater. When I clicked on a suggested movie, I received:
Whoops, something went wrong... Unexpected Error There was an unexpected error. Please reload the page and try again.
I'm neither using FF nor Netflix.
That said, on first hand make sure that all videos on https://www.quirksmode.org/html5/tests/video.html do work. There was another one, for DRM-protected videos, but I cannot find the link ATM - maybe someone here knows/remembers.
I could see all those videos just fine but still not able to watch Netflix until I enabled DRM. And that's all I had to do. I'm running Leap-15 Beta though. Don't know about Leap-42.3.
Same. Works For Me™ in both chrome and FF, assuming I've enabled DRM and allowed all the requisite javascript sources (yeah, I run NoScript and its chrome breathren) Used to always use chrome, but oddly enough, some of the controls break there for me now, and _work_ in FF. Go figure. Happy cinemating Michael -- Michael Fischer michael@visv.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Michael Fischer composed on 2018-05-10 14:00 (UTC-0400):
...still not able to watch Netflix until I enabled DRM. And that's all I had to do. I'm running Leap-15 Beta though. Don't know about Leap-42.3.
Same. Works For Me™ in both chrome and FF, assuming I've enabled DRM
How/where does one "enable" DRM? -- "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Whatever else you get, get wisdom." Proverbs 4:7 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 05/10/2018 02:50 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
Michael Fischer composed on 2018-05-10 14:00 (UTC-0400):
...still not able to watch Netflix until I enabled DRM. And that's all I had to do. I'm running Leap-15 Beta though. Don't know about Leap-42.3.
Same. Works For Me™ in both chrome and FF, assuming I've enabled DRM
How/where does one "enable" DRM?
Edit/Preferences then look for Digital Rights Management (DRM) Content Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 10/05/2018 à 20:53, Mark Hounschell a écrit :
Edit/Preferences then look for Digital Rights Management (DRM) Content
in contents jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 05/10/2018 03:02 PM, jdd@dodin.org wrote:
Le 10/05/2018 à 20:53, Mark Hounschell a écrit :
Edit/Preferences then look for Digital Rights Management (DRM) Content
in contents jdd
On my Leap-15 it's in the General section Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 10/05/2018 à 21:17, Mark Hounschell a écrit :
On 05/10/2018 03:02 PM, jdd@dodin.org wrote:
Le 10/05/2018 à 20:53, Mark Hounschell a écrit :
Edit/Preferences then look for Digital Rights Management (DRM) Content
in contents jdd
On my Leap-15 it's in the General section
Mark
here it's firefox 52.7.3 (64 bits) no reason to change between distro (but may be with language - french here) jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 09/05/2018 à 03:21, don fisher a écrit :
I am running Thunderbird 52.7, X86_64, under leap 42.3. I am trying to get Netflix running under opensuse. I searched the "Unofficial guide to openSuse Leap 42.3" and found no mention of Netflix. With a Google search I found many proposed solutions, but many earlier solutions via Windows were obsoleted by time.
I can not find a Netflix app under Mozilla extensions, though there are a few other apps that enhance Netflix, with the assumption that it is running. I found one page that stated that, after a long period of time, "Linux Users Can Easily Watch Netflix On Firefox". Basically the addition of HTML5 allowed the breakthrough.
Can anybody shed light on the steps required to bring up Netflix on Leap 42.3?
Don
I use netflix from firefox without any problem, though I have a fiber connection. It may happen (even on android app) that one have the message about bad network, but it's enough to redo and it works o special config, 42.3 upto date jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 05/08/2018 06:21 PM, don fisher wrote:
I am running Thunderbird 52.7, X86_64, under leap 42.3. I am trying to get Netflix running under opensuse. I searched the "Unofficial guide to openSuse Leap 42.3" and found no mention of Netflix. With a Google search I found many proposed solutions, but many earlier solutions via Windows were obsoleted by time.
I can not find a Netflix app under Mozilla extensions, though there are a few other apps that enhance Netflix, with the assumption that it is running. I found one page that stated that, after a long period of time, "Linux Users Can Easily Watch Netflix On Firefox". Basically the addition of HTML5 allowed the breakthrough.
Can anybody shed light on the steps required to bring up Netflix on Leap 42.3?
Don
I received a new message "We're having trouble playing Netflix on your browser, Please make sure you are on an official version of Firefox". What does official version mean? Is there a way to upgrade from 52.7.3 to a later version to make sure all is consistent? Very confusing. Everything works but Netflix. Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 10/05/2018 à 01:46, don fisher a écrit :
What does official version mean? Is there a way to upgrade from 52.7.3 to a later version to make sure all is consistent?
Very confusing. Everything works but Netflix.
I have 52.7.3 (64 bits) and all works as expected, including netflix jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 05/09/2018 10:42 PM, jdd@dodin.org wrote:
Le 10/05/2018 à 01:46, don fisher a écrit :
What does official version mean? Is there a way to upgrade from 52.7.3 to a later version to make sure all is consistent?
Very confusing. Everything works but Netflix.
I have
52.7.3 (64 bits)
and all works as expected, including netflix
jdd Don't know where to go from here. The "official version" error really confuses me. I don't know how to get a nonofficial version! The error messages from Netflix are ambiguous and useless, as well as is their tech support. They must give those folks an IQ test to assure they are dumb enough for the job.
Packages like Firefox are so complex, maybe by necessity, that I cannot understand what is going on in all of the sub directories. Don't know how to edit a profile or anything else except within the application. My next approach is to try a beta Leap 15 and see if it works there. Any suggestions welcome. I do not want to loose all of the adjustments I have made, so want an upgrade rather than a reinstall. Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 10/05/2018 à 21:30, don fisher a écrit :
Don't know where to go from here
as far as I remember I had nothing to do from defaults, but any previous change apply and I can't list them :-( - no flash plugin for example netflix, right now https://ncloud.zaclys.com/index.php/s/9VOyqwU7dPpsanV
how to edit a profile or anything else except within the application.
My next approach is to try a beta Leap 15 and see if it works there. Any suggestions welcome. I do not want to loose all of the adjustments I have made, so want an upgrade rather than a reinstall.
better try different browser version :-), mine is 52.7.3 (64 bits) on leap 42.3 on tv I use a cheap (chinese) android box (around $40 with remote) jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 05/10/2018 12:47 PM, jdd@dodin.org wrote:
Le 10/05/2018 à 21:30, don fisher a écrit :
Don't know where to go from here
as far as I remember I had nothing to do from defaults, but any previous change apply and I can't list them :-( - no flash plugin for example
netflix, right now
https://ncloud.zaclys.com/index.php/s/9VOyqwU7dPpsanV
how to edit a profile or anything else except within the application.
My next approach is to try a beta Leap 15 and see if it works there. Any suggestions welcome. I do not want to loose all of the adjustments I have made, so want an upgrade rather than a reinstall.
better try different browser version :-), mine is 52.7.3 (64 bits) on leap 42.3
on tv I use a cheap (chinese) android box (around $40 with remote)
jdd
Thanks. I can get ti the Netflix home page, but when I try to play a movie it says: Whoops, something went wrong... Netflix Video Player Unavailable We're having trouble playing Netflix on your browser. Please make sure you are on an official version of Firefox. Error Code: F7355 But YouTube and others play fine. I don't know what they are looking for. I think it is a canned error message that may not be relevant. Can't find anybody at Netflix that can discuss such details. Don -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Le 10/05/2018 à 21:59, don fisher a écrit :
Thanks. I can get ti the Netflix home page, but when I try to play a movie it says:
I have no problem to run the movies, no idea what you have :-( I even could record a movie (with screen capture) jdd -- http://dodin.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
don fisher wrote:
Thanks. I can get ti the Netflix home page, but when I try to play a movie it says:
Whoops, something went wrong... Netflix Video Player Unavailable We're having trouble playing Netflix on your browser. Please make sure you are on an official version of Firefox.
Error Code: F7355
Can you play the Big Buck Bunny videos on https://demo.castlabs.com/? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 05/11/2018 06:47 AM, Peter Suetterlin wrote:
don fisher wrote:
Thanks. I can get ti the Netflix home page, but when I try to play a movie it says:
Whoops, something went wrong... Netflix Video Player Unavailable We're having trouble playing Netflix on your browser. Please make sure you are on an official version of Firefox.
Error Code: F7355
Can you play the Big Buck Bunny videos on https://demo.castlabs.com/?
On my leap 42.3 system I was able to see the Big Buck Bunny videos but was unable to watch Netflix. But as soon as I set my "User Agent Overrrider" back to default, I could then watch Netflix. Regards Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Fri, May 11, Mark Hounschell wrote:
On 05/11/2018 06:47 AM, Peter Suetterlin wrote:
don fisher wrote:
Thanks. I can get ti the Netflix home page, but when I try to play a movie it says:
Whoops, something went wrong... Netflix Video Player Unavailable We're having trouble playing Netflix on your browser. Please make sure you are on an official version of Firefox.
Error Code: F7355
Can you play the Big Buck Bunny videos on https://demo.castlabs.com/?
On my leap 42.3 system I was able to see the Big Buck Bunny videos but was unable to watch Netflix. But as soon as I set my "User Agent Overrrider" back to default, I could then watch Netflix.
For those having trouble, I wonder if you're filtering javascript sources, either through an FF add-on (e.g. NoScript), or via /etc/hosts, firewall? Michael -- Michael Fischer michael@visv.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Good morning, during the weekend I tried to watch Netflix with Firefox on my Leap 15 again, and it worked fine. I know that there were many updates available - which I installed - but I can't really tell if those were required before Netflix could work, but now it does so all is good. :-) Eugen Zitat von Michael Fischer <michael@visv.net>:
On Fri, May 11, Mark Hounschell wrote:
don fisher wrote:
Thanks. I can get ti the Netflix home page, but when I try to
On 05/11/2018 06:47 AM, Peter Suetterlin wrote: play a movie
it says:
Whoops, something went wrong... Netflix Video Player Unavailable We're having trouble playing Netflix on your browser. Please make sure you are on an official version of Firefox.
Error Code: F7355
Can you play the Big Buck Bunny videos on https://demo.castlabs.com/?
On my leap 42.3 system I was able to see the Big Buck Bunny videos but was unable to watch Netflix. But as soon as I set my "User Agent Overrrider" back to default, I could then watch Netflix.
For those having trouble, I wonder if you're filtering javascript sources, either through an FF add-on (e.g. NoScript), or via /etc/hosts, firewall?
Michael -- Michael Fischer michael@visv.net
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