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Since I updated my laptop to Mac OS Catalina 10.15.4 and safari to 13.1, my Netflix has stopped working on my safari browser. I have tried to watch Netflix on google chrome and used another laptop with an earlier version of the OS and safari and it works perfectly. Anyone else having the same issue?
You can also try Safari Technology Preview. Go to Safari/Preferences/Advanced and check Show Develop menu in menu bar. Go to the Develop menu and select Get Safari Technology Preview. Open from the Applications folder.
Try setting up another admin user account in System Preferences/Users & Groups to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.
Hi guys. The Microsoft Edge is my favorite browser of all times, really, but not when I try to watch netflix or other video streaming services, it always breaks, I have no ideia what to do anymore. Always when I try to play something there's an error and then I need to reload over and over again, sometimes even when I just play the video it stop working when I try to play again. Help me to keep using this best browser that I've ever seen.
I've ever tried to disable hardware acceleration, enable DRM content, install Microsoft Silverlight and a lot of other things, but I didn't get to watch so far without an error I keep receiving these error codes: D7356-7701 and others related. Is there's still something that can be done to really fix theses erros or I just have to be patient and wait for news versions of the browser?
Before you start troubleshooting Google Chrome, you should rule out any issues with your internet connection. You can accomplish this by opening another website, such as YouTube, and streaming any video.
You can try disabling the hardware acceleration feature momentarily to see if that helps. To do so, type chrome://settings/system in the address bar at the top and press Enter. Then, turn off the switch next to Use hardware acceleration when available.
Experiencing problems with Netflix is perhaps the last thing you would want during your free time. One of the above fixes should help you fix the Netflix not working issue in Google Chrome for good. However, if nothing seems to work, you can consider switching to an alternative browser such as Brave or Firefox as a last resort.
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Yes it looks like a problem of codecs if you use firefox, (in google chrome it is not a problem becouse it come with its own privative codecs) but in anyway you can install the codecs if you didnt install them before and you are using firefox in netflix, -US/quick-docs/assembly_installing-plugins-for-playing-movies-and-music/
If it does work only with to enable DRM so perfect. Remeber that if you have problems with others videos with firefox it can be a problem of codecs, in case you can install them like commented before. Cool you have your netflix working!.
On my debian installation I installed chromium 39 and the latest version of libnss3, netflix failed to play. I tried on my ubuntu installation and it too failed. I tried installing chrome from the website and it WORKED. I looked at the version of chrome and chromium. They're both 39.0.2171.XY. AFAIK chrome 38+ works.
You will need that plugin installed to chromium for it to work. You might also add the google talk plugin and pdf plugin while you're at it, but if you do so you pretty much just installed chrome as those are some of the primary differences.
In fact, though, until late summer 2015 you couldn't install that component singly to chromium - we can chalk that one up to another (short-lived) win for Digital Restrictive Management, I guess. With some serious downtime and expert hacking you might be able to compile your own package (a chromium compile is no Sunday drive, by the way) - but you might have to hack the plugin out of chrome.
As of August 2015, though, you can now install the Widevine module separately as the chromium maintainer has patched the source to accept its use. For example, on an Arch Linux system there is the chromium-widevine AUR package. Have a look at its PKGBUILD script to see how it's done - it doesn't look very complicated. Essentially the chrome...deb debian package file is downloaded, from it are extracted only a few Widevine relevant files, their version numbers captured, and then these are copied into the relevant chromium installation paths.
There is also the Pipelight project which should enable you to use the Silverlight plugin (via wine) to watch Netflix video (and so not the HTML5 method which works with chrome) in chromium. It is a somewhat heavy-handed approach in my opinion, but it is a popular option.
Let me share two stories with you in that regard. In April, a young dad visited the public library where I work. He appeared interested in using the public computers our library offers. It turns out someone had stolen his family's only computer, a Macbook, and his tax return was due that day. When I learned about his predicament, I asked, "Would you like to borrow a Linux laptop until your family buys another laptop?" He perked up and asked, "Does this library lend laptops?" I replied, "The library doesn't, but I do. You can bring this back to me after you're done with it."
I purposely didn't ask him for his phone number. His trust had been betrayed and it was vital for this nice community member to be now bathed in trust. He asked me, "How do I return the laptop?" My answer: "You walk up to me and hand it to me when you're done using it. Here is my email address, in case you have any questions about it."
Another community resident recently called me frantically, "My Windows desktop computer stopped working. I need to be online and I don't have money to buy a replacement." My answer: "Let me stop by after work and loan you the Linux desktop I have in the trunk of my car. I'll find you a donated Windows desktop, but it's going to take me about a month or so." I was able to find her a nice donated Windows 10 desktop and the Linux loaner suited her needs very well during the interim. I loved her comment to me when she returned the Linux loaner: "I loved exploring Linux and except for the fact that Linux doesn't run Hulu. I'd gladly switch from being a Windows user to being a Linux user."
My reply to her was, "I want you to use the computer that works best for your needs, whether that be a Windows computer, a Linux computer, or something else." I don't want folks to use Linux if that's not the best computer for their needs. While she was borrowing the Linux loaner computer, she sent me several very interesting technical questions about Linux. That Linux loaner computer served its purpose well. It tided her over while allowing her to explore Linux as a possible option for her own needs.
When people are experiencing hardship in their lives, I try to lessen their burden using refurbished Linux desktops and laptops. I say, let them experience Linux as the face of kindness. For some, they can experience this kindness as a simple act of kindness. For others, it may open new doorways of opportunities in their lives. And then they themselves might choose to offer Linux as the face of kindness.
And if you don't own a car, find a Linux buddy to work together on such a project. The dividends from such a project can be emotionally lucrative. And if the world has greater kindness as a result, we all could live with that. Let a wave of kindness wash across the world. Who knows what it will wash away.
I can think of so many people that would have benefited greatly if I would have given them a loaner laptop over the past five years when they really needed one. However, when I think about the type of person these people were.. I cannot think of any that would have had the patience to go the extra step of adapting to Linux even for a brief time.. It's unfortunate :
It does make sense to use FOSS for this kind of effort though. I keep an unlocked smartphone available to lend someone when they lose theirs. It seems more vital these days than a full fledged computer and immediate replacement saved a lot trouble for friends.
Unfortunately I let a friend borrow it for an indeterminate amount of time and my mother's phone caught me unprepared with a factory defect. It's nice to be nice, but sometimes you're the one that needs it (surprisingly, I thought of a temporary workaround while writing this post so we'll see about that).
Anyway, it's more a FOSS thing than a Linux specific thing, no? I prefer FreeBSD personally, for irrelevant reasons, but it works much the same as a desktop, if you configure it beforehand, as suggested, or just use PC BSD. Also, I would keep an android as my next spare phone when I upgraded anyway, but now It's intentional and it will probably sport a Free version of the OS instead of the manufacturer ROM, replacing the borrowed (given away) iPhone 4.
That's a wonderful story Phil. Recently I was able to help a lady who has stage four brain cancer and had lost her Windows XP computer to age and malware. I took a spare laptop and installed Linux on it and trained her to use it for her personal needs. She was very grateful too. I just love the humanitarian spirit that abound in open source communities and your work is an exemplar.
Hulu was an issue on linux many months ago, just thought it might be worth mentioning that Linux does now run Hulu (and Netflix) under the latest version of chrome without having to anything special like wine or a vm. Was awhile ago, so I don't recall if there was anything else special I had to do, but it was pretty minor like a plugin if anything, and should be easy find. If you can't get it working and can't find it quickly let me know and I'll try to reproduce... I am running under fedora, and ubunutu should also go easy among most other distros.
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