Netflix On Ubuntu

[tzoom84]

More on the compatibility 2-3 posts ago:

When I check out the PPA directory at https://launchpad.net/~ehoover/+archive/compholio/, I see only:
0.2.0 raring, 0.2.0 quantal, 0.2.0 precise.

Unfortunately no 11.10 (ocelot). Anyone know of any tips to manually compile?
I followed the directions here: http://ashu-geek.blogspot.com/2012/1...or-ubuntu.html

However, when I attempt to load a movie I get a Silverlight error: "Silverlight Installation Problem, Error Code: 2104"

[pompel9]

I have tried to install netflix desktop more than once. The problem I have is that silverlight does not install with the netflix desktop. So until they fix this problem I have to use my PS3.
When I try to play a movie in netflix desktop I only get up that I have to install silverlight.

If anyone knows a fix for this I will be mighty grateful.

The laptop I try to use this one has ubuntu 12.04 64bit installed.

[sdowney717]

sdowney717, you figured it out! I had to Alt+Left-Arrow to get to the netflix video selection screen in order to F11 to access the maximize button. Actually, there are two sets of {close/minimize/maximize} buttons (the Netflix window and the window manager's top bar). Once I clicked maximize on the window manager's top bar, the video appeared in the Netflix window!

I'm so happy that I can watch Netflix now

That's great!
I hope they can make silver-light ver 5 work, then we can get hardware accelerated video. I read a comment on the wine forum saying they need to do more work on wine3d.

[Beardedturtle]

Seems like if I made a change to Wine CFG I have to restart my machine other wise I would have accelerated sound issues.

[sdowney717]

Seems like if I made a change to Wine CFG I have to restart my machine other wise I would have accelerated sound issues.

try running

pulseaudio -k

it will kill and then restart pulseaudio

[Beardedturtle]

try running

pulseaudio -k

it will kill and then restart pulseaudio

I would get a terminal error message with that. IDK why but that is the way mine works.

[tzoom84]

So I was able to get somewhere with a manual compile, running on Ubuntu 11.10, using directions from:
http://ashu-geek.blogspot.com/2012/1...or-ubuntu.html

Seems as all compiles properly. But when I go to start a movie from Netflix, the screen just stays forever black. Processor and CPU usage is minimal. No blatent errors in the wine log (that I noticed). And no silverlight errors.

Anyone experience anything similar?

[cptrohn]

Is there anyway to keep the Netflix desktop from opening in full screen by default?

[lovinglinux]

Is there anyway to keep the Netflix desktop from opening in full screen by default?

Hit F11 and close it. It will start windowed next time.

[cptrohn]

Hit F11 and close it. It will start windowed next time.

Gracious!