Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 03:14:06 +0200 From: Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> To: Brian Kidney <bkidney@gmail.com> Cc: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com>, Rick Macklem <rick.macklem@gmail.com>, freebsd-hackers <hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: RFC: Can FreeBSD stream Netflix? Message-ID: <CA%2B1FSigvAoG8q=hDtoGmWk8SpiiwVWqN_2N=vTOmmC55AsRpiA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CADGXu%2BUy304LCNNRXKWwuAZmZJF2dCN=FkMGaRbP70V8U3bPqA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAM5tNy7Ze001V_98UGKHpV4knvf9qaSB3mZM1Z1F3QjF3McnrQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAGBxaX=_zfmjJN31bKtn2SqAwnge%2BAuHu0V1rSZ=xJD3WUTfDA@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B1FSii%2BGpKxQtLzvP07TTgzng5Y_HwrfOmewicr%2BBaUeO08ZA@mail.gmail.com> <CANCZdfqCXb=A4TCuf8MRmMLeX1RuUXXQYZKES4cOiu84y8Bi=g@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B1FSig8D=5zdv0N8OkO902HP1EmngYFpVCsmOh9Rn6DQ8r6AQ@mail.gmail.com> <CADGXu%2BVh=D0BXckhP=p-tbpK1eDWnYpv-cNTmxwBwWLt8HaQMw@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2B1FSiiSdmZuTmfaa3heT5FBQpMt1eXt=H6Ur-06CxMbWY2j_w@mail.gmail.com> <CADGXu%2BUy304LCNNRXKWwuAZmZJF2dCN=FkMGaRbP70V8U3bPqA@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Maybe u are right and it is Firefox installed with the linuxulator that does not work,and not chromium. Mario. Il lun 23 giu 2025, 02:56 Brian Kidney <bkidney@gmail.com> ha scritto: > > > On Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 10:05 p.m. Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> ---> I have been using Chromium in Linuxulator using this script: >> https://github.com/mrclksr/linux-browser-installer. Works great for me. >> >> Me too. But are you able to watch Netflix in Chromium installed with the >> Linuxulator ? Widevine does not work like this. >> > > Just tried it again and it is working perfectly for me. > > Brian > > > >> Mario. >> >> On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM Brian Kidney <bkidney@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 9:56 p.m. Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> And if he wants to watch Netflix using Chromium for Linux using the >>>> Linuxulator,it will not work. Chromium should be installed natively in >>>> FreeBSD,not in Linux. >>>> >>> >>> I have been using Chromium in Linuxulator using this script: >>> https://github.com/mrclksr/linux-browser-installer. Works great for me. >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The other streaming option is a browser in a linux jail... >>>>> >>>>> Warner >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 6:16 PM Mario Marietto <marietto2008@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Rick. >>>>>> >>>>>> In freeBSD there are some special packages that will allow you to >>>>>> watch Netflix using Chromium,but sometimes it does not work. Using >>>>>> a browser extension that will lie about the user agent is not enough. >>>>>> Personally I run Android X86 inside a bhyve vm and I can watch Netflix >>>>>> using the native android app. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM Aryeh Friedman < >>>>>> aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> You can get brower extensions that will lie about the user agent to >>>>>>> make it look like it basically any browser on any OS you want. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Jun 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM Rick Macklem <rick.macklem@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Hi, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > When I'm not tinkering with NFS I'm just a dumbass user, >>>>>>> > so here's a dumbass user question... >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The background (you can just skip to the question at the end >>>>>>> > but maybe you'll find this useful. >>>>>>> > I have two old Dell laptops (6420s) that I picked up used and >>>>>>> > they've done ok, but both now have flakey hdds. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > #1 - hdd died completely, so I installed FreeBSD and it went >>>>>>> > pretty smoothly. It runs Xorg, KDE etc and works pretty >>>>>>> well. >>>>>>> > But I can't get it to do one all important thing. >>>>>>> > Stream Netflix. (I've tried assorted browsers, but always >>>>>>> get >>>>>>> > the "you should upgrade your browser" treatment.) >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > #2 - Runs Win10 and does stream Netflix, but is throwing lots of >>>>>>> > hdd errors, so it only a matter of time before I'll need to >>>>>>> > replace the hdd. Once I do that, I have three choices: >>>>>>> > a) Install FreeBSD, but only if I can get it to stream >>>>>>> Netflix. >>>>>>> > b) Install Linux. (Some posts claim Linux distros with up >>>>>>> > to date browsers can stream Netflix?) >>>>>>> > c) Install Win10 and run FreeBSD in a VM or dual boot it. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > I'd prefer (a), which leads to the all important >>>>>>> question... >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Is there someone out there that runs FreeBSD on a laptop or >>>>>>> > desktop who can stream Netflix? >>>>>>> > If you can answer "yes", can you recall how you installed it >>>>>>> > to make this work? >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Thanks in advance for any answers, rick >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Mario. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mario. >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> Mario. >> > [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="auto"><div>Maybe u are right and it is Firefox installed with the linuxulator that does not work,and not chromium.</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Mario.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Il lun 23 giu 2025, 02:56 Brian Kidney <<a href="mailto:bkidney@gmail.com">bkidney@gmail.com</a>> ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 10:05 p.m. Mario Marietto <<a href="mailto:marietto2008@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">---> I have been using Chromium in Linuxulator using this script: <a href="https://github.com/mrclksr/linux-browser-installer" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/mrclksr/linux-browser-installer</a>. Works great for me.</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Me too. But are you able to watch Netflix in Chromium installed with the Linuxulator ? Widevine does not work like this.</div><div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just tried it again and it is working perfectly for me.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Brian</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Mario.</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM Brian Kidney <<a href="mailto:bkidney@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">bkidney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 9:56 p.m. Mario Marietto <<a href="mailto:marietto2008@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">And if he wants to watch Netflix using Chromium for Linux using the Linuxulator,it will not work. Chromium should be installed natively in FreeBSD,not in Linux.</div></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have been using Chromium in Linuxulator using this script: <a href="https://github.com/mrclksr/linux-browser-installer" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/mrclksr/linux-browser-installer</a>. Works great for me.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM Warner Losh <<a href="mailto:imp@bsdimp.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">imp@bsdimp.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>The other streaming option is a browser in a linux jail...</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Warner <br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 6:16 PM Mario Marietto <<a href="mailto:marietto2008@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">marietto2008@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello Rick.</div><div><br></div><div>In freeBSD there are some special packages that will allow you to watch Netflix using Chromium,but sometimes it does not work. Using a browser extension that will lie about the user agent is not enough. Personally I run Android X86 inside a bhyve vm and I can watch Netflix using the native android app.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM Aryeh Friedman <<a href="mailto:aryeh.friedman@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">aryeh.friedman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">You can get brower extensions that will lie about the user agent to<br> make it look like it basically any browser on any OS you want.<br> <br> On Sun, Jun 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM Rick Macklem <<a href="mailto:rick.macklem@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">rick.macklem@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> > Hi,<br> ><br> > When I'm not tinkering with NFS I'm just a dumbass user,<br> > so here's a dumbass user question...<br> ><br> > The background (you can just skip to the question at the end<br> > but maybe you'll find this useful.<br> > I have two old Dell laptops (6420s) that I picked up used and<br> > they've done ok, but both now have flakey hdds.<br> ><br> > #1 - hdd died completely, so I installed FreeBSD and it went<br> > pretty smoothly. It runs Xorg, KDE etc and works pretty well.<br> > But I can't get it to do one all important thing.<br> > Stream Netflix. (I've tried assorted browsers, but always get<br> > the "you should upgrade your browser" treatment.)<br> ><br> > #2 - Runs Win10 and does stream Netflix, but is throwing lots of<br> > hdd errors, so it only a matter of time before I'll need to<br> > replace the hdd. Once I do that, I have three choices:<br> > a) Install FreeBSD, but only if I can get it to stream Netflix.<br> > b) Install Linux. (Some posts claim Linux distros with up<br> > to date browsers can stream Netflix?)<br> > c) Install Win10 and run FreeBSD in a VM or dual boot it.<br> ><br> > I'd prefer (a), which leads to the all important question...<br> ><br> > Is there someone out there that runs FreeBSD on a laptop or<br> > desktop who can stream Netflix?<br> > If you can answer "yes", can you recall how you installed it<br> > to make this work?<br> ><br> > Thanks in advance for any answers, rick<br> ><br> <br> <br> -- <br> Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, <a href="http://www.PetiteCloud.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.PetiteCloud.org</a><br>; <br> </blockquote></div><div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Mario.<br></div> </blockquote></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Mario.<br></div> </blockquote></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Mario.<br></div></div> </blockquote></div></div></div> </blockquote></div>help
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