Playing DRM content like Netflix (widevine-aarch64 seems not available)
12-10-2023, 05:39 AM
Thanks! https://forum.manjaro.org/t/widevine-in-arm/34657/63 was helpful. It's a pity that `widevine-aarch64` was removed from AUR.
But one can still use `git clone` to get it -- as that Manjaro thread says, and I now realize that @alaraajavamma post in this thread also showed this. I didn't expect it is possible to get package using `git clone ...` when the corresponding AUR page is gone, but it is
So the sequence of commands I have now is:
However playing Netflix still doesn't work in Firefox, albeit now with a different error message. The error is F7111-1331, and the message says "This title is not available for immediate viewing. Choose another title." (but I am sure I'm trying to play a title available now, I can play it on PC with Ubuntu without any issues).
The above commands seem to answer everything is OK, both `glibc-widevine` and `widevine-aarch64` are installed and the `register_widevine_firefox` script registers the proper profiles.
Checking the new glibc version, it is: 2.35 now. Checked this version by running "/lib/libc.so.6", following https://www.xmodulo.com/check-glibc-version-linux.html . "ldd --version" also says it is 2.35. So this matches https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/glibc-widevine .
The script from https://github.com/AsahiLinux/widevine-installer still refuses to work, `sudo ./widevine-installer` says that GLIBC version is too old. The README there says """Using Widevine requires glibc version 2.36 or later.""" ... so it makes sense that 2.35 is too old. But then, why `glibc-widevine` is at 2.35?
Maybe latest widevine requires an update to glibc-widevine (to make it >= 2.36), but this is just a guess.
But one can still use `git clone` to get it -- as that Manjaro thread says, and I now realize that @alaraajavamma post in this thread also showed this. I didn't expect it is possible to get package using `git clone ...` when the corresponding AUR page is gone, but it is
So the sequence of commands I have now is:
Code:
$ yay -S glibc-widevine
...
# During installation it says it conflicts with, and will replace, glibc.
# That's OK, as expected.
$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/widevine-aarch64.git
$ cd widevine-aarch64/
$ makepkg -sri
$ ./register_widevine_firefox
# Should answer like this:
Widevine registered for profile xxx.default
Widevine registered for profile yyy.default-releaseThe above commands seem to answer everything is OK, both `glibc-widevine` and `widevine-aarch64` are installed and the `register_widevine_firefox` script registers the proper profiles.
Checking the new glibc version, it is: 2.35 now. Checked this version by running "/lib/libc.so.6", following https://www.xmodulo.com/check-glibc-version-linux.html . "ldd --version" also says it is 2.35. So this matches https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/glibc-widevine .
The script from https://github.com/AsahiLinux/widevine-installer still refuses to work, `sudo ./widevine-installer` says that GLIBC version is too old. The README there says """Using Widevine requires glibc version 2.36 or later.""" ... so it makes sense that 2.35 is too old. But then, why `glibc-widevine` is at 2.35?
Maybe latest widevine requires an update to glibc-widevine (to make it >= 2.36), but this is just a guess.