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[G Tablet Themes and Apps] 4Incredible:
No problem. I literally just a few minutes ago got the market working properly on my tablet by modifying the build.prop and I really don't want to mess with that file anymore unless I have to. I want to keep my market working.

But thanks for trying that. I figured it was worth a shot. Someone hopefully will eventually find a work around.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] thegadgetrulez:
Working great on the Droid x! No luck on the gtab. Running overclocked,on 2.2.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] h3llphyre:
Fortunately, my Nexus One is supported. Works fantastic on that. A buddy has the newest MyTouch, won't let him even install it to that. However, both of our Vegan 5.1.1 Gtabs let us install, no go on playing, gives the popup.

Of course, it works on my 3.7" display device, but not on my 10" display... BOO!
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] ardy74:
Netflix running on my G Tablet

My G-Tablet is running CM 7.0.3 with Pershoot's 2.6.32.39 CM7 Kernel

I sideloaded the Netflix App then moved it to the SD card.

I am running the 10.3 update of Adobe Flash Player (not sure if this is relevant)

I modified 2 lines in my /system/build.prop file as follows

ro.product.model=HTC Vision

ro.product.manufacturer=HTC

REBOOT

Netflix is running smoothly on my G Tablet now.

This is a combination of fixes found in other device forums here on XDA.

I hope this helps!

link to apk file for netflix

http://www.mediafire.com/?k0iwa8c4tvaxr9s
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] earthsick22:
I have a g tablet running vegan ginger...and can't see th he app in the market, is something wrong with my marketplace?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] dazedyouth:
so; how can I edit the build.prop with the permissions? I've tried root explorer as well as ifilemanager thing.. stuck

-dy

...1st android product; 2nd day...

...gtablet / tntlite4.4.0
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] thfoster:
I tried this on mine. Running Vegan-tab GE with standard kernel. Dumps me back to the queue. I wonder if there's something else I need to change in build.prop?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Swould333:
+1 on editing the build.prop... i can confirm it works... From what i'm reading around on other forums this is only working on gingerbread roms, if at all.. so if your still on a froyo base rom you may not wanna chance screwing up the tablet...

As far as editing it i used File Expert.. turned on the root functions in the app settings... then found the system folder checked it's box hit Menu->More->mount... changed the permissions to read and write... u may have to mount the file the same way too... copied it to the SD card for editing.. changed the required fields.. go back to system folder rename the original build.prop to build.prop.bak so u'll have a backup in case something goes hinky... then copied the edited back into the system folder... reboot...enjoy... :)

Haven't noticed any adverse effects yet market is good thus far...tegra dedicated apps show up still so I'll take that as a good sign
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] pc2828:
Thanks it works great on cm7 nightly! Couldn't find in market, had to sideload from my Nexus One titanium backup.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] tcrews:
Another confirmation of working on CM7.0x (I'm still on 7.02).

Installed the app last night, it just allowed me to view the queue after logging in, also saying "This device is not compatible"

I edited the build.prop as described and ran the app and it now streams. SWEET
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] dragonfly1113:
Same thing happends to me on Vegan Tab GE hope someone figures it out.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] thfoster:
Can one of you with a working fix copy and post your build.prop? I want to compare the CM7 build.prop to the vegan-tab and see what's different.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] racketier:
Hmm not working for me.

Running CM7 nightly from 0508 (64 maybe? Not sure)

I sideloaded Netflix

Changed my build.prop as listed above and rebooted.

Loaded up Netflix and didn't get any 'device not supported errors'

I tried to play a video and the screen turns black but the video never plays. If I try to seek to somewhere else in the video netflix will shoot me back to where I was before I started the video.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] chef_w:
Second this. I'm so close in Vegan Ginger. Sometimes it'll even play some audio before dumping me back to the queue. Ahhhhhhh! :-)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] californiarailroader:
Thank you so much, this is awesome!! One thing though, make sure and reboot a couple of times after editing the build.prop to make it stick.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Caffinatedone:
I modified my build properties as noted and now video streaming looks great, but the audio runs really, really slow. Anyone have thoughts as to what I might be missing?

Gtab: CM7 nightly
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] californiarailroader:
Update, I did the edits and rebooted, twice, but Netflix is still saying my device isn't supported, I have the same exact setup as ardy74.

NM, I reinstalled the app he linked to and now it works, YEAHHHHHHHH BAABBBY! :D
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Caffinatedone:
Found the problem if anywone hits this... I updated the flash player and now it works perfectly.

Sent from my GTab
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] tedlogan42:
Thanks. This worked perfectly for me on CM7-Nightly 70.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] pyro6128:
Anyone get this running fully on vegan 5.1.1 yet?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] thfoster:
I've tried everything listed and can't get it working in Vegan-tab GE. I'm hoping someone will post a working build.prop so we can compare.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] racketier:
My YouTube app also won't play videos, so I wonder if there is a common issue here for me. I am able to watch flash videos in the browser no problem though...
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Virtual Pariah:
I'm probably missing something easy, but, how do I find the build.prop file?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] jpmi23:
Using Rootexplorer go to /system/build.prop. Mount as r/w. Long click on the build.prop file and choose "open in text editor". There you can make the changes. Click menu>save & exit. It should make an automatic backup of your build.prop (called build.prop.old).

EDIT: Make sure you reboot. It's loading up on mine after a reboot. Have yet to attempt to play anything.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Virtual Pariah:
Do I need rootexplorer?

EDIT.

Got It...

Thanks,
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Luckymoi:
Encouraged by your post, I have tired this too

BUT when I try to save build.prop, I get: "error ocurred"

Maybe alogcat can show me what to error was?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] ScobaGeek:
You will have to remount /system read-write to edit that file.

Just FYI, to edit the file, I

1) started terminal

2) su 'ed to root

3) remounted the filesystem like this:

mount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system -t yaffs2 -o ro,relatime,remount

(I think)

4) chmod a+w build.prop

(just in case, shouldn't have been necessary...)

5) edit the file in vi

exit all the way out and reboot.

Now I say that; my build.prop looks fine but I can't get it to ACTUALLY play the movie. It looks like it's starting then I go back to recommendations.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Virtual Pariah:
That's what I'm stuck at, but, at least the build.prop part was understandable.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] ScobaGeek:
I did try doing the Flash 10.3 update as well; that didn't appear to help. So there appears to be some other magic voodoo to do
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] couchmonkey:
Running VeganGinger, installed the APK, it said device wasn't supported.

Deleted the app and did the change to build.prop and rebooted. Reinstalled the app and started it up and didn't get the device wasn't supported bit. Picked a movie, got the next Loading screen and then threw me back to the queue. Doesn't work here.

Did the 10.3 update and still no dice
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Gyaq:
I'm on Vegan-Tab 7 RC1, flash 10.3 and made the changes to the build.prop but no love. Thinking something in either the CM7 or the Kernel makes this possible. Guess I'll move to CM7 nightly. Thanks for the great info.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Luckymoi:
Still no luck, changed two lines in prop, rebooted twice, under root explorer those two lines show the changes.

You tube still works, flash is 10.3

About tablet shows: Model number HTC Vision Android 2.3.3, Kernal: 2.6.32.36-cyanogenmod root@pershoot-unbuntu#1 Mod Version: VEGAn-7.0.0-RC1-Harmony

After changing prop I reqcquired Netflix Apk, reinstalled.

I can logon to Netflix but still get device not supported.

Some puzzle, this!
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Luckymoi:
Netflix.com/NetflixReadyDevices:

* The Netflix app runs on these phones:

1. HTC Incredible with Android 2.2

2. HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2, 2.3

3. HTC Evo 4G with Android 2.2

4. HTC G2 with Android 2.2

5. Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3.

So! Is HTC Vision the right char string to put in prop?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Luckymoi:
Alogcat shows:

E(8212) illegal format for expires: undefined (webkit)

... 5 instances of that error ... followed by ...

E(8212) VideoNccpHandler::handleActionId: actionI: 3 (nf_player)

... then a few more lines which represent the message on the screen...

nf_player is the handle I would throw if the plaer being used (the phone) was NOT FOUND (nf)

That suggests to me that the build.prop is incomplete, incorrect or not where it was changed.

Comments anyone?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] kirov70:
not sure about anyone else but the remount command above didnt work for me, so I used the following and it worked fine...

mount -n -o remount,rw /system
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] kirov70:
made all the edits, moved Netflix to the SDcard, cleared cache and data, but it still starts to turn then pops back to the Queue when selecting a movie.

is there a step we're missing? Does anyone have this running on Vegan GB or just CM7.0?

I'm running the Vegan Gingerbread with all updates including the latest flash
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] neuroclast:
I'm running VG and it doesn't work for me either. I think it's something about CM7 that makes it work. Only "success" posts I've seen so far come from users running CM7.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] ScobaGeek:
Am on CM7, no soap...
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] xyrcncp:
Works on mine just fine as well. Oddly, my G2 running Virtuous Sense 1.0.1 (2.2.1) doesn't work.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] thfoster:
Does anyone know if Pershoot's 2.6.32.39 CM7 Kernel can be flashed to Vegan GE? (I'm a bit of a n00b when it comes to kernels)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Tynen:
Yes

10char
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] californiarailroader:
Dove with 1/4 Moisturizing Cream? :D
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Dave615:
Not working here either. Im on Vegan Gingerbread.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] New_Guy777:
I'm running Vegan 5.1.1, and just to be clear, the following won't help Vegan tab users run Netflix.

However, if you don't want to edit the build.prop, just use the following link:

www.mediafire.com/?agimueznybebkem

I used this version of the app, and it got me past the device check. There was a delay of 3-5 seconds of a white screen where I started to get a little concerned that it wasn't working, but then I was able to log in, manage my queue, search, and all that jazz.

Again, for Vegan 5.1.1, it still won't play, but maybe if someone can figure out what files we're missing, progress can be made, as I can now do EVERYTHING except actually run video without modifying the build.prop.

Cheers!

PS-Any chance the link can make it through to the Beginning of the Thread? That way, beginners might be able to avoid all of the build.prop instructions, and the frustrations/dangers of possibly missing a step.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] tedlogan42:
For those who don't already have root explorer, Absolute System root tools contains (in addition to a root file system browser) a specific build.prop editor which makes editing the file a lot like using regedit on Windows.

As far as those with Vegan Ginger, I think the issue may be something that was corrected as CM (which Vegan is based upon) has advanced. The fixes for hardware acceleration on (some, specifically the stream that Youtube HQ uses) videos and support for AAC weren't part of CM7 when GoJimi released RC1, among others. Finding the specific change that makes Netflix work on CM and not work on Vegan Ginger would be difficult.

I'm sure GoJimi's working on a new release candidate that will incorporate all the updates to CM, but I don't want to speak for him. This may be a question to be raised via the official support forums for Vegan Ginger.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] blacksea1:
Hi, Is this a Modified APK File ?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] New_Guy777:
You don't even have to edit anything if you just use this apk:

www.mediafire.com/?agimueznybebkem

It'll bypass the Device Checker.

Of course, that doesn't mean it'll play on the non-CM7 devices, but it won't dump you out before you have a chance opening the app.

CM7 obviously has a file or a lib that allows it to work. I'm thinking that if we can determine what that is, then someone with a CM7 ROM can copy it and tell the rest of us where to paste it. Then, Netflix should work for all.

Maybe. ;-)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] edgar67:
thank you New_Guy777

By using the apk you (new_guy777) provided I was able to get passed the "will not work on your device even though you're paying for netflix, and by the way, you suck at hacking, etc" message.

However, the video and audio are both really fast, probably 4X more than they should be. Is yours so fast also? I'm running the nightly build from Friday the 13th, and the latest kernel (incl. In the rom.)

I had been using Vegan 7.0 but I installed CM7 (nightly build) yesterday morning since it sounded like netflix would be a no-go with Vegan. CM7 is very nice by the way, a bit different in how it does things, but I highly recommend it.

Anyway, if you're having trouble with the other apk, you might give this one (from New_Guy777) a try. Definitely needs some tweaking, at least for me.

Thanks to everyone who is contributing in any way to this endeavor.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Dave615:
I switched from Vegan Gingerbread to CM7, installed new flash, Netflix apk that bypasses Device Checker and now I'm rolling with some Netflix goodness! Why Netflix/Android has to make it so difficult? I don't know.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] jguy:
I have the app New Guy posted working fine streaming video, but the format for browsing the videos is a little off for me. Anyone able to selected different episodes under any of the series?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] mschulist:
Having same issues as Edgar67- installed fine, seems to start and play videos, they just move at a speed not quite conducive to a quality movie watching experience...

Just came from vegan to the latest cm7 nightly build-72, in hopes of getting netflix to work. Hoping someone might have some insight? Haven't tried editing build.props as it seemed as though this particular download didn't need to have that done. Frankly I'm too lazy to try, so I'm hoping someone with more gusto might have had to tackle this same situation.

Those who have gotten netflix to work with cm7, what build are you using? Thanks to all for valuable time spent exploring this situation.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Dave615:
Yeah alignment is off a little but not bad. I'm also having the same issue of not being able to select episodes on TV Series.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] runner989:
Did you sideload the app on DroidX?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] New_Guy777:
Latest CM7 Nightly

I think you're on the right track. It's probably a build problem that's causing the video to be played too fast. Probably some hardware acceleration setting in the latest build.

There are others who have installed that apk and haven't had this problem. I can't test because I don't personally have CM7 on my tablet. I use it for video recording (private tutoring) too much. CM7 borks the camera.

I'm hoping someone can decompile an earlier build of CM7 that works and find the drm.play file. Then, if they can post it and tell me where they found it, I'll see if I can plant it in my tablets' Vegan 5.1.1 ROM and get Netflix rolling.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] airik559:
I went from Vegan RC1 to CM7.0.3 and Netflix works smooth
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Ronyx:
Men, i hope you can doit, im too using Vegan Tab 5.1 and i only get to where it starts playing the video then it boots me back to the queque list btw does CM7 play youtube HD youtube videos? like 720 or 1020? because i tried many builds and they lag, only Vegan Tab 5.1 plays them smooth.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] ScobaGeek:
Needs 7.0.3 as well. Continued to fail for me on 7.0.0
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] ohmyword:
I tried the above using CM7 latest nightly build and it didn't work. Upgrading to Pershoot's 2.6.32.40 CM7 Kernel over the nightly build didn't work. What did work was a flash to CM7 7.0.3 which has Pershoot's 2.6.32.39 CM7 Kernel and editing the build.prop file as stated above.

Finally! Too bad we have to jump through hoops to get this done.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] edgar67:
Success!

I used Rom Manager to install 7.0.3 of CM7, and now Netflix is working perfectly. Hopefully it will continue to do so. Looks like this is the winning combination: I used the apk from New_Guy777, had already done the build.prop hack, and now with 7.0.3 it works right. Thanks, everyone!
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] DiGiTY:
does 7.0.3 have the nvidia/graphics drivers for G Tablet? If not, are there video playback issues with Netflix (like choppiness)?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] californiarailroader:
I don't know, but the video on Netflix is pretty smooth and clear on my gTablet (Cyanogenmod 7.0.3, Pershoot 2.6.32.39 Kernel, Overclocked to 1.4 Ghz), and no choppiness or jerkiness, I'm VERY impressed.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] tcrews:
CM 7.02 works fine with Netflix as well.

Sent from my Viewsonic 10" GTab...CM7 style...
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] edgar67:
Video Quality

There is no choppiness, video and audio are in sync, the resolution is excellent, there is (very infrequently) a bit of tearing of the video but when it occurs it is not significant. I am very impressed and surprised how quickly we were able to get this app working correctly. The only question I have is how the rest of CM7 performs. I am getting strange "media" error messages with the audio player that I never saw in Vegan 7.0, but that's for another post.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Swould333:
Any choppines might be due to the wifi connection.. netfix streams at the best resolution for the bandwidth you have... mine was quite a bit grainy and choppy when it first started but soon smoothed right out as the app adjusted to my bandwidth...
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Swould333:
If you go to the page for the show in the que and scroll down it'll have the show broken down into episodes...
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] geekus33:
Vegan tab

Could the problem be HQ play back in vegan tab is not working? Thats why its kicking us back to the queue?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Ronyx:
So there is no hope for other roms? or its just a matter of time?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Has anyone tried this with Tjohnson's G-harmony AOSP?

I think he has a very recent 2.3.4 build going right?

I am thinking that recent changes in source (2.3.4?) have included DRM bits that netflix needs/requires. It's the only reason I can think of that Vegan Ginger doesn't work, but very recent CM7 builds do.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] tcrews:
It works on CM7.02 and CM7.03 which are still on the 2.3.3 branch. Only the nightly builds are on the 2.3.4 branch.

Sent from my Viewsonic 10" GTab...CM7 style...
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Mattix724:
Works for me. Downloaded no device check from [APP]Official Netflix (new device check disabled)

Push to /system/app/Netflix.apk and change permissions to 0644 or rw r r and reboot.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Ronyx:
What using CM7 ROM?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Neudle:
Modified .APK on stock gtab

I tried the modified .apk on my stock tablet and it worked, more or less. It runs but I have the same issue as others, it seems to be running 3 or 4 times faster than normal.

Running stock 3588, not rooted, not even enhancement pack.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] jguy:
Yes, I see where it lists the different episodes but my gtab doesn't have the buttons to select a show like my evo does. I've been starting shows with my evo and than resuming them on the gtab. Other than that, running perfect on my 7.0.3.1.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] dragonfly1113:
None of them work for me on my gtab running vegan gb edition :(
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] shimbob:
Subtitles?

To those of you who have it working, does this netflix app have support for subtitles?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Luckymoi:
I would like to run netflix; it seems CM 7.0.3 is the place to be...

Can't find a link to get there...

I thought I would titanium back up apps then zoom right over there... where is a cm 7.0.3 link?

Tusind tak for det
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] c-loo:
I can't post external links yet:

/download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=stable&device=harmony
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Do you know how to read?

I just responded to your question in the Screen shot thread where your question was answered two posts BEFORE your question.

And now, you ask this question when this WHOLE THREAD is about netflix (and it isn't even the only thread on netflix here).

Really?

How about you read the thread THEN ask if it works?
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] californiarailroader:
No need to be rude or insulting. Did you stop to think English might not be his first language? We get a lot of foreign visitors on here. Regardless of the reason for his question, it's really not worth it to cause more issues.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] neuroclast:
Just thought I would mention the device check disabled netflix apk works on stock 3588, but it plays back too fast.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] sjmoreno:
I would think it's the same as streaming Netflix on your PC or other device where subtitles are only available in English for non-english language movies. I just tried watching a few minutes of La doublure (The Valet) and it had english subtitles in the video.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Das_Negros:
What are you using to go in and change the permissions to 0644 or rw r r. I went and downloaded root explorer and I can't even see the apk file under system/apps :confused:
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] h3llphyre:
"chmod" in a term app
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] beastman59:
Running fine using cm 7 nightly buid. Did three build. Prop edit.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Das_Negros:
Thank you for responding but i am stll confused. I have been at this for 2 days....its killin me
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] shimbob:
Unfortunately it's not that simple. True* subtitles are only currently supported on Windows/OSX/Wii/PS3/GoogleTV/Boxee players, leaving out many TVs, Bluray players, Roku boxes, etc. I was hoping the Android app would have them, guess that's not the case. :(

*True meaning closed captions that you can turn on/off, and theoretically change font/color/language/etc. The subtitles on the foreign movies are "burned" into the video stream, not what we're looking for.

(personally, I blame Netflix's decision to use Microsoft's PlayReady system as the reason why it's such a mess.)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] dannward:
Working on CM7 nightly 72

Got Netflix app working, but had chipmunk effect. Edited the properties file to claim my G-Tab was a Nexus One, and Netflix streams perfectly.

Of course, it took me forever to figure out how to edit and save the properties file. (ES File Explorer has options to mount system as R/W if rooted. I didn't notice that in the menus, and spent way to long looking around for the answer.)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] orangekid:
for ease, can you attach your build.prop file that I can just replace mine with?

Also, can you link to the CM7 nightly ROM you guys are using, can't seem to find it in the Dev forum.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] kevinbakon08:
I found a copy at blackdroid that is supposed to be a "for Unsupported Devices" version, but I couldn't get it to work on my gtablet

:(