yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] NCX Designs:
Has anyone tried this with the DRM removed from the ROM, I know Adrynalyne made a rom that removed it so it wouldn't give you that DRM message when playing back AVI files

but I think it will come soon officially, its supposed to get Netflix, OnLive and HTC Sense.com/HTC Hub support in one of the upcoming MR's, maybe with Gingerbread. How do I know this? It was leaked by some Verizon insiders on AC forums during the whole delay fiasco, so far everything that person has said has come true, the release date, the release of Google Music, Netflix arriving on Android and HTC announcing the Gingerbread update for Q2, which ends soon, and Google showing off Ice Cream. Everything the insider leaked has either been finally announced or is already available.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] yareally:
05-15 06:53:42.465 E/systemInfoAndroidOMX( 5047): CheckOMX drm.play is not available

05-15 06:53:42.465 E/systemInfoAndroidOMX( 5047): CheckOMX drm.play is not available done

It complains about missing "drm.play", which is missing in /system/lib/libstagefrighthw.so for any of the froyo builds on the thunderbolt I have looked in. It's in that file though for the 2.3 roms in that are semi working on the thunderbolt though (at least the sensation 2.3 rom).

If someone wants to take the time and install that rom and do a logcat dump while attempting to stream the netflix app, that would be more useful.

Andrylene's kernel's have the drm in them already, though it may not have all of the libraries for OMX (media libraries).

From the main netflix thread on android, the problem is indeed missing libraries that gingerbread has and/or cm7 has. Tracking down the links to them and then compiling them in will solve the issue.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13778771&postcount=226

If you're bored and want to read on how media works on android and how it passes through drm

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...krEeX4&sig=AHIEtbRP4lxJzc-ICZ7YGCImlnjBBcTftQ

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...&sig=AHIEtbSICOnJTSQWKcyOJmKjLITTxM57YA&pli=1
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] bilbobrian:
Looks like cm7 will be netflix capable with the next update.slayher merged some fixes last night relating to it (i think) :)

Edit...after reading a bit more I don't think the merge has to do with netflix... Eventually
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] klisp:
Sounds like good news...netflix's on Android will be the cherry on top for sure.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] junjlo:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1076150<-- could be a start doesnt exactly work for TB but you get to the starting window the video begins to pull up and then ur booted back to begining screen mabey someone can use it to improve for TB
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] murdocthc:
What you are describing there is pretty much the same issue most TB users are having.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] a1exus:
is there a fix for that? i dont understand how come netflix didn't include tb at the first place, its one of the top high end phones
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] b00sted:
anyone test netflix on the new GB leak?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dhaymond:
Been waiting for the leak... Where is it located at. I know I'm probably behind, but that's fine ;)
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dhaymond:
Nevermind... Lol
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] heffe2001:
Comes up, and plays with a white screen, then stops. Same as what I had before the GB leak...

I've also tried the versions on XDA here that have the phone type check removed/disabled, and they don't work either. Haven't tried modifying the build prop yet.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dopediculous:
Don't waste your time with the build prop. Doesn't work :(

Just thought I'd save ya wasted time n effort. Its something more in depth than that. Sucks I know....
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] jlrogers:
delete... didn't read the posts above close enough... sorry made me wait 5 min to delete
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] mbrown3460:
called netflix and ask them if any other andorid phones getting netflix and they said yes...they said they only put it out on a few phones to get it out there...hope they telling the truth
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] espnaholik:
Got gb 2.3.1 with sense 2.1 and now I have netflix audio but only a blank white screen. Scrolling forward and backward works. Close....
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Deltaechoe:
I'll say just this one thing, why in gods name did i sell my incredible for a thunderbolt...oh well i least i have a contract with unlimited data so when the app finally comes to us i don't have to worry about overages
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] MoeDaddy:
It is puzzling why netflix went with the DI over the TB but maybe it just worked and that would give them one on VZW without any effort... Oh well, the way it looks we may have a long wait before it works on the TB.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] MoeDaddy:
Well I was wrong LOL!

Slayher released a new CM7.1 Alpha and netflix works with that!!! Awesome Job Slayher!!!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Richpopski123:
Link please!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] joelugog:
Please confirm this lol, I really want netflix on TB.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dirtyfingers:
I have not personally tried it, but several people in the cm thread have confirmed it. So has slahyer via Twitter!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] mrbracht:
I just installed cm7.1 and I can confirm it works.

Sent from a cellular telephone
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] miketoasty:
I can also confirm Netflix working on latest CM7 build.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dhaymond:
Is this a whole new Rom cm7? different from bamf? Or can I just flash To get the flix? Is so ill just wait. Thanx.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] sonofskywalker3:
This makes the least sense of everything I've read on XDA today...
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dhaymond:
There questions... Computer thug. Y'all are some gangstas; sitting on computers talking. My bad I don't sit at a computer all day understanding this stuff. That's why there called "questions" to learn and understand. I know its 100% different, I'm asking could I take certain files to work with. That's all! And if I still don't make since. Ill ask until I know. Thanx anyways...
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dalrym05:
I enjoy reading misspelled words and sentences that don't make any sense. Makes my day. Course I do it to though.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] swimminsurfer256:
*facepalm*
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TUDrewser:
Back on track, did a fresh install of CyanogenMod 7.1 and Netflix loads and works fine. Little choppy on playback, but def watchable. Sound and video in sync, just looks like fps is a little low. Good picture.

Going back to BAMF for my daily driver though...CM 7.1 not ready for daily use (nor do they claim it to be). Good to see Netflix running on the TB though. Now just need a BAMF update!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] eraursls1984:
Check the thread, there is a alpha BAMF GB, its not in the op though (I know there's one in the stripped thread, not sure about the others) I'm not sure if if runs netflix though.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TUDrewser:
Yes, it's here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13871626&postcount=923

I just haven't tried it yet. I tried CM 7.1 and was reporting status. One thing at a time... ;-)
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] want a droid:
I couldn't get netflix to work on das bamf's 1.7 test a.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TUDrewser:
I couldn't get much of anything to work on the alpha. But I'm pretty sure it's because I forgot to flash a new radio for gingy. Maybe not, but I didn't mess with it long, just restored to my daily bamf (1.6.3 remix).
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] JoeyDVDZ:
Bamf 1.7 alpha played the audio stream from netflix, which is much more than anything else yet. Gives me hope that it'll all be figured out sooner rather than later.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] eraursls1984:
Apparently you missed all the post about it working on CM7
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Turd Furguson:
Worked great for me this evening.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TUDrewser:
Care to elaborate? What ROM and version?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ERIFNOMI:
CM7. Newest update is Gingerbread based.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] iOSh8er:
Umm... Yes, Yes, Yes, OK & you are welcome!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Kodiax:
Where can I Located the CM7.1 Rom for thunderbolt. I searched his Wiki page and it says not available for the thunderbolt. The Forum for CM7.1, I could not find any links to download.

Thank you
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] eraursls1984:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1049542
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] joshnichols189:
All CM7 were based on Gingerbread
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] musicfreak190:
come on you beautiful developers and hackers...I know you guys can get this Netflix to work on out Thunderbolts! PLEASE lo l:D
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] rhcp011235:
It works on cm7 only because the dev fixed up stagefright.

Just so you all know.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] yareally:
Most likely the fix for anyone that cares or anyone who wants to patch and compile it elsewhere http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#change,5303
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TUDrewser:
I'm curious what leads you to believe this is the fix. I don't doubt you at all (I don't know enough about it to doubt), just asking for my own enlightenment. I looked at it and nothing popped out at me as an obvious fix for NetFlix. Hoping to learn something.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] rafaelvelasquez2:
This is probably the most noobiest noob question ever, but.... How did yall pull an apk from that .zip file???

edit : NVM i got my first file from some jacked up 3rd party post. I got it.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dopediculous:
At least she's not like people at my work (verizon wireless) shoving their stupid ****ing iPhones in my face with Netflix. ****ing apple!...
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] yareally:
if you go through the steps of viewing your own logcat of it trying to run, reading other posts on xda, asking people to post logcats where it works and doesnt work on similar devices, googling about the errors and libraries used, etc, you would know it was. That and slayher just made a patch to cm7 in stagefright (the middleman framework software on the phone that acts as a bridge between the libraries for streaming and the network that the stream is pulled from) which resulted in netflix working, hence the link.

You could also flash a build of cm7 without the fix and one with if you really really want to see :)
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TUDrewser:
I promise I wasn't trying to be an ass. I've been following all the progress, have flashed a couple roms and knew CM7.1 ran netflix on my phone and know which ones don't. I was just curious what about the change log gave it away. I actually thought your original post was pretty insightful.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] rafaelvelasquez2:
I'm not sure if its worth the hassles. I finaly got it working, watched some shows on there and I must say.... Netflix looks like **** on my thunderbolt. Not to mention cm7.1 is still buggy as all hell. Excellent job to the devs for cracking this Sucker. But I do hope Netflix fixes there video quality before they release the real thing. Devs......good luck ironing out the kinks in cm7 I can't wait for a stable version.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] MoeDaddy:
Hmmm Netflix video quality on my TB is awesome so not sure why yours isn't impressive... Audio volume isn't great thru the device speakers but via headset it is fine. Maybe the local network? I only have 3g here too so it isn't a 3g/4g issue. Anyway, on mine running CM7.1 it is fast and no lag at all I will say the app itself is buggy at times, it doesn't always acknowledge when you click play, I have to exit the app and go back in but it's a v1.0 for android so I can live with that. Anyway best of luck and hope they get it on all builds of TB...
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] yareally:
It was trying to render the video stream at the wrong resolution on the thunderbolt with stock settings and wasn't on devices with the proper fixes:

Stock netflix:

(pid 3353 is netflix)

D/OMXCodec( 3353): [Stagefright] Codec =OMX.qcom.video.decoder.avc

D/OMXCodec( 3353): parseFlags value: 0x00000000

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229): set_parameter: frame rate set by omx client : 30

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229): set_parameter: frame rate set by omx client : 30

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229): set_parameter: frame rate set by omx client : 30

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229): omx_vdec: Async thread start

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229): omx_vdec: message thread start

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229):

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229): send_command_proxy(): Current State 1, Expected State 2

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229):

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229): send_command_proxy(): OMX_CommandStateSet issued

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229):

D/OMX-VDEC-720P( 1229): Current State 1, Expected State 2

I/OMXCodec( 3353): [OMX.qcom.video.decoder.avc] allocating 4 buffers of size 691200 on input port

Things like drm.play were in both good/bad logs so that wasnt the problem so it had to be something else. Most of the initial stuff is probably just system checks to see what your phone has/doesnt have

Here's a log from an HTC Inspire with CM7 nightly that runs netflix just fine (thanks to a HTC Inspire user on XDA):

http://pastebin.com/uLhLWe8j

Inspire community has been pretty helpful. We're obviously not the only device it doesn't run on or ones wanting it to work. Main thread from there about it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1076131&page=2

Netflix issue just randomly interested me. I don't even care to use netflix on my phone ever, but I thought looking into and figuring it out were just semi interesting from a computer science point of view (plus problem solving can be somewhat fun). Someone with more free time than me feel free to try patching to an htc kernel and compile. adrynalyne has a thread up in the development forum that will get you started on compiling a kernel and there's plenty of others out there on other devices that follow the same basic formula.

Everyone else, I would do more searching around the other xda forums for devices that are being worked on like the TB for it. You may not know how to program or hack code on the phone, but you can use your eyes to find what people using similar phones like the HTC inspire (basically an ATT version of the Thunderbolt) are doing. It does more good than just wishing it would work.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TUDrewser:
Cool...good read. Thanks!:)
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] yareally:
No problem. Hopefully it's helpful to others as well who are interested.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dhaymond:
This is great advise, I don't have a lot of time or know about programming or hacking but I'd like to and like to learn. I don't know what good my eyes would be but ill spend what time I can digging. Troubleshooting is fun and headachey at times but like all brain teasers; great time burning.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] yeahha:
Has anyone tried one of the leaked netflix apk files that worked at one point but then netflix found a way to stop them?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] wctaylor79:
Yep. No go even on gingerbread bamf using the leaked version..
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] professorpoptart:
cm7

I see that other people say it is working on the new cm7. I'm on the new cm7 and it streams the audio but no video. even tried a fresh wipe/install same thing. if i use the new netflix app it says "not a supported device", the one in this thread at least trys to stream. ive tried the build.prop changes and nothing. So does the app still work on cm7 or did netflix "fix" it?

edit* never mind it works. i clicked the wrong link in the cm7 rom thread. i was on 7.0. I flashed 7.1 right over top of my already setup cm7.0 and it works great!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] wctaylor79:
Anyone know the progress of getting this to work on the GB releases? I know I can get audio but no video with the latest Bamf GB..
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] sixtythreechevy:
Works on the latest CM7

I ran this on the CM7 7.1 and it worked for me.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] joshw0000:
Anyone get this working on bamf 2.0? I can get audio but no video.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ctinsley:
The netflix app isn't the real problem any more on our phone. The hacked versions of the app out there fixed it as best as possible what we need now is a dev that is willing to patch the

libstagefright.so file like they did with cm7 if a dev did that then netflix should/would work.

I've tried to just push the cm7 version to my phone but my phone(bamf gb) wouldn't boot afterwards. So its not as simple as just replacing the file but this file really is the key for us to get the app working.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] bedwa:
You said it yourself here, It's the same over in the Inspire thread. What I've found out though is due to having to use the proprietary .so libs, either we would have to use a stock lib, mod it to work and compile it (using a decompiler to decompile the Sense lib), or somehow hack the current lib and add at a hex level the needed code (as hard or harder). One thing I did notice however is that both the Inspire and Tbolt have the white screen vid with Gingerbread roms and both have the same Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. I have a feeling that if we find a fixed .so file for one of the two, it may remotely be able to be used with the other..... (here's to hoping....)
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] yareally:
Yeah, it should work on both. Just a matter of wanting to take the time to deal with all that haha. If I only had a version of Hex Rays decompiler that worked with ARM and not just x86 to decompile asm back into C. Wouldn't make it a ton better, but at least slightly less painful than reading the assembly.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] joshnichols189:
Just a bump to let everyone know there is now a patch in the development section! Works on sense base gingerbread to allow netflix!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] fbm111:
nevermind:)
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] joshw0000:
Thank you sir, I'm streaming now!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] skeet43169:
So do you have rooted? I have out on my phone but I was just wondering

You Can't Catch Me I'm The Gingerbread Man
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] moot0ne:
Stock - no Root

Version 2.2.1

Kernel 2.6.32.21

Build Number 1.13.60

Thunderbolt - installs, opens, back to queue or DRm error when trying to stream.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] joshnichols189:
Please refer to the patch thread in the dev section.. you will need root to apply the patch to have netflix function correctly.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] mbrown3460:
can this work on stock?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] joshw0000:
Netflix may one day make the app compatible for the Thunderbolt. Until then, you must root for this to work.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] tinosa1:
Can't work on stock as far as I understand it...but rooting is easy. I consider myself a super noob and I rooted following the instructions in the rooting thread and it was super easy. Good luck and happy rooting!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] mbrown3460:
thanks..........
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] solo65impala:
Hope the devs can figure out a way to get this thing to work on froyo. Was enjoying the heck out of it on the GB roms but reverted back to froyo due to fear of bricking.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] mashi78:
Help

where do, or what do I do with the apk.s?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] fishy68:
worked great! until i switched back, lol thanks tho!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] nolmt60243:
Just put it onto your sd card, and then in root explorer, or any file manager, click the file and it will install. You will probably need to update lib and meta files as well as spoof the build.prop, and even then it might not work. good luck!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] jinxerfelix:
I switched back as well, but mostly because I need Skype more than netflix... Skype works great on Froyo would be nice to have them functional on the same ROM.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] solo65impala:
Yeah I hear ya. I just don't understand why it has taken Netflix so long. Oh well, it will come soon enough.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] inline6power:
cant get it to work on bamf 2.0 beta 5. had it working when rom was first installed and now it says a new version of application is found, you must upgrade to be able to use application. tried the patch. still gettting this. how do i get around this? tried everything.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
So the official netflix app is now out but only available on market for nexus s...I can't seem to find the apk but comments on engadget were saying the app worked great on their G2. Has anyone been able to find this? Is it legal to upload here since it is a free app?

Its on market now

Thanks
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
As soon as this was posted I noticed another person did too. I wasn't trying to double up on the same thing
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nanoware:
Hmmmm would like to know more of this.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
Got the apk file from the epic 4G forum...works AWESOME..something to keep me sane at work
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitar_east:
just tried this on a Bell Desire Z in Canada...where they said it's not working yet. Got the apk from the Epic 4G forum as well. I can log into the app, pick a movie, it seems to play, but no sound or video. Just a black screen. A few seconds in it pops me out to the menu.

:(
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
That was the issue I had on the non official app a while back. May be because of your region
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitar_east:
*sigh*

Just have to wait for Canada to catch up like usual

edit: just rebooted, I had sound for a second, progress FTW!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fuzzy Bean Bag:
I have CM7 on my G2 and same issue can hear sound for like 5 - 10 seconds with a black screen then jumps me back to the main menu. My Boss has a stock G2 and it works awesome.... making me start to wonder....
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitar_east:
hmm, I'm also running CM7. Anyone with a stock DZ in Canada care to give this a try?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandomegabosses:
Anybody on here tried htcclay's Super Stock rom?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
Sorry but what does that have to do with netflix? Is that rom even for g2/dz?

I'm using the stock gb tmo leak. Not sure if that has anything to do with it or not
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the orange bandit:
I can confirm that it works great on the T-Mobile G2 with Virtuous Fusion ROM.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grandomegabosses:
Yah, I was wondering if anybody's tried the Netflix app on his rom. And yes, it is. It's based off the G2 Gingerbread OTA, if I remember correctly. He hasn't/doesn't post on here.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
Gotcha.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradley_e_smith:
Works on G2 Stock but not on CM7

Okay, so here is what I have found out. On my G2 it works on my stock (rooted) rom, but doesn't on CM7.0.0. On CM7 I get about 5-10 seconds of sound with no picture then it exits.

So there must be something in the program that looks at some OS thing. One thing I noticed with CM7 vs STOCK is that market.android.com sees 2 different phones on my google account even though I have only 1 phone.

So the obvious question is can we fake CM7 to be reported as STOCK?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killswitch11:
This is weird. I figured it was some incompatability issue with 2.3 but apparently HTC Evo users running CM7 are enjoying them some Netflix. What gives? This app has been confirmed not to work on CM7 for the G2 and I'm running a stock build based off the official OTA and all I get is sound and a white screen. Hopefully a fix comes around soon.....