FS#33469 - [chromium] Cannot play Google Play Video

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Mark E. Lee (bluerider) - Sunday, 20 January 2013, 03:53 GMT
Last edited by Evangelos Foutras (foutrelis) - Sunday, 20 January 2013, 04:33 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Evangelos Foutras (foutrelis)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

Using chromium 24.0.1312.52-1; with pepper flash (tried regular flashplugin from extra as well).

Steps to reproduce:
Open Chromium -> log into google play -> try to play a movie (not a preview, an actual movie). The playback is stuck as 00:00:00.
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Closed by  Evangelos Foutras (foutrelis)
Sunday, 20 January 2013, 04:33 GMT
Reason for closing:  Duplicate
Additional comments about closing:   FS#30033 
Comment by Evangelos Foutras (foutrelis) - Sunday, 20 January 2013, 04:33 GMT
Not a Chromium issue; it's caused by Flash requiring HAL in order to play DRM content on Linux.

Here's what you can do:

http://isenmann.blogspot.gr/2012/08/watching-movies-from-google-play-with.html

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