Silverlight plugin not detected

Bug #1104234 reported by jakimfett
14
This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Netflix Desktop
Triaged
Medium
Erich E. Hoover

Bug Description

After installing netflix-desktop, the silverlight plugin is not detected. I can log into netflix and browse videos, but attempting to watch one produces a page which says
<quote>
 You're almost ready to watch <insert show name here>
Install the Microsoft Silverlight plug-in now — it only takes a minute.

By clicking Install Now, you agree to the Terms of Use for this feature.
Install Now
</quote>

Clicking "Install Now" produces a microsoft page which says the following:
<quote>
Get Microsoft Silverlight
Silverlight home page
You are running on a browser that may not be fully compatible with Microsoft Silverlight. You can still try to install by clicking below or you can refer to the System Requirements for more information.
Direct Download Links
Install for Windows
Install for Macintosh
</quote>

Output of "netflix-desktop --showdebug":
################################################################################
# OpenGL Diagnostics #
################################################################################
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
################################################################################
# Firefox #
################################################################################
fixme:heap:HeapSetInformation (nil) 1 (nil) 0
p11-kit: couldn't load module: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so: /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkcs11/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
fixme:system:SetProcessDPIAware stub!
fixme:process:SetProcessDEPPolicy (1): stub
fixme:console:AttachConsole stub ffffffff
fixme:iphlpapi:NotifyAddrChange (Handle 0x2ffe900, overlapped 0x2ffe8e4): stub
fixme:winsock:WSCGetProviderPath ({e70f1aa0-ab8b-11cf-8ca3-00805f48a192} 0x35ee6f8 0x35ee6b8 0x35ee6e4) Stub!
fixme:winsock:WSCGetProviderPath ({e70f1aa0-ab8b-11cf-8ca3-00805f48a192} 0x35ee6f8 0x35ee6b8 0x35ee6e4) Stub!
fixme:winsock:WSCGetProviderPath ({11058240-be47-11cf-95c8-00805f48a192} 0x35ee6f8 0x35ee6b8 0x35ee6e4) Stub!
fixme:winsock:WSCGetProviderPath ({11058241-be47-11cf-95c8-00805f48a192} 0x35ee6f8 0x35ee6b8 0x35ee6e4) Stub!
fixme:winsock:WSCGetProviderPath ({11058241-be47-11cf-95c8-00805f48a192} 0x35ee6f8 0x35ee6b8 0x35ee6e4) Stub!
fixme:advapi:RegisterTraceGuidsW (0x1436926, 0x2096680, {509962e0-406b-46f4-99ba-5a009f8d2225}, 3, 0x209a5c0, (null), (null), 0x20966b0,): stub
fixme:win:EnumDisplayDevicesW ((null),0,0x32d490,0x00000000), stub!
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\users\\jakimfett\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Mozilla Firefox\\updates\\0\\update-1.status" 0x32b174): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\users\\jakimfett\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Mozilla Firefox\\active-update-1.xml" 0x32a034): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\users\\jakimfett\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Mozilla Firefox\\updates-1.xml" 0x32a034): stub
fixme:ntdll:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet
fixme:alsa:AudioSessionControl_SetGroupingParam (0x158730)->({4563f72c-7afd-4852-beec-bfe29d59ae31}, (null)) - stub
fixme:alsa:AudioSessionControl_SetGroupingParam (0x158730)->({00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}, (null)) - stub
fixme:alsa:AudioSessionControl_UnregisterAudioSessionNotification (0x158730)->(0x4e51900) - stub
fixme:advapi:TraceEvent 0 0x32cf28
fixme:resource:GetGuiResources (0xffffffff,0): stub
fixme:win:FlashWindowEx 0x32b3d4
fixme:imm:ImmGetOpenStatus (0x16c450): semi-stub
fixme:imm:ImmReleaseContext (0x1006c, 0x16c450): stub
fixme:appbar:SHAppBarMessage unknown msg: 4
fixme:appbar:handle_appbarmessage SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETSTATE): stub
fixme:appbar:handle_appbarmessage SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETTASKBARPOS, hwnd=0x10040): stub
fixme:appbar:SHAppBarMessage unknown msg: 4
fixme:appbar:handle_appbarmessage SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETSTATE): stub
fixme:appbar:handle_appbarmessage SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETTASKBARPOS, hwnd=0x10040): stub
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {f7747266-777d-4f61-a175-dd5adf1e37df} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {f7747266-777d-4f61-a175-dd5adf1e37df} could be created for context 0x1
fixme:appbar:SHAppBarMessage unknown msg: 4
fixme:appbar:handle_appbarmessage SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETSTATE): stub
fixme:appbar:handle_appbarmessage SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETTASKBARPOS, hwnd=0x10040): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\users\\jakimfett\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Mozilla Firefox\\active-update-1.xml" 0x3296f4): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\users\\jakimfett\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Mozilla Firefox\\updates-1.xml" 0x3296f4): stub
fixme:advapi:TraceEvent 0 0x32aca8
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\safebrowsing" 0x67fe384): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\safebrowsing\\test-malware-simple-1.sbstore" 0x67fe31c): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\safebrowsing\\test-malware-simple-1.cache" 0x67fe32c): stub
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {f7747266-777d-4f61-a175-dd5adf1e37df} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {f7747266-777d-4f61-a175-dd5adf1e37df} could be created for context 0x1
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\safebrowsing\\test-phish-simple-1.sbstore" 0x67fe31c): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\safebrowsing\\test-phish-simple-1.cache" 0x67fe32c): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\safebrowsing-backup" 0x67fe394): stub
fixme:win:FlashWindowEx 0x32c634
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {4125dd96-e03a-4103-8f70-e0597d803b9c} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {4125dd96-e03a-4103-8f70-e0597d803b9c} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {4125dd96-e03a-4103-8f70-e0597d803b9c} could be created for context 0x3
err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {f7747266-777d-4f61-a175-dd5adf1e37df} not registered
err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {f7747266-777d-4f61-a175-dd5adf1e37df} could be created for context 0x1
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\sessionstore-1.js" 0xc3fe3a4): stub
fixme:win:FlashWindowEx 0x32bf84
fixme:appbar:SHAppBarMessage unknown msg: 4
fixme:appbar:handle_appbarmessage SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETSTATE): stub
fixme:appbar:handle_appbarmessage SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETTASKBARPOS, hwnd=0x10040): stub
fixme:appbar:SHAppBarMessage unknown msg: 4
fixme:appbar:handle_appbarmessage SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETSTATE): stub
fixme:appbar:handle_appbarmessage SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETTASKBARPOS, hwnd=0x10040): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\safebrowsing" 0x67fe364): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\safebrowsing\\goog-phish-shavar-1.sbstore" 0x67fe2fc): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\safebrowsing\\goog-phish-shavar-1.cache" 0x67fe30c): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\safebrowsing-backup" 0x67fe374): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\thumbnails\\3bd2588aec09a57e96bf810266934bd7-1.png" 0xac7e3a4): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\prefs-1.js" 0x32c3ac): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\sessionstore-1.js" 0xac7e3a4): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\sessionstore-1.js" 0xac7e3a4): stub
fixme:advapi:TraceEvent 0 0x32f0f8
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\netflix-profile\\localstore-1.rdf" 0x32eb8c): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\users\\jakimfett\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Mozilla Firefox\\active-update-1.xml" 0x32bef4): stub
fixme:advapi:FileEncryptionStatusW (L"C:\\users\\jakimfett\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Mozilla Firefox\\updates-1.xml" 0x32bef4): stub
fixme:advapi:TraceEvent 0 0x32f118

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jakimfett (jakimfett-old) wrote :

It looks like I am not the only person to run into this.
Source: https://bugs.launchpad.net/netflix-desktop/+bug/1083862/comments/29

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Erich E. Hoover (ehoover) wrote :

I take it that deleting the ~/.netflix-desktop folder and re-launching doesn't fix the issue?

Changed in netflix-desktop:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
assignee: nobody → Erich Hoover (ehoover)
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jakimfett (jakimfett-old) wrote :

I was able to get this working. I'm not sure what precisely it was that fixed this. I'm also not sure if it completely 100% works, as this is on my netbook which lags horribly, but I can view the videos.

What I did:
removed ~/.netflix-desktop
restarted netflix-desktop <-- wasn't working
removed ~/.netflix-desktop
ran "sudo apt-get purge netflix-desktop"
ran "sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop"
started netflix-desktop <-- can view videos. Has very bad lag, most likely due to this being on my netbook.

I'm planning on installing this on my desktop later, and hopefully I can duplicate the issue as well as my resolution of the issue, and verify that it works.

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Doug Wahl (doug-wahl) wrote :

I've run into the same bug. I have uninstalled and reinstalled. Looked for a .netflix-desktop folder in my home directory but it doesn't appear to exist. I try downloading the silverlight update and running it, but upon reloading the page there is no change.

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Erich E. Hoover (ehoover) wrote :

In newer versions of the package the profile folder is now in "~/.wine-browser" (since the package works with more than just Netflix now). So, I would try wiping the folder like so:
rm -Rf ~/.wine-browser
and then run netflix-destkop again.

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Christopher Small (metasoarous) wrote :

Yup - this worked for me. Thanks!

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Steve Jaques (stevenjaques) wrote :
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I'm running (still) Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. Viewing the terminal output of the installer shows no instances of Silverlight being installed. Ouput of terminal, as much as it remembers, is:

Selecting previously deselected package cvs.
Unpacking cvs (from .../cvs_1%3a1.12.13-12ubuntu1.10.04.1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package odbcinst1debian1.
Unpacking odbcinst1debian1 (from .../odbcinst1debian1_2.2.11-21_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package odbcinst.
Unpacking odbcinst (from .../odbcinst_2.2.11-21_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package unixodbc.
Unpacking unixodbc (from .../unixodbc_2.2.11-21_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libcapi20-3.
Unpacking libcapi20-3 (from .../libcapi20-3_1%3a3.12.20071127-0ubuntu6_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libosmesa6.
Unpacking libosmesa6 (from .../libosmesa6_7.7.1-1ubuntu3.1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for install-info ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for doc-base ...
Processing 2 added doc-base file(s)...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Setting up gettext (0.17-8ubuntu3) ...

Setting up libmpg123-0 (1.12.1-0ubuntu1) ...

Setting up libopenal1 (1:1.12.854-0ubuntu1~lucid1) ...

Setting up wine-compholio (1.7.13-1~ubuntu10.04.1) ...
procps stop/waiting

Setting up cabextract (1.2-3+lenny1build0.10.04.1) ...
Setting up ttf-mscorefonts-installer (3.2ubuntu0.1) ...

These fonts were provided by Microsoft "in the interest of cross-
platform compatibility". This is no longer the case, but they are
still available from third parties.

You are free to download these fonts and use them for your own use,
but you may not redistribute them in modified form, including changes
to the file name or packaging format.

--2014-02-27 13:17:53-- http://downloads.sourceforge.net/corefonts/andale32.exe
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net... 216.34.181.59
Connecting to downloads.sourceforge.net|216.34.181.59|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the%20fonts/final/andale32.exe [following]
--2014-02-27 13:17:53-- http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the%20fonts/final/andale32.exe
Reusing existing connection to downloads.sourceforge.net:80.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: http://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the%20fonts/final/andale32.exe [following]
--2014-02-27 13:17:53-- http://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/corefonts/the%20fonts/final/andale32.exe
Resolving iweb.dl.sourceforge.net... 70.38.0.134, 2607:f748:10:12::5f:2
Connecting to iweb.dl.sourceforge.net|70.38.0.134|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 198384 (194K) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: `./andale32.exe'

     0K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 25% 178K 1s
    50K .......... .......... ......

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Erich E. Hoover (ehoover) wrote :

Hi Steve,

There should be a hard dependency on "wine-silverlight5.1-installer", though apparently the lucid version of the package is missing this dependency :/ I would guess that if you install the package manually then it should work around the problem:
sudo apt-get install wine-silverlight5.1-installer

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