Linux ARM (32/64-bit) OS with DRM enable & GPU hardware accelerated – How to
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Debian / XFCE minimal desktop
Download the latest current version of Bullseye (Panfrost drivers included) for your device and follow the instructions
https://www.armbian.com/download/
After the first login type ...
exit (exit from root, login with your new user id)
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade (if the kernel installation prompts for modifications, just say Yes or Ok)
sudo apt install task-xfce-desktop xfce4-terminal firefox-esr network-manager-gnome gparted
sudo reboot
Login graphically with your user id ...
Open Firefox and check if you have access to internet
Open xfce terminal and add the basic xfce packages
sudo apt install pulseaudio pavucontrol gvfs gvfs-backends policykit-1 udisks2 catfish mousepad xarchiver gdebi gigolo
sudo rebootFind out ...
ARM architecture of your computer processor
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ARM_microarchitectures
Latest Chrome version
https://www.google.com/search?q=The+latest+user+agents+for+Chrome&oq=The+latest+user+agents+for+Chrome&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l3&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Download the user agents text file for the latest Chrome version with the platform Chrome OS
ARMv7 (armhf / 32-bit)
https://user-agents.net/download?browser=chrome&version=87-0&browser_bits=32&platform=chromeos&platform_bits=32&name=armv7l or
ARMv8 (arm64 / 64-bit)
https://user-agents.net/download?browser=chrome&version=87-0&platform=chromeos&name=aarch64 (use the highest version)Vivaldi browser installation
Download Vivaldi (https://vivaldi.com/download/archive)
ARMv7 (armhf / 32-bit)
https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_3.4.2066.106-1_armhf.deb or
ARMv8 (arm64 / 64-bit)
https://downloads.vivaldi.com/stable/vivaldi-stable_3.4.2066.106-1_arm64.deb
Open GDebi and install your specific Vivaldi browser
Create a desktop launcherName: DRM browser
Command: /usr/bin/vivaldi-stable --disable-seccomp-filter-sandbox --user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (X11; CrOS armv7l 13505.40.0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/87.0.4280.54 Safari/537.36"
*** Use the latest user agents text string ***
Open Vivaldi with the DRM browser launcher and verify the parameters ...user agent: https://whatmyuseragent.com
components: vivaldi://components (check if Widevine Content Decryption Module is loaded)
gpu: vivaldi://gpu
flags: vivaldi://flags Enable > Override software rendering listWidevine-flash installation
Close any opened Vivaldi Browser
Open xfce terminal and download the script that fetches a ChromeOS image and extracts the Widevine and Flash
ARMv7 (armhf / 32-bit)
git clone https://gist.github.com/e025024ecffa45ee4325a3915fd8dad1.git widevine-flash
ARMv8 (arm64 / 64-bit)
git clone https://gist.github.com/7e1e1c313843d6a8180cfc1f47bee6aa.git widevine-flash
cd widevine-flash
sudo sh ./widevine-flash_arm32.sh or sudo sh ./widevine-flash_arm64.sh (and follow the instructions)
Open Vivaldi with the DRM browser launcher and check if DRM is working
https://bitmovin.com/demos/drmNow you are ready to watch Netflix
Cheers!This tutorial is based on my knowledge and experience in testing Tinkerboard. It has not been tested on other devices and I do not take any responsibility nor am I liable for any damage that may be caused through the use of this tutorial.
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Hi!
I did everything according to the instructions.
Doesn't work on 64-bit.
What else can do?Vivaldi: 3.4.2066.106 (Stable channel) (64-bit)
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