Version 44 is needed, because the stubbed Widevine implementation was committed into Chromium hours after version 43 was branched off. On version 43, nothing really gets built.
The Widevine implementation is closed-source, so nothing can be done on this side. However, using the widevine libraries in Chrome OS might work if it's compiled for the same architecture. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1371274 Title: Unable to use the widevine plugin with Chromium Status in Chromium Browser: Unknown Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Chromium is unable to use the widevine component from google chrome : libwidevinecdmadapter.so and libwidevinecdm.so How to reproduce : - copy the 2 files the chrome archive in /usr/lib/chromium-browser - check chrome://components/ - Widevine does not appear Solution : With the help from several people (hogliux for patch and saiarcot895 for PPA) , a PPA is available with this feature : - https://launchpad.net/~saiarcot895/+archive/ubuntu/chromium-dev - You need the binary widevine plugin plugin (2 files) : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium- browser/+bug/1371274/+attachment/4397708/+files/WidevineLinuxForChromium44.tar.gz To be copied in /usr/lib/chromium - Launch netflix.com and see if it works. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: chromium-browser 37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Sep 18 21:11:17 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-02 (350 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130925.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=fr_FR TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: chromium-browser SystemImageInfo: Error: [Errno 2] Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type: 'system-image-cli' UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-31 (109 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium.browser: [deleted] mtime.conffile..etc.chromium.browser.default: 2014-06-01T14:14:23.245932 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/chromium-browser/+bug/1371274/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
