Hello,
Do you know any hardware and distro that support Netflix with the i.MX 5 or i.MX 6.
I own a Wandboard (i.mx 6) and a Sabrelite (i.mx 6) but the Netflix player does not seem to work out of the box on these devices.
Did anybody is using any I.MX hardware as a media center to watch Netflix video on a HD TV ?
Thanks
ssinfod
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Now the question is if the app takes advantage of HW Codec accelerators (VPU and IPU), does it?
Is there any error log when launching the player? Android?
I tried with Android on the Wandboard but I can't install the Netflix player from Google play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient
It seems the Wandboard is not an 'official' device in Google Play..
Where can I get the Netflix installer for the i.MX (or any ARM platform) ?
Thanks
ssinfod.
I got a reply from the wandboard forum..
Wandboard Discussion Forums • View topic - Netflix on Android ?
It seems Netflix is running in Android on the Wandboard.
I will try harder !!
Thanks,
ssinfod
Now the question is if the app takes advantage of HW Codec accelerators (VPU and IPU), does it?
OK, so I finally got it working on my wandboard dual.
I had to install google apps. (gapps)
Here is what I have done:
Inside a linux machine, I unzipped "gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip", then I copied the uncompressed content to the "/media/system/" folder.
Commands:
cd ~/
mkdir gapps-jb
cd gapps-jb
unzip gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip
sudo cp ~/gapps-jb/system/* /media/system/ -rf
sync
Then, I put the micro SD card back in the Wandboard. My wandboard has a WiFi connection.
After the reboot, the wandboard did some updates and then I had google "Play Store" in the Apps section.
I created a new google account in the Settings, Accounts section.
Then, I started the "Play Store" app and browse for the Netflix app (entertainment free app). Then I installed it with the Install button in the Google Play Store. After a few minutes (2-3 minutes), the Netflix apps was downloaded and it installed itself in the "Apps section".
I'm now able to see video from the Netflix apps.
However it is still running a bit slow... I see frames lagging...
I have a wandboard dual only running from SD card. (Lexar Class 10, 16GB)
Maybe the Wandboard quad has better performance... It would be great to try running Android from a SSD drive.
Thanks everybody for your support,
ssinfod