Linux OS with DRM enable & GPU hardware accelerated – How to

[2020]

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.

 

Debian / XFCE minimal desktop

1. Download the latest current version of Bullseye (Panfrost drivers included) for your device and follow the instructions 
   https://www.armbian.com/download/
2. 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
3. Login graphically with your user id ...
   Open Firefox and check if you have access to internet
4. 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 reboot

 

Find out ...

1. ARM architecture of your computer processor
   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ARM_microarchitectures
2. 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
3. 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

1.  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
2. Open GDebi and install your specific Vivaldi browser

 

Create a desktop launcher

• Name: 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 list

 

Widevine-flash installation

1. Close any opened Vivaldi Browser
2.  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)
3. Open Vivaldi with the DRM browser launcher and check if DRM is working
   https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm

 

Now you are ready to watch Netflix :-) Cheers!

[cu6apum]

Hiya!

Thanks for pointing. Me is trying to make a youtube box out of a nanopc-T4 freed after some research I bought it for.

I'm honestly shocked by the fact that firefox in Armbian 20.08.2 boils the CPU to whizzing fan and the fps in youtube is 10-15! The default ubuntu install from friendlyelec was running absolutely cool and smooth.

I think that Armbian does not use any HW acceleration by default...

[NicoD]

@cu6apum You need to install the media script in Buster legacy for better youtube playback. It also comes with Kodi for 4k video at 4k display resolution.

There is also the older scipt for Bionic. But this doesn't come with working kodi.

 

[domven]

On 12/4/2020 at 6:21 PM, 2020 said:

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.

 

Debian / XFCE minimal desktop

1. Download the latest current version of Bullseye (Panfrost drivers included) for your device and follow the instructions 
   https://www.armbian.com/download/
2. 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
3. Login graphically with your user id ...
   Open Firefox and check if you have access to internet
4. 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 reboot

 

Find out ...

1. ARM architecture of your computer processor
   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ARM_microarchitectures
2. 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
3. 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

1.  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
2. Open GDebi and install your specific Vivaldi browser

 

Create a desktop launcher

• Name: 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 list

 

Widevine-flash installation

1. Close any opened Vivaldi Browser
2.  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)
3. Open Vivaldi with the DRM browser launcher and check if DRM is working
   https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm

 

Now you are ready to watch Netflix :-) Cheers!

I completed all step (64bit), but DRM isn't working yet

widevine is listed on vivaldi's componets as Widevine Content Decryption Module with version 0.0.0.0, is this right?

when i run vivaldi into command line, i see "ERROR:chrome_content_client.cc(343)] Failed to locate and load the component updated flash plugin."

pluggin is located in /opt/WidevineCdm/_platform_specific/linux_arm/libwidevinecdm.so  (this path have permission to everyone 775)

file exists ~/.config/vivaldi/WidevineCdm/latest-component-updated-widevine-cdm content =>  {"Path":"/opt/WidevineCdm"}

what is wrong?

 

My system is rockpi4 Armbian ubuntu 18.04  64bit

 

 

 

[2020]

Unfortunately ChromeOS image no longer provides 64bit components ... try to install the 32bit version of Vivaldi and follow the ARMv7 instructions. 

 

(widevine is listed on vivaldi's componets as Widevine Content Decryption Module with version 0.0.0.0, is this right?) this is normal!

[domven]

On 1/3/2021 at 7:17 PM, 2020 said:

Unfortunately ChromeOS image no longer provides 64bit components ... try to install the 32bit version of Vivaldi and follow the ARMv7 instructions. 

 

(widevine is listed on vivaldi's componets as Widevine Content Decryption Module with version 0.0.0.0, is this right?) this is normal!

works!! i have installed vivaldi 32bit, 

 

I noticed widevine module is 4.10.1679.0 version, when version is 0.0.0.0 means widevine module is not loaded

[DarkevilPT]

Need help.. I've been told theres a new file to work on widevine 64
But I can't make the magic happen

Can  anyone give me a hand here?

***ARMv8 (arm64 / 64-bit)***
git clone https://gist.github.com/vyn20/7e1e1c313843d6a8180cfc1f47bee6aa widevine-flash
cd widevine-flash
sudo sh ./widevine-flash_arm64.sh 
***(and follow the instructions)***
tar zxvf widevine-flash-20230317_armhf.tgz
3. Open Vivaldi with the DRM browser launcher and check if DRM is working
https://bitmovin.com/demos/drm

I am trying to apply this here: https://forum.radxa.com/t/guide-openfyde-rock-5b-the-best-options/15338

[NickB]

Widevine for arm64 has been released, and I have tested that it does work on a Raspberry Pi.

 

The Raspberry Pi has packaged it for PiOS.
 

sudo apt install libwidevinecdm0

 

I used this to get the .so shared object file, and to understand the expected directory structure. I transfered it to an Orange Pi 5 running Armbian. However, it didn't work. My understanding is that this was because, by default, chromium-browser is hard coded not to attempt to load Widevine on arm64 systems. Presumably, this will be fixed upstream for chromium-browser in the near future. However, it would be nice if it was fixed earlier in the Armbian repo, and particularly if it was fixed in the hardware accelerated version provided by Liu Jian Feng.

 

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/panfork-mesa
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/rockchip-multimedia
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo apt install mali-g610-firmware rockchip-multimedia-config

 

I believe the gpu accelerated chomium-browser is from rockchip-multimedia-config.

 

Unfortunately, being a newbie, I do not know how to go about requesting any of this.