[Guide] How to get netflix working. must be s-off

[mjneid]

Okay some of you are most likely wanting to know when, if, and how to get netflix working on our devices.

Well you must be permarooted with s-off, have a knowledge of ADB and be willing to flash a new ROM.

I will try to be a complete as possible and supply all of the links and sources.

First of all we need to make sure you have ADB up and running. Now if you are using a Windows computer you can use a VERY simple method to get ADB up and running. [ Link to True_BlueDrew's EZ ADB set up ]

Once you have that up and running. and the ADB will pick up your device you need to make sure your phone is rooted.

I perfer the ./gfree method for rooting ones phone, and since that method isn't posted here at AC i'll do a quick root process. IF YOU ARE ALREADY ROOTED WITH S-OFF YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO THIS

Make sure you have visionary installed on your device. (If you were already permarooted w/s=off ignore this step.) Get VISIONary.apk from here

Download this file:
gfree_02.zip Make sure to check the MD5
md5sum: b73c56ca0e21664c5756d4ad295063c5

1. Now unzip the file into your SDK tools directory.

2. Plug your device into your computer.

3. Now open explorer and hold down shift at same time you right mouse click on your SDK tools directory (platform-tools if you have the R8 version of the SDK). Select open command window here. If you are in linux (ubuntu) right mouse click on your SDK tools folder, choose actions, and choose open command window(or whatever it's called). Otherwise, open a command prompt and cd your way to your SDK tools directory.

4. Type

adb push gfree /data/local

and hit enter.

Optionally, you could dl the file to your phone use androzip or something like it to unzip the file and then use root explorer to move the file named gfree to /data/local. Not the gfree.h file. All the other files are source code inlcuded for the gnu license. This would skip the first 4 steps.

5. Now unplug your device from the computer.

6. Run visionary to gain temp root. (If you were already permarooted w/s=off ignore this step.)

7. Open terminal emulator on your device, type

su

, and hit enter to gain root privileges.

8. Type

cd /data/local

and hit enter.

9. Now type

chmod 777 gfree

and hit enter to make the program executable.

10. Type

 ./gfree -f

and hit enter.

Now you will want to boot into bootloader to make sure that you have s-off. From your CMD prompt on your computer type

adb reboot bootloader

There are extra steps that must be taken to make sure you can turn s-on. Please see the thread @ XDA on steps how to do that Link can be found here

the phone should turn off, and boot into bootloader. Take a look at the top and you should see something like s-off on the top line. IF it does then you are good to go with the next step.

you will need to download and install the Clockwork ROM recovery image. The simplest way to do this from the Android market. There is an app that we are all familiar with called Clockwork ROM Manager that will allow you to flash the recovery image. personally i would only recommending this application to flash the recovery image. I would not use it to flash ROMs or make Nandroid back ups Link to Android Market for Clockwork ROM Manager

Now that you are Rooted with S-off and you have a recovery image we can go one of two ways

You can download and install eViL Dee's Sense 3.0 Port. Load the ROM and watch netflix...
[URL="eViL Dee's Sense 3.0 1.03"]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1070444

Or you can use TeamRoyal's RoyalGinger 1.6 which is a AOSP build. but you will need to change the build.prop
Link to Royal Ginger

How to change the Build Prop

TeamRoyal to the Rescue Again!!!!
Thanks to my Brother-in-law who worked hard to get this to work.

Ok, So here is what you guys want, what you have to do and yes you have to use Gingerbread 2.3.3 so revert back to RoyalGinger 1.5 if you want to use Netflix.

You can follow these steps or use Root Explorer and do it from the phone just make sure you reboot after completing the code in build.prop.

1. Copy /system/build.prop to your sdcard
(In terminal) cp /system/build.prop /sdcard/build.prop
2. Copy from the sdcard to your computer
3. Open the file in Wordpad
4. Change the lines below:
==================
ro.product.model=HTC Glacier
ro.product.brand=tmobile
ro.product.name=glacier
ro.product.device=glacier
ro.product.board=glacier
==================
to:
==================
ro.product.model=HTC Vision
ro.product.brand=tmobile
ro.product.name=vision
ro.product.device=vision
ro.product.board=vision
===================
5. Copy the file back to your sdcard
6. Mount the android system to be read/write by using the command below:
(in terminal) mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
7. Copy the file from the sdcard to the system directory
(in terminal) cp -f /sdcard/build.prop /system/build.prop
8. Make the system read only again
(in terminal) mount -o remount,ro /dev/mtdblock3 /system
9. Reboot your phone
10. Download Netflix from the market

But it does work just got done letting my kid watch Thomas and Friends. So enjoy.

Either way you will need a copy of the Netflix.apk since we cannot download it from the market....I have uploaded it to my DropBox for you....
[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17048018/netflix.apk]


video of it working.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8qGoccwWyM

 

[mjneid]

I hate to sound like a jack wagon but i do not do You Tube "how to videos" nor will i make a special occasion to do one.

This directions are fairly straight forward and easy use to use. I am subscribed to this thread so i should be able to quickly respond to any questions.


AS of right now you cannot do this and be stock/unrooted and if you do not want to root your phone or load one of these ROMS then you'll have to wait for Netflix to release the app.

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Thanks for making this guide. I wish I still had my myTouch 4G so I could do this.