Not for me. Just sits on starting video. Using Dolphin HD.
rayden25 said:
Not for me. Just sits on starting video. Using Dolphin HD.
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Bump. I'm curious if fancast can be used on the gtab. That might seal the deal for me.
Once I did the Adobe Flash Player hack (see below), Fancast.com videos started working for me. They are the same instructions for the Hulu flash player hack. After the change I still wasn't able to get Hulu working, but I read that others have.
These instructions assume you are using a Windows PC
The flash hack requires you to download a HEX editor. I used XVI32.
1. Using Root Explorer, copy your libflashplayer.so file from the gtab to your PC. The libflashplayer.so file is found in /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib
2. Use a hex editor to search and locate the word AND (in UPPER case). AND will be by itself in the file. Skip when AND is included as part of a phrase (e.g. XXX_AND_XXX). It's found fairly far down the file. You'll know when you are there because AND will be listed right before the version of the Adobe Flash Player you are using (in my case, I'm using version 10.1.120.5). Once found, change AND to WIN for Windows. Then, save the change.
3. Copy the updated libflashplayer.so to your gtab in a temporary location.
4. Use Root Explorer to backup (copy) the original libflashplayer.so file to libflashplayer.bak You can do this in the same directory.
5. Replace the original libflashplayer.so (/data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib) with the edited file. Update the permissions to the updated libflashplayer.so file to rwxr-xr-x
6. Reboot gtab.
I tried and I got the unsupported platform message.
I could never get it to work but look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856318
Hulu Tips
The trick for getting Hulu working is to do these things:
1) Use Either Dolphin Browser or SkyFire
2) In the browser, Settings...set User Agent to "Desktop"
3) In Advanced Settings set Plugins to "Always On"(Default is "on demand"))
4) Install either the Adobe flash player hacked apk or hexedit the libflashplayer.so file yourself. I had issues using the hacked apk, I just hexedited my own on the PC and moved it over. Instruction and hacked apk in first post of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856318&highlight=hulu
5) Install AdFree from the marketplace
6) Delete/Rename the Host file in /system/etc (TNT Lite Builds)
7) Start AdFree, it will want to create the Host file. If it exists when you run it, it will hang and not complete the installation.
8) When AdFree comes up there is an option to "Revert" click this button to allow ads, Hulu needs this to work.
9) Reboot to clear the host cache.
10) Turn back on AdFree Host file restrictions if you like after you're done with the Hulu Goodness! Enjoy!
rooted?
Is there anything special that needs to be done in order to delete "system/etc/hosts" file? I am running TNT lite 2.4 with Cwm, and/\ have had superuser capabilities for everything else, I'm assuming it's not root related?
I did it - I can see the video but when clicked after waiting for a while to run I'm getting the "unfortunately Hulu is not supported on your platform...
Well it works, sort of. It played real nice until it reached a commercial. Then it paused for a few seconds and Dolphin crashed. Tried again and had no sound. Re-booted, tried again and it worked again. Haven't watched long enough to see if it crashes at the commercials again.
Full screen sort of worked. Had to disable the popup blocker in Dolphin. Then it played for a few seconds until the video froze. Still had sound, but frozen video.
I wish there was something not as touchy as flash too...
Update.. Made it past the commercials this time. Seems pretty touchy but it works...
thaigai - you can use root explorer to delete the hosts file. All the firmware distros get you to root. You will need root in order to access the /system/etc and the /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib directories.
jcarlospr - Unfortunately.... message is usually caused by either the User Agent is not set to "Desktop" or your libflashplayer.so is not set correctly.
Download this file, unzip it, and use Root Explorer to copy it into the /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib directory
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K4C7N34D
You can use this with both the Folio 100 Adobe Flash apk and the GLES Optimized Flash apk. The GLES Optimized is linked in Roebeet's TNT Lite Thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
Copy the libflashplayer.so file after installing the Adobe Flash Player apk.
dkhilo said:
thaigai - you can use root explorer to delete the hosts file
jcarlospr - Unfortunately.... message is usually caused by either the User Agent is not set to "Desktop" or your libflashplayer.so is not set correctly.
Download this file, unzip it, and use Root Explorer to copy it into the /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib directory
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K4C7N34D
You can use this with both the Folio 100 Adobe Flash apk and the GLES Optimized Flash apk. The GLES Optimized is linked in Roebeet's TNT Lite Thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
Copy the libflashplayer.so file after installing the Adobe Flash Player apk.
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No luck!!!
But I also notice that I didn't have the /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib directory - so I create it myself - is that right??
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No luck!!!
But I also notice that I didn't have the /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib directory - so I create it myself - is that right??
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That doesn't sound right. Try uninstalling your flash player and reinstalling with the new GLES optimized Flash apk, then copy the libflashplayer.so file. Like I mentioned I had issues with the hacked apk.
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That doesn't sound right. Try uninstalling your flash player and reinstalling with the new GLES optimized Flash apk, then copy the libflashplayer.so file. Like I mentioned I had issues with the hacked apk.
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Ok, This is what I did
1. Re-downloaded Adobe Flash Player 10.1.12.1 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
2. Went to settings/Applications/downloaded applications and uninstall the Adobe Flash Palyer 10.1
3. Using ES File Explorer I put the adobe flash player 10.1.120.1.apk
4. Went to the data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/ I renamed the libflashplayer.so that I got from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K4C7N34D
5. Using the app App Installer I install the apk from step 3
6. Turn off the table after reboot I went back to the data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/ and rename back the file.
7. Went to hulu using skyfire (first, I verified that the option selected by default is desktop).
8. I selected a video from hulu and after 30 seconds I got the unsupported message.
Something else, I created data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/ directory because it was not there.
I am using TnT Lite V2.2.0
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Ok, This is what I did
1. Re-downloaded Adobe Flash Player 10.1.12.1 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
2. Went to settings/Applications/downloaded applications and uninstall the Adobe Flash Palyer 10.1
3. Using ES File Explorer I put the adobe flash player 10.1.120.1.apk
4. Went to the data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/ I renamed the libflashplayer.so that I got from http://www.megaupload.com/?d=K4C7N34D
5. Using the app App Installer I install the apk from step 3
6. Turn off the table after reboot I went back to the data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/ and rename back the file.
7. Went to hulu using skyfire (first, I verified that the option selected by default is desktop).
8. I selected a video from hulu and after 30 seconds I got the unsupported message.
Something else, I created data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/ directory because it was not there.
I am using TnT Lite V2.2.0
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I don't see where you are doing the adfree part. I got it to work using the Flash apk that was already modded without having to play with the lib file.
My bad - for some reason is not letting me to delete the host file or even rename it and I don't have anything else open - I tried right after turning on the tablet
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My bad - for some reason is not letting me to delete the host file or even rename it and I don't have anything else open - I tried right after turning on the tablet
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Are you trying to delete the host file with something like androot, or root explorer? The folder has to be set to read/write or it won't let you change it.
thaigai said:
Is there anything special that needs to be done in order to delete "system/etc/hosts" file? I am running TNT lite 2.4 with Cwm, and/\ have had superuser capabilities for everything else, I'm assuming it's not root related?
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Folder has to be set to read/write with something like root explorer.
dkhilo said:
The trick for getting Hulu working is to do these things:
1) Use Either Dolphin Browser or SkyFire
2) In the browser, Settings...set User Agent to "Desktop"
3) In Advanced Settings set Plugins to "Always On"(Default is "on demand"))
4) Install either the Adobe flash player hacked apk or hexedit the libflashplayer.so file yourself. I had issues using the hacked apk, I just hexedited my own on the PC and moved it over. Instruction and hacked apk in first post of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856318&highlight=hulu
5) Install AdFree from the marketplace
6) Delete/Rename the Host file in /system/etc (TNT Lite Builds)
7) Start AdFree, it will want to create the Host file. If it exists when you run it, it will hang and not complete the installation.
8) When AdFree comes up there is an option to "Revert" click this button to allow ads, Hulu needs this to work.
9) Reboot to clear the host cache.
10) Turn back on AdFree Host file restrictions if you like after you're done with the Hulu Goodness! Enjoy!
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Is this in general for most devices?
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
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Is this in general for most devices?
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
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The hack original came form those that discovered it on the Nexus One Phones(rcgabriel thx for correction). It just edits what Adobe Flash Reports to the website the client using it, in this case it reports WIN instead of AND. So, I believe it would work for all mobile devices as long as they use a libflashplayer.so file as well. You might want to hexedit your particular libflashplayer.so file since it may be different from the one posted here. This apk is specific to the tegra2 devices.
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My bad - for some reason is not letting me to delete the host file or even rename it and I don't have anything else open - I tried right after turning on the tablet
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Also make sure your firewall is not doing some kind of ad blocking either. Some firewalls like Untangle have a ad blocker or if you use OpenDNS, you might have problems also if you have the restrictions to block the ad sites. Anything that blocks ads might prevent hulu from showing you the video.
Strangely enough, I needed to delete the host in order to have the AdFree even get to the point where it gives me the option to "revert" or load the updated hosts file. I'm not sure if the hosts file itself was blocking things, or the hosts file had some permissions preventing AdFree from modifying it. Either way, using Root Explorer after making sure the directory is R/W and not R/O is probably the easiest route for deleting this file.
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Also make sure your firewall is not doing some kind of ad blocking either. Some firewalls like Untangle have a ad blocker or if you use OpenDNS, you might have problems also if you have the restrictions to block the ad sites. Anything that blocks ads might prevent hulu from showing you the video.
Strangely enough, I needed to delete the host in order to have the AdFree even get to the point where it gives me the option to "revert" or load the updated hosts file. I'm not sure if the hosts file itself was blocking things, or the hosts file had some permissions preventing AdFree from modifying it. Either way, using Root Explorer after making sure the directory is R/W and not R/O is probably the easiest route for deleting this file.
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How I switch from r/o to r/w?
dkhilo said:
The hack original came form those that discovered it on the Galaxy S Phones. It just edits what Adobe Flash Reports to the website the client using it, in this case it reports WIN instead of AND. So, I believe it would work for all mobile devices as long as they use a libflashplayer.so file as well. You might want to hexedit your particular libflashplayer.so file since it may be different from the one posted here. This apk is specific to the tegra2 devices.
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Minor historical correction - the hack originally came from the Nexus One forums. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=687842&page=3
Fancast works great without all the BS, hulu is a waste of time.
Credit to bigrushdog for the modified file.
Although there are many ways to do this, I'm outlining just one method that worked for me to watch Hulu.com through a browser.
What you need:
1.Stock Gingerbread update
2.ROOT
3.Latest Adobe Flash 10.3 from the marketplace
4.Rootexplorer app or similar
5.A Browser with it's user agent set to "Desktop"
6.Modified libflashplayer.so
Let's get started:
1. Install/update Flash player 10.3 from the market and set it to never update.
2. Fire up Rootexplorer on your phone.
3. Tap the "Mount R/W" button.
4. Browse to /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib
5. Move libflashplayer.so to any backup folder of your choice
6. On your desktop (preferable), Grab "Flash 10.3.128.22 Hulu Modded" from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076612
7. The file name should be "Flash_10.3.185.22_Hulufied_BRDizzle_signed.zip" Open it and browse to \lib\armeabi-v7a
8. Extract libflashplayer.so and copy it to a temporary location on your phone (doesn't matter where at this point)
9. Now move libflashplayer.so to /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib folder of your phone.
10. Still in Rootexplorer - hold down on libflashplayer.so icon. Set the permissions by check-marking the following
User->Read Write Execute
Group->Read Execute
Others->Read Execute
11. Reboot your phone.
12. Open up DolphinHD browser and change the user agent to Desktop (menu->more->Settings->Dolphin settings->User Agent->Desktop)
13. Go to hulu.com and enjoy
Optional:
1. If you rather use the stock Android browser then follow these instructions http://lifehacker.com/5547037/change-the-user-agent-on-an-android-phone http://lifehacker.com/5547037/change-the-user-agent-on-an-android-phone
- Type "debug" in the address bar and hit "Go"
- Menu->More->Settings->Advanced->UAString->desktop
2. If you prefer to not use a browser at all then grab and install "hulu.apk" from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6888650&postcount=139
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This app launches the Hulu.com sidebar page in a browser window. It will prevent your phone from sleeping and locking while the app is running.
This app is not affiliated with Hulu.com The Hulu logo is a trademark Hulu.com
6-25 Update: Should fix some issues people had with videos still playing in background.
11-30 Update: Exit button, allow orientation options, choose mobile or full website.
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I some how I'm loosing you when I get to this part:
3. Tap the "Mount R/W" button.
4. Browse to /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib
I have super manager and do not know where or what the "mount R/W" button is or what is equal to it. What am I doing wrong? I would like to see if I can get HULU to work on my phone.
Well I have figured out how to mount R/W and stuff. I uninstalled the flash player and instaled the new one. But no luck getting it to work on hulu. I'll give it a shot later on.
Thanks
Eddie
Very frustrating problem. My G2X has been set up exactly the way I like it. I've been using ES File Explorer for network access and it has worked flawlessly.
However, a few days ago there was a new update for ES File Explorer and since that update, file management has been weird.
1. First, using File Manager (built into CM7), when I browse to a directory images, videos, and other files are associated with ES Zip Manager (which I do not have installed). I can change the file association, but the icon for the files stay with ES Zip Manager.
2. Browsing a directory of images with File Explorer or Gallery (built into CM7) will sometimes insert an image from different directory.
3. Using Gallery, as I browse files sometimes an image will duplicate.
I have been forced to uninstall ES File Explorer, but problems #2 and #3 still exist.
I've gone into Development Tools > media Scanner, but no joy.
This is very very frustrating. I now have my media messed up and no way to access files on my network.
HELP!
Here you go folks this libflashplayer.so Works for the SG3 So you can play hulu "among other sites". Download and install the newest flashplayer 11 then use SManager "its free one". Download libflashplayer.rar and extract libflashplayer.so.
Then copy libflashplayer.so to /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/ No extra scripts no funny installers.
Just copy and overwrite. Also works on Galaxy 10.1 and the Newpad t3 Droid Incredible, plays flawlessly if you use Dolphin. And Then Set Desktop to PC
"DO not use the lite version it just doesnt cut it"
Remneber Dolphin player doesnt work on any device that has android 4.1 and using an older version of dolphin will just make it unstable. Android 4.0.4 is the latest one you can use for Dolphin to work with flash.
Added pure flash player 11 unmodded for ICS
Ive included a script so you can hack your flash player if you are using 4.0.4 OS I lost the link where I got this file however I did find this on XDA.
Basically you just gotta use Smanager and run the script after extracting the RAR file to your SDcard. Just take note where your BusyBox is actually installed. If you dont know then download busybox from the market and then run it. It will show you where it wants to install. At the point just edit the script and change the path of the Bin file to the installed folder where BusyBox is installed. If you use the Flashex205 you will have to uninstall flash player and then install it again. Make sure you are not using the modified libflashplayer.so otherwise the script will not work. GL Peeps
Thanks to XDA for teaching us how to hack cool things onto Cool stuff.
Thanks works great on my HP Touchpad running CM9 (Android 4.0.4). All I did was copy the .so file and changed the permissions in root explorer to match the old .so file. This should work for any ICS and maybe even JB device. Adobe updates may break it, but since Flash is discontinued now that isn't an issue anymore.
Allows Hulu in Firefox when using a desktop user agent and also in the default Browser when set to desktop view (it uses a Chrome desktop ua)