Administrator Guide
f In some scenario the video shows no content initially; when user resizes browser the video appears normally; it is likely to happen
with x86 desktops and is a known issue for Citrix HDX FR Linux client.
g Playback with videos that can work with HDX FR on Linux or Windows client: There are a number of videos/websites known as
not working with Citrix HDX FR solution such as msn.com, espn.com, movies.yahoo.com, and dell.com. Flash videos simply
cannot load with these websites using HDX FR solution. Some of them are working periodically; for example, videos on Dell.com
were working well during this Feb/March but stopped working afterwards; the results can vary depending on user location as
well (US/Europe/Asia). It is therefore recommended to make sure the target videos work with HDX FR on Linux or Windows,
before working with it on ThinOS Lite.
h The solution on ThinOS Lite is based on Citrix HDX FR Linux version. It is advised to compare with Linux client in case of any
issues.
i Playback YouTube.com videos may run into some issues; for example, cannot show video unless user copy the URL and paste it
to the browser to visit again. In case any observation we recommend to compare with Linux client.
Citrix server conguration for Citrix HDX Flash Redirection
The following are the Citrix Server congurations for Citrix HDX Flash Redirection:
1 To disable ash version compatibility check, perform the following tasks:
NOTE: In common scenarios the ash player version installed on VDA/XenApp host is higher than the one in client
(Windows/Linux or others). Citrix advised to disable ash version compatibility check to make HDX Flash redirection works
between host and client.
Figure 85. Registry Editor
a You can disable the version check by modifying Windows Registry Key on VDA/XenApp named
“FlashPlayerVersionComparisonMask” which is a DWORD that must be set to zero.
b This needs to be set on each and every VDA/XenApp where the user needs the checking disabled.
• For a 32 – bit operating system :
– HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\HdxMediaStreamForFlash\Server\PseudoServer.
Conguring
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