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Questions tagged [chromecast]

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How do I stream to Chromecast using VLC?

I just downloaded VLC 3.0 Beta (using ubuntu ppa) and I wanted to know how to set it up to stream to chromecast. It's in the repo's NEWS that the feature has been added. Numerous news outlets are covering it. But, there is no example of how to…
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Chromecast not detectable from chromium

I'm using mint 18 and chromium 55. I have chromecast set up and connected to the network. I can connect to it from my Android device but the chromium browser can't find it. I tried resetting the mediarouter and I have seen that the extension for…
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Trans-coding hevc / x265 video file using VLC and viewing it on a chromecast

I've been successful at getting VLC to stream a x264 encoded file from a network file share to an old chromecast (which mine doesn't support hevc / x265 directly) using the commands below. vlc -vv --sout "#chromecast"…
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Can't install mkchromecast

I'm trying to install mkchromecast. Following the instructions on the website, I first tried: $ sudo apt-get install mkchromecast Which returned: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E:…
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Forward multicast between two LAN segments (Chromecast)

I've found some rules but most are inconclusive. Chromecast uses DIAL and discovers via multicast from what I've understood.. I have an Ethernet-connected computer which I would like to route via my home brew AP (Linux, iptables, DNS, etc.) to the…
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How to cast pictures to castnow on the Linux command-line?

I am able to cast videos to my chromecast device using castnow, but I haven't had any luck casting images. I tried to use a python cast library (pychromecast) in conjunction with the internal python HTTP server to serve images, but had no luck. I…
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Chromecast / Cubetek Ezcast with Linux computer?

I was pondering getting a Google Chromecast or Cubetek Ezcast the other day, mostly for its novelty and maybe using it as a media player or device to conduct presentations. The way they set up, with the whole DIAL technology seems a little weird to…
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shorewall configuration for allowing chromecast

I am having difficulty setting up chromecast on my local network. The chromecast device is successfully connected to my network, but reports it cannot access the Internet. That is not true, because I see that it successfully resolved google's…
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Building a universal screencasting display/presenter: WiDi/MiraCast, ChromeCast, etc

I'm in the process of building a 2nd-screen solution for my workspace; something that provides ubiquitous connectivity, so that I can simply toggle any of my machines/mobiles/laptops/etc to use the screen on my desk as an additional monitor without…
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How to listen to requests made on an open port

I am trying to make a masterQueue for Chromecast. It will enable inter-app queuing. I am stuck with few network basics. I am using an older cast sdk because it provided Java API. It could be very vague and may not be appropriate for this site, but I…
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