Question about Chromecast preview firmware

[JarvisTek 3]

Not sure if this is from the last update (just noticed today, running Windows Server v3.2.36.0), but it looks like chromecasting is broken again. I saw this (https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/52624-unable-to-stream-to-chromecast) and think it may be related. I'm able to play a couple of movies fine, but nothing I've recorded with my Ceton InfiniTV6 ETH or any live TV. I've done all the usual troubleshooting steps and it looks like it's something to do with the .ts files. I've attached my logs for Luke, just in case.

 

PS - I can LITERALLY feel the daggers coming out of my wife's eyes right now 

server-63645862802.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-1e12fadf-e506-49a5-9237-fe0763b74e61.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-9b754cee-d8b4-4222-a5e3-c36971c839a4.txt

Edited November 10, 2017 by JarvisTek

[Luke 39322]

Hi, do you have a sample video for testing? I'm not able to reproduce the problem. thanks !

[JarvisTek 3]

Here's a quick recording from this morning. Plays fine on my phone and computer, nothing on either Chromecast. Luckily I got just commercials, so this shouldn't run afoul of any copyright despite the name.

Hmmm, looks like I'm "not permitted to upload this kind of file". It's now on my Google Drive here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YQ39k8OVxNJod4EAWjsfN0CRbHEYlfng/view?usp=drivesdk

[Luke 39322]

Thanks.

[Luke 39322]

Did you test that the issue occurs with the sample file? It is playing on Chromecast just fine for me. Thanks.

[JarvisTek 3]

Yup, didn't work for me this morning at least. If you want, I can restart emby to get you some clean logs of it playing on phone and computer, and not on Chromecast.

[Luke 39322]

Yes please. It is working just fine for me. No problem found.

[bla8291 1]

I'm having the same issue. I can't play most channels on the Chromecast. It just loads a black screen and stays at 0:00. If I disconnect from the Chromecast, the server then begins to play the stream indefinitely even though no one is connected. I have to restart the server to get it to stop. Running 3.2.36.0

ffmpeg-transcode-8c9f1f6d-dd7c-4886-99ec-9e189aeed487.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-590aa9c2-b6be-46b7-b00f-ad74064c502e.txt

server-63645955027.txt

server-63645955121.txt

Edited November 11, 2017 by bla8291

[Luke 39322]

I'm having the same issue. I can't play most channels on the Chromecast. It just loads a black screen and stays at 0:00. If I disconnect from the Chromecast, the server then begins to play the stream indefinitely even though no one is connected. I have to restart the server to get it to stop. Running 3.2.36.0

 

@@bla8291, try installing Emby Server from the website on top of your existing version. Thanks !

[JarvisTek 3]

Ok, finally got my youngest to stop crying (he's 3 months old, so I'll cut him some slack). I restarted emby, played the video all the way though on my laptop first. Ran fine. Played it on my phone, also fine. Tried casting from my phone, nothing happened, Tried casting from my laptop, took a video of what everything looks like, still nothing (as you can see).

 

Video link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ki4oAtF31P9VJjzCMLI_XK8GMkYPNlrP

 

server-63645953705.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-527cf8b2-97a1-4292-a935-950acffc3836.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-353ee040-c8b8-4144-9ffd-605155b09766.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-321bf9b4-a0a3-488c-b613-46f431b94189.txt

[JarvisTek 3]

I'll try that, we'll see if it wasn't a bad update or something.

[bla8291 1]

Ok I just tried it, but I get the same result. I'm not able to play the desired channel. I rebooted the Chromecast about 15 minutes ago.

[Luke 39322]

Ok I just tried it, but I get the same result. I'm not able to play the desired channel. I rebooted the Chromecast about 15 minutes ago.

 

Please attach a new set of logs, thanks.

[JarvisTek 3]

No joy :-(

[bla8291 1]

Here you go.

server-63645955681.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-8eb0943c-7b33-4827-b652-ebb559ee95c6.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-6b2faf40-7f85-4466-b200-ba2da37628f2.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-8a98aea8-a912-4a49-9889-f2f36b16eb17.txt

[JarvisTek 3]

every log since re-install (and anything that wrote on the last server log since I posted it before).

server-63645953705.txt

server-63645955200.txt

ffmpeg-transcode-9b2eff27-acb6-49cf-98ca-e7ae1d49059a.txt

server-63645956105.txt

server-63645955889.txt

[Luke 39322]

Everything looks fine here. Do you get audio while this is happening?

[JarvisTek 3]

nope, if you look at the last video I posted to my google drive, it shows exactly what's happening from my perspective.

 

this one: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ki4oAtF31P9VJjzCMLI_XK8GMkYPNlrP

Edited November 11, 2017 by JarvisTek

[bla8291 1]

Nothing at all. I think this log should show what's happening.

[bla8291 1]

Woops...it's attached here.

ffmpeg-transcode-181c49af-cccc-4572-9861-ded867f6752d.txt

[x-cimo 23]

nope, if you look at the last video I posted to my google drive, it shows exactly what's happening from my perspective.

 

this one: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ki4oAtF31P9VJjzCMLI_XK8GMkYPNlrP

 

Same behavior on my end.....

[JarvisTek 3]

Not sure if it matters, but my Chromecast versions are both 1.28.100555 (just in case there's a mismatch with anyone else)

[x-cimo 23]

Same chromecast version here.

[Quicksand Jesus 1]

I think I just figured it out. I've been having this problem for a month. What I've done is downloaded the latest version off FFMPEG and then pointed Emby to the new FFMPEG under the transcoding options. I then restarted the Emby server and my Chromecast's work for the first time in what seems like forever!

 

Let me know if this works for you. 

[Luke 39322]

Actually, read this:

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/52661-direct-play-chromecast-blu-ray-rips-stuck-in-a-loop/?p=510831