Chromecasting stopped working

[ledtc 1]

I can't cast live tv to my chromecast anymore, i don't know why. It just stopped.

I tried from the mobile app, and i've set up another emby server on a windows computer. I connect emby to my chromecast but then i play live tv it beings to load and then just stops. Checking the activities in the administrative panel it just claims i've started and stopped a couple of seconds later. Oh and sometimes it will play the sound with out video. And the web app also hides the playback controls, even though sound is playing.

I've included two logs one that plays a local file that works fine. And one 

working.txt not working.txt

[SamES 1056]

What Chromecast version and firmware do you have?  Are there any firmware updates available for it?

[Luke 42077]

Also are you able to play other things such as video files?

[ledtc 1]

6 hours ago, SamES said:

What Chromecast version and firmware do you have?  Are there any firmware updates available for it?

Firmwareversion System: 467165

Firmmwareversion Cast:  1,56,467165

Uptodate according to the specs from google on 

Chromecast (2:a generationen)

1.56.467165

[ledtc 1]

6 hours ago, Luke said:

Also are you able to play other things such as video files?

Yes the "working" logfile is from a local file being played, its a bit slow to get going but works fine both casting and webplayer.

The "not wokring" logfile is live tv stream, however does work fine in webplayer.

[Luke 42077]

Please attach the corresponding Emby server log. Thanks.

[ledtc 1]

23 minutes ago, Luke said:

Please attach the corresponding Emby server log. Thanks.

I persumed you wanted the big one top ?

embyserver.txt

[Luke 42077]

@ledtcHi, can you please give this another try? Thanks !

[ledtc 1]

Just tried it, same issue. Loading then only black screen with emby logo and sound.

embyserver.txt

[MartMH 1]

Came here through google today. I feel like I have the same issue. 

Cannot start any movie or tv show. Emby shows logo on screen and starts loading once selecting something but right away stops once loaded and goes back to logo screen. Log attached.

 

Have to note that movie intros are working though. 

(replaced my private domain with emby.mydomain.info for privacy reasons)

Running emby on a docker (compose) container.

Dockerfile:

services:
  emby:
    image: emby/embyserver
    container_name: embyserver
    restart: unless-stopped
    environment:
      - UID=1000 # The UID to run emby as (default: 2)
      - GID=100 # The GID to run emby as (default 2)
      - GIDLIST=100 # A comma-separated list of additional GIDs to run emby as (default: 2)
    volumes:
      - ./config:/config # Configuration directory
      - /media/emby:/mnt/share1 # Media directory
    ports:
      - 8096:8096 # HTTP port
      - 8920:8920 # HTTPS port
    devices:
      - /dev/dri:/dev/dri # VAAPI/NVDEC/NVENC render nodes
    networks:
      - traefik
    labels:
      - "traefik.enable=true"
      - "traefik.http.routers.emby.rule=Host(`emby.mydomain.info`)"
      - "traefik.http.routers.emby.entrypoints=websecure"
      - "traefik.http.routers.emby.tls.certresolver=bunny"
      - "traefik.http.services.emby.loadbalancer.server.port=8096"
      - "traefik.docker.network=network_traefik_external"
networks:
  traefik:
    name: network_traefik_external
    external: true

- Docker Compose version v2.35.1
- latest image

Chromecast info:

- system firmware version: 467165

- cast firmware: 1.56.467165

- lang: en-GB
 

 

embyserver.txt

Edited June 27, 2025 by MartMH

[MartMH 1]

I just noticed that after a few minutes or so, the content does start playing but with black screen. Only audio. 

embyserver (1).txt

[ledtc 1]

16 minutes ago, MartMH said:

I just noticed that after a few minutes or so, the content does start playing but with black screen. Only audio. 

embyserver (1).txt 211.75 kB · 0 downloads

Welcome.

[SamES 1056]

Hi, can you please attach any ffmpeg log files from these playback attempts? Thanks

[MartMH 1]

9 hours ago, SamES said:

Hi, can you please attach any ffmpeg log files from these playback attempts? Thanks

What do you think, works again like it should... 

I had to enable debug logs for this to work so I did that, and played a movie. Right away it started to play with video.

Played another movie, stops working (again?)

 

ffmpeg-transcode-c06fc49f-3e25-4e9c-8d0e-f9c4e84d1c42_1.txt embyserver.txt

Edited June 28, 2025 by MartMH

[Luke 42077]

Hi, it seems to be working OK in our testing but we're trying to chase it down. Thanks.

[ledtc 1]

Hello, i am back.

I got my server up and running again, and it is still the same issue. "Just tried it, same issue. Loading then only black screen with emby logo and sound." 

However casting local files works fine, but Live-TV channels still refuse.

[RMeneses 2]

Here the same condition.

[Kcircuit 6]

Still the same here too, I've tried moving server to Ubuntu and has the same issue.

Then moved back to windows and exact same issue.

[Luke 42077]

Hi, apologies for the delay. I can reproduce. We are working on getting this resolved. Thanks.

[RMeneses 2]

Testing on version 4.9.2.6 and it's working. Tks.