Announce: CastBridge = integrate Chromecast players with LMS (squeeze2cast)

[philippe_44]

Identify only CC

Could any of you, using the DeviceSpy tool http://opentools.homeip.net/dev-tools-for-upnp, send a few screenshot on how these other devices look ? I will simply ne more selective on search criteria

[kidstypike]

Can't get CastBridge running on my Raspberry Pi 2 model B LMS, cannot get past the picture below. I believe processor is ARM710, although squeeze2upnp seems to run OK.

Server log:

[15-11-13 20:26:17.0859] Plugins::CastBridge::Squeeze2cast::configHandler (251) /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/prefs/castbridge.xml
[15-11-13 20:26:35.1019] Plugins::CastBridge::Squeeze2cast::start (121) executable not having 'x' permission, correcting
[15-11-13 20:26:35.1052] Plugins::CastBridge::Squeeze2cast::start (127) squeeze2cast-armv6hf not found
[15-11-13 20:26:35.1079] Plugins::CastBridge::Squeeze2cast::start (121) executable not having 'x' permission, correcting
[15-11-13 20:26:35.1111] Plugins::CastBridge::Squeeze2cast::start (127) squeeze2cast-armv6hf not found

[bpa]

Could any of you, using the DeviceSpy tool http://opentools.homeip.net/dev-tools-for-upnp, send a few screenshot on how these other devices look ? I will simply ne more selective on search criteria

Do you plan to use mDNS to discover devices in the future as Google said uPNP discovery will be going away ?

[philippe_44]

I've pushed a dev-3 which is more restrictive in term of device discovery (trying to limit that to only Chromecast devices)

[philippe_44]

Do you plan to use mDNS to discover devices in the future as Google said uPNP discovery will be going away ?

I will try, but this is yet another piece of code to understand and integrate where UPnP discovery was already build-in with my application and it came with a good amount of code I wrote previously

[philippe_44]

Can't get CastBridge running on my Raspberry Pi 2 model B LMS, cannot get past the picture below. I believe processor is ARM710, although squeeze2upnp seems to run OK.

Server log:

[15-11-13 20:26:17.0859] Plugins::CastBridge::Squeeze2cast::configHandler (251) /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/prefs/castbridge.xml
[15-11-13 20:26:35.1019] Plugins::CastBridge::Squeeze2cast::start (121) executable not having 'x' permission, correcting
[15-11-13 20:26:35.1052] Plugins::CastBridge::Squeeze2cast::start (127) squeeze2cast-armv6hf not found
[15-11-13 20:26:35.1079] Plugins::CastBridge::Squeeze2cast::start (121) executable not having 'x' permission, correcting
[15-11-13 20:26:35.1111] Plugins::CastBridge::Squeeze2cast::start (127) squeeze2cast-armv6hf not found

what do you have on /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/plugins/CastBridge/Bin ? I tried the full install on my cubieboard and it worked, sucessfully changed the access right of the armv6hf version and ran

[bpa]

I will try, but this is yet another piece of code to understand and integrate where UPnP discovery was already build-in with my application and it came with a good amount of code I wrote previously

I thought as much but didn't want you to put too much effort into extra uPNP discovery.

[kidstypike]

what do you have on /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/plugins/CastBridge/Bin ? I tried the full install on my cubieboard and it worked, sucessfully changed the access right of the armv6hf version and ran

Thanks, no Linux skills so go easy

[CommanderROR]

That looks like the initial version, Dev1, which contained no Linux-ARM binaries...

[usc95]

@usc95

How did you turn your FireTVs off in LMS? I'm trying to do the same, but have failed to find a suitable option...

I was simply referring to off in Ipeng. It didn't make the FireTVs go away.

[kidstypike]

That looks like the initial version, Dev1, which contained no Linux-ARM binaries...

Hmmm... I installed it via the repository, how would I get the correct version?

Thanks

[CommanderROR]

In LMS Plugins page, uncheck the "ChromeCast Bridge" Plugin, then restart LMS. After that add the Plugin again, restart LMS a second time and you'll have the newest version.

For some reason auto-update does not pick up these changes...

[CommanderROR]

@Philippe_44

It's now working for me for the first time (Dev3) but getting it to pick up the Player was a major hassle! I don't know what triggered it in the end, but I did about a dozen restarts, reboots, CCA reboots and setting-resets, then it suddenly showed up and is currently playing without issue.

It also now ignores my FireTV, so whatever you did worked. I think the main problem right now is discovering and connecting to CCA. Once that is done it should play just fine, changing to a different stream is also no problem. Maybe it's an issue with Upnp not working quite right with CCA? Or something special about my network setup...

[kidstypike]

In LMS Plugins page, uncheck the "ChromeCast Bridge" Plugin, then restart LMS. After that add the Plugin again, restart LMS a second time and you'll have the newest version.

For some reason auto-update does not pick up these changes...

Spot on, thanks very much!

[CommanderROR]

@Philippe_44

Yep, just like I feared. I connected via TuneIn, which then promptly cut off the LMS connection (which is OK) but despite closing the connection from TuneIn, I now can't get the CCA to play via LMS anymore. It keeps scanning, but never finds the CCA anymore.

Oh well, it's still early days after all...