Squeeze OS with Chromecast

Jetpac · Post by **Jetpac** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 2:05 pm

Hi folks..

At the moment I have a Joggler in the living room with the Hifi.
I have also just purchased a chromecast audio.

I have a spare Joggler lying around is there a way that i can have squeeze OS stream stream from the joggler to a chromecast so that i could put the joggler in the kitchen?

Jogglers running latest build of squeeze OS (Onboard)
LMS running on a server elsewhere in the house.

karlek · Post by **karlek** » Fri Feb 26, 2016 11:20 pm

There is a Plugin from philippe_44 called castbridge or so. That will allow to handle Chromecast Audio as Squeezeplayer.

Jetpac · Post by **Jetpac** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:24 am

Is that an lms plugin? Would that be controlled with the joggler (without playing through joggler speakers)

castalla · Post by **castalla** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:32 am

Jetpac wrote:Is that an lms plugin? Would that be controlled with the joggler (without playing through joggler speakers)

The Chromecast plugin can be installed on any LMS on your network. The Chromecast appears as a squeezebox player - it can be controlled from the squeezeOS display on the Joggler. Simples.

Jetpac · Post by **Jetpac** » Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:33 am

castalla wrote:
Jetpac wrote:Is that an lms plugin? Would that be controlled with the joggler (without playing through joggler speakers)
The Chromecast plugin can be installed on any LMS on your network. The Chromecast appears as a squeezebox player - it can be controlled from the squeezeOS display on the Joggler. Simples.

Ace! Thanks very much!

Jetpac · Post by **Jetpac** » Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:09 pm

Right im probably being pretty special but i cant work this out.

I installed the plugin
I selected the chromecast as a player on the joggler.

All good.... Except I'm not getting any sound from the music im playing from the server! If i change the volume i get volume change sounds but no music!

What am i doing wrong?

Jetpac · Post by **Jetpac** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:33 am

Bump, anyone?

castalla · Post by **castalla** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 11:02 am

Jetpac wrote:Bump, anyone?

Think you should post at : http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthrea ... eeze2cast)

Meanwhile - set the timeout to 600 or more .....

joggly · Post by **joggly** » Tue Dec 13, 2016 2:03 pm

I've mine working perfectly. For ref to anyone in future, my settings are as in attached.
1) Tick on "start the bridge"
2) Select from drop down on Binary. Either of x86 works
3) Click Generate to find your chromecast.

PS: Jetpac's problem is different as he already can see chromecast on player selection.

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