We have a MiraCast capable dongle that I'd like to try connecting to with my Nook. I'm runing CM 10.1.3 right now, which I think is a new enough version of Android, and I don't see any Miracast options in the Display settings. Is it just not in the CM builds for Nook HD+?
Thank you!
Bump. Any news on Miracast support? I'm also interested.
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Yeah I would also love this feature added.
So I upgraded to CM11 last night. I noticed that Miracast support appears to be present in it. I tried it, but it doesn't see either of the Miracast capable devices near me (one Netgear and one Actiontec). My Nexus 5 sees both.
Assuming the support isn't disabled in some other way, I'm guessing that the hardware in the Nook HD+ may not be sufficient. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a dual radio requirement for miracast to work. You wouldn't be able to have network access and cast at the same time if you didn't have dual radios for instance.
Thanks! I also installed cm11 and noticed the option. Tried to connect to my Sony TV, but it doesn't appear be able to see the TV. I hope it is not a hw limitation...
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colema19 said:
So I upgraded to CM11 last night. I noticed that Miracast support appears to be present in it. I tried it, but it doesn't see either of the Miracast capable devices near me (one Netgear and one Actiontec). My Nexus 5 sees both.
Assuming the support isn't disabled in some other way, I'm guessing that the hardware in the Nook HD+ may not be sufficient. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a dual radio requirement for miracast to work. You wouldn't be able to have network access and cast at the same time if you didn't have dual radios for instance.
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I am running CM11 on my Nook HD and have been able to successfully use Miracast only from the YouTube app. No other connection attempt seems to work, but YouTube definitely does. Quality is not particularly good, though.
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I am running CM11 on my Nook HD and have been able to successfully use Miracast only from the YouTube app. No other connection attempt seems to work, but YouTube definitely does. Quality is not particularly good, though.
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Are you talking about Chromecast? It doesn't sound like you are talking about Miracast. They aren't the same thing, if you are.
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Are you talking about Chromecast? It doesn't sound like you are talking about Miracast. They aren't the same thing, if you are.
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I do not have Chromecast. It is definitely Miracast that I am referring to. Miracast is a feature on my Panasonic Blu-ray player, and the Android YouTube app specifically requests to connect to Miracast, not Chromecast.
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I do not have Chromecast. It is definitely Miracast that I am referring to. Miracast is a feature on my Panasonic Blu-ray player, and the Android YouTube app specifically requests to connect to Miracast, not Chromecast.
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Ah cool, I didn't realize that there were devices with Miracast support. So, I'm not surprised that Youtube looks bad. Were you watching a HD video, and in HD? If not, it was upscaled, which would mean it looks awful.
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Ah cool, I didn't realize that there were devices with Miracast support. So, I'm not surprised that Youtube looks bad. Were you watching a HD video, and in HD? If not, it was upscaled, which would mean it looks awful.
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I was watching an HD (720p) video on YouTube. It looked more like SD on my 73" DLP TV. I streamed the same video through the YouTube app on my Panasonic BD player and the resolution was great.
So in my opinion, based only on my experience, Miracast does not work any better than Chromecast when it comes to redirecting video from a tablet or phone (though the concept is undoubtedly cool). Direct connection still wins out.
build.prop hack to enabling Miracast option.
Code:
$ adb root
$ adb remount
$ adb pull /system/build.prop
(add persist.debug.wfd.enable=1 to build.prop)
$ adb push build.prop /system/
$ adb shell chmod 644 /system/build.prop
$ adb reboot
after editting build.prop, settings -> display -> Cast screen -> Wireless Display check option appears.
but this is only option showing hack. I don't know your device Miracast compatibility.
s107ken, how to use this code? paste it in build.prop?
RumBle said:
s107ken, how to use this code? paste it in build.prop?
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It probably won't matter. I didn't realize at the time I asked, that the Nook HD+ doesn't have the hardware to support miracast (dual wifi radios).
I try to use this code, not work.
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A year later, still can't Cast Screen using Miracast to my Roku3 (as a Miracast receiver)...
shdware said:
A year later, still can't Cast Screen using Miracast to my Roku3 (as a Miracast receiver)...
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It will never work. The Nook HD+ does not have the required hardware to support Miracast.
colema19 said:
It will never work. The Nook HD+ does not have the required hardware to support Miracast.
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I'm not entirely sure of that.
Kensuke has apparently been successful with miracast on OMAP.
https://github.com/kensuke/How-to-Miracast-on-AOSP/wiki
Also TI has a page on wi-fi direct,
http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index...tivity_NLCP_WiFi_Direct_Configuration_Scripts
Unfortunately his patches are for AOSP. Although it appears he also developed some patches for CM11.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49265142&postcount=118
If someone could convince him to release his CM11 patches source....
until then it would be worth a try to install his miracast update on CM11. (The libraries should be very similar to ours anyway.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2505154&d=1389302451
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It probably won't matter. I didn't realize at the time I asked, that the Nook HD+ doesn't have the hardware to support miracast (dual wifi radios).
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miracast doesn't required dual wifi, require wifi direct support.
Nexus 7 2012 has 2.4Ghz wifi only but miracast is working.
first, nook supported wifi direct?
https://github.com/kensuke/How-to-Miracast-on-AOSP/wiki/How-to-use-Miracast?#wi-fi-wi-fi-direct
if failed changes device name, it's meaning don't support wifi direct, the another problem for miracast.
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s107ken said:
miracast doesn't required dual wifi, require wifi direct support.
Nexus 7 2012 has 2.4Ghz wifi only but miracast is working.
first, nook supported wifi direct?
https://github.com/kensuke/How-to-Miracast-on-AOSP/wiki/How-to-use-Miracast?#wi-fi-wi-fi-direct
if failed changes device name, it's meaning don't support wifi direct, the another problem for miracast.
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I don't think it needs dual band. I think it needs dual radios. Wifi direct is a requirement yes, but I think dual radios is also a requirement because otherwise it cannot maintain a network connection at the same time. Strictly speaking it shouldn't need a network connection as well, but I haven't seen anything that has Miracast that doesn't have dual radios I have 3 miracast capable devices, and all have dual radios. I have gone through several devices that have miracast options, but drop immdiately after a connect attempt because the device attempts to re-grab the wifi device to use as a network connection, which interrupts the Miracast Wifi direct connection. That's why you need 2 radios, one for the Wifi direct, one for Android to use as an active network connection. Or at least to grab onto and not interfere with the Miracast connection. I'd be happy to be incorrect here, but my experience suggests that is the issue.
Sorry, correction here, it isn't dual radios that I think are needed, but dual antennas (I got the hardware piece wrong in my head). It is interesting though, that page says that he's got it working on a 2012 Nexus 7 which I believe is only a single antenna. So maybe I am way wrong here.
But, that said, I still stand by what my experience has been thus far...everything that does work has dual antennas, and everything that doesn't, doesn't have dual antennas. It could very well be in the case that you don't have dual antennas, the radio hardware itself becomes much more critical, so maybe why it may work in that Nexus 7 but hasn't worked in my devices.
First post on XDA but been viewing this site for a while and found it brilliant when I was rooting my Nook HD+, and then for side loading and lots of other things... so thank you for that!
Im taking my Nook HD+ somewhere that does not have wifi but I have an unlimited data plan on my Blackberry Curve 9300.
The issue is this just happens to be the last model of phone before the OS 7 update which allows you to hotspot the phone.
I know you can tether it to a PC via USB cable or bluetooth. So I was wondering if there is away to tether it to the Nook?
I'm going to say it depends more on the BB and app than on the HD+.
When I go fishing, and I want to watch a movie or just surf the web, I will occasionally tether my HD+ to my Droid X via WiFi no problems.
Does that answer your question?
Thanks for the reply.
I know the bb can tether to a PC and to playbooks using blackberry bridge.
Obviously I can connect the bb and nook via bluetooth but after that I'm not sure what to do because all the tethering apps seem to be for android to android, or android to PC/Mac.
I tried asking this question in a bbforum but got no response so figured it might be worth approaching it from the other side.
The tethering would just be for surfing, doubt I will be watching movies as I normally load my nook up before travelling
Cheers.
Hi I'm kind of new here and rooted my nook hd and am using it in my car as a headunit and wanted to see if there is a way to get video signal from it to an external monitor or TV and also of there is a way for it to get video from another source
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Hi I'm kind of new here and rooted my nook hd and am using it in my car as a headunit and wanted to see if there is a way to get video signal from it to an external monitor or TV and also of there is a way for it to get video from another source
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I don't know of a way to get video in but video out is provided by this adapter.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/hdt...c=google-_-Nook+DSA-_-Nook+DSA+Ad+Group-_-DSA
You can convert this if you don't have an HDMI input. In my spare room I have RC inputs and use a converter I got on Amazon to watch TV in there when my wife is in the living room.
I would suggest looking into wireless options. If you have a good router you can stream any video to and from the nook, TV, and computer.
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