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Help, Won't reset.

Was working yesterday on another network and tv (Won't have access to that setup in a long time). Today it just stays on "Starting your chromecast..." or the exclamation mark. Tried to reset and it does not, light doesn't even blink.
Also at first today tried to use it on the receiver, but since it didn't work connected it directly to the tv and the same thing. I have to be doing a n00b mistake. I'm using the usb to dongle power, at first I used the receivers usb port.

Slowb00st said:
Was working yesterday on another network and tv (Won't have access to that setup in a long time). Today it just stays on "Starting your chromecast..." or the exclamation mark. Tried to reset and it does not, light doesn't even blink.
Also at first today tried to use it on the receiver, but since it didn't work connected it directly to the tv and the same thing. I have to be doing a n00b mistake. I'm using the usb to dongle power, at first I used the receivers usb port.
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i did hard resets on one of mine 2-3 times at you sometimes need to hold the button for close to 30 seconds. From the way you describe it the device seems like it wasnt completely setup.

You can do a hard reset from the drop down menu on chrome browser from your computer.
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NyPlaya513 said:
i did hard resets on one of mine 2-3 times at you sometimes need to hold the button for close to 30 seconds. From the way you describe it the device seems like it wasnt completely setup.
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It was working before, tried up to 45 secs no go. How long does it take to reset? I think this thing is fried.
bowser001 said:
You can do a hard reset from the drop down menu on chrome browser from your computer.
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That would work if the device was detected but its not.

Slowb00st said:
It was working before, tried up to 45 secs no go. How long does it take to reset? I think this thing is fried.
That would work if the device was detected but its not.
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you honestly wont even need it plugged into the tv, just powered. You will know its reset as the light starts to blink. I doubt its fried or you wouldnt get anything on the tv at all.

Here is one. Mine displays a pink status light and wont display on ANY TV I plug it into. I press and hold the reset button and nothing happens.
Any ideas?

codfos said:
Here is one. Mine displays a pink status light and wont display on ANY TV I plug it into. I press and hold the reset button and nothing happens.
Any ideas?
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Try a different input? maybe its a sign of it malfunctioning. You may want to contact their support as I havent heard of this before.

NyPlaya513 said:
you honestly wont even need it plugged into the tv, just powered. You will know its reset as the light starts to blink. I doubt its fried or you wouldnt get anything on the tv at all.
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I'll try that today, I know its not fried just in a boot loop. At least the other one I have is working.

Well it's still in the boot loop, the reset does not work (no flashing light) even when not on the hdmi port. I have an otg cable on the way so, I'll have to wait until someone makes some custom rom or something or send it back for a replacement since I have no idea what happen to it.

Slowb00st said:
Well it's still in the boot loop, the reset does not work (no flashing light) even when not on the hdmi port. I have an otg cable on the way so, I'll have to wait until someone makes some custom rom or something or send it back for a replacement since I have no idea what happen to it.
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Mine gets stuck when trying to do a factory reset, and a couple of colored dots appear on the right-ish side of the screen. That image stays no matter how long I hold the button (tried for over 2 minutes more than once) It will boot into the regular splash screen if I don't hold the button, but like I said it won't reset...ideas?

Our chromecast up at work bit the dust in the same way you described. Light pink status light and it won't reset or connect.

grhomes said:
Mine gets stuck when trying to do a factory reset, and a couple of colored dots appear on the right-ish side of the screen. That image stays no matter how long I hold the button (tried for over 2 minutes more than once) It will boot into the regular splash screen if I don't hold the button, but like I said it won't reset...ideas?
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AFAIK that's a sign of the original (vulnerable) bootloader trying to load from USB.
Let the Chromecast boot normally (don't hold down the button while powering it up) first, then press and hold the button until the light turns red.

The colored dots mean something went wrong in the bootloader. It's very unlikely that you'll be able to recover from that unless you have a rooted device with a vulnerable bootloader (and even then you'd probably need to open it up and solder up the UART). The "Starting your Chromecast" screen means it successfully booted the kernel but content_shell (the main process) isn't starting for some reason. I'm fairly sure that content_shell is what handles the reset button press, so again, if you don't have a vulnerable bootloader, you're probably out of luck and your best option is to try to exchange the unit for a new one.

[Q] Chromecast LED status definition

I picked up a Chromecast a couple of days ago but am having trouble with it and I can't find a decoder ring for the status LED. I don't see a Q&A form for this device or the info in the FAQ so I'm posting here.
Here's my issue: After initial setup/connection I was able to cast youtube/music/pandora just fine. I noticed that the status LED during that time was solid white. My assumption is that this is the status which the device should always be in. However in the morning (same thing 2 days now) I no longer get the cast icon in any of the apps, even though the chromecast app says that the device is "ready to cast". At this point the LED is blinking white. Does this mean disconnected from router? Unplugging/plugging the unit back in from power/HDMI fixed the problem but it just reoccurs the next morning. Any thoughts?
I'm using a Linksys E3000 router running Tomato 1.28 I believe. AP isolation is OFF.
Anyone have a full breakdown of the LED meanings?
Ps: i forgot to add that for a successful reconnect I have to unplug both power and HDMI, plug power back in until the LED goes solid white, and then plug HDMI back in. Just cycling power does not work.

Wayno-san said:
However in the morning (same thing 2 days now) I no longer get the cast icon in any of the apps, even though the chromecast app says that the device is "ready to cast". At this point the LED is blinking white. Does this mean disconnected from router? Unplugging/plugging the unit back in from power/HDMI fixed the problem but it just reoccurs the next morning. Any thoughts?
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Ps: i forgot to add that for a successful reconnect I have to unplug both power and HDMI, plug power back in until the LED goes solid white, and then plug HDMI back in. Just cycling power does not work.
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Don't trust the status given in the Chromecast app - it has a tendency to be incorrect with respect to Ready to Cast, Needs Setup, etc. Always go by what Chromecast shows you on the TV screen.
Blinking white - Chromecast is not connected to a WiFi access point (this is also the state it goes into when it needs to be set up)
Solid white - Chromecast is connected to a WiFi access point (it may or may not have access to the Internet)
Solid Red - booting, or settings reset triggered (by holding button down)
As for your problem...
The first thing I'd try is using the HDMI Extender - that will reduce the amount of WiFi signal interference/blockage you get from your TV.
Check your router's (advanced) settings for any power-saving features. Some APs reduce signal strength when there's little/no WiFi activity, so it might be dropping the signal enough that Chromecast loses its connection.
Not sure why you have to unplug HDMI - you shouldn't, unless your TV is providing enough (or more than zero) power on the HDMI port to keep Chromecast alive or semi-alive. Does it show any light or attempt to light when you plug it into HDMI but don't have the power connected?

I already have the extender on. No power through the HDMI but it won't reconnect unless I unplug it. I have it powered externally and not via TV's USB port. Don't remember any energy saving features on the router but I'll take another look.
I get excellent reception during streaming so I don't know why it's disconnecting...

Wayno-san said:
I already have the extender on. No power through the HDMI but it won't reconnect unless I unplug it. I have it powered externally and not via TV's USB port. Don't remember any energy saving features on the router but I'll take another look.
I get excellent reception during streaming so I don't know why it's disconnecting...
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Well, I'm not sure what happened (maybe there was a firmware update?) but Chromecast has remained connected and stable for the last 3 days.... I didn't touch anything... go figure.

Wayno-san said:
Well, I'm not sure what happened (maybe there was a firmware update?) but Chromecast has remained connected and stable for the last 3 days.... I didn't touch anything... go figure.
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If it makes you feel any better, either we're both crazy, or both not.
The same thing happened to me. WiFi simply would not stay connected with 12072, everything was fine on 13300. It would complain on first boot, then would reconnect in a few minutes and stay connected.

Yeah, seems like whatever happened fixed both problems because it now even reconnects after a power cycle (previously I had to disconnect HDMI also for it to reconnect). Sweet!

I got a connection issue similar to this then other day and had to run the installation app again to get it to reconnect.

Zammo76 said:
I got a connection issue similar to this then other day and had to run the installation app again to get it to reconnect.
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Couple of months old this thread, but had the same issue, watch a movie through Avia yesterday, came home from work today and it was blinking white, reboot didnt help, unplug and reboot didnt help. Had to reset with the button pressed for 20-25 seconds.. works as it should now tho.. :cyclops:

I've done a few things recently that seemed to have all but stopped my Chromecast connection issues.
1. Changed my phones IP from DHCP to Static. You do this by selecting you're Wifi access point and holding down on it until Modify Network comes up, select it, then check the Show advanced options box, then you'll seee the option to change the IP settings from DHCP to Static.
2. Go into Avia's setting and make sure the Lock Wifi on box is checked. Be warned though this does cain you're phones power so switche it off when you've finished casting.

Zammo76 said:
I've done a few things recently that seemed to have all but stopped my Chromecast connection issues.
1. Changed my phones IP from DHCP to Static. You do this by selecting you're Wifi access point and holding down on it until Modify Network comes up, select it, then check the Show advanced options box, then you'll seee the option to change the IP settings from DHCP to Static.
2. Go into Avia's setting and make sure the Lock Wifi on box is checked. Be warned though this does cain you're phones power so switche it off when you've finished casting.
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#2 is the main one here, though your phone might have been hopping between IP leases if you router's DHCP lease time is set very low. Usually it's ~8 days which should more than cover your phone disconnecting WiFi and reconnecting a few times, unless you're binge-watching multiple seasons of something.

Hey guys I am having a similar issue with my chromecast and I am unable to tell if my chromecast is bricked or is it some software issue, I was able to cast all my apps in the morning but when I reconnected my chromecast back with the tv it showed me an error with yellow exclamation mark but after that when i reconnected my chromecast nothing comes on the tv and there is a constant red and white led blinking on my chromecast since.
If anybody could help me out with it I would be grateful.

[SOLVED ]Chromecast keeps factory resetting when plugged into TV

Got my chromecast day and tried setting it up, first few attempts failed. When I plugged the CC into my TV, the screen shows the 'home' or default CC setup screen then it goes blank.
Eventually I managed to set everything up without plugging the CC in, it updated too. Then I tried casting from youtube, it found the device no problem but when I plug it into the TV, after about 10 seconds or so of casting the device 'resets' and then the CC logo appears and it says 'restoring factory settings'
Bought this brand new off eBay, unboxed. Seems bust to me. Anyone else had these issues? I've tried different HDMI ports and using the USB/AC power. The TV is a Samsung.
TLDR It works fine until I actually plug it into the TV, then it resets itself and I have to do the setup over.

hewlett777 said:
Got my chromecast day and tried setting it up, first few attempts failed. When I plugged the CC into my TV, the screen shows the 'home' or default CC setup screen then it goes blank.
Eventually I managed to set everything up without plugging the CC in, it updated too. Then I tried casting from youtube, it found the device no problem but when I plug it into the TV, after about 10 seconds or so of casting the device 'resets' and then the CC logo appears and it says 'restoring factory settings'
Bought this brand new off eBay, unboxed. Seems bust to me. Anyone else had these issues? I've tried different HDMI ports and using the USB/AC power. The TV is a Samsung.
TLDR It works fine until I actually plug it into the TV, then it resets itself and I have to do the setup over.
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What is the first 4 of your serial?
Some units have buttons that tend to get stuck in the pushed position, which will cause a settings reset like you describe.
You can...
get a piece of weak tape (scotch tape, painter's tape or light duty masking tape) and stick it to the button, then pull it off
push on your reset button firmly (but not crushingly), wiggle slightly, then release to see if it pops back up
flick the button with your fingernail

That's done it! The button didn't seem depressed but I pressed it a few times to see if it 'clicked' back out, didn't seem to make any difference, but when I tried the setup again it ran smoothly!
thanks dude!

:good: Funny little buttons...

Wow didn't know someone posted this same problem. I've had my CC for a bit....and it frkn did that all the time. I got fed up with it and haven't used it .....I will try above suggestions. ...thanks....I'll let you know if it worked for me..If you want to know lol
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How To Shutdown WP8 ?

I have Lumia 520, with "soon to be broken" power buttton. Is there a way to turn it off without using power button ? by some kind of app perhaps ? I can turn it on by plug it in to usb cable and can reboot it by using quick tiles app. Only shutdown is missing.
Any suggestion ?

yokowasis said:
I have Lumia 520, with "soon to be broken" power buttton. Is there a way to turn it off without using power button ? by some kind of app perhaps ? I can turn it on by plug it in to usb cable and can reboot it by using quick tiles app. Only shutdown is missing.
Any suggestion ?
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Drain the battery so it will turn off by it self?

cevi said:
Drain the battery so it will turn off by it self?
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Wow, you are absolutely right. How comes I didn't come with that idea. But wait... I did. And while you are at it, Why don't you suggest pulling out the battery -_-
I need something like this :
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/reboot-now/86cbd073-cbac-4297-be47-5032779eba80
But instead Reboot Now, Perhaps Shutdown Now ?

yokowasis said:
I have Lumia 520, with "soon to be broken" power buttton. Is there a way to turn it off without using power button ? by some kind of app perhaps ? I can turn it on by plug it in to usb cable and can reboot it by using quick tiles app. Only shutdown is missing.
Any suggestion ?
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There you go, maybe this will be more appropriate to you needs : http://www.windowsphone.com/ro-ro/store/app/quick-tiles/1725cca2-2349-4d33-b5d5-8b04e7810c04
This app. will free all your buttons except for the camera one )) .

yokowasis said:
Wow, you are absolutely right. How comes I didn't come with that idea. But wait... I did. And while you are at it, Why don't you suggest pulling out the battery -_-
I need something like this :
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/reboot-now/86cbd073-cbac-4297-be47-5032779eba80
But instead Reboot Now, Perhaps Shutdown Now ?
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Cool your attitude, it's not gonna help. If you have a faulty unit, why not seek replacement or repairs?
I think tier3 apps can't shutdown the phone. There may be something useful in Nokia Care Suit, as it has the ability to put phone into various modes and such, maybe there's a way to shutdown the phone as well. Let me check...
EDIT: Yes, there's an option to shut down the device. However, because it's charging it'll want to turn back on, so you'll have to unplug the USB cable as soon as the display goes dark.

Which part of the power button is "soon to be broken"? If it is the part on the body of the phone, that's no good. Is it just the shell?
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DaviUnic said:
Cool your attitude, it's not gonna help. If you have a faulty unit, why not seek replacement or repairs?
I think tier3 apps can't shutdown the phone. There may be something useful in Nokia Care Suit, as it has the ability to put phone into various modes and such, maybe there's a way to shutdown the phone as well. Let me check...
EDIT: Yes, there's an option to shut down the device. However, because it's charging it'll want to turn back on, so you'll have to unplug the USB cable as soon as the display goes dark.
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Okay, good suggestion. But it doesn't exacly what I need because it requires me to plugin my phone to pc just to shut it down. The application I mentioned before able to perform restart, and there is some application here on XDA for shutdown too (but for WP7). If a tier 3 application can do restart, why it can't do a shutdown ? How about native toast launcher, is there some kind of code I need to put there so "the swipe down to shutdown" appear on my phone ?
dragon_76 said:
Which part of the power button is "soon to be broken"? If it is the part on the body of the phone, that's no good. Is it just the shell?
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It is the body, not just the shell.

Apps aren't actually supposed to be able to do shutdown, I think... there are OEM drivers that support it, but there's no public API for it and it *should* require capabilities not available to third-party devs. There's a capability that an app can have to add it, but it's not even available to OEM apps...
From Microsoft.BaseOS.CoreSecurityPolicy.policy.xml:
<Capability ElementID="A299B268AA89DF5B931F8297543C6B205C28D676F8C13EE804C5FA8D117E9233" AttributeHash="57A431AE729DFAECE24FECB94120D6240DAF4E622F53452C73AFE57CBE623979" Id="ID_CAP_BUILTIN_SHUTDOWN" AppCapSID="S-1-15-3-1024-1756535202-1541376426-2541887379-543898708-1993746524-3896427000-2382021892-865238545" SvcCapSID="S-1-5-21-2702878673-795188819-444038987-1039" FriendlyName="Shutdown or reboot the system" Visibility="Internal">
<CapabilityRules>
<Rules>
<Privilege ElementID="B74C20861E4D6DCF0134290FC25B8DD0062C2B9C868C7A662B9B400722D3F133" Id="SeShutdownPrivilege" />
</Rules>
</CapabilityRules>
</Capability>

It's only available to CAPABILITY_CLASS_ENTERPRISE_OEM_VERY_HIGH_ACCESS_APPLICATIONS.
As I said, NCS is your best option. But the phone is really useless without a working power button, so as I said, seek replacement/repairs.

If the 520 is just like the 521 the button should be attached to the shell. Just buy a new shell.
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How can I enter recovery mode of Chromecast with Google TV

I mistakenly installed an app which disables all hardware buttons, so i can't do factory reset or use remote controller to uninstall the app. How can i fix it.
Is it possible to enter recovery mode to factory reset?
Thank you.

zenowaren said:
I mistakenly installed an app which disables all hardware buttons, so i can't do factory reset or use remote controller to uninstall the app. How can i fix it.
Is it possible to enter recovery mode to factory reset?
Thank you.
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Did you try:
From the Chromecast device​
While the Chromecast is plugged into the TV and powered, press and hold the button on the back of the Chromecast. The LED will start blinking yellow?
When the LED light turns solid white, release the button and the Chromecast will then reset?

rodken said:
Did you try:
From the Chromecast device​
While the Chromecast is plugged into the TV and powered, press and hold the button on the back of the Chromecast. The LED will start blinking yellow?
When the LED light turns solid white, release the button and the Chromecast will then reset?
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Yes, did not work. Yelow blinks 10-15 seconds then turns white, i release the button but nothing happens.

zenowaren said:
Yes, did not work. Yelow blinks 10-15 seconds then turns white, i release the button but nothing happens.
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Try to press and hold the small button on the back of the Chromecast.
The LED will blink orange (continue holding) and then turn solid white, hold for an additional 20 - 30 seconds.
Once you let go it should say restoring factory settings on your TV. Once going through the set up be sure to go to settings and install any updates available for the remote.

rodken said:
Try to press and hold the small button on the back of the Chromecast.
The LED will blink orange (continue holding) and then turn solid white, hold for an additional 20 - 30 seconds.
Once you let go it should say restoring factory settings on your TV. Once going through the set up be sure to go to settings and install any updates available for the remote.
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Nothing happens.
I think i have two choices, an otg hub to connect a mouse to uninstall the app or entering recovery mode to factory reset. It seems that it is impossible to enter recovery mode.

zenowaren said:
Nothing happens.
I think i have two choices, an otg hub to connect a mouse to uninstall the app or entering recovery mode to factory reset. It seems that it is impossible to enter recovery mode.
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Unless you have the device on your Google Home app on your phone [for resetting purposes] - your guess is as good as mine.

rodken said:
Unless you have the device on your Google Home app on your phone [for resetting purposes] - your guess is as good as mine.
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I have Home app installed but there is no factory settings option. Only remote control and device info. Remote control feature also uses bluetooth so it functions as hardware button too. Thank you.

UPDATE:
I ordered the otg adapter in the link below two weeks ago and today received it.
Connected my mouse and keyboard receiver with this hub to my Chromecast. After that, it took a while but i successfully uninstalled the application.
Luckily no needed to change Chromecast's power adapter.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003329621268.html

zenowaren said:
更新：
我两周前在下面的链接中订购了 otg 适配器，今天收到了。
使用此集线器将我的鼠标和键盘接收器连接到我的 Chromecast。之后，花了一段时间，但我成功卸载了该应用程序。
幸运的是，无需更换 Chromecast 的电源适配器。
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003329621268.html
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Hi,My situation is exactly the same as yours, how do you solve it after connecting to otg?

maoch123 said:
Hi,My situation is exactly the same as yours, how do you solve it after connecting to otg?
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I wrote the application which causes the problem. I removed the code which disables the buttons and reinstalled it. I was lucky because Solid Explorer was already installed and SMB was set. I copied the new app with solid explorer to Chromecast then installed and problem was gone. Otherwise there was no solution.

Brother, can it be connected directly to the computer with a usb cable? And is there an easier procedure to boot into recovery mode?

maoch123 said:
Brother, can it be connected directly to the computer with a usb cable? And is there an easier procedure to boot into recovery mode?
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I dont know, sorry.