Hi,
I was asked to post my question here instead of the chromecast help forum.
I recently installed Linux Mint 16 (cinnamon), Google Chrome (along with the Chromecast plugin) 64 bit version on my machine. The cast tab, feature doesn't work well. There is a severe lag when browsing pages and online video streaming (I would say it looks like a slide show). When I cast a local video file (.avi for example), some times the video is good but the sound comes out of my laptop instead of the TV.
I know the cast worked well in my previous Linux Mint 13 version which was 32 bit. I installed a Linux Mint 16 (32 bit) version to confirm that Mint 16 didn't introduce any issue and it worked like normal.
Since I knew it was working fine on my 32 bit versions, I tried installing a 32 bit chrome along side my existing 64 bit version. After much tinkering with libraries and firefox dependencies, I got it to work like normal. But recently I started to encounter the same issues (on the 32 bit version) that I see on the 64 bit version. I am not sure what needs to be done. Youtube casting works fine from the 64 & 32 bit chrome version. I want to keep Mint 16 64 bit and want to find a solution to this.
Casting a tab works very well on my wives Windows 8 machine, via iPad and iPhone.
OS: Linux Mint 16 (cinnamon) 64 bit
Router: Belkin
TV: Sony Bravia
Looking forward to your comments.
Raghav
Tab casting is for chumps. Install Plex or there is a chrome app. Forget what its called but search for it yourself. Either one will give much Better results than tab casting.
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I have an old HP Thin Client here and it is virtually worthless (I have run a few distros on it from USB, but minimalist) and was thinking that it might make a great streaming device. (It isn't ARM unfortunately, it is an x86 AMD proc...)
Is there any Chromecast derivatives (or even distros) that would allow for this to be used like a Chromecast?
LinuxAssailant said:
I have an old HP Thin Client here and it is virtually worthless (I have run a few distros on it from USB, but minimalist) and was thinking that it might make a great streaming device. (It isn't ARM unfortunately, it is an x86 AMD proc...)
Is there any Chromecast derivatives (or even distros) that would allow for this to be used like a Chromecast?
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Can it run desktop Chrome browser? If so, you could use CR Cast extension or LeapCast to make it function like a Chromecast. See FAQ Part 1, 1.e
Note that both of those may need updates to support new apps built on the just-released SDK. Not sure.
Maybe bluestack for Windows and cheap cast.
My setup:
No ISP, using T-Mobile Unlimited 4G LTE as my main source for interwebs at home. Proxy for tethering = Unlimited Tether.
Chromecast goes through tethering as does my Nexus 7 2013.
My goal: Stream ANY video file from my tablet and possibly stream/mirror from the tablet using unorthodox methods. Without a laptop present.
My idea: Complete Linux Installer, Ubuntu 13.10 with Chrome Browser with java and VideoStream extension.
What I have tested so far:
1) Chromium will not support videostream, or vice versa, I do not currently know if I can force install the extension.
2) Cannot install chrome using traditional apt-get command as it will not let me load the repository. Getting a GPG error.
3) Cannot install chrome using .deb file because I can't even force architecture to allow it to run since i'm on armhf.
4) Can't install wine ppa/wine to emulate windows chrome to allow extension to be installed.
Conclusion: It probably can't be done, but I'm only so brilliant and there may be ways to do things I am unaware of.
This isn't a request for help so much as me explaining what I've done so far to escape the chromecast from being tethered to a PC for full funcionality.
Here's hoping the videostream team will make an android app and eliminate half of my battle, here's hoping we get the ability to stream/playback more file types natively one day. For now i'll stick to stream-tv and not complain for the price.
What tablet do you have?
The limiting factor isn't so much what the tablet's running rather than the horsepower needed to convert incompatible media to Chromecast-compatible format.
If you can screen mirror your N7 (currently requires development Chromecast in Spain or rooted Chromecast running latest Eureka-ROM, and compatible device to mirror - I believe N7 2013 fits that), then it might just work.
any one using xbmc on ur touchpad? - what version of android ru using?
how's the quality?
can u take advantage of all the plug-ins available for xbmc?
my friend just bought a android box with xbmc installed and it worked beautifully
we were watching movies w/no hiccups
it had several plugins installed that enable u to watch virtually any movie (instead of looking/downloading from torrents)
i realized that if the android box can install xbmc, why not our hp - little that could!!!
I've been using Chrome for a long time but it seems very slow to load pages. I've got a 25mbps connection so I don't think that's the problem. In browser tests, Chrome seems to be slower than a lot but OTOH, it has a pretty small memory requirement which seems important on a 1MB machine. I have a Nook HD and have been running MM for about a week. Chrome was slow on CM11 and it seems just as slow on CM13. Anyone using a browser they are really happy with? (FWIW, I tried Puffin but the interface was not a nice as Chrome so I gave up, probably too quickly.)
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I've been using Chrome for a long time but it seems very slow to load pages. I've got a 25mbps connection so I don't think that's the problem. In browser tests, Chrome seems to be slower than a lot but OTOH, it has a pretty small memory requirement which seems important on a 1MB machine. I have a Nook HD and have been running MM for about a week. Chrome was slow on CM11 and it seems just as slow on CM13. Anyone using a browser they are really happy with? (FWIW, I tried Puffin but the interface was not a nice as Chrome so I gave up, probably too quickly.)
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I started using Firefox a few weeks ago for one main reason. The additional add on of ad blockers. I do not have xposed and adaway on my nook right now so gave the adblockers a try. It seems to speed up my browsing a ton. I was a chrome fan, too, but there are so many intrusive ads now that it can't function. There is still occasional lag from whatever unknown issues there are on a 3 year old tablet and its antique processor but I am on the latest aosp and am p!eased it still works.
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I started using Firefox a few weeks ago for one main reason. The additional add on of ad blockers. I do not have xposed and adaway on my nook right now so gave the adblockers a try. It seems to speed up my browsing a ton. I was a chrome fan, too, but there are so many intrusive ads now that it can't function. There is still occasional lag from whatever unknown issues there are on a 3 year old tablet and its antique processor but I am on the latest aosp and am p!eased it still works.
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I use FF on my laptop but switched to Chrome on my desktop because FF doesn't agree with the hardware and Win10. Would spontaneously freeze or reboot every couple days. I will try FF on the Nook and see what happens. Thanks.
I use FF on my laptop but switched to Chrome on my desktop because FF doesn't agree with the hardware and Win10
I use FF on my Toshiba with Windows 10 with no issues. It's my goto browser there too for the same reasons.
I use Opera on any android device, simply because it is the only one I know of that still supports dynamic text reflow, allowing one to zoom in and not have to scroll left and right. It irks me that other browsers do not support this.
After trying all,
Ubuntu mate is not really adapted cause it take to much resources ...
With Lubuntu and xubuntu it's around similar performance but only xubuntu can read YouTube videos with midori ... So finally choosing xubuntu
Is there other OS interesting to test?
Sorry to answer to myself but I'm back to Lubuntu cause I add some library gstreamer and now the YouTube videos are working fine.... So Lubuntu is now perfect for me and raspberry pi3