philippe_44 wrote: > This is an announcement of a plugin that integrates Chromecast audio > devices with LMS so they behave like a normal player (squeezelite). It > is largely derived from my other plugin UPnPBridge. It contains 2 parts > > - a Perl LMS plugin which just here for installation, managing the > configuration file and start/stop of the bridge application runtime > - the bridge application which is the proxy between the 'Cast' side and > the LMS side. It exists for Windows, Linux (ARM, x86, x64) and OSX. It > does not have to run on the LMS computer, any computer on the same > network will work, but the auto installation will use the same machine. > > The stable version is now part of the 3rd party plugin built-in list, so > you should find it in the plugins page, under the name "Chromecast > Bridge" (NB: for upgraders from early 0.1.0.0 version please erase your > configuration file and generate a new one) > > If you want to test the development version (there is not always one > on-going), just add the following repository > > > Code: -------------------- > > > development version: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/lms-to-cast/dev/repo-sf.xml > stable version http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/lms-plugins-philippe44/repo-sf.xml > -------------------- > > > > Go to the 'Chromecast Bridge' settings to check but it should work, no > parameter tweaking is normally needed (it's more simple than UPnP). It > will install the bridge application on the LMS machine and run it. > > NB: A port is used to open a webserver (49152 by default, but it might > vary up to 49162). Under Windows, you might have a popup (only the > very first time the application is started) asking to allow > squeeze2cast-win to access your network. If not and if players are > detected and seem to play but you have only silence, go under > c:\programdata\squeezebox\cache\Installedplugins\plugins\castbridge > and launch squeeze2cast-win.exe, or edit your firewall parameters to > allow this program to run - you only need to do that once. In all > cases: > > !! CHECK YOUR FIREWALL STATUS !! > > There is no gapless (I don't think Cast supports it) nor smart > transition. Don't try synchronization with other players, it will not > work and have unpredictable results. Synchronized start is possible, > but don't try to keep synchronization during playback. I hope that > when Google release its synchronization mechanism, I'll be able to use > it > > WITH DOCKER YOU MUST USE 'HOST' MODE NETWORK > > [edit 2016-01-10]: versions starting 0.2.x.x handle each ChromeCast > group of players as just another LMS player, so it gives > synchronization within a CC group. > *[edit 2016-01-23]: under Windows, if everything seems to work but you > have no sound, you *must* add a firewall rule authorizing > squeeze2cast-win.exe or go into > C:\ProgramData\Squeezebox\Cache\InstalledPlugins\Plugins\CastBridge > and launch *once* squeezecast-win.exe where you'll be prompted for > authorization*
Trying this. It doesn't seem to want to stop but I see a lot of error messages quickly scrolling by. (By the way the directoryfor the file in my system is C:\ProgramData\Squeezebox\Cache\InstalledPlugins\Plugins\CastBridge\bin.) It seemed to be repeating the same the same actions so after 6 or 7 minutes I stopped it. I did note at the outset it could not load the config file that I had set up earlier today. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ john greenwood's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104614 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
