MMW5.1 - Casting to Google speakers no longer works [#20006]

[davru]

Read somewhere on here that build 5.1.0.2829 had some new fix for this problem. Unfortunately, it still occurs. Message shown is "The xxxx player is turned off or inaccessible". Casting stops as far as sound coming out of the Chromecast Audio device.

I can download the debug and run it if it helps. Last time I used 2829 it ran for hours with no problem. This time maybe and hour and the casting stopped with the above message.

Dave

[Peke]

Hi,
The best way would be to Open support Ticket and supply us with compressed (ZIP) full debug log as described at viewtopic.php?f=30&t=86643 (eg. logging before MM is started till error pops out)

[tarapup]

Having the same problem, MM doesn't even show my 4 audio chromecasts units. It does show, and cast to video units. VLC has no problem showing and casting to either audio or video units, or groups. I have confirmed this on 2 computers so it doesn't appear to be a system issue (I checked settings anyway and all is proper).

I installed 3 different beta versions yesterday , with 5.1.0.2829 being the latest, and it still has the same symptoms.

[Peke]

Hi,
Please, supply us with Log file.

[yarguy]

Having the same problem, MM doesn't even show my 4 audio chromecasts units. It does show, and cast to video units. VLC has no problem showing and casting to either audio or video units, or groups. I have confirmed this on 2 computers so it doesn't appear to be a system issue (I checked settings anyway and all is proper).

I installed 3 different beta versions yesterday , with 5.1.0.2829 being the latest, and it still has the same symptoms.

Welcome to the world's poorest Chromecast implementation. Time after time users report being unable to use MM5 with Chromecast and MM support continues to blame the users even though Chromecast works fine with every other program. Time for Ventis Media to hire a programmer who actually knows how to make Chromecast work.

[rusty]

Hi,

I use Chromecast audio regularly with MMW 5.1 (both individual devices and Groups of devices). I have observed a problem detecting devices once, but was unable replicate it after rebooting MMW

If you're able to replicate after rebooting MMW, please can you share a debug log with us (see step 4b here)?

Thanks!

-Rusty

[SgtPepperman]

My Chromecast speakers don't even show up in the cast list at all (2679). This has been a perennial problem with versions of 5, so much so that I seldom use MM anymore. Other music players have no problem casting to Chromecast so they get used.

Same here, I can cast to TV and Chromecast, but Speakers... They don't appear at all on 3003.

[Lowlander]

Same here, all my Chromecast devices show.

Are the missing Chromecast devices on the same network as the TV/Chromecasts? Make sure they're not a guest wi-fi or restricted wi-fi/VLAN. Do other players on the same PC see the missing Chromecast devices?

[SgtPepperman]

Same here, all my Chromecast devices show.

Are the missing Chromecast devices on the same network as the TV/Chromecasts? Make sure they're not a guest wi-fi or restricted wi-fi/VLAN. Do other players on the same PC see the missing Chromecast devices?

Nope, all of them are on the same network, I checked on Google Home and Spotify as well.

[Rob_S]

Mine, being a Polk Magnifi soundbar, which was troublesome for quite some time, is actually working quite well and reliably lately on recent beta builds including 3003 an 3005, so not all bad....

If yours is not showing up, try it using VLC player, if that sees it, then it is definitely a MM problem

[SgtPepperman]

Mine, being a Polk Magnifi soundbar, which was troublesome for quite some time, is actually working quite well and reliably lately on recent beta builds including 3003 an 3005, so not all bad....

If yours is not showing up, try it using VLC player, if that sees it, then it is definitely a MM problem

The Google Nest Speaker also appears on VLC. I downloaded it just to check that. But it doesn't appear on MM5.