No receiver devices found

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No receiver devices found

lazymonkey2 opened this issue 2 years ago · comments

Lazy Monkey commented 2 years ago

Hello,
I configured fx_cast on windows10.
when I try to cast it prints "No receiver devices found":

this is the console of firefox:

GameKyuubi · Answer 1 · Thu Mar 24 2022 06:19:47 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I'm getting the same thing, even tho mkchromecast can find the device.

George (GP) Van Eron · Answer 2 · Tue Apr 05 2022 09:54:55 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Same issue here. Chromecast device is detected normally through Chrome browser. Greatly looking forward to utilizing this project to cast through Firefox but continually get "No receiver devices found"

From browser console

Please let me know if there is anything else useful i can provide to assist troubleshooting. From my Windows device. My Chromecast model is fairly ancient, possibly even 1st gen. Still working OK though for our needs.

Thank you.

Matt Hensman · Answer 3 · Sat Apr 16 2022 07:13:56 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

This has probably been fixed on the master branch for a while unless it's caused by something else. Just, there's some regressions from a while back that I haven't had time to sort out that make me reluctant to push a new release.

@kaizennet
If you want to test, here's an unsigned release of the latest commit: fx_cast-0.2.0-alpha.zip
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#FAQ

Matt Hensman · Answer 4 · Sat Apr 16 2022 12:44:06 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Well, figured now was as good a time as ever, so spent a little while debugging and fixing those regressions. 200,000-line obfuscated Netflix/YouTube scripts are such a pain 😓. I'll probably push a new release in the next few days.

Will close if fixed after then.

Lazy Monkey · Answer 5 · Sat Apr 16 2022 13:46:58 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hello, thanks for the new version. I've tried 0.20 and it fixes the issue with no receivers found (tested on youtube)
Unfortunately the "cast" button is disabled. Will investigate later.

Matt Hensman · Answer 6 · Sat Apr 16 2022 14:41:23 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Just to confirm, is YouTube whitelisted (toolbar button context menu → Add to Whitelist) and are you using the cast button in the YouTube player (might need to refresh a couple times to get it to appear)?

~~Side note: Looks as though initiating casting from the toolbar button is broken again, so that's another thing to fix.~~ (124a5eb)

Lazy Monkey · Answer 7 · Sat Apr 16 2022 19:52:58 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I played with the options, reloader the page, restarted the browser.... and now it seems to work.
It's not clear what I have done to make it work.
But in the options I saw the app id... what is it? Do I need to change it?
I have read about a different app id for youtube ( 233637DE ) here:
hensm/fx_cast-compat#10
Do I need to change it? How can I find the app ids for different sites?
Thanks.

Matt Hensman · Answer 8 · Sat Apr 16 2022 20:46:54 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

No, that's for screen mirroring, it probably shouldn't ever be changed. Sites provide their own app IDs to the extension, so there's no need to manually enter them.

Matt Hensman · Answer 9 · Wed Apr 20 2022 04:03:28 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Should be fixed in the latest release.

George (GP) Van Eron · Answer 10 · Wed Apr 20 2022 08:54:05 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@hensm sorry to comment on an already closed case and that it took so long to response. I'm still unable to cast successfully but definitely a big improvement and this exact reported issue is resolved. After upgrading the fx_cast and the bridge to 0.2.0 our device now shows up in the list! When I click "Cast" (using the Tab feature) nothing actually happens, actually it turns the TV being casted to black. I will try to search for existing open issue request to cover this or submit a new one.

Thanks for the response and work!

Matt Hensman · Answer 11 · Wed Apr 20 2022 12:11:18 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

@kaizennet
Is that just a problem with the tab/screen sharing or does it affect regular apps like YouTube/Netflix?

Lazy Monkey · Answer 12 · Wed Apr 20 2022 13:54:40 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

it turns the TV being casted to black

my TV sometimes turns black and shows a little blue icon at the center of the screen. Is the same for you or your screen is completely black?

George (GP) Van Eron · Answer 13 · Mon Apr 25 2022 06:23:47 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Apology again for the delay in response. Since that one promising time when the casting device appeared in the list it has since not shown up again. Therefore I'm unable to get to the point to see it YouTube (canceled NF a while back) steaming is possible. That one time the screen was completely black though almost as if the TV was completely off.

I was hoping I could get back to the point where the device even showed in the list again. Tried multiple restarts of pc, browser, the chromecast device itself, reinstalling fx_cast and the bridge a few times. The Chromecast device appears as normal in Chrome browser and we can use it to stream, so i'm somewhat certain it's not a device or local network issue.

On YouTube the app option correctly appears in the fx_cast list above Tab + Screen options but there is no corresponding device to select. No immediate errors are apparent in the console

I'll keep an eye out for new version releases and keep trying. Thanks for your reply.