@ Gary:-WiZard wrote:Hi Oscar
I'm still testing trying to find a clue as to why chromecast doesn't work in VLC 3.01. I found several threads by forum member ETP who created several puplets for chromemcast. Most require the "google cast" extension which is no longer available. Chromebook-pupv1 already had the google cast extension included, so I did a frugal install. This puppy did find the chromecast device & could cast from the browser.
This validated that my device is discoverable in puppy and chromecast can be done.
I've also tested peedbee's chromium 52 & 65, which include the casting feature, in stretch 7.5, slacko 6.3.0 & xenial 7.5 without success. I'm going to post in the chromium thread to see if anyone has casting working.
Gary
There's a very simple reason why the 'Google Cast' extension is no longer available. Because since around Chrome 52 or 53, 'cast' support is now baked right into the browser code. Therefore, the extension was considered no longer necessary.
I used to have the extension installed, on the off-chance that I was going to get around to buying a Chromecast at some point. One day, I was looking through my extensions list and noticed that the 'Google Cast' extension had disappeared. I have never been able to re-install it, since, according to the Google Product Groups forum, "With the cast function now built-in to the browser, the Cast extension was henceforth considered redundant. Therefore, it was removed from the Chrome Store."
I run a mixture of older & newer Chromes. The Cast function is built-in to the new versions.....but since the extension was removed (through my Google a/c cloud connectivity, I would imagine), it means it was also removed from the older browsers, too. The very ones that needed it!
(Google, of course, expect that you will always be running the very newest version of the browser. For Linux, since this now means 64-bit, it means installing a 64-bit OS, if you're not already running one. And if you're still running a 32-bit machine, oh dear; tough shit. Out you go and buy a new machine, mate. Google couldn't care less; not their problem.....it's yours.)
This means that you need to run a newer version of the browser, I would think. If you're not 64-bit (now required to run current Chrome), then try one of the Chromium 'clones' (like Iron). The Chromium Project is still manufacturing 32-bit versions; it's only Google that have 'put the boot in' and killed 32-bit versions of Chrome.
Oscar has a fairly recent 32-bit Iron package that should be able to help you with this. And, I agree about 'Chromepup', as I call it. I've run this for around 3 years now. ETP did include the 'Cast' extension, but you would have to run the browser as is (remain on Chrome 39 as installed), and never, ever 'sign-in' to a Google a/c. Because within 24 hours I can guarantee the extension would 'disappear' into thin air.
('Big' brother knows best..!)
Mike.