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[Google Chromecast] techguyone:
I use Ctrl & O to get the chrome file browser up. I can't play *.avi files (it tries to copy them to d/load folder instead) is there a workaround? besides converting them all to a different format, is there a reason why Google/Chrome don't natively play *.avi? It's not like I can't play the files using VLC for example.
[Google Chromecast] piatikantrop:
If you click the down arrow in the upper right hand corner on the chrome extension, there is an option to cast the entire screen instead of just the tab.
[Google Chromecast] nook'r:
[MENTION=4405966]sungod88[/MENTION]

It takes about 3-5 min for a 700mb file, by the time you watch 1 movie you should have atleast 15 - 20 movies converted to mp4, its a lot easier than what it seems.
[Google Chromecast] jbaruch76:
doing this just gives me black screen on tv.
[Google Chromecast] mkdwns:
Any idea why I can't play avi files in browser? I installed both DivX Plus Web Player, and VLC Web Plugin. I had to disable Quicktime plugin to get MPG, and at this point I seem to have everything (mpg, mp4, mkv, ...) but avi. I see the the avi file extension is listed under the MIME type for VLC plugin, bug chrome still just downloads it. My chromecast gets here today or tomorrow, any ideas about how to get chrome to just play the file?

Also, along the same line of thinking. How can I identify which plugin is playing a given file?
[Google Chromecast] crimsonred36:
Drag and drop works just fine too..
[Google Chromecast] yoonus:
nice to know you can cast local files. Anyone tried casting video from ubuntu?
[Google Chromecast] dougyfresh254:
No audio in chrome when playing local files

I know that i am not the first person to experience this but i have not been able to find a solution. When playing an MKV file i have no way in getting any audio out of it at all. Not from my laptop and not from my chrome cast. Nothing at all I have a little slash through the audio speaker that wont go away!
[Google Chromecast] booked:
There's an option for 720p in chrome browser?
[Google Chromecast] edd247:
If the audio is DTS or AC3 it won't play through Chrome. I believe AAC and MP3 will play. To avoid re-encoding your videos I would recommend installing plex and using their Web view to play the videos, it will transcode the video/audio on the fly and cast that way
[Google Chromecast] mkdwns:
Have you checked the mkv files for Compressed Headers? I had this problem, with trying to play mkv files in my theater+. I used a tool called mkvmerge to remove the compressed headers. That fixed my issue.
[Google Chromecast] tlally2001:
Plex works for .avi and mkv fils.

Plex works for .avi and mkv fils.

Using it now.

Just set up Plex Media Server.
[Google Chromecast] digital0verdose:
PLEX is not working. If you did get it to work, please go into more detail in how you pulled it off. Simply installing the software does nothing and it is so unstable that trying to do anything with the software causes it to lock up.
[Google Chromecast] Animor:
How can I change audio source and choose subtitles, when playing an MKV file in chrome browser?

I've tried to search for a plugin or extension, but couldn't find one.

Thanks :)
[Google Chromecast] AGunz82:
Make sure you install the myPlex extension on Chrome.
[Google Chromecast] 7oh3:
You can convert movies to mp4 inside Chromecast?
[Google Chromecast] dallastx:
Right click on the plex file in chrome and copy url and paste it in address bar. Now you can cast the video. "It still lags and not worth it but many people are working on apps as we speak"
[Google Chromecast] mejori:
google drive or docs

yesterday i uploaded a video(mp4) that was taken with my phone to google drive, i then played it in the browser (it launched a youtube type screen in the browser to play the video) then i cast it and it played just fine. I have not tried to upload a movie or full length video..havent had time..maybe it will work if someone has time to try ..i will try tonight.
[Google Chromecast] r.storm85:
I just tried this on mine (file:///) and my mp4s lag real bad. Unwatchable, is there a workaround. I even downgraded to 480p...no dice.

And it seems to get worse at full screen? Or am i imagining that..its kinda hard to tell! Lol
[Google Chromecast] mejori:
ok i uploaded a full length movie to google drive and was able to cast (1080p) it to my chromecas:Dt .. there was a slight delay but not enough to bother me...:victory:
[Google Chromecast] bengadget:
Haven't tried this, or even heard of it, but it looks like a possible solution to streaming local MKVs from the PC:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/06/tonido-home-cloud-chromecast-streaming/
[Google Chromecast] nook'r:
No, I am using wondershare ultimate video converter to convert avi to mp4
[Google Chromecast] myself11:
I use rebox.net. It's by far the fastest. It usually only converts audio file from ac3 or dts to aac. Video remains untouched. Unfortunately, you have to manually select each file to convert.
[Google Chromecast] abhi.abhi:
renaming *.avi to *.mpeg does the trick

Just rename file extension to .mpeg and it will play avi file in chrome.

if you have any embedded downloader like Orbit , you have to disable it in settings - advance settings - plugins - disable plugins
[Google Chromecast] Lw00d:
is there any apps that will play local H264 videos ??
[Google Chromecast] karanits:
I already have ps3 media server installed. I was thinking that I use that + avia to work with CC by transcoding on the fly. But no such luck yet as they appear as unsupported. Anyone can make a chromecast specific conf file to be used in ps3 media server.

I don't want to use plex server. I don't want and other dlna server service running
[Google Chromecast] fer456:
Using videostream is also a great way
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CubicBurrito45:
So i just bought me a new mhl device to record my galaxy s2 but when i plug it in to my hdpvr2 i only get a green screen on my computer and my galaxy just freezes and it wont let me use the touch screen ;(

The product does display audio and video if i just use it on my tv so im not sure what the problem is

The product i bought is a Skiva MHL (Micro USB) to Female HDMI Adapter (1080p Supported)

Can someone please help me i want to do lets plays reviews and tutorials using my galaxy please help i will gladly appreciate any help.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
I dunno what you bought but it doesn't seem legit, it shouldn't freeze your phone as it's an outlet.

Sent from...this is not even my S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CubicBurrito45:
it only does that when i wanna record
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HellRazorGod:
Hi guys,

My journey with the Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 seems to have come to an end. I gave the phone to the service center coz the screen broke and nothing was visible. So I thought it was only a display thing and changing it would solve the problem. But now it seems the motherboard needs to be changed too and there's absolutely no point changing the display and motherboard considering how expensive they are.

So my situation is...Is there anyway I can retrieve the contents of the Internal SDCard? Is the Internal SDCard like a memory card which I can put in a card reader?

Or is there noway I can recover the Internal SDCard now that the motherboard is dead.

Would appreciate the help.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Your mobo went dead when dropped or they told you it was dead?

Sent from...this is not even my S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HellRazorGod:
It felt out of my pocket while I was sitting in the car. So the height wasn't even that much, and the screen cracked. The phone wasn't showing anything so I thought it's a screen issue. After the drop, it was getting hot when I would put the battery in, even though I wouldn't press the power button and start it. There was nothing coming on the display.

I've dropped it so much worse before. I thought that it shouldn't have damaged the motherboard. I'd given it for screen replacement but the service center people now tell me both need to be replaced. I think they must've changed the screen and tried starting it but to no avail.

Anyway I can recover contents of the InternalSD?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Your only slim chance of getting stuff off the phone is to try companies that recover data from dead HDD's (and that's very unlikely, but you might as well try. Also try other local mobile repair shops as well; you never know). They might be able to help. If you don't have your stuff backed up, you have zero chance of recovering it otherwise as the internal storage is a chip on the MB.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HellRazorGod:
Don't think spending 16.5k INR on a new screen and motherboard is worth it, is it?

Might as well buy a cheap Android phone..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Screen + mobo = 300 bucks = brand new high end phone

Or a donor.

Sent from...this is not even my S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Yours/Gaston's suggestion is right. Unless you really really like the S2, for the money you're better off getting something new.
[Asus Transformer TF700] rikkoko:
I mean, after almost a year of having this thing, this is the first time I've experienced something like this. I thought that my surge protector might have had something to do with it, but no matter where I plug it the dock/tablet combo won't charge. I even tried charging the tablet by itself but that didn't work either and I also thought that it might have been the cable, but my PC still detects the tablet.

I'm running an older version of cleanROM from around the month of May if it helps in some way. I would turn the tablet on to check, but I want to preserve the remaining 5% in order to fix this problem.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Seems like a defective cable or tablet. If the tablet doesn't even charge from the dock, it looks more like a defective tablet. If the dock doesn't charge without tablet, it may also be the cable or the charger.

Try this: Keep the tablet off and connect it to the PC (without dock) for a couple of hours - that should charge the battery very slowly (a few % per hour).
[Asus Transformer TF700] chuckp7860:
Common Probem

I have had similar problems with my TF 300. After researching more of this I find that most of Asus tablets have similar problems. One is the charging cube tripping an internal breaker and allowing only 5v to come out and trickle charge the unit. Some have placed in freezer or just allowed to cool and they seem to work. Others have just had a no charge problem. The battery symbol comes on when you attach the charge cable then disappears but does not show a charge. Some actually turns on a tablet that was off after attaching the cable but still no visible charge. Some will still charge, they just take longer to charge. It seems Asus knows this and it can happen from a few months old to 1-2 yrs old. Now I'm not sure about most people but to pay $400+- for a tablet and get only about 2 yrs usage is not acceptable. I can understand technology passing a tablet or laptop by, that's technology, but for a product to only have a 2 yr life expectancy is not really allowable and should be addressed by Asus. Hook it up if this is not to old of a thread and try it. It may charge even though it doesn't show. If someone else is reading this with a similar problem then try what I have written. It may still charge even though it says it's not. Write Asus and complain. It seems Asus is a very expensive product to fix also. Galaxy Tabs seem to be a very inexpensive product to fix so they may be a better choice for a very similar tablet. :fingers-crossed:
[Asus Transformer TF700] EskuroKinebi:
TF700T not charging

I read in one of the threads to put the charger in the freezer for a few minutes and it worked. Thank you.
[Asus Transformer TF700] GrantCC:
Yes, same thing, only I thought the charger wasn't working, ordered a new one (still waiting), left it off the charger for about 30 hours but on the PC, then connected the charger up again and now it's charging!
[LG Optimus 4X HD] xdirex:
Hi All,

I've searched around extensively for a solution to my issue but haven't come up with anything, possibly it's related to the baseband?

My LG Optimus 4x HD came from Hong Kong and I'm using it on Vodafone Australia.

I've installed CM10 which is buttery smooth, but my problem is that every 6-12 hours I completely lose my network signal and have to reboot my phone.

Enabling/disabling airplane mode has no effect. It seems to happen regardless of wifi, bluetooth, etc. It happened on CM10.1 and also 10.1.2.

I had stock v20b for a very short while and seem to remember my signal dropping with that rom as well, though it could have been something else.

Apologies if this has been answered before, but could someone please shed some light on this?

Many thanks in advance.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] donkanmcklaus:
i've been reporting this issue on CM10.1 from nightlies released after RC5, but no one could help me, so i decided to roll back to a stock based rom like Zaiben, where this issue doesn't exist, i miss CM10.1 a lot, but i asked in official forum, they ask me for logcat, i made the logcat but no error appears in it, even where the problem is present while i was recording the logcat, so i have no prove of existence of that bug
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Speedrunner84:
Hi,

ARHD 12.1. I have alot of music by albums(made my self).Example: ARTIST: artist name, ALBUM: album name, ALBUM ARTIST: Various Artists.

When i open stock HTC Music player and press "sort by artist" it shows only first artist from album! Why so???

Please anwser, Thanks!!!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrandonBaskin:
Hi, I fixed this. The instructions are sort of complicated so if you'd like me to explain just reply or PM me.
[Windows RT General] bigsnack:
Has anyone tried one of those BT stylus with their RT device to see if it works in any form or not? I want to know if it's worth getting to test out and thought since it is running a form of Windows it could be possible. So....? Thanks
[Windows RT General] SixSixSevenSeven:
There is no standardised protocol for those bluetooth styluses. Windows has 0 support for them full stop. iOS seems to be what they were targetted at and each individual app needs to specifically add support for the stylus to function.

If you buy one for your RT you will have spent lots of money on a heavier capacitive stylus, there would be no pressure sensitivity and the buttons on the side wont work either.
[Windows RT General] bigsnack:
That's not good to hear. :/
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] JoniSerenius:
Has any1 ported Bloons Tower Defense 4 to our ARMV6 devices? If they have, would you give me the link? :D

There is no bad choises. Only bad results.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] CrazeXDA:
I think it's compatible already. Btw, why not play btd5? It's way cooler than 4.

From: Somewhere In Neverland
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] JoniSerenius:
Too laggy on our phones... And btw mods could u close this thread I just realized that Im asking warez...

There is no bad choises. Only bad results.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] carpal:
I have managed to upgrade to wm2005 using toenailed & xda2jojos' guide and software. I have tried many times but I have not been able to carry out the hard reset and change what is recommended. I am left with a phone that will send and receive texts but I can't get into the phone app and it doesn't let me view contacts apart from those on the sim. Does anyone have any ideas.

Regards

Craig
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rictec:
wait for 5 to 10 seconds

to completly hard reset in 2005 you must press the bottons up to 5 seconds or more

then the nenu appears
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] carpal:
Thanks very much, all sorted. That was a schoolboy error on my behalf.
[Oppo Find 5] beama:
Hi out there,

Oppo just released the updated Kernel Sources for Android 4.2

https://github.com/oppo-source/Find5-Kernel-Source-4.2

http://www.oppoforums.com/threads/kernel-kernel-sources-of-find5-for-android-4-2-are-released.4611/

Have fun
[Oppo Find 5] GuneetAtwal:
Great Thinking to make a Custom Kernel for this Device just i need Good Support from this Forum and i will do it ;)
[Oppo Find 5] Rikorose:
I will test, if it will be for cm or an aosp rom :fingers-crossed:
[Oppo Find 5] GuneetAtwal:
Sure ;) just be in contact with me soon i will be making a Dev Thread
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] flux capacitor:
...who loves the animation of the old CRT tv shutdown effect when your enter sleep mode/hit power button? I dont know why, but I look forward to it. Its a neat touch. Just wish it would do the same when you power it on.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] nexusmanftw:
I want it on my first gen
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] :
Many custom ROMS have that feature.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] techguyone:
It's not a new thing, my old moto defy has this feature from circa 2011. It is neat looking though.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] phazerorg:
I really like this animation.

It was introduced in Gingerbread on the Nexus S and Nexus One, and carried over to 4.0+. I'm so used to it now that I forget that other people might not have seen it before. I once read someone complaining that he thought something was wrong with his screen (on a Galaxy Nexus, I think), not realizing it's just an effect :cool:

I didn't realize the first Nexus 7 didn't do this, but I'm glad to hear the new one does. I think I'd be disappointed when mine shows up if it didn't...
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] alicarbovader:
Nah, you aren't the only one ;)

When I see unrooted phones without that animation, I get really really uncomfortable.:D
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Torisen:
Yep,I'm diggin it too.
[General Questions and Answers] Irfdiddy:
Okay I seemed to have a huge problem. Ive been flashing roms and all for years now but this has never happemed to me. Basically my internal data only has 3.5GB for me to use and I have a Galaxy S4. I think the partitions are messed up. A few days ago my phone was getting stuck on the "Galaxy S4 " logo and wouldnt boot up. I went into recover and flashed another rom and so on.... but now as I said im only left with 3.5 GB of free space.

Am I supposed to use odin and click the repartition button and flash a stock rom? Im on rogers carrier.
[General Questions and Answers] Diablo67:
Unplug your usb cable. Take your battery out. Wait 5-10 seconds. Put the battery back in. Press and hold volume up+down while plugging in your usb cable. Keep holding until you see the yellow triangle. Now you can redo odin. Leave repartition checked.If that doesnt work,you should try Heimdall, it works basically the same way except A LOT less buggy and is much more reliable. Only difference is that with Heimdall you extract the .tar and place the individual files separately. Not checking repartition will just reformat all the current partitions and set you back to stock (with RFS), checking repartition will wipe the entire device (including /sdcard partition) and set up all your partitions again (if you had a lag fix screw them up or something, causing your device to not boot).
[General Questions and Answers] Irfdiddy:
So put it into download mode and check re-partition will not harm my device? Or is there a chance that it might brick?.... is there any way to do it from twrp?
[Acer Iconia A500] temokk:
hello i know the following may have been answered ..but i havent found it.....out of all the tablets i have this a500 is giving me trouble..ok tonite i got in to fastboot and saw my bootloader was locked .so i unlocked it....

but after rebooting i for some reason forgot or cant get back into fastboot...i tried pressing vol+ power but it takes me to a recovery which is not working..my tablet is bricked ...but i was making progress thru fastboot....

can someone tell me how i can get back into fastboot mode on the tablet... again thanks for your time

steps i tried before i completely forgot

vol+ power

vol- + power

pressing both and power

odd never had any problems before ...what i also noticed on wiki guides its missing the step on entering fastboot method only recovery..some of my other devices have it posted on the wiki on enerting fastboot and recovery steps

well thanks for anyone who can help

p.m please anytime
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
First off Mate, you can't unlock the stock a50x bootloader (HC nor ICS). It doesn't have fastboot capability to do this.

You would have to install the V8 or V9 bootloader to get all fastboot commands. This is a bootloader replacement which has full fastboot capability and is unlocked.

Secondly, you would have to flash/install a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP for example.

So did you install the V8 or 9 unlocked bootloader from skrilax_cz?

There is a guide by civato that covers most methods of doing this.

MD

EDIT: if adb works, you can try adb reboot bootloader
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charliebigpot:
Well, I bought the sd-card and for the first couple of days it worked flawessly - then it started to automatically unmount-mount-unmount-mount..

After a bit of duckduckgoing I found out that this particular SD card can cause troubles if produced before 2010 (mine is) but what I need to understand is the following:

- does formatting it x-times help?

- does it help to format it directly on the phone? I did so but then my Mac did not recognize the card..

- the mini is said to support 64gb sd cards --> why do so many people have issues?

- it says "made for Android" --> how can it not work on a Samsung?

- are there other 64gb cards that you ppl know of that don't cause any problems?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj1471:
I had a 32GB "made for Android" Sandisk card and had the same problem, albeit in a different Android device. Sandisk say it's a manufacturing issue according to info in this thread.

My solution was to buy a Samsung card :D

But I did try all the things you mention - formatting in the phone / on PC, different filesystems (fat32, exfat, ext4) etc. The actual issue was intermittent I/O errors when reading and writing data which cause Android to unmount the card.

If I were you I'd RMA the card. I haven't done extensive testing of the 64GB Samsung card in the S4 Mini (I9195) but it seems to work OK. What I do know is that I won't trust Sandisk again...
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charliebigpot:
*sigh*.. well, on the bright side now I have a 64gb SD card for my camera and at least my old 32gb Sandisk one still works with Mini.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geralt:
I have same problem with 64GB SanDisk Ultra® microSDXC™ UHS-I card for mobile devices ... :( Are there any solution of this problem???
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JMailuhu:
Stupid that sandisk still can't get 64gb cards to work properly in 2013 while advertising it's for Android.

This is ofc all based on yall input as I do not own a 64gb sandisk cards but a 8gb one. I'm now aware not to buy a sandisk 64gb card in the near future.
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eradica:
Ye I finally got an Android phone that can actually use the bloody card (had it since December '12) and it does the same thing.

Apparently there was a manufacturing problem around that time (affected 32/64GB MicroSDXC Class 10's), so SanDisk is apparently replacing these cards. Just contact them on support.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackfire2802:
Hi to all,

I'm trying to reset flash counter, but with now success. Is there a way which I can root my Note2 without installing CWM? beacause if I root and install CWM the flash counter stays at 1, and at Status: Modified....

Please help
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gabamoner:
Just download a rooted firmware .. there are lots in xda try searching

Yes you can root without installing cwm.. just use odin and download cf root and flash it ..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackfire2802:
That's the problem, I don't want a rooted device, because I need everything STOCK so I can send it into warranty