cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/19441267
I have a 2nd-gen chromecast, it’s factory reset. If i plug it in all it tells me is to install the app to start configuring.
I don’t have a google account not do i want to install/use google-related stuff on my phone.
My home router doesn’t register any new device, which makes sense since the cast doesn’t know the SSID/pass of the WiFi.
Does it try to ping some service/port? Multicast perhaps? Where would it get an IP from without authenticating?
My (wired) PC runs gentoo.
How can i get it to work in these conditions?
Well I don’t know what OP is planning to use it as, but desktop VLC can cast to Chromecast on the LAN for example.
Imagine how much more convenient the world would be if the Chromecast protocol was open source
The newer version is: https://w3c.github.io/openscreenprotocol/
I used to be on that team at Google and when I left they were working on an open source implementation of it.
