[HOW-TO] [PICTURES] ADB Working On the Google Chromecast

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death2all110

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Hey everyone,

I got the Android Debugging Bridge (ADB) working on the Google Chromecast.

A video is currently uploading. A how-to will follow shortly after.

Videos have been uploaded!

Thanks!

Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYICywxdUfM

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjedUnv7tkM

Logcat made in Part 2:

http://pastebin.com/WZtHzrak

[Prerequisites]
  • A Rooted Chromecast (I recommend tvall's image..Here).
  • PuTTY or another Telnet Client
  • Android SDK
  • Active internet connection
  • Chromecast's IP Address

[How To]

Full Gallery here: http://imgur.com/a/ORiL0#0

Assuming you already have a rooted Chromecast and it is ON;

  1. Open your preferred Telnet client, I prefer PuTTY.

    xLN18eP.png

  2. Type in your Chromecast's IP Address and choose telnet as the connection type (I won't tell you how to get this, hint: check your router).

    FAD65ZM.png

  3. Click open and you should now see a black terminal window.

    2i4GVz9.png

  4. Type:
    Code: 
    mount -o rw,remount /
    and press enter
  5. Then type:
    Code: 
    setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
    and press enter

    mz9k3up.png

  6. Next type:
    Code: 
    busybox vi default.prop
  7. Press the letter 'i' on the keyboard for 'insert'
  8. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate.

    Wb48emA.png

  9. Change:
    Code: 
    ro.secure=1
    to
    Code: 
    ro.secure=0
  10. Change:
    Code: 
    ro.debuggable=0
    to
    Code: 
    ro.debuggable=1
  11. Press the 'ESC' key on your keyboard so VI goes back to accepting commands
  12. Type ':wq' without the quotes and with the colon....Press enter.

    EHen29R.png

  13. You should now be back at the / # prompt..
  14. Type
    Code: 
    busybox wget http://goo.gl/TnbG99 -O adbd
    and press enter

    s45qSia.png

  15. Type
    Code: 
    chmod 777 adbd
    and press enter

    9rKyPPk.png

  16. Type
    Code: 
    ./adbd &

    It may not say anything and drop back to the prompt, this is normal

    vX6xTc7.png

  17. Type
    Code: 
    ps | grep 'adbd'
    and press enter to make sure adbd is running

    MBX3V4i.png

  18. Open a command prompt and cd to the SDK's platform-tools folder

    Your path will be different than mine.

    2Mo2qyv.png

  19. Type
    Code: 
    adb devices
    and press enter

    It will probably not list any devices; this is normal. We just need to tell adb what device to connect to over wifi.

    c5QR241.png

  20. Type
    Code: 
    adb connect X.X.X.X
    where X.X.X.X is the IP Address of your Chromecast
  21. Press Enter

    Should say

    Code: 
    Connected to X.X.X.X:5555
    where X.X.X.X is the IP of your chromecast.

    dWgBeCv.png

  22. Type:
    Code: 
    adb devices
    and press enter

    It should list your chromecast by its IP Address.

    FUCt9la.png

  23. Type:
    Code: 
    adb shell
    and press enter
You should be greeted with a # prompt.

C1eEF96.png


Congratulations! You now have ADB access to your chromecast.

Please note that this DOES NOT survive across reboots.
 
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death2all110

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Just to clarify, this really doesn't do much yet.

As of right now you can't make persistent changes to the filesystem, because they revert after a reboot.

Heck you can't even remount the /system partition as RW at this point. Not sure why, but not too worried about it at the moment
 
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tvall

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/system is squashfs, a compressed readonly fs. Not difficult to modify, but requires reflashing the while partition (like gtvhackers image)

Sent from my Evo V 4G using Tapatalk 2
 
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death2all110

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Sep 21, 2010
515
296
Illinois
tvall said:
/system is squashfs, a compressed readonly fs. Not difficult to modify, but requires reflashing the while partition (like gtvhackers image)

Sent from my Evo V 4G using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Awesome. I'm assuming it just unpacks the system after every reboot, I mean since the system seems to revert to not having any added items unless its in the image tahat was flashed?
 
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djvinz

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Aug 18, 2007
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great!
adb push works well,
I suppose you could make persistent changes to /cache (this partition is mounted rw!)
 
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labiba

Member
Mar 26, 2014
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Hi,

i have a question, it's possible to have adb with chromecast if this one is not root?

Thanks,
 
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labiba

Member
Mar 26, 2014
6
0
Hello,
i don't now if i'm in the good forum to ask for help.

I have a GTV100 de netgear that i routed. after a problem of the remote i did a hard reset and after my device don't work.

in the beginin i have the trace in the uart that all go fine, But now i have the message :

NAND: Read mkbootimg header error!
FATAL ERROR! There is no bootable image on this machine!
tbdzz---- Img_Ld_And_Start error! Spinning now!
[109]I(SM): SM starts, enters warmup state!
[112]I(SM): begin to run tasks

there is any solution to write another bootable image?

thanks for your help :)
 
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labiba

Member
Mar 26, 2014
6
0
ChromeCast mapping memory

Hello,
I have a chromecast and i want to show its mapping memory.
the objectif is to verify when the chromecast play a video if its buffer is secure or not ?
and how can where the kernel do the allocation for memory?

can you help me please ?


thanks :good:
 
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GusCaplan

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Aug 26, 2014
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When I attempt to download "busybox" from "Goo", it comes back with: server returned error: HTTP/1.1 404 not found !!
Any input/help is much appreciated.
 
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    death2all110
    Hey everyone,

    I got the Android Debugging Bridge (ADB) working on the Google Chromecast.

    A video is currently uploading. A how-to will follow shortly after.

    Videos have been uploaded!

    Thanks!

    Part 1:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYICywxdUfM

    Part 2:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjedUnv7tkM

    Logcat made in Part 2:

    http://pastebin.com/WZtHzrak

    [Prerequisites]
    • A Rooted Chromecast (I recommend tvall's image..Here).
    • PuTTY or another Telnet Client
    • Android SDK
    • Active internet connection
    • Chromecast's IP Address

    [How To]

    Full Gallery here: http://imgur.com/a/ORiL0#0

    Assuming you already have a rooted Chromecast and it is ON;

    1. Open your preferred Telnet client, I prefer PuTTY.

      xLN18eP.png

    2. Type in your Chromecast's IP Address and choose telnet as the connection type (I won't tell you how to get this, hint: check your router).

      FAD65ZM.png

    3. Click open and you should now see a black terminal window.

      2i4GVz9.png

    4. Type:
      Code: 
      mount -o rw,remount /
      and press enter
    5. Then type:
      Code: 
      setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555
      and press enter

      mz9k3up.png

    6. Next type:
      Code: 
      busybox vi default.prop
    7. Press the letter 'i' on the keyboard for 'insert'
    8. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate.

      Wb48emA.png

    9. Change:
      Code: 
      ro.secure=1
      to
      Code: 
      ro.secure=0
    10. Change:
      Code: 
      ro.debuggable=0
      to
      Code: 
      ro.debuggable=1
    11. Press the 'ESC' key on your keyboard so VI goes back to accepting commands
    12. Type ':wq' without the quotes and with the colon....Press enter.

      EHen29R.png

    13. You should now be back at the / # prompt..
    14. Type
      Code: 
      busybox wget http://goo.gl/TnbG99 -O adbd
      and press enter

      s45qSia.png

    15. Type
      Code: 
      chmod 777 adbd
      and press enter

      9rKyPPk.png

    16. Type
      Code: 
      ./adbd &

      It may not say anything and drop back to the prompt, this is normal

      vX6xTc7.png

    17. Type
      Code: 
      ps | grep 'adbd'
      and press enter to make sure adbd is running

      MBX3V4i.png

    18. Open a command prompt and cd to the SDK's platform-tools folder

      Your path will be different than mine.

      2Mo2qyv.png

    19. Type
      Code: 
      adb devices
      and press enter

      It will probably not list any devices; this is normal. We just need to tell adb what device to connect to over wifi.

      c5QR241.png

    20. Type
      Code: 
      adb connect X.X.X.X
      where X.X.X.X is the IP Address of your Chromecast
    21. Press Enter

      Should say

      Code: 
      Connected to X.X.X.X:5555
      where X.X.X.X is the IP of your chromecast.

      dWgBeCv.png

    22. Type:
      Code: 
      adb devices
      and press enter

      It should list your chromecast by its IP Address.

      FUCt9la.png

    23. Type:
      Code: 
      adb shell
      and press enter
    You should be greeted with a # prompt.

    C1eEF96.png


    Congratulations! You now have ADB access to your chromecast.

    Please note that this DOES NOT survive across reboots.
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