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Chromecast ultra factory reset update#
Chromecast ultra factory reset tv#

I.e., No more black screen being projected - instead, it properly projected the Chromecast home screen & content.

I was also able to plug the Chromecast into a different HDMI device (but not just a different port on the same HDMI switch), and that worked, too.

I then guessed that I could connect to the Chromecast via the Google Home app and set it up as a new device, which did work.

I tried unplugging the Chromecast from HDMI and power cycled the Chromecast, and it booted up and showed a steady white light indicator. This has been working for years until this week.) I think the blinking orange was actually because something was wrong with the devices connected via the Chromecast Ultra's HDMI? (I have previously had it plugged in to an HDMI switch that outputs thru an HDMI audio extractor which pipes video to a projector and audio to my surround sound system. UPDATE: I was able to figure some things out! I cannot believe that the only solution is to unplug it for a few weeks and hope it works the next time I plug it back in.

Chromecast ultra factory reset update#

Is there a way to plug it into a computer and do some actual diagnostics or overwrite the OS? Or another hardware reset method to force an update over the air? I'm wondering if maybe an update was interrupted? I've also unplugged it for a while (20 minutes at least?), and then plugged it back in also with no change. And it doesn't show that it's updating, anyway.

I'm on gigabit fiber internet connection and Nest WiFI, so I doubt it's taking this long to download updates. I've left it in this state for an hour+, with no change. I've gone through other threads here and seen recommendations to factory reset and leave it unlocked a while, but mine has still not come back from this purgatory state.Īfter hard factory reset (holding physical button through two sets of blinking orange until it is solid white, then release), it will briefly show the logo on screen, then the screen turns and stays black.

Chromecast ultra factory reset tv#

I just plugged in my Chromecast Ultra (because I'm having other issues with my new Chromecast with Google TV device.), and it appears to now be unusable.