GCcwATV doesn't read any Fat32 flashdrive with a generic USB-c hub

by _maakuma_

Hi! I am wondering if the GCcwATV is finnicky with USB-c hubs.

My setup is

I got power brick Mi 65W with GAn Tech and hooked it up to a generic USBc hub to power it up. The streaming device works well with no issues. Then I tried to plug in 2 USB flash drives that are already in Fat32 format using RUFUS done in my windows machine. The drives cannot be identified by the chromecast at all.

I tried to do the same setup hooked to my laptop and it can see the 2 drives with no issue. It can also read and write.

I'm at a loss whether if it's just the USBc hub is busted, or is the brick not providing enough power, or the Chromecast has issues with generic chinese usb hubs....

What are your thoughts guys? Any suggestion moving forward can be helpful.

TeutonJon78

Yes, it us somewhat finicky which hubs it works with. There are lists out there which Ines people have verified working or not.

SadBookkeeper3715

Manually forcing Windows to format as FAT32 In the Start menu, type cmd, and then click the entry for the cmd program. At the command prompt, enter diskpart (you might have to approve this operation as an administrator). The prompt line should now display "DISKPART". Enter list disk. Enter select disk X, where X is the number of your selected disk. Enter clean. Enter create partition primary. Enter select partition 1. Enter active. Enter format fs=fat32. Enter assign. Enter exit.