moonlight: request for comments and testing

[hhromic]

@fnkngrv thanks for the heads-up!
I agree upgrading ffmpeg is not a straightforward action and probably it is best to leave it alone because of the hardware acceleration and the coupling with the kernel version/state.
I also understand ORA is all about the retrogaming more than side projects like moonlight, no problem.

I was researching further and indeed the best solution would be to disable ffmpeg support (and attempt to compile aginst it) in moonlight, which is only used for software-only decoding. Moonlight seems to support a number of embedded chipsets directly: Broadcom, Freescale, Amlogic and Rockchip.
I'm not sure which one is picked for XU4 (or if any supports XU4 directly) as I don't have that board and can't compile/test myself. I will try to debug with the user and see what can be done for moonlight to compile/work in XU4 natively (if possible).

Thanks again for the help and clarifications!

[fnkngrv]

The XU4 leverages the following:

Samsung Exynos 5422 4-cores ARM Cortex-A15 @2.0GHz
and 4-cores ARM Cortex-A7 @1.4GHz CPU

8 core BIG little architecture

[mitu]

@fnkngrv said in moonlight: request for comments and testing:

8 core BIG little architecture

You mean little endian ?

[Swampy]

First of all, thank you for your afford.

I have tested your script with a Raspberry Pi 3b+ and the recent RetroPie release.
It works.

I only realised a little problem:

If I start your script within RetroPie-Setup and try to pair, it doesn't show me the PIN for connecting to the remote host.
Only after I abort the dialogue box with the question for the PIN in the remote host, it shows me the PIN.

If I start it manually with "sudo ./retropie_packages.sh moonlight gui " it works.

[mitu]

@Swampy Try replacing, in the function exec_moonlight from the scriptmodule, the line:

sudo -u $user "$md_inst/moonlight.sh" "$@"

with:

sudo -u $user "$md_inst/moonlight.sh" "$@" > /dev/tty < /dev/tty

and see if starting the GUI from the setup script works for pairing.

[hhromic]

@Swampy thanks for testing! I'm happy the scriptmodule is working for you as well.

Interesting little bug you found there indeed. I admit I mostly test using retropie_packages.sh and I assumed the main GUI would just work, hence didn't notice that behaviour.

The suggestion from @mitu makes sense and should work. I can't test at the moment but also will check it and report back/fix the issue.

[hhromic]

I confirm the issue and implemented a fix now, thanks @Swampy for reporting and @mitu for the solution suggestion!

@Swampy , please update the scriptmodule and try again, should work fine now.

@mitu , I didn't modify the line you suggest because it interferes with other parts of the scriptmodule (e.g. the gen_configs function). Instead I put the redirections on the affected calls from the gui function (pair/unpair calls). Thanks for the pointer anyway, was helpful!

[hhromic]

Warning
The latest Nvidia GeForce Experience (GFE) driver released on Nov 19, 2018 just broke streaming foor the current version of moonlight. A fix is already proposed but not yet merged in upstream moonlight repository.
The issue is reported here: https://github.com/irtimmer/moonlight-embedded/issues/705

The affected GFE version is:
GFE 3.16.0.122 (gs_04_11_25137997, 7.1.411.0)

I will try to backport the fix until it is merged upstream.

[hhromic]

Update
A temporary patch to fix compatibility with GFE 3.16 is now included in the moonlight scriptmodule. Just repatch and rebuild moonlight and streaming should work fine in GFE 3.16 again.
I sent a PR now to upstream moonlight, hopefully it gets merged soon: https://github.com/irtimmer/moonlight-common-c/pull/1

[hhromic]

Update
The fix was solved upstream now (that was quick!). The temporary patch is now dropped as is no longer needed. Moonlight is again working fine with GFE 3.16

[Swampy]

It works.

Thank you for your fast solution.

[hhromic]

@Swampy glad to hear!

[LeSabotageur]

@hhromic I've finally got a go at it, but sadly I've still encountered errors at the generation of files (yeah, it's a bit long...) :

Generating config file for 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' ...
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.ml': No such file or directory
sed: cannot stat /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.ml: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/inifuncs.sh: line 82: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.ml: Invalid argument
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.ml': No such file or directory
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.ml': No such file or directory
sed: cannot stat /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.ml: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/inifuncs.sh: line 82: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.ml: Invalid argument
chown: cannot access '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.ml': No such file or directory
Generating config file for 'Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number' ...
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.ml': No such file or directory
sed: cannot stat /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.ml: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/inifuncs.sh: line 82: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.ml: Invalid argument
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.ml': No such file or directory
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.ml': No such file or directory
sed: cannot stat /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.ml: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/inifuncs.sh: line 82: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.ml: Invalid argument
chown: cannot access '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.ml': No such file or directory
Generating config file for 'Metro: Last Light' ...
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml': No such file or directory
sed: cannot stat /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/inifuncs.sh: line 82: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml: Invalid argument
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml': No such file or directory
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml': No such file or directory
sed: cannot stat /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/inifuncs.sh: line 82: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml: Invalid argument
chown: cannot access '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml': No such file or directory
Generating config file for 'Metro: Last Light' ...
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml': No such file or directory
sed: cannot stat /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/inifuncs.sh: line 82: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml: Invalid argument
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml': No such file or directory
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml': No such file or directory
sed: cannot stat /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/inifuncs.sh: line 82: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml: Invalid argument
chown: cannot access '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/Metro: Last Light.ml': No such file or directory
Generating config file for 'DuckTales: Remastered' ...
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/DuckTales: Remastered.ml': No such file or directory
sed: cannot stat /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/DuckTales: Remastered.ml: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/inifuncs.sh: line 82: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/DuckTales: Remastered.ml: Invalid argument
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/DuckTales: Remastered.ml': No such file or directory
touch: setting times of '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/DuckTales: Remastered.ml': No such file or directory
sed: cannot stat /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/DuckTales: Remastered.ml: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/inifuncs.sh: line 82: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/DuckTales: Remastered.ml: Invalid argument
chown: cannot access '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/steam/DuckTales: Remastered.ml': No such file or directory
Press ENTER to continue...

But that's minor, and from what I've tested lately it works great.

Now I'm gonna check out that Steam Link integration and see how it fares compared to moonlight !

[A Former User]

@hhromic Just pulled in the patch on the latest versions of everything, and was able to build, and then set up via:

sudo ./retropie_packages.sh moonlight gui

It worked great (and also let me easily build the current upstream HEAD so that the latest GFE would work)!

I ran into 2 minor issues, which were user error, and possibly something to note in case someone else runs into it as well. I had initially set up moonlight via this script. I needed to do both of the following options from that script to have the scriptmodule versions show up in RetroPie instead:

3: Remove Launch Scripts
7: Refresh SYSTEMS Config File

Other than that, things are working great! A quick feature request would be to build moonlights configuration options into runcommand (bitrate, fps, width and height, etc.) . It would be reallyslick to be able to change those settings on the fly, to be able to find the best settings without having to leave your seat / controller.

[hhromic]

@LeSabotageur the issue you are experiencing is very puzzling, shouldn't happen at all. I would like to get to the bottom of your issue to make sure is not an overlooking in the scriptmodule :)

Can you please run these commands and report back the output for each?

$ git -C $HOME/RetroPie-Setup log --oneline -n 10
$ ls -la $HOME/RetroPie/roms
$ ls -la $HOME/RetroPie/roms/steam
$ /opt/retropie/supplementary/moonlight/moonlight.sh list

Thanks a lot for testing and giving positive feedback! Moonlight is a great game streaming client.

@jml , also thanks for the testing ! I'm glad you are happy with the scriptmodule state and enjoying moonlight so far. Indeed users should clean any previous moonlight scripts/installations.

Regarding your suggestion with runcommand, unfortunately it doesn't have any programming API or extensibility to implement such features from this scriptmodule. However, if you are not afraid of the console, what you can do it so generate a set of configurations for testing and put them in a subfolder inside the steam folder. For example something like this:

$ DIR=$HOME/RetroPie/roms/steam/testing
$ mkdir -p $DIR
$ for fps in 30 60; do for bitrate in 5000 10000 15000; do cat > $DIR/launch-$fps-$bitrate.ml << _EOF_; done; done
config = /opt/retropie/configs/all/moonlight/global.conf
fps = $fps
bitrate = $bitrate
app = Steam
_EOF_

If you get the idea, you can further create combinations for width/height parameters too. After this, you will have all these options launchable from EmulationStation for quick testing in a testing subfolder under the steam system, alongside your normal configs.

[LeSabotageur]

@hhromic there you go :

pi@retropie:~ $ git -C $HOME/RetroPie-Setup log --oneline -n 10
f0d9a9c3 Merge pull request #2550 from psyke83/steamlink
12feabbd Add steamlink to ports
6145f1db Merge pull request #2548 from RetroHursty69/master
7bfe0b7f Update esthemes.sh with new Batman Theme
9c54ef8b Merge pull request #2547 from RetroHursty69/master
4db6dc18 Update esthemes.sh with new PiTube theme
6c62e3cd apidocs - use older version of bash-doxygen due to upstream bug  * https://github.com/Anvil/bash-doxygen/pull/16
6e23713f Merge pull request #2545 from joolswills/ctrl_c_fix
163668a5 setup - wrap tee/gzip logging using setsid to stop them receiving signals for the parent shell - #2524
ffefe154 Merge pull request #2546 from hhromic/fixbuild-lr-mupen64plus

pi@retropie:~ $ ls -la $HOME/RetroPie/roms
total 1728
drwxr-xr-x 34 pi pi  32768 Nov 22 17:59 .
drwxr-xr-x  9 pi pi  32768 Nov 22 17:59 ..
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 amstradcpc
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 arcade
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 atari2600
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 atari7800
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 atarilynx
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 Nov 12  2017 dreamcast
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi 229376 Sep 30 20:15 fba
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 fds
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 gamegear
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 gb
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 gba
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 gbc
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Dec 10  2017 limelight
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 Nov  3  2017 mame-libretro
drwxr-xr-x  4 pi pi  32768 Nov  3  2017 mame-mame4all
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  98304 Sep 21  2017 mastersystem
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi 393216 Oct 28 17:22 megadrive
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 n64
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 Sep 11 16:54 neogeo
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 Sep 11 16:41 nes
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 ngp
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 ngpc
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  65536 Dec  2 13:27 pcengine
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 Dec  4 18:16 ports
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 Sep 11 17:07 psx
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 May  2  2018 sega32x
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 segacd
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 sg-1000
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 Nov 10 16:38 snes
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi  32768 Dec  1 12:04 steam
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 vectrex
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi  32768 Sep 21  2017 zxspectrum

pi@retropie:~ $ ls -la $HOME/RetroPie/roms/steam
total 1920
drwxr-xr-x  3 pi pi 32768 Dec  1 12:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 34 pi pi 32768 Nov 22 17:59 ..
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    77 Dec  1 12:04 7 Days to Die.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    55 Nov 22 18:01 7 Days to Die.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    72 Dec  1 12:04 Broforce.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    50 Nov 22 18:01 Broforce.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    69 Dec  1 12:04 Crawl.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    47 Nov 22 18:01 Crawl.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    74 Dec  1 12:04 Dark Souls.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    52 Nov 22 18:01 Dark Souls.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    94 Dec  1 12:04 Day of the Tentacle Remastered.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    72 Nov 22 18:01 Day of the Tentacle Remastered.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    74 Dec  1 12:04 Dishonored.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    52 Nov 22 18:01 Dishonored.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    63 Nov 22 18:01 DuckTales Remastered.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi   451 Dec  1 21:20 gamelist.xml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi  2824 Nov 22 18:01 GenerateGamesList.py
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    74 Dec  1 12:04 Helldivers.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    52 Nov 22 18:01 Helldivers.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    71 Nov 22 18:01 Hotline Miami 2 Wrong Number.sh
drwxr-xr-x  2 pi pi 32768 Nov 22 18:03 images
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi   100 Dec  1 12:04 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    78 Nov 22 18:01 Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    59 Nov 22 18:01 Metro Last Light.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    73 Dec  1 12:04 Minecraft.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    51 Nov 22 18:01 Minecraft.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    74 Dec  1 12:04 Overcooked.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    52 Nov 22 18:01 Overcooked.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    68 Dec  1 12:04 Prey.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    46 Nov 22 18:01 Prey.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    78 Dec  1 12:04 Rayman Legends.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    56 Nov 22 18:01 Rayman Legends.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi   131 Nov 22 18:00 Refresh.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    76 Dec  1 12:04 Renegade Ops.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    54 Nov 22 18:01 Renegade Ops.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    89 Dec  1 12:04 Resident Evil HD REMASTER.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    67 Nov 22 18:01 Resident Evil HD REMASTER.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    76 Dec  1 12:04 Rogue Legacy.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    54 Nov 22 18:01 Rogue Legacy.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    68 Dec  1 12:04 Soma.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    46 Nov 22 18:01 Soma.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi   102 Dec  1 12:04 Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    80 Nov 22 18:01 Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    78 Dec  1 12:04 Stardew Valley.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    56 Nov 22 18:01 Stardew Valley.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    69 Dec  1 12:04 Steam.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    47 Nov 22 18:01 Steam.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    72 Dec  1 12:04 Terraria.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    50 Nov 22 18:01 Terraria.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    69 Nov 22 18:01 The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    79 Dec  1 12:04 The Expendabros.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    57 Nov 22 18:01 The Expendabros.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    75 Dec  1 12:04 The Witness.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    53 Nov 22 18:01 The Witness.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    71 Dec  1 12:04 Trine 2.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    49 Nov 22 18:01 Trine 2.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    76 Dec  1 12:04 Walking Dead.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    54 Nov 22 18:01 Walking Dead.sh
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    72 Dec  1 12:04 Warframe.ml
-rwxr-xr-x  1 pi pi    50 Nov 22 18:01 Warframe.sh

pi@retropie:~ $ /opt/retropie/supplementary/moonlight/moonlight.sh list
Searching for server...
Connect to 192.168.0.7...
1. Walking Dead
2. Stardew Valley
3. Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
5. Broforce
6. Crawl
7. Steam
8. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
9. Trine 2
10. Terraria
11. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
12. Rogue Legacy
13. Metro: Last Light
14. Soma
15. Steam
16. Warframe
17. Prey
18. Helldivers
19. Resident Evil HD REMASTER
20. Dishonored
21. Minecraft
22. Renegade Ops
23. Day of the Tentacle Remastered
24. Metro: Last Light
25. Dark Souls
26. Rayman Legends
27. DuckTales: Remastered
28. Overcooked
29. The Witness
30. The Expendabros
31. 7 Days to Die

[hhromic]

@LeSabotageur except for the permissions of the .ml files, that shouldn't need to be 755, everything seems it should work.

However, I just had a hunch. Are you using Samba to mount the roms folder from a WIndows share? Windows doesn't like : characters indeed.
Can you please give me the output of this command:

$ mount

Thanks for testing! We will get to the bottom of this mystery.

[LeSabotageur]

@hhromic I think that's it, because my roms folder is actually on a HDD with a FAT32 partition. I'm not that well-versed in linux or in partition type, but that might be the problem here. Anyway, here's the output :

pi@retropie:~ $ mount
/dev/mmcblk0p2 on / type ext4 (rw,noatime,data=ordered)
devtmpfs on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,relatime,size=378780k,nr_inodes=94695,mode=755)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,nosuid,noexec,relatime,gid=5,mode=620,ptmxmode=000)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,mode=755)
tmpfs on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,size=5120k)
tmpfs on /sys/fs/cgroup type tmpfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,mode=755)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,xattr,release_agent=/lib/systemd/systemd-cgroups-agent,name=systemd)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/devices type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,devices)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpu,cpuacct)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/freezer type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,freezer)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,net_cls)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,cpuset)
cgroup on /sys/fs/cgroup/blkio type cgroup (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,blkio)
sunrpc on /run/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw,relatime)
mqueue on /dev/mqueue type mqueue (rw,relatime)
systemd-1 on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type autofs (rw,relatime,fd=32,pgrp=1,timeout=0,minproto=5,maxproto=5,direct)
debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime)
configfs on /sys/kernel/config type configfs (rw,relatime)
/dev/mmcblk0p1 on /boot type vfat (rw,relatime,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sda1 on /media/usb0 type vfat (rw,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,sync,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sda1 on /home/pi/RetroPie type vfat (rw,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,sync,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,errors=remount-ro)
tmpfs on /run/user/1000 type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,size=76676k,mode=700,uid=1000,gid=1000)

And thanks again to you for your time on this :)

[hhromic]

Bingo! That's the problem, yes. Your $HOME/RetroPie folder is indeed mounted on a vfat (FAT32) partition instead of the home ext4 partition. Good, we found the cause!
I will think on a solution to keep this scenario happy. I don't want to simply remove the : characters as they are nice for the filesystems that do support them. When I have something I will come back, thanks!

[hhromic]

@LeSabotageur ok I think I solved it now for you. Can you update your local moonlight scriptmodule patch?

What it is doing now is to check if the rom directory filesystem supports special characters. If this is the case then no mangling is done (for example for ext4 partitions). On the other hand, for these filesystems that do not support special characters (for example for vfat partitions), then these are removed from the config filename. In any case the value given to appin the config is always the full name given in your GFE configuration, so all should work.

Let me know if you can generate your config files now. Thanks for the testing, I would never have noticed this by myself as I don't use vfat partitions for my roms :)