Moonlight-Embedded is not installing through experimental packages

larryd85

i tried to install and setup Moonlight through the experimental packages and it seems to do a few things, and then stops and goes back into EmulationStation (not even the RetroPie Menus)

i managed to install Moonlight-Embedded manually, and added the Emulation Station page however my controller mappings and settings seem to be wrong as i can get the stream working, but my controller doesn't allow for any input in the streamed Big Picture mode.

i also tried installing "Limelight" through the RetroPie experimental packages menu and that seemed to install, but i think it is out dated as it would just endlessly search for a GeForce PC and never find it.

temporarily, i wouldnt mind some help with mapping my controller, but i would rather the experimental install get fixed as i am probably missing some *.sh files (for launching into setting configurations) in the moonlight/roms folder that i made myself.

retropie 4.1

larryd85

is anyone else having trouble installing Moonlight through the experimental packages?

BuZz

It's incomplete. I committed it by accident. will remove.

backstander

Hey @larryd85
I actually have this version of Moonlight install and not the one from the Experimental section:
http://www.howtogeek.com/220969/turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-steam-machine-with-moonlight/

I use an Xbox 360 controller with the xpad driver and I believe moonlight has a built in controller mapper. After you have install moonlight and from the command prompt, type in something like this:
moonlight map xbox360.map

Here is the contents of my mapping file (yours might very if you use the Xboxdrv driver instead):
nano /opt/retropie/configs/moonlight/xbox360.map

abs_x = 0
abs_y = 1
abs_z = -1
reverse_x = false
reverse_y = true
abs_rx = 3
abs_ry = 4
abs_rz = -1
reverse_rx = false
reverse_ry = true
abs_deadzone = 6360
abs_dpad_x = 16
abs_dpad_y = 17
reverse_dpad_x = false
reverse_dpad_y = false
btn_north = 308
btn_east = 305
btn_south = 304
btn_west = 307
btn_select = 314
btn_start = 315
btn_mode = 316
btn_thumbl = 317
btn_thumbr = 318
btn_tl = 310
btn_tr = 311
btn_tl2 = 312
btn_tr2 = 313
btn_dpad_up = 706
btn_dpad_down = 707
btn_dpad_left = 704
btn_dpad_right = 705

Then in my ~/RetroPie/roms/moonlight directory I made a new .sh file that calls my map file:
nano ~/RetroPie/roms/moonlight/720p60fps.sh

#!/bin/bash
moonlight stream <ip address> -720 -60fps -mapping /opt/retropie/configs/moonlight/xbox360.map

And I made another one for 1080p at 30fps
nano ~/RetroPie/roms/moonlight/1080p30fps.sh

#!/bin/bash
moonlight stream <ip address> -1080 -30fps -mapping /opt/retropie/configs/moonlight/xbox360.map

larryd85

ok, so i figured all of that out.

i think my problem lies with Moonlight not recognizing my PS3 controller. im not sure how to tell which input event is my ps3 controller so that i can define it (event0, event1 and event 2 dont seem to work. and js0 doesnt seem to be a valid input for moonlight.)

backstander

@larryd85
Seams like most people with PS3 controller issues are using a generic PS3 controller :-(

What happens when you run moonlight map ps3.map ? Does it accept any button presses from your PS3 controller?

Also are you connected by Bluetooth or USB?

And when you type evtest is your PS3 controller on the list?

flodus

Hello,
Sorry if I do not post to the right place, and also for my English. I no longer find Moonlight-Embedded since the experimental packages. It is no longer possible to install it from now on with retropie-setup.sh?
Thank you for your answers.

I'm using retropie upon an ubuntu 16.10 laptop

BuZz

@flodus it was only included for a short period because I accidentally submitted an incomplete script. It has now been deleted. I've not done any more work on it since.

flodus

@BuZz

Ok thanks, :'( it's too bad, because i use my intel nuc with ubuntu in my livingroom and moonlight allowed me to use my games steam from my office to my living room.
So it's possible that moonlight script will never come back with retropie? Is it possible to integrate it differently ?

Thanks