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This is a port of Moonlight (Embedded) for the Pyra (currently Bookworm only).
Similar to the Pandora release, except the Pyra release lacks the graphical interface, for command-line only.
With the Pyra's controls you can play games that run on your PC. With this application you can remotely control your PC, which is required to run Sunshine (or NVIDIA GameStream) to do so.
Moonlight-Embedded for Pyra:
pyra-handheld.com
Sunshine for PC:
github.com
Open-Pandora release Moonlight
How to start:
Get your PC's ip-address (in my example this is 192.168.0.1).
1. Install Sunshine on your PC.
2. Install Moonlight on your Pyra
2. Pair your Pyra to your PC by running this command and get the PIN:
moonlight pair 192.168.0.1
3. Add the Pyra's PIN to pair your Pyra to your PC by using Sunshine on your PC:
4. My common parameters to start moonlight and stream my desktop:
moonlight stream 192.168.0.1 -app Desktop -width 1280 -height 720 -fps 30 -bitrate 5000
Explaining these parameters, so you can play with them if needed:
stream -> parameter to stream something from your PC, always there
192.168.0.1 -> this needs to be your ip address of your PC which runs Sunshine or NVIDIA GameStream
-app Desktop -> select the 'app' which was configured on Sunshine (find those here https://localhost:47990/apps ), Desktop is the default name for your PC's desktop
-width 1280 -height 720 -> the resolution to display on the Pyra (which has a 720p display), the shorter version is using this parameter: -720
... If you really need to, for performance reasons as decoding does cost CPU cycles, lower your resolution to half: -width 640 -height 360
-fps 30 -> the requested amount of frames-per-second, using a too high fps can overload the Pyra's CPU causing the video stream to start glitching making it a sluggish experience. This somewhat depends on the game you play if the experience is bad.
... note that the fps you select should be somewhat matching your PC's refresh rate for optimal experience: if you PC's display runs at 100Hz use -fps 50, if 120Hz you can use 30, 40 or 60 fps. Too low fps obviously also impacts your latency (<20 fps).
-bitrate 5000 -> the maximum bitrate, this is again a balancing act based on the other parameters, the content you stream and network performance. 1000 is probably too low but okay for slow desktop browsing, 2500 is okay at 30fps, 5000 is probably suitable for a lot, 10000 is probably overkill for 720p.
Using an off-brand Xbox controller on the Pyra:
While you can use the Pyra controls as Xbox controller (this is default behavior) I also tried an external usb-cabled controller. As this was a non-Xbox branded controller I had to do something extra to get it working on my Pyra.
These commands contain my controllers product-id etc. Get yours from the usb-device logs (btw. 'xpad' is already in the Pyra kernel, no need to install it as xpad package is something different).
sudo modprobe xpad
usb-devices
echo "10f5 7016" | sudo tee /sys/bus/usb/drivers/xpad/new_id
Build 01
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Similar to the Pandora release, except the Pyra release lacks the graphical interface, for command-line only.
With the Pyra's controls you can play games that run on your PC. With this application you can remotely control your PC, which is required to run Sunshine (or NVIDIA GameStream) to do so.
Moonlight-Embedded for Pyra:
App Moonlight - DBP repository
Sunshine for PC:
Release v2026.516.143833 · LizardByte/Sunshine
Attention This release contains critical security updates. For more information see the following: GHSA-ph75-mgxh-mv57 Please update as soon as possible! Breaking Changes ViGEmBus is no longer i...
github.com
Open-Pandora release Moonlight
Release Thread 'Moonlight'
Here is Moonlight, an open source implementation of the NVidia GameStream Streaming Protocol.
A video on Moonlight (embedded) running FEZ
With it, and using an NVidia equiped PC, you can stream your PC Games to your Pandora.
Problem is that the Pandora power and Wifi make it slow to render the PC Screen, and add some lag, making that software not super useable.
To be able to use the native Pandora resolution, you may need to create the 800x480 as a custom resolution in the NVidia control...
A video on Moonlight (embedded) running FEZ
With it, and using an NVidia equiped PC, you can stream your PC Games to your Pandora.
Problem is that the Pandora power and Wifi make it slow to render the PC Screen, and add some lag, making that software not super useable.
To be able to use the native Pandora resolution, you may need to create the 800x480 as a custom resolution in the NVidia control...
How to start:
Get your PC's ip-address (in my example this is 192.168.0.1).
1. Install Sunshine on your PC.
2. Install Moonlight on your Pyra
2. Pair your Pyra to your PC by running this command and get the PIN:
moonlight pair 192.168.0.1
3. Add the Pyra's PIN to pair your Pyra to your PC by using Sunshine on your PC:
4. My common parameters to start moonlight and stream my desktop:
moonlight stream 192.168.0.1 -app Desktop -width 1280 -height 720 -fps 30 -bitrate 5000
Explaining these parameters, so you can play with them if needed:
stream -> parameter to stream something from your PC, always there
192.168.0.1 -> this needs to be your ip address of your PC which runs Sunshine or NVIDIA GameStream
-app Desktop -> select the 'app' which was configured on Sunshine (find those here https://localhost:47990/apps ), Desktop is the default name for your PC's desktop
-width 1280 -height 720 -> the resolution to display on the Pyra (which has a 720p display), the shorter version is using this parameter: -720
... If you really need to, for performance reasons as decoding does cost CPU cycles, lower your resolution to half: -width 640 -height 360
-fps 30 -> the requested amount of frames-per-second, using a too high fps can overload the Pyra's CPU causing the video stream to start glitching making it a sluggish experience. This somewhat depends on the game you play if the experience is bad.
... note that the fps you select should be somewhat matching your PC's refresh rate for optimal experience: if you PC's display runs at 100Hz use -fps 50, if 120Hz you can use 30, 40 or 60 fps. Too low fps obviously also impacts your latency (<20 fps).
-bitrate 5000 -> the maximum bitrate, this is again a balancing act based on the other parameters, the content you stream and network performance. 1000 is probably too low but okay for slow desktop browsing, 2500 is okay at 30fps, 5000 is probably suitable for a lot, 10000 is probably overkill for 720p.
Using an off-brand Xbox controller on the Pyra:
While you can use the Pyra controls as Xbox controller (this is default behavior) I also tried an external usb-cabled controller. As this was a non-Xbox branded controller I had to do something extra to get it working on my Pyra.
These commands contain my controllers product-id etc. Get yours from the usb-device logs (btw. 'xpad' is already in the Pyra kernel, no need to install it as xpad package is something different).
sudo modprobe xpad
usb-devices
echo "10f5 7016" | sudo tee /sys/bus/usb/drivers/xpad/new_id
Build 01
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- Initial build
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