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[Shield General] mecharaiden:
I'm meeting all the requirements (galaxy s3 and gtx760) and still getting this error:
[Shield General] directxisnotresponding:
trying to run the osx client on an old macbook, but it can't run java 7 (osx 10.5.8) and the client will not launch. does the client require java 7? or is there a way to run it in java 6? thanks in advance.
[Shield General] spivey76:
I beleive it does as I tried this in the begining. After getting the errors I did I've been playing with different *nix'es on the MacBook.
[Shield General] Jandrews3808:
Hi guys. So i tried limelight out locally and had 0 problems, but i have a question. How would i go about setting up limelight to stream from my pc at home to my tablet at another location such as a starbucks. Mostly im confused about what ip address i enter into the box to connect to my pc. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
[Shield General] death_entry:
I would presume ur external IP Address and have the ports forwarded on your router.... Would be cool if they had a feature like splashtop where it automatically handles this by being signed into your gmail account on your pc & phone....
[Shield General] MattDawson1988:
Starting handshake failed- failed to connect-

Hi everyone, wanted to say thanks for the developers of this software, I'm really looking forward to getting it working!

I have some problems and would really appreciate if someone could tell me what the latest tips are for dealing with them.

My setup:

Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit desktop PC

GTX770

Samsung Galaxy Note II on latest software

Steam is latest update, open Beta. GFE is newest version. Limelight was just downloaded onto phone.

So initially at my house, Limelight would pair with my PC. But when I clicked on Start Streaming Steam!, it said Steam could not be found in GFE app list. I moved it to C://Program Files(86) etc (the default location). I really didn't want to do this but it seems to be the only way to fix it.

So after that, I clicked on Start Streaming, and Steam started in Big Picture Mode on my PC! Success, or so it seemed.

So it starts Steam but then says "Starting Handshake Failed."

I also tried it away from my house, off my wifi connection. I know this would cost me tons of data on my mobile plan but I wanted to try it for 5 seconds. Still says Handshake failed. Also it says failed to connect to (my IP) port 47991. I could have sworn the port initially was supposed to be 478 something? Does it change whether you're on your own wifi or not?

TL;DR:So that's my problem now, I've done most of the troubleshooting steps (updating software, etc.) But still get handshake failed. And my other question is why did the port change when I left my house?
[Shield General] frazman:
Silly question - but have you tried completely turning off your firewall in Windows 8.1? Had similar issues but got it working after turn the firewall off. There is a list of ports (about 10) that need to be opened which can be found at the start of the thread.
[Shield General] MattDawson1988:
Actually I didn't, I will try that when I get home.

Is that dangerous though? Will my computer be vulnerable to viruses or being hacked with it down? I suppose if it's the only way I'll have to do it.
[Shield General] MattDawson1988:
Okay, I tried turning the firewall off, it still didn't work.

Steam starts and stuff, but then it says "failed to connect to/(my IP) (port 47991) after 5000ms: isConnected failed: ECONNREFUSED (Connection refused)

Hmm...:confused:
[Shield General] death_entry:
People aren't going to randomly start hacking your computer, unless of course you like to click on everything in sight :p
[Shield General] mattdawson75:
What ports need to be opened for limelight? I don't see a specific list of ports on he first page. I did cntrl F:confused:

edit: so ive opened up 2 ports so far, I get a new error message each time telling me a different port wont open. If anyone can point me to where the list of ports is located Id really appreciate it.

edit: also, it looks like I can only try this once per start up. If I close steam, every time I try to sync to the pc, it says Cannot resume the game as its minimized error code 525. But no game is open, let alone minimized. Even restarting steam doesnt do anything.
[Shield General] cgutman:
I updated the first post to include the port numbers that need to be forwarded.
[Shield General] MattDawson1988:
Hey thanks! I found them on nvidias website too, Ive been tinkering with it. It (technically) works now!! Its just super slow and unplayable at this point so I gotta figure it out. Can't be my hardware, my Galaxy Note 2 is strong enough right? I have 18mbps down and 20 up, that should be more than fast enough. Limelight is set on the lowest settings...

If my phones memory is filled, could that make it slow? Maybe if I free up some space...

Also how do you bring up the Steam Overlay? I pressed the home button on my playstation controller connected to my phone and it automatically started the voice command program o_o.

I'll keep working on it, thank you devs for this amazing software!!!!!
[Shield General] tobyfive1222:
Is this working on arm-based linux chromebook?

I know it works with arm Soc on Android, but don't know is this works on linux wth Exynos SoC
[Shield General] MattDawson1988:
Using limelight over phone's data connection

I am going to assume that Limelight can only be used over wifi, because the Nvidia Shield doesn't have a data connection like a phone, so that capability doesn't exist.

Even so, is there a way I can "trick" my phone to think that the data I get over the air (my 4G signal) is wifi? On some level the phone would know it was data, I would still expected to be charged for it, but is there a program that can trick apps?

For example if there was a program like Facetime that (used to) only run on wifi, I feel like it's not unreasonable to assume there's a workaround for it. So if it works for a video chat program, perhaps that same workaround could work for limelight?

I'm not expecting to play for long amounts of time or anything, I know that would destroy my data plan. But I really want to play for like 2 minute sessions, and show the capability off to some people (even if it's not really working properly yet, I'm sure I'll get it soon.)

Edit: here's the error I get when using my data connection: Connection Error- Starting app failed http:// (my IP):47989/pairstate?uniqueid=88:32:9b:5b:c4:eb
[Shield General] gbohm:
should work over lte too. i currently have port forwarding issues but i will test it with lte soon
[Shield General] John6670:
So I've been having major issues with both Limelight and official Gamestreaming, and I was wondering If TC or anyone else can help

Devices:

1.Lenovo Y580 Laptop with a GTX660m and an i7-3630QM (2.40GHz 6MB Cache)

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y580/#techspecs

2. Shield

Network Set ups:

Set up 1: Apple Airport Extreme Base Station 4th Generation router in Garage

2. Powerline Adapters, both downstairs and upstairs in my room

3. WDn750 Router that acts as an access point. Can output 2.4 and 5.0 GHZ. Using the 5.0 GHZ connection. WDn750 is hardwired directly to laptop via ethernet

Set up #2: Airport extreme hardwired directly into Laptop. Not using any powerline Adapters

The problem:

With official gamestreaming, gameplay will be smooth. But after a couple of minutes, it will start stuttering, having slowdowns, framerate issues, etc

I tried limelight to see if there would be any differences, and obviously I came across the same issue. However, an interesting thing to note was that after a few minutes of streaming, a message popped up that said

"Detected excessive A/V data loss. Try improving your network connection or lowering stream resolution and/or frame rate.""

Does anyone know what this hints to? I know little to nothing about data loss so..is it likely to do with my Laptop hardware? My network and the routers used? Because even when setting the WDn750 as the main router of the house, the streaming issues still exist. Could my UBEE modem from TWC be the issue?

And the bolded message popped up even when doing 720P 30 FPS, didn't matter what hardware encoder I picked
[Shield General] MattDawson1988:
This is happening to me too, I get the same message.
[Shield General] retardbatman:
Is there any way to simulate keyboard inputs via Limelight? Or is it as simple as GFE only reading gamepad inputs?

Personally I've tried it with a Nexus 7(2012) running stock 4.2.2 rooted. I've connected a Sixaxis controller normally via OTG without any app to control it, OTG with USB/BT Joycenter(8.10) to control it, and later using the Sixaxis(0.7.4) app via bluetooth. Unfortunately none of them work to send inputs with, but just fine on f.x. the android start screen.

Other than that I can connect just fine to my computer & the 720p @ 60 fps stream works great. But until I manage to solve the input problem I'm unfortunately stuck with Splashtop THD.

Keep up the good work though!
[Shield General] MattDawson1988:
After quitting steam game, Steam big picture is blank

So I did a factory reset on my phone, and games are now playable! It still sort of stutters every 10 seconds or so, which will definitely hurt in some situations, but I will keep looking into what I can do to perfect it (any tips are welcome).

My new problem is, after I quit the game I was currently playing, Steam big picture went blank. Look here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4iznaz2vd55su84/Screenshot_2014-04-20-16-31-07.png

When I press buttons on the controller, I can hear things happening. I can access Steam Big Pictures internet with the left trigger, and see my friends list with the right trigger. But the middle (where game selection is made) is blank. Things are definitely still happening when I press buttons, I can tell, because I accidentally changed my steam name.

Anyone run into this before?
[Shield General] cgutman:
You can try Limelight-PC (link in the first post), but it only uses CPU decoding right now.

That message means that video and/or audio packets are being lost by the network. It shouldn't have anything to do with the modem. Try updating the firmware on your routers and APs. If that doesn't work, make sure your network drivers are up to date on your laptop or try swapping cables.

Limelight sends native Android gamepad input (Sixaxis in native gamepad mode) or keyboard input from a Bluetooth or USB keyboard. If you're trying to get gamepad input to act like a keyboard, you can add xpadder to Steam.

There's no wifi requirement in Limelight. As long as you have GFE 2.0 and Internet streaming enabled (it is by default), it should work. You might have to repair your device over cellular for it to work the first time.

Press Select+Start and that will bring up the overlay.

It happens sometimes. I'm not sure if it's a bug in Nvidia's software or Steam, but I don't think it's Limelight's fault. You can try rebooting your machine to see if that helps. You can also just hold up on the dpad until you hear it reach the top then hold right until it reaches the end. At that point, you should be on the exit menu if you press X.
[Shield General] Motawa88:
did anyone tried the app mouse&key with limelight? Maybe that will solve the mouse problem.
[Shield General] Motawa88:
does it work over a usb/lan dongle on android?
[Shield General] neoviktor:
Aspect Ratio Problems

I searched the topic, but didn't find nothing about aspect ratio.

Here is my problem, the game stream works nicely, thanks for this software by the way, but since the Note 10.1 has 16:10 ar (WQXGA) the stream looks deformed, is there is anyway to fix that?

If not, may I request this feature? Like a video player with the black bars.

Once again thanks for your work! And sorry for my bad english! :good:
[Shield General] Milardo:
Exact requirements-does this device work?

Hi, I have a zeki tbd753b and streaming from a pc with a athlon 64 x2 5000+ and gtx 680. I'd like to know, is my tablet up to the task of decoding the stream properly? Having issues with a message on tablet saying av device is decoding stream poorly. Does the connection from pc to router have to be ethernet or wireless adapter is okay? what rate should the router for example a wireless n router 150Mbps type? Also, on my tablet, keyboard is fine, but for some reason, my usb mouse (using a otg adapter for the keyboard and mouse), is not integrated with the program/stream, when i move the mouse it doesn't move the arrow from pc, unless i click and hold/drag. Also i have to click twice to get any input or click anything like to start a game, etc.
[Shield General] cgutman:
Sure. It will work over any network connection that your Android device can use.

It's on my to-do list for the next major update (probably 3.0).

Ideally you want a dual-band router that can do 150mbps or higher. Ethernet is recommended for connecting your PC to the router, but not required. Usually having both devices on wireless will degrade the streaming performance.

I don't really know whether that specific hardware is good enough. If you're using 720p30 and both your PC and Android device have a good connection, then it might be that the tablet isn't powerful enough. You could try limelight-pc or another Android device to see if it's a network issue.
[Shield General] Milardo:
Thanks for the reply. Do you happen to know about my mouse issues though?
[Shield General] Motawa88:
can we expect the ios version anytime soon?
[Shield General] errorcore:
Hello XDA

Is there any update for GT650M mobile keplers for streaming? Really wanted to try it on my 650M SLI.

Thanks dudes
[Shield General] Motawa88:
do you think the asus tf100 (intel atom baytrail) will be able to handle limelight pc(as a client not the server) and will you update limelight pc for internet streaming?
[Shield General] Aaronneyer:
Woops, the commit for limelight-pc internet streaming has been in there for a few weeks now, we just hadn't made a new release.

We just released a new version that has updates for GFE 2.0, as well as a few other minor bug fixes.

You can get the new binaries here: https://github.com/limelight-stream/limelight-pc/releases/tag/v0.4.1-beta
[Shield General] baiqingyang:
THANKS

Thank you very much for making this software.I'm Chinese. English is difficult for me.

I use the software environment:

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz(3300 Mhz)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (1024MB)

NEXUS 7

GeForce Experience 2.0

wifi：TP-LINK TL-WR840N

The error code is:Detected excessive A/V data loss. Try improving your network connection or lowering stream resolution and/or frame rate

In order to test your software I ordered a Broadcom 1GHz dual core processor, supports 2.4GHz+5GHz dual frequency WiFi and 802.11ac protocol, router.

If I can get over note4, Samsung S3, 4 test. E-mail me. I hope I can help you. My e-mail address is baiqingqing@gmail.com
[Shield General] Motawa88:
what about iOS?
[Shield General] sandman7793:
Lol!!! What about it.
[Shield General] hunter99507:
I cant seem to figure out how to connect. I sucesfully paired with my phone but when i click "start streaming steam" it says connection error, Starting app failed.

How can i go about fixing this? I have the latest nvidia beta drivers, steam beta updates.

Any help?
[Shield General] Motawa88:
runs pretty good on my tegra 3 device with 1080p and 60fps exept there is a black screen that shows every few seconds. There is no lag though
[Shield General] cgutman:
It's probably a ROM issue because the code to handle mice works on other devices.

It's not being working on right now, mainly because main guy working on it has been busy lately.

Nothing yet.

I would guess that it will stream at least 720p30. If you do try, please report results because I'm curious too. Limelight-PC was updated last night.

Sounds like packet loss. Make sure you're on 5GHz and see if that makes things better. You can also try using 720p30.

Try rescanning for games in GFE. If Steam isn't installed in Program Files, make sure that wherever it's installed is added to GFE's list of directories to search for games.

Might be packet loss. Tegra's decoder has a tendency to blank the whole screen if a frame gets dropped. What device are you using and is it wired to your router?
[Shield General] Milardo:
GT650m or optimus graphics?

Hi cgutman, thanks for your reply about the mouse issues, i also have a clevo w110er with GT650m and optimus. Does limelight use gamestream-from geforce experience? Gamestream doesn't seem to work with my w110er, as it is supposedly not supported the GT650m for gamestream, same with shadowplay, which both use the onboard kepler-h.264 hardware encoder. However, it is possible to use shadowplay with the geforce experience -shadowplay shortcut on my laptop. Gamestream -gamestream shortcut or anything else i tried doesn't work though. So, is that why limelight doesn't work with GT650m? Also, i haven't heard of it yet, but are optimus enabled laptops with anything to a gtx880 or a gtx680, does limelight work with those? Anybody know a shortcut/registry change to make limelight work with my laptop? Thanks in advance. By the way, running 337.50 drivers and gf experience 2.0.0.0
[Shield General] cgutman:
I don't think there's a hack to run GameStream on non-GTX Kepler cards on GFE 2.0 yet. I'm in the same boat with my GT 650M. Limelight will work with any card supported in GFE for GameStream (including all GTX 600m/700m/800m cards, but not GT cards on desktop or mobile).
[Shield General] tagzard:
Better GUI and maybe a more native Shield interface

I owned a shield but I traded it for a Nexus 7 2013 on reddit for school and such. Why won't my PC remember my Nexus so I have to keep pairing? Also is their a way you can make the gui look JUST like the shields gui instead of Big Picture only? That would be awesome/
[Shield General] lickarock:
I am about to go mad. Every time I start this up, I get ::: GFE error: Cannot find the requested game (Error code: 470)

I am on an ASUS g55vw, with 8gb of ram, a core i7, and a 660m gpu. Enough power to run this. Steam is installed in the correct location, and I have manually added it again to the list. I have been up and down this for over two hours and cannot get it to run at all.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Shield General] Branboy:
I'm Getting the same error code 470 on mine i7 gtx 760 and galaxy s4, i did notice that gfe updated today with 2.0.1 is that the issue?

if so any idea on is this an easy fix?
[Shield General] cgutman:
GFE 2.0.1 is the culprit. It turns out there seems to be a bug in GFE 2.0.1 that Limelight was accidentally triggering causing it to lose paired devices while trying to start the stream.

I have a fixed APK on GitHub releases: https://github.com/limelight-stream/limelight-android/releases

The updated version should roll out on the Play Store in a couple hours.

EDIT: 2.0.1 causes the frame rate to be capped at 20 FPS. We're looking for a fix.
[Shield General] death_entry:
I got the update and now my LG G2 just has a black screen when connected and the AV data loss message is constantly on, I can see the cursor moving around on the computer when i use the touchscreen on my phone. I Used get picture before the update.
[Shield General] cgutman:
Did you try lowering the bitrate slider? What resolution, frame rate, and bitrate were you using?
[Shield General] death_entry:
Ive tried different bit rates... from 7 up to 50mbs, I have tried all resolutions 720p and 1080p with different fps, nothing seems to make it work :(

I'm connected via 5ghz wifi, and my internet, although Im not connecting externally is running at 100mbs sec, so I know im getting fast throughput around the network...
[Shield General] cgutman:
Can you confirm that it works if you install v2.1.6? https://github.com/limelight-stream/limelight-android/releases/tag/v2.1.6

You'll be capped at 20 FPS but video should work.
[Shield General] death_entry:
Just tried that now and has made no difference, still don't get any video ;(
[Shield General] Rzarector:
I've tried it on my note 3, with my PC connected to the router (Linksys E2000) through ethernet and I was still getting unplayable results even when being in close proximity to the router. Would the experience be better on an actual nVidia shield, or do I need a better router?
[Shield General] cgutman:
Have you tried setting a different bitrate?
[Shield General] Rzarector:
I looked it up on the nvidia site and they recommend a dual band router for smooth gameplay, so I'm guessing that's it.
[Shield General] jpeich:
Thanks for such a fantastic work

I only wanted to thank you all (specially cgutman) for such an incredible piece of software. I just bought an ouya for this streaming purposes and I can stream 60 fps 1080p on my living room with a so low lag. It looks and plays beautifully. Last limelight version with last GFE version works perfect for me.
[Shield General] eGutas:
Nexus 5 + GTX 760

Hello

So my setup is GTX 760 GFE 2.0.1 the limelight v2.2 version I use Google Nexus 5. I use dual-band virgin media super hub 2 (I live in UK) My phone is connected to 5ghz band tho I tried 2.4ghz aswell same results. So the problem is when I stream from my PC to my phone via limelight via local network I get excessive A/V data loss over network or something like that. I have tried 720p/30fps 720p/60fps I get the same results. In 1080p/30fps and 1080p/60fps I get the the same messages except it is more frequent and plus it says that my device is lagging to render stuff. The thing is it does not matter if I sit right next to it or I am 5 meter away on 720p/60fps I get the lagged and that message at the same rate. I have tried tweaking with my router but no improvement. Any suggestions ?

EDIT: The lag and message appears every 1-3min and it is frequent non-stop. I have tried setting bitrate from 10mbps to 50mbps does not make a difference.
[Shield General] death_entry:
Ha same setup here except I have G2.... :p

Got the latest version from the play store and now it won't connect at to my computer... when I pair nothing happens and when i try to connect the desktop does nothing and the phone just tries to connect indefinitely with no errors or anything..,.
[Shield General] ammarr:
Is there support for multiple controllers?

Edit: based on what I've read so far, it seems like a limitation of nvidia gamestream which only allows a single controller. correct?
[Shield General] irtimmer:
I have updated Limelight-pi because of the recent changes to support GFE 2.0.1. Release can as always be found at https://github.com/irtimmer/limelight-pi/releases
[Shield General] bunchies:
Awesome!

But It crashes when it gets to "starting video stream"
[Shield General] Attreyu:
Windows 7/8 direct streaming

There is a way to eliminate the router out of the equation completely, either by sharing the internet connection or stream directly to your telephone or tablet.

It consists of creating an access point on your Windows instalation using only the integrated WiFi in your computer, without extra software and without transforming it into a WiFi-Direct link.

To do it, you need to follow the steps:

- open a CMD with Admin rights.

- type the following, without quotes:

a) "netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=Hotspot_Name key=Password" , of course replacing Hotspot_Name and Password. This creates the AP.

b) "netsh wlan start hostednetwork" - this starts the AP

c) "netsh wlan show hostednetwork" - this displays the AP info

You then go to the Network and Sharing Center, select your newly created AP - details - and see the IP of the AP. You enter this IP into Limelight.

To share an existing Internet connection to the phone/tablet through this AP, you right-click on your Internet device - Properties - Share with - select your AP network. You usually don't need this in order to create a direct WiFi link, but some of you might need it for other purposes which are self-explanatory.

In this way, you quit quite a bit of latency which comes from using a router (computer - router - smartphone).

Hope it helps. :good: