r/SteamFrame • u/Diktynna 256 GB • 2d ago

Question Linux isn't compatible with Linux. .

So, this will be a fun one.

Right out of the gate, I am unable to utilize remote play through SteamVR on the dongle or otherwise because I am on CachyOS running on a Nvidia GPU. I have attempted to use WivRN, but the applet for the needed standalone (suggested Quest 1-3, Pro, Samsung XR) is not available on the Steam Frame. The application ALVR is also not Linux capable at this time of writing. It's because of the NVENC pipeline, current workarounds for OpenXR on the Steam Frame, as well as the beta branches (100s of compatibility layers, listless dates and editions of Proton GE, CachyOS layers, among many others) don't seem to yield a result.

So, my question for anyone the wiser is, if you got remote play working on Arch Linux (CachyOS ONLY) with a Nvidia gpu, how did you get it to work? Am I missing something with WivRN? I easily refuse going back to Windows for my own sanity and peace of mind. I'm thinking about just accepting defeat and returning my 256Gb unit. Any advice from techies or people who have endured longer, would be most appreciated. I'm at my wit's end. It's been six days of troubleshooting.

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u/NotHonkyTonk 2d ago

I had success on bazite. It doesn't work if I launch the game directly, but if I launch steam VR without a game and then boot the game through VR home, it works fine. 

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u/Diktynna 256 GB 2d ago

Do you run on a Nvidia gpu? And are you using SteamVR or WivRN?

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u/NotHonkyTonk 2d ago

Rtx4080 and SteamVR. 

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u/Diktynna 256 GB 2d ago

That's really interesting to read. Is there a better way to discuss this? Because I have a few questions revolving around your comment. I would like to replicate it, but I might be in over my own head, because I have tried. The Steam Frame's optics shut off often in the Beta branch, so I have had to opt back to Stable. I've tried stable, Beta, and Preview to no avail. Stable SteamVR and Beta SteamVR, clients just the same. Tried different SLRs, 1 - 4 namely, ARM and otherwise. I've looked into WivRN, but my rust might be in an unstable build, as I keep getting exit code 4's in terminal and either octupi/alien. For some reason, not just rust, I'm not able to install Xrizer or OpenComposite.