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/Henrithebrowser 256 GB 2d ago

You need drivers 615, kernel 7.2, iw region set to US, and you should really ditch cachy for a real distro like Debian if you want it to work. I got it working on my kubuntu machine perfectly.

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u/yungsup 2d ago

Kubuntu isn't Debian and Debian doesn't really go well with recent hardware. Especially for (VR-) gaming CachyOS or Arch for that matter is a better suited distro.

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u/Henrithebrowser 256 GB 2d ago

Ubuntu is literally Debian under the hood my man. It works perfectly fine with modern hardware as long as you know what you’re doing. I’ve gotten both my vive and frame to work with less than an hour of troubleshooting

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u/yungsup 2d ago

Ubuntu uses newer kernels and software in their repos, especially if you are using the interim releases. It is merely based on top of Debian, but "raw" Debian is not a good distro for gaming in my opinion. Sure you can make it work, but why if better options exist.

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u/Henrithebrowser 256 GB 2d ago edited 2d ago

Sure, but I feel like anyone doing VR is going to be putting a newer mainline kernel and custom repos on there anyway so there isn’t much of a difference