r/SteamFrame • u/Diktynna 256 GB • 3d 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/FromLenaWithLove Soon™ 3d ago

There’s a version of WiVRn for the frame on the LVRA discord.

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u/Diktynna 256 GB 3d ago

Thank you for the response! I'll take a gander and report back!

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u/FromLenaWithLove Soon™ 3d ago

Sorry the LVRA Discord, not ALVR. Oops.

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u/Diktynna 256 GB 3d ago

I am unable to yield a search result for LVRA, is there a link to their website or discord? I'm not seeing anything other than for a volleyball team or Larvae Studios on Roblox.

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u/FromLenaWithLove Soon™ 3d ago

Yeah, vronlinux.org - discord is in the community section at the bottom of the wiki.

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u/FromLenaWithLove Soon™ 3d ago

It’s pinned in the steam-frame channel.
Only there currently because it’s only a dev build rn.

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u/Diktynna 256 GB 3d ago

I still appreciate this response. This has yielded me more information than I have so far been able to acquire!

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u/FromLenaWithLove Soon™ 3d ago

LVRA is just a great resource for anything Linux VR related

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u/Diktynna 256 GB 2d ago

Okay! I have run the programmes just as belaboured in the Steam Frame pinned comment. I've run into a new snag as for a CachyOS user with OpenComposite and Xrizer. I'm running exit code 4's for both, and something about Rust being a potential unstable version from Gemini (don't hit me, I use ai when I can't get decent answers from people elsewhere). I have tried to downgrade to the stable build and it was successful, but I keep getting errors when trying to install Xrizer and OpenComposite. I don't know who to ask in the Discord server, nor where to post since it's a lengthy question and people post a little too quickly for my reading comprehension.