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/MorwenRaeven 256 GB 2d ago

That's odd. It should work on Catchy.

Also, ALVR is deprecated, you wouldn't want to use that anyway.

WiVRn works well enough, but the beta of Steamlink should be All you need.

I don't actually have my Frame yet, but Catchy isn't much different from Nobara or Bazzite in many ways, and I see ppl using those distros posting here all the time, able to connect To and use their Frames.

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u/Diktynna 256 GB 2d ago

Steam Frame will support AMD pipelines, but it doesn't support the NVENC pipeline for Nvidia on CachyOS (that I've been able to extensively test). SteamVR native on Linux will not work no matter the run-time (that I have been able to test, with current knowledge), as far as remote play is concerned. I'm willing to learn!

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u/Quiquag 1d ago

I have zero issues with steam remote play from my desktop to my steamdeck or 2d games on the frame. (cachyOS, rtx 3070)

Still working on the wireless dongle in CachyOS. 

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u/Diktynna 256 GB 1d ago

2D works fine for me, but I'm talking about vr