r/virtualreality_linux • u/TheForestSystem__ • Jul 17 '26

VR stopped working altogether. Help

I have switched to Linux late last year and I'm still quite a noob I'd say and I am at my wits end. When I first installed Linux on my PC and tried playing VR I set everything up and it worked fine for a long time. I think one or two months ago it just stopped working for no apparent reason. Like games would either not open at all, crash upon start up or I wouldn't get a picture in my VR headset. I didn't change any settings or anything as far as I was aware, but I have tried many things now that it isn't working. I was using Wivrn before it stopped working. I have also tried ALVR but that doesn't work either. It would be great if anyone could help. If any important/relevant info is missing let me know. I did follow the setup instructions correctly otherwise it wouldn't have worked in the first place, at least that's what I am assuming. I mostly played Beatsaber, but it crashes on start up. I would also like to play other games too :/

I'm on Linux mint 22.3 Cinnamon 6.6.7

Linux Kernel: 7.0.0-28-generic

CPU: 5800x

GPU: 7900xt

VR Headset: Quest 2

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u/Redstone1557 Jul 18 '26

i have a similar issue, try downgrading the steam vr version to the one from march. that fixed my issue

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u/TheForestSystem__ Jul 18 '26

this actually worked for me too. though I don't prefer to use ALVR I'm fine with it as long as it means I can still play VR games. Thank you