Need some help with moving
from Tantheiel@lemmy.world to linux@lemmy.ml on 13 Nov 17:41
https://lemmy.world/post/21987623

I’ve been floating the idea of moving to Linux for a while. I actually have it installed on a spare drive so I can setup dual boot if I wanted.

I chose to go with Mint but have been running into some issues getting programs to run correctly but the big issue I have is getting steam VR to run. I like to play beat saber for fun and after setup it wasn’t connecting to my headset. That’s kind of a deal breaker for me. What are some suggestions to get it running correctly

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Unknown1234_5@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 17:43 next collapse

Give alvr a try, but you’re probably best off just using windows for VR.

theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 18:00 next collapse

This is what you’re looking for: github.com/alvr-org/alvr

Atemu@lemmy.ml on 15 Nov 09:38 collapse

That isn’t going to help them one bit if they have a SteamVR HMD.

CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 18:00 next collapse

Unfortunately I can’t help, I’ve yet to mess withVR at all let alone in Linux. Good luck.

eldavi@lemmy.ml on 13 Nov 18:09 next collapse

have you already tried asking in the steam forums about it?

django@discuss.tchncs.de on 13 Nov 18:17 next collapse

My experience with HTC vive has been best when using gnome under Xorg.

nyankas@lemmy.ml on 13 Nov 19:05 next collapse

I’m doing all of my PC gaming on Linux for years now. Except for VR. It’s unfortunately not running well at all for me. I’m running an Nvidia GPU with a Valve Index and whenever I was able to even get a picture on the HMD in the first place, the latency from movement to screen was about a second or so. Which is an incredibly efficient way to feel incredibly sick.

I’m not sure about your setup, maybe it’s better supported in some way, but, from my experience, I’d unfortunately recommend keeping a Windows partition for VR and saving yourself the (quite literal) headache.

Peasley@lemmy.world on 14 Nov 16:07 collapse

I dont have VR, but i assume you saw this?

steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=28…

nyankas@lemmy.ml on 14 Nov 17:39 next collapse

I think I‘ve stumbled across this at some point, but I think it has been updated since.

Thanks for finding it, I‘ll keep it in mind when I get around to trying VR on Linux again in the future.

Atemu@lemmy.ml on 15 Nov 09:37 collapse

It recommends AMDVLK… meh

Sproutling@lemmy.ml on 13 Nov 20:58 next collapse

VR is one the aspects of Linux gaming that is still weak unfortunately. The Quest line of headsets for example just don’t work. On Quest 2 and Quest 3 you may have some success using ALVR, which is a remote streaming solution over wifi.

unnamedau@lemmy.ca on 14 Nov 17:29 collapse

envision has been a lifesaver for me with vr - i managed to get everything working pretty quickly thanks to it you can also check out lvra (linux vr adventures) for some help and guides