Nice, I’ll be able to switch in October!
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I have been trying to get my Quest 2 working with my Legion Go 2, which has SteamOS installed. apparently the native Quest Steam Link app doesn't work with handhelds yet.
Does this work with that, or is it more of a general Linux thing?
Been waiting for this!
Virtual Desktop is one of the few reasons I keep windows around on my home PC. ALVR on linux just hasn't been as stable, looking forward to trying this out.
Have you tried Wivrn?
I haven't, what's your experience with it?
I use WiVR and works great! I don't have many VR games honestly but all the ones I've played have worked.
There's also this website: https://db.vronlinux.org/ where you can have an idea though is not always accurate.
Well, I haven't actually used it myself since I run a wired headset, but I have heard good things about it, and I've had a better experience with Monado than SteamVR, and Wivrn is based on Monado. I think it's worth checking out: https://lvra.gitlab.io/docs/fossvr/wivrn/
Interesting development......steam frame related change?
Possibly, but hard to say. If my guess is right and the Deckard is a split unit with a home console like base station and a lightweight headset mainly for streaming then probably yes.
It will probably run steam OS (Linux)...so that's why I was thinking that.
Sure, but why add streaming support in desktop Linux if the Deckard is a stand-alone unit? Linux on desktop is small enough, especially those overlapping with VR use that it really doesn't seem like this would be worthwhile, and so far Valve seems to have been of the same opinion as the VR streaming via SteamLink only worked on Windows PCs.
Nice! VR was one of the increasingly few things I kept Windows around for, but when am update screwed my drivers I gave it try on Linux again. Initially it didn't look promising but a couple of tweaks and going with SteamVR Beta - as even with the Index it didn't like regular SteamVR - I had things working just as good as in Windows for any of the games I've tried.
I'll have to try things out with wireless and the Quest 2 that's been sitting on my shelf, and maybe see what the compatibility is looking like for the newer devices (or wait and see if the hinted "Frame" is the next Gen)
Monado helped me kick windows for VR. With a quest you’d use WiVRn:
https://lvra.gitlab.io/docs/fossvr/wivrn/
I’d recommend using Envision to have a nice GUI: https://lvra.gitlab.io/docs/fossvr/envision/
Wivrn natively supporting any desktop environment like SteamVR supports Windows is the last thing keeping me from moving to Linux
What exactly does Monado do? It was also referenced in regards to the Index but I didn't end up needing it (and there weren't any native packages so I didn't offer)
No way! I’ll have to try this when I get home! I’ve been using alvr with mediocre success so if steam link works I’ll be so happy
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