BlackScreen

[PloatnO]

Description

I am using alvr version v20.11.1, I have a problem where the screen is black but i have sound my controllers work and feel vibrations, I have read the https://github.com/alvr-org/ALVR/wiki/Linux-Troubleshooting I tried all of it and still a black screen.

General Troubleshooting

I carefully followed the instructions in the README and successfully completed the setup wizard
I read the ALVR GitHub Wiki

Environment

Hardware

Note: for Linux, an upload to the hw-probe database is preferred: hw-probe -all -upload

CPU:
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics (16) @ 4.673GHz

GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

GPU Driver Version:
nvidia-565-77

Audio:
pipewire

Installation

ALVR Version:
V20.11.1
ALVR Settings File:
?
SteamVR Version:
2.8.8
Install Type:
Packaged (exe, deb, rpm, etc)

OS Name and Version (winver on Windows or grep PRETTY_NAME /etc/os-release on most Linux distributions):
Arch linux 6.12.7-arch1-1

[ResourceHog]

I also have this issue.
Hardware
Note: for Linux, an upload to the hw-probe database is preferred: hw-probe -all -upload

CPU:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9500F CPU @ 3.00GHz

GPU:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 3090

GPU Driver Version:
a1

Installation
ALVR Version:
V20.11.1
ALVR Settings File:
?
SteamVR Version:
2.8.8
Install Type:
installer

OS Name and Version (winver on Windows or grep PRETTY_NAME /etc/os-release on most Linux distributions):
ubuntu 20

[The-personified-devil]

For both of you, can you please provide a screenshot or copy-paste of your steamvr launch options?

[Astralneko]

I have the same issue, my setup is mostly a combination of the other two:

OS: Windows 11 Home, version 23H2
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H with Radeon Graphics
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
GPU Driver Version: per the GeForce app, 561.09
Installation: ALVR v20.11.1, ALVR settings file unknown (cannot find in ALVR-Launcher's founder), SteamVR version 2.8.8, SteamVR launch options were empty, used the installer

The launch options listed in the Linux Troubleshooting page are specifically for Linux, right? The equivalent file is located at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\bin\win64\vrmonitor.exe" on my PC. I'll edit this post if making that change fixed the screen.

[Astralneko]

Update: I attempted to include the SteamVR launch option ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SteamVR\bin\win64\vrmonitor.exe" %command%". This allowed me to boot into the mountains screen, but the screen went back to glitching out after I attempted to boot VRChat.

[The-personified-devil]

@Astralneko Those launch options are about a definitively linux-only problem, I have no clue what they're doing on windows.

[daxime]

Hi, same problem for me.
hw-probe: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=e6a453b673

I have already done the fix on "Linux Troubleshouting".

The launch option of SteamVR:
WAYLAND_DISPLAY='' ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrmonitor.sh %command%

Using these launch options, I have a view of the SteamVR grid, but the image doesn't refresh and when I turn my head I only have black background around the frozen SteamVR environment image. And the image is heavily faded with a white tint.

PS: I have first gen Quest

[The-personified-devil]

@daxime Do alvr's logs say anything?

[daxime]

@The-personified-devil I'm not sure why, i have changed nothing and now it work. Just the sound that is not streamed to the headset and come from the speaker of my PC.

[AquaFrostByte]

Same issue did all the Troubleshooting tipps no help. Linux VR is just dead

[The-personified-devil]

Tbh that sounds like Valve managed to break SteamVR even harder on Linux than it already is.