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[BUG] SteamVR dashboard panel is completely borked

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ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux#1025 · opened 2026-10-17 by Markosha2004 · updated 2026-10-17 · 9 comments · github
MMarkosha2004 2026-10-17 github

Describe the bug
SteamVR dashboard is broken and completely unuable

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Launch SteamVR
  2. Be greeted with a torn dashboard

Expected behavior
A nice new dashboard as shown in 2.17 Update screenshot

System Information (please complete the following information):
Please use the latest Steam beta client and SteamVR beta for your bug reports!

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1792110651
  • SteamVR version: Multiple versions. Happens on beta, stable and previous branches
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Nobara 44
  • Steam runtime diagnostics: [generate via Help -> Steam Runtime Diagnostics in the Steam client]

runtime diag.txt

  • Steam and SteamVR logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]

steam-logs.tar.gz

  • Minidumps: [run the following command: tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-minidumps.tar.gz /tmp/dumps]

steam-minidumps.tar.gz

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Image taken from my another, open as I'm writing this, issue ( #1006 )

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Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-10-17 github

Hello @Markosha2004, we've seen similar before if the Steam client and vrcompositor end up running on different GPUs. Can you check if that's the case for you?

MMarkosha2004 2026-10-17 github

So checking through nvtop, there is no vrcompositor process that I can see. However, steam client did launch on the GPU I use for VR, there are 2 vrmonitor processes, 2 steamwebhelper and 2 vrwebhelper processes (one for each GPU)

MMarkosha2004 2026-10-17 github

Going from vrcompositor.txt log file, I'd assume it's also using the same GPU as a steam process

Edit: also installed amdgpu_top. Same story, doesn't show which GPU does vrcompositor use

MMarkosha2004 2026-10-17 github

I'm going to try forcing it to render on my VR gpu with this SteamVR launch option: MESA_VK_DEVICE_SELECT=1002:73bf %command%

'Cause, according to AI, it could be the case of vrcompositor rendering on CPU

edit: nothing changed

MMarkosha2004 2026-10-17 github

got a crash dump with launch option MESA_VK_DEVICE_SELECT=1002:73bf! %command%

vrcompositor crash dump 16-46.txt

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-10-17 github

I'd test removing lsfg-vk and obs vkcapture from the mix to see if that has an effect.

MMarkosha2004 2026-10-17 github

good call. on it now.

MMarkosha2004 2026-10-17 github

removed lsfg-vk and completely obliterated OBS Studio. Launched steamvr. Got a crash dump, didn't even get past a grey screen. No changes to launch options.

vrcompositor 17-15.txt

update. Removing launch option mentioned above makes steamvr launch, but the dashboard is still broken

MMarkosha2004 2026-10-17 github

Apparently it's a framebuffer corruption (according to AI)