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Failed to connect to window manager error 497 with ALVR

steamvrclosed bug
ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux#767 · opened 2024-12-29 by jakern · updated 2025-01-07 · 3 comments · github
Jjakern 2024-12-29 github

Describe the bug
SteamVR fails to connect to window manager error 497

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To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Launching streamVR via ALVR Dashboard

Expected behavior
Expect headset to connect and games to launch

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Kkisak-valve maintainer 2024-12-29 github

Hello @jakern, "vkCreateSwapchainKHR (renderer->device, &create_info, NULL, &renderer->swapchain) failed: ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED (-3)" in the Vulkan sections of your runtime diagnostics and

Sun Dec 29 2024 13:44:50.324704 [Info] - Swapchain failed to be created: fffffffd
Sun Dec 29 2024 13:44:50.324790 [Error] - CHmdWindowSDL::CreateSwapChainBufferResources - Invalid swapchain
Sun Dec 29 2024 13:44:50.324995 [Error] - CHmdWindowSDL: Failed to initialize mirror window

in vrcompositor.txt hints towards your NVIDIA driver install being broken in some way, but it's not immediately clear exactly how it's broken.

Jjakern 2024-12-29 github

Thanks, this might not be the cause but likely related. I have another problem I believe I am close to narrowing it the Steam Compatibility Runtime 1.0. If I install the game, VR Chat, completely unrelated to my VR problems, something breaks and get the issue listed here https://steamcommunity.com/app/261570/discussions/0/1489992713709504645/ and I have to uninstall and re-install steam completely to fix it for all games. That one I believe is Vulkan related but I'm not sure how to start digging into it.

Jjakern 2025-01-07 github

fixed with latest driver update

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