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[BUG] Can't enter room setup (Error C201)

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ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux#779 · opened 2025-04-04 by Markosha2004 · updated 2026-01-13 · 6 comments · github
MMarkosha2004 2025-04-04 github

Describe the bug
I was trying to setup the playspace on my new machine, but it doesn't allow me. Room Setup Window is opening, but it closes after 5 seconds. The window itself is just a frame with no GUI

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Launch SteamVR beta
  2. Click on Room Setup

Expected behavior
A Room Setup window to open and present a choice of playspace

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): 1743720314 (client version)
  • SteamVR version: 2.10.2 beta
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Nobara Linux 41 (GNOME Edition)
  • Steam runtime diagnostics: [generate via Help -> Steam Runtime Diagnostics in the Steam client]
    runtime diag 4Apr2025.zip
  • 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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Video showcasing the problem: https://youtu.be/3kHtqae966g

MMarkosha2004 2025-04-15 github

I tried Proton 9 just now, doesn't even open. Does anybody know the fix at all?

MMarkosha2004 2025-05-02 github

Tried official KDE variant instead of gnome. No result

Edit: it appears that official distribution of Nobara is using Wayland. I'll try getting it on x11 somehow

MMarkosha2004 2025-05-02 github

Can't get it to install x11. Funny thing is that I tried launching it on Mint ( see #783 ), it was working without an issue so my guess is that steamvr doesn't yet fully support Wayland.

MMarkosha2004 2025-05-05 github

hey is kwin_wayland_drm: atomic commit failed: Permission denied has to do anything with my problem?

HHicks79 2025-05-27 github

Hi

I am 99% sure that it is possible that the path where the room-setup sh script points to is not correct?

I fixed this once, but I don't remember how.
Edit: check that
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/694
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/574

X11 is theoretically supported but I have a lot of problems. I installed steam with snap, maybe that's it. With waylando it is not supported, here is some more information that might help you:

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/780
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/18A4-1E10-8A94-3DDA

LLiamDawe 2026-01-13 github

This is also a problem on the latest Fedora KDE, room setup gives a black window and then just quits.

Steam log: https://gist.github.com/LiamDawe/7e804cae095ca4c55cad61d4ebae4bfc

Nothing extracted yet.