Hello @buenodrake, I suspect that SteamVR is starting up on your iGPU with DRI_PRIME=pci-0000_17_00_0 in your extended diagnostics info. That environment variable should be telling the graphics stack to prefer the iGPU.
Your best chance of success would be to run Steam and SteamVR on the same GPU as the HMD is physically attached to. As a quick test, I'd completely close Steam, then run steam from a terminal. If that helps, then this is related to PrefersNonDefaultGPU=true in Steam's desktop shortcut and setting that to false should have a similar effect.
Hello @buenodrake, I suspect that SteamVR is starting up on your iGPU with
DRI_PRIME=pci-0000_17_00_0in your extended diagnostics info. That environment variable should be telling the graphics stack to prefer the iGPU.Your best chance of success would be to run Steam and SteamVR on the same GPU as the HMD is physically attached to. As a quick test, I'd completely close Steam, then run
steamfrom a terminal. If that helps, then this is related toPrefersNonDefaultGPU=truein Steam's desktop shortcut and setting that to false should have a similar effect.
Launching team via Terminal did the trick! Question, I installed Steam non-flatpak from the Steam website, not sure where the desktop shortcut is (no desktop icons). "Steam.sh", which appears to be the executable to launch Steam, is located in .local/share/steam. When opening with text editor I do not see a PrefersNonDefaultGPU line.
I tried adding PrefersNonDefaultGPU=true to the end of Steam.sh and the issue replicates. Apologies for my lack of knowledge!
PrefersNonDefaultGPU would be found in steam.desktop, (/usr/share/applications/steam.desktop?) not steam.sh.
PrefersNonDefaultGPU would be found in steam.desktop, (
/usr/share/applications/steam.desktop?) not steam.sh.
Yes, this is exactly where it was! I made the changes with gedit, saved them, and did an Alt+F2 to run command "r" to restart the shell. After that relaunched Steam and SteamVR works without a hitch.
The only issue I have now is infrequent audio cut offs, will have to tinker around to see what that may be. Thank you very much for your assistance, it is greatly appreciated!
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Describe the bug
Running Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS and SteamVR Beta, unable to get video output on the Valve Index. SteamVR acts as if it can see the Index and the base stations, when I put the headset on my head SteamVR Room Setup runs. It is as if the headset cannot communicate with the PC.
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I expected Video output to the headset and to complete room setup.
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Additional context
I have tried reseating the display port and usb connections to different ports and that did not work. Headset previously worked on Windows just fine. SteamVR can see that the headset is there and connected, it is as if it cannot communicate/hook into the headset.