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[BUG] SteamVR Crashes when Launching Games with Index on latest beta

steamvrclosed bug
ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux#887 · opened 2026-04-16 by RookiePrime · updated 2026-04-16 · 1 comments · github
RRookiePrime 2026-04-16 github

Description
Any games I launch with the Index within the latest SteamVR beta crashes SteamVR. Headset goes dark with LEDs on the front turning blue. The games themselves don't crash. Tested with Until You Fall, Light Brigade, Half-Life: Alyx, Puzzling Places and Midnight Walk.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Launch SteamVR with Valve Index.
  2. Launch a game (probably any, but definitely the ones I listed above).
  3. When game begins to run, SteamVR crashes and headset goes dark. On desktop, SteamVR shows either error -202 or error -203, depending on the game.

Expected behavior
SteamVR doesn't crash when I launch a game.

System Information:

Additional context
This error does not occur on the stable branch. Issue does not occur with my Quest 3. When I began, I had WayVR and AtomicXR installed via Homebrew (included logs might reflect that, I dunno). Removing WayVR and AtomicXR did not change perceived behaviour or outcome.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-04-16 github

Hello @RookiePrime, your vrcompositor.txt log points towards https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/880#issuecomment-4206262962. Closing in favor of the older issue report.

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