Can't join remote play together from a Wayland session

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#9068 · opened 2023-01-04 by VortexAcherontic · updated 2023-10-05 · 3 comments · github

VVortexAcherontic 2023-01-04 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): Dec 15 2022 at 21:27:25
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Freedesktop.org SDK 22.08 (Flatpak runtime) (64 Bit) (on openSUSE MicroOS)
Opted into Steam client beta?: No
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
Desktop Environment: Gnome 43.2
GPU Vendor: nVidia
Driver: 525.60.11
Wayland: 1.21.0
XWayland: 22.1.7

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When ever I attempt to join a Remote Play together session running on Wayland the streaming windows opens with the loading spinner and then silently closes.
If I do switch to X11 I can join the session properly.

This is independent of the host being Linux or Windows. (Tried Linux Desktop -> Windows and Linux Desktop -> Steam Deck)
Here is the terminal output from attempting to join the session until the crash Github Gist

Since on Steam Deck, where the gaming mode runs on Wayland too, I can join remote play sessions just fine I suppose this to be either an issue by the flatpak Steam client or the nVidia closed source driver. At this point I just don't know.

Side note: Running Steam Link to connect to my Steam Deck works fine from a Wayland session.
Which for my understanding should use a similar technology by sharing the guests input devices and receiving an image from the host.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Run Steam on Wayland (probably flatpak and/or nVidia are required)
Attempt to join remote play session
Crash shortly after loading screen

Ccoreybruce 2023-02-14 github

I'm having the same issue but not with the flatpak version, I am using Linux laptop and I am using Gnome x11 because it has a Nvidia card but the host machine is Gnome wayland using a Radeon card and every time I try and connect it fails on my laptop.

here is the log
https://gist.github.com/coreybruce/20ae513c41c10503907927cc3ab02af4

TTheAnnoyingFruit 2023-10-04 github

I have this issue but in my case it is related to hardware decoding. When I have hardware decoding on in the remote play settings this happens where it crashes when I try to join a remote play session. If I turn that option off it works fine. I observed this with the opensuse native package and the steam flatpak.

VVortexAcherontic 2023-10-05 github

Meanwhile I am using the flatpak Steam Link, with HW acceleration turned on. Everything works fine on Wayland. Downside, I need to request a guest invite from my friends.

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