SteamVR is a LICENSE licensed CATEGORY written in LANG. - Website - Source - Documentation - AlternativeTo > QUOTE # Notability [[Valve]]'s official implementation of [[OpenVR Game]]. See also [[Valve Index]] for [[Valve]]'s own headset. # Philosophy # Platform Support # Features # Tips # Resources ## Settings ```cardlink url: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1009850/OVR_Advanced_Settings/ title: "OVR Advanced Settings on Steam" description: "OVR Advanced Settings is a Dashboard Application for VR, that allows you to access many settings. OVRAS also has a myriad of utility features such as: simulated movement, adding smooth/snap turn to any game, video controls for the headset such as brightness, per-app bindings and much more." host: store.steampowered.com image: https://shared.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1009850/capsule_616x353.jpg?t=1715384916 ``` ```cardlink url: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1068820/OVR_Toolkit__Desktop_Overlay/ title: "OVR Toolkit - Desktop Overlay on Steam" description: "OVR Toolkit is a utility application designed to make viewing the desktop in VR simple and fast, it allows for viewing the desktop within VR, placing desktop windows around the world, mouse input, typing with a virtual keyboard, and quickly switching between windows." host: store.steampowered.com image: https://shared.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1068820/capsule_616x353.jpg?t=1737846873 ``` ## Compatibility ```cardlink url: https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive title: "GitHub - LibreVR/Revive: Play Oculus-exclusive games on the HTC Vive or Valve Index, scroll down for downloads and installation instructions." description: "Play Oculus-exclusive games on the HTC Vive or Valve Index, scroll down for downloads and installation instructions. - LibreVR/Revive" host: github.com favicon: https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg image: https://repository-images.githubusercontent.com/55973577/9fdf2780-bb5f-11e9-9212-e3933418dd69 ``` ## Info - https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/9modut/psa_useful_steam_vr_utilities/ - https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/9modut/psa_useful_steam_vr_utilities/ # References ## Issues ### Room Setup ```cardlink url: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/458 title: "Room setup won't start · Issue #458 · ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux" description: "Your system information Steam client version (build number or date): Jul 20 2021, at 22:25:57 Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu Studio 21.04 Graphics driver version (run nvidia-settings): 470.57.0..." host: github.com favicon: https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg image: https://opengraph.githubassets.com/38a0bbbda75ef41c17051f97c2e650bcd2a1887f1c56fcdcd2b71b77894834b9/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/458 ``` ```cardlink url: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/694 title: "[BUG] Room setup only launches once · Issue #694 · ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux" description: "Describe the bug Using the fix in #667 , I am able to launch SteamVR on Fedora Wayland, but unfortunately Room Setup does not launch. To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior: Launch a clean in..." host: github.com favicon: https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg image: https://opengraph.githubassets.com/32b11f77a688009a3548150d9578385e64640ac16a06db4e3e87bed23ee3f45a/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/694 ``` ```cardlink url: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/764 title: "[BUG] Unable to launch Room Setup · Issue #764 · ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux" description: "Describe the bug When launching SteamVR, I receive a prompt to run room setup. Room setup then appears to auto-launch in a window which immediately crashes. I then can't get it to open in any other..." host: github.com favicon: https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg image: https://opengraph.githubassets.com/13e72167ffcadf6952df671f559d5db562113fa41f8702d1d14713adc0dcdcd9/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/764 ``` ```cardlink url: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/773 title: "[BUG] Room Setup consistently crashes after a few seconds · Issue #773 · ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux" description: "Describe the bug Room Setup crashes silently after roughly 5 seconds. The behavior is independent from user actions and the crash happens even when not interacting with the application. It is possi..." host: github.com favicon: https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg image: https://opengraph.githubassets.com/6af7bb4aef88c290f0ed7d7488e4de3ae9ad5b3af710c4fb05dfca8ce3b9e4a3/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/773 ``` ```cardlink url: https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/0/365163686056677775/?ctp=3 title: "Can't set up room :: SteamVR General Discussions" description: "Every time I try to run Room Setup I get the error \"Could not start openvr.tool.steamvr_room_setup. Error was VRApplicationError_UnknownApplication.\" Anyone else have this problem or a possible solution? So... close... to VR! It's making me crazy! Thanks!" host: steamcommunity.com image: https://shared.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/250820/header.jpg?t=1574723957 ``` ## Mongoose Error ```cardlink url: https://steamcommunity.com/app/546560/discussions/0/1861616237338551033/?ctp=7 title: "Timed out waiting for response from Mongoose.Steam VR needs to be restarted :: Half-Life: Alyx General Discussions" description: "I get this errore when launching the game, try'd restarting didn't change anything I'm using the valve index everything updated Got the latest nvidia driver too" host: steamcommunity.com image: https://shared.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/546560/header.jpg?t=1673391297 ``` ### Firmware Updates ```cardlink url: https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/0/4427688336541165862/ title: "Can't get Valve Index, controllers or base station firmware updated :: SteamVR General Discussions" description: "Just purchased the complete Valve Index set with the headset, controllers and base stations. Everytime I start Steam VR up it prompts for a firmware update for all the components. No matter which one I choose, a window flashes by saying \"preparing system for device update\" and then Steam restarts. Nothing is updated. I've tried uninstalling and re-installing SteamVR, updating to the beta, going back versions. None of this works. I'm on a fully patched version of Windows 11." host: steamcommunity.com image: https://shared.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/250820/header.jpg?t=1574723957 ``` ```cardlink url: https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/3/560232350276927847/ title: "SteamVR Lighthouse firmware updates broken :: SteamVR Bug Reports" description: "ISSUE SteamVR exits when entering firmware update mode without resuming with the firmware update. OS Windows 11 24H2 STEPS 1) Start SteamVR with Lighthouse hardware that needs a firmware update 2) Get prompted that a firmware update is available 3) Activate the firmware update sequence and confirm the prompt for the update RESULTS SteamVR closes without the firmware update sequence resuming. EXPECTED SteamVR should initiate the firmware update sequence for Lighthouse firmware." host: steamcommunity.com image: https://shared.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/250820/header.jpg?t=1574723957 ``` ```cardlink url: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/653 title: "Unable to update base station firmware with 2.x SteamVR (lastest tried is 2.1.8) · Issue #653 · ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux" description: "Your system information Steam client version (build number or date): Steam Version: 1701289036 Steam Client Build Date: Wed, Nov 29 2:59 PM UTC -08:00 Steam Web Build Date: Wed, Nov 29 2:03 PM UTC ..." host: github.com favicon: https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg image: https://opengraph.githubassets.com/62cc0ca1f606216d9ebe25f14371f2ea402445fa532854ffa42ef955d0c42af8/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/653 ``` ```cardlink url: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Index/Updating_Headset_Firmware title: "Valve Index/Updating Headset Firmware - Valve Developer Community" host: developer.valvesoftware.com favicon: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/favicon.ico ``` ```cardlink url: https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/3/4849903159939141129/ title: "Index base station update crashes steamVR :: SteamVR Bug Reports" description: "Running Latest KDE Neon as of time of writing, updating headset and controllers works flawlessly, rhe base station updates crash steamvr" host: steamcommunity.com image: https://shared.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/250820/header.jpg?t=1574723957 ``` ```cardlink url: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/709 title: "[BUG] Updating Valve Index Base Station crash · Issue #709 · ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux" description: "Describe the bug Got an additional base station for my setup for a total of 3, and when attempting to update through SteamVR it crashes. My 2 other base stations were updated on windows a while ago..." host: github.com favicon: https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg image: https://opengraph.githubassets.com/3852c05d05b9ad3735bddbc8eb31d7bc6df8400f15062a0295e9790cfeb5b322/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/issues/709 ``` ### Standby ```cardlink url: https://www.reddit.com/r/ValveIndex/comments/19bz791/valve_index_stuck_on_stand_by_wont_wake_up_solved/ title: "Reddit - The heart of the internet" host: www.reddit.com ```