📅 2023-04-03 — Session: Troubleshooting SteamVR and Linux Gaming Issues
🕒 04:05–04:20
🏷️ Labels: Steamvr, Linux, NVIDIA, Troubleshooting, Gaming
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal:
The session aimed to resolve various gaming-related issues, particularly focusing on SteamVR initialization errors and Linux gaming challenges with NVIDIA drivers.
Key Activities:
- SteamVR Initialization: Addressed the error ‘Failed to init SteamVR because it isn’t installed’ by providing detailed installation and configuration instructions.
- Game Launch Errors: Reflected on the impact of SteamVR initialization failures on playing Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
- Linux Gaming Errors: Discussed solutions for the ‘BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)’ error on Linux with NVIDIA graphics, suggesting driver downgrades and updates.
- System Troubleshooting: Outlined necessary information for effective troubleshooting of system issues, including operating system details and error messages.
- Steam on Linux: Explored potential issues with Steam on Linux, focusing on X11, OpenVR SDK, DXVK, and LD_PRELOAD settings.
- Steam Client Version Check: Provided a guide on checking the installed Steam client version.
Achievements:
- Compiled comprehensive troubleshooting steps for SteamVR and Linux gaming issues.
- Clarified the relationship between SteamVR errors and specific game launch problems.
Pending Tasks:
- Further investigation into unresolved Linux gaming errors and potential compatibility issues with NVIDIA drivers.