HMD is being displayed on my desktop monitor

[michael.george.hart]

The output to my HTC Vive is being sent to my desktop moniotr; it occupies the entire desktop screen. I didn't realize this was not normal until I tried StreamVR in my Windows 10 environment.

Is there a way in the Linux environment to force what I see on my desktop monitor back to HMD?

When I generated a report I see that vrcompositor is generating lost of broken pipe

.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrcompositor
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:40.646807 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:40.746993 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:40.847118 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:40.947247 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:41.047461 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:41.147637 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:41.247791 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:41.347912 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:41.448062 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:41.548262 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:41.648413 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:41.748513 - Unable to create shared mem to get port number for pipe VR_CompositorPipe.
Tue Mar 28 2017 23:18:41.848636 - Unable to create shared mem to get port num

[jbc1470]

You need to enable direct mode.. that will fix it

[michael.george.hart]

Update:
Whenever I start steamvr ==>setting==>enable direct mode, I get a message that it will restart steamvr in direct mode. SteamVr closes it window and never restart. When I check the logs, it would seem that StreamVr has not entered direct mode. Is there a manual way through the configuration files to change to direct mode?


Without any context I don't understand "enable direct mode"; how does one go about "enabling direct mode".

One thing I am certian of is if, under linux, a program to create shared memory, only root level programs have access to the shared memory unless the program does something like the following to give all other programs, including itself , access to the shared memory

shmid = shmget(key, SHMSZ, IPC_CREAT | 0666);

or
shmid = shmget(key, SHMSZ, IPC_CREAT | 0777);

[michael.george.hart]

Originally posted by jbc1470:

You need to enable direct mode.. that will fix it

Whenever I start steamvr ==>setting==>enable direct mode, I get a message that it will restart steamvr in direct mode. SteamVr closes it window and never restart. When I check the logs, it would seem that StreamVr has not entered direct mode. Is there a manual way through the configuration files to change to direct mode?

[jbc1470]

Not sure... Maybe try reinstalling steam VR and starting a fresh.

I had the same troubles as you.

Have u upgraded GC at all?

[michael.george.hart]

Originally posted by jbc1470:

Not sure... Maybe try reinstalling steam VR and starting a fresh.

I had the same troubles as you.

Have u upgraded GC at all?

Rebooted my Linux Tumbleweed and restarted SteamVR and found it to be in direct mode and Extended display mode --I did not see an option to turnoff extended display mode.

Another problem has show its head a problem that might explain why I see what suppost to be displayed in my Vive HMD on my Desktop monitor.

I see this in my logs "Failed to find interface 'IVRVirtualDisplay_001'"
So I have another to address before seeing SteamVR working on my Linux Tumbleweed.
Have any ideas on how to fix this problem

Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:21.798328 - //=====================================================================================================================
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:21.798351 - vrclient startup with PID=6175, type=VRApplication_Background, config=/home/XMan/.local/share/Steam/config
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:21.798683 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/XMan/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:21.798726 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/XMan/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/drivers/lighthouse/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:21.798748 - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/XMan/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/drivers/null/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:21.798896 - [Settings] Load Json Settings from /home/XMan/.local/share/Steam/config/steamvr.vrsettings
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:21.804354 - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(VR_ServerPipe) attempting bind to 45127
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:21.804601 - Received success response from vrserver connect
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:21.804804 - [Chaperone] No chaperone data. /home/XMan/.local/share/Steam/config/chaperone_info.vrchap does not exist
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:22.129447 - Failed to find interface 'IVRVirtualDisplay_001'
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:22.129461 - Reading EDID vendor id from firmware...
Sat Apr 01 2017 09:39:22.229551 - Done reading EDID vendor Id.

[michael.george.hart]

Originally posted by jbc1470:

Not sure... Maybe try reinstalling steam VR and starting a fresh.

I had the same troubles as you.

Have u upgraded GC at all?

What is "GC"

[jbc1470]

grapgics card

[jbc1470]

try as well... unplugging headset usb from box... hold down side button on headset while plugging back in... that will reset the headset.... I would do this first

[michael.george.hart]

Originally posted by jbc1470:

grapgics card

I have two GTX 1080 ti founders edition in SLI connected

[michael.george.hart]

Originally posted by jbc1470:

try as well... unplugging headset usb from box... hold down side button on headset while plugging back in... that will reset the headset.... I would do this first

I just tried your recommendation and it didn't change a thing.

I am going to have to face the facts; SteamVr simply does not work under OpenSuSE Leap or Tumbleweed. This is my current conclusions after about one and one half weeks of investigation of many posibilites .... Even when I Google, I did not find one person who had any success using SteamVR in any OpenSuSE distribution.

Two strange things I noticed from the logs even with direct mode enabled

Direct Mode Graphics: Unknown ()
and
Failed to find interface 'IVRVirtualDisplay_001'

I suspect that these two errors are related and one someone fixies SteamVR to make those two failures go away then SteamVR should start to work properly under OpenSuSE

[jbc1470]

what HDMI cable are you using> the one that came with it?

[michael.george.hart]

Originally posted by jbc1470:

what HDMI cable are you using> the one that came with it?

I finally got everthing working see the discussion "SteamVR does not work under OpenSuSE Leap or Tumbleweed...."

[jbc1470]

AHhH I didn't know you were on linux