It is with great disappointment that I report: #VR on #Linux just isn't ready yet. It would be, if #Valve would fix #SteamVR up to the same standard as the #Windows build, but in it's current state it's very restricted.
#Envision, #Monado, #OpenComposite, all these things are great, and they get you 98% of the experience. It works better than SteamVR for crying out loud.
But it's that 2% of issues that will make you go back to Windows. I hate to admit it, but it's the truth.
Alright tried once more to make monado + opencomposite work because other people "assured me it would work" and it doesn't..... followed https://lvra.gitlab.io/docs/distros/nixos/ + https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/VR + https://monado.freedesktop.org/valve-index-setup.html#5-setting-up-opencomposite, so is there a fucking secret magic documentation that make this work or everyone lying ???
OpenOVR/OpenComposite: "The tool you've been waiting for for a stutter-free experience in OpenVR." (23/11/2018) - Meta Community Forums - 668152 #OpenComposite https://communityforums.atmeta.com/t5/Talk-VR/OpenOVR-OpenComposite-The-tool-you-ve-been-waiting-for-for-a/td-p/668152
After a year of anguish, I've given up on #SteamVR and threw in my lot with #Monado, #LibSurvive, and #OpenComposite. I didn't have high hopes for this stack.
But I was wrong. Yes, it was kind of a pain to set up, but I had a good guide to lead me through the process on Arch-derivatives (https://monado.freedesktop.org/valve-index-setup.html).
Monado works! The reprojection works! And this puts to rest my hypotheses that maybe something other than SteamVR broke. My hardware works fine with Monado, but not SteamVR, which I must interpret as evidence that SteamVR is just a broken mess on #Linux.
I finally have a reason to get back into #Resonite! I needed to be kitsunedoll in #VR again so bad.
By the way, the mistake I made was to point to the wrong directory in openvrpaths.vrpath.opencomp. I didn't have a git directory to clone OpenComposite into. Oops.
There are still some bugs to iron out such as screen-space reflections in BeatSaber being off (probably an #opencomposite bug) and #libsurvive's own calibration without input from #SteamVR did not produce satisfactory results in the slightest but we're extremely close to being able to ditch #SteamVR for good.
Just played #BeatSaber via #opencomposite using a #monado + #libsurivive stack on my #ValveIndex.
Not only did it work but it worked extremely well after using `survive-cli --steamvr-calibration ~/.steam/steam/config/lighthouse/lighthousedb.json` to import the SteamVR calibration data.
Honestly, compositing was a lot smoother than #SteamVR on Linux even. Impressive.
All working beautifully on #NixOS thanks to @Scrumplex@mastodon.rocks's work in PRs like https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/245005
The result of a productive BoF at #fosdem with #Monado and @overte: #Overte running on Monado and a WMR #VR headset via #OpenComposite with Monado's SLAM tracking based on basalt and Monado's hand tracking, though Overte doesn't use real finger tracking yet.
And it only took a few patches to OpenComposite and LD_PRELOAD'ing a few libraries to get monado loaded with Overte's appimage.
Looking forward to Overte natively supporting #OpenXR.
