[BUG] Failed to connect to window manager (497) - Nobara 42

Open rastla opened this issue 3 months ago • 7 comments

Describe the bug When I try to start SteamVR, I get this error:

Failed to connect to window manager
SteamVR failed to connect to the window manager. You may need to restart your session or SteamVR.
Restart SteamVR (497)

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Try to start SteamVR

Expected behavior SteamVR starts

System Information (please complete the following information): Please use the latest Steam beta client and SteamVR beta for your bug reports!

Steam client version (build number or date): 1757650573 (2025-09-12)
SteamVR version: 2.13.4
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Fedora 42
Steam runtime diagnostics: https://pastebin.com/nkDp7ZFY
SteamVR logs:

Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.481978 [Info] - ================================================================================================
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.482004 [Info] - ================================================================================================
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.482036 [Info] - vrstartup 2.12.14 startup with PID=86418, config=/home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/config, runtime=/home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR, arch=linux64
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.482090 [Info] - vrclient type=VRApplication_Bootstrapper
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.482116 [Info] - Skipping HMD presence checks.
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.485796 [Info] - Set thread 0x7fcfb8e906c0 priority to: -15
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.486493 [Info] - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/drivers/htc/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.486550 [Info] - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/drivers/lighthouse/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.486599 [Info] - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/drivers/null/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.486661 [Info] - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/drivers/vrlink/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.486833 [Info] - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.487167 [Info] - [Settings] Load Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/config/steamvr.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.487338 [Info] - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(SteamVR_Namespace) attempting connect to /steamvr/SteamVR_Namespace
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.487364 [Info] - Unable to connect to pipe errno=111
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.487435 [Info] - Starting vrserver process: /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrserver -waitformonitor -ipccontrolfilepath /tmp/SteamVR-IPCControlFile-86418  in /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.638734 [Info] - vrserver pid 86573
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.638815 [Info] - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(SteamVR_Namespace) attempting connect to /steamvr/SteamVR_Namespace
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.646445 [Info] - CSharedResourceNamespaceClient::Init(): received namespace data 86573
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:11.646509 [Info] - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(VR_ServerPipe_86573) attempting connect to /steamvr/VR_ServerPipe_86573
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:12.614497 [Info] - Received success response from vrserver connect
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:14.718409 [Info] - Timed out waiting for a good app key
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:14.718464 [Info] - App key after connect message:steam.overlay.250820
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:14.723827 [Info] - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(VR_CompositorPipe_86573) attempting connect to /steamvr/VR_CompositorPipe_86573
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:14.723854 [Info] - Unable to connect to pipe errno=111
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:14.735417 [Info] - Start vrcompositor under the Steam for Linux runtime: sniper_platform_3.0.20250723.149183
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:14.735450 [Info] - Preparing to start vrcompositor at host level for elevated capatibilities via Steam's launcher service.
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:14.735535 [Info] - Starting vrcompositor process: steam-runtime-launch-client args: --alongside-steam --directory=/home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64 -- /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrcompositor-launcher.sh, in folder /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:14.973450 [Info] - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(VR_CompositorPipe_86573) attempting connect to /steamvr/VR_CompositorPipe_86573
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:15.074719 [Info] - Error reading from socket
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:15.074755 [Info] - Unable to read message from socket: 104
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:15.074780 [Info] - GetNextMessage failed while waiting for message of type 501 on pipe VR_CompositorPipe_86573
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:15.074804 [Info] - Invalid response to connect message. Connect failed
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:06:15.090586 [Info] - Started /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrmonitor with pid 86667

SteamVR Beta logs:

Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.699850 [Info] - ================================================================================================
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.699867 [Info] - ================================================================================================
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.699887 [Info] - vrstartup 2.13.4 startup with PID=88988, config=/home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/config, runtime=/home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR, arch=linux64
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.699924 [Info] - vrclient type=VRApplication_Bootstrapper
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.699944 [Info] - Skipping HMD presence checks.
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.703684 [Info] - Set thread 0x7f27c77cd6c0 priority to: -15
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.704375 [Info] - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/drivers/htc/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.704446 [Info] - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/drivers/lighthouse/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.704498 [Info] - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/drivers/null/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.704562 [Info] - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/drivers/vrlink/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.704727 [Info] - [Settings] Load Default Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/resources/settings/default.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.705012 [Info] - [Settings] Load Json Settings from /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/config/steamvr.vrsettings
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.705180 [Info] - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(SteamVR_Namespace) attempting connect to /steamvr/SteamVR_Namespace
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.705207 [Info] - Unable to connect to pipe errno=111
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.705275 [Info] - Starting vrserver process: /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrserver -waitformonitor -ipccontrolfilepath /tmp/SteamVR-IPCControlFile-88988  in /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.856712 [Info] - vrserver pid 89128
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.856801 [Info] - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(SteamVR_Namespace) attempting connect to /steamvr/SteamVR_Namespace
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.858441 [Info] - CSharedResourceNamespaceClient::Init(): received namespace data 89128
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:15.858483 [Info] - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(VR_ServerPipe_89128) attempting connect to /steamvr/VR_ServerPipe_89128
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:16.826620 [Info] - Received success response from vrserver connect
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:16.828772 [Info] - App key after connect message:openvr.component.vrstartup
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:16.834438 [Info] - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(VR_CompositorPipe_89128) attempting connect to /steamvr/VR_CompositorPipe_89128
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:16.834469 [Info] - Unable to connect to pipe errno=111
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:16.846459 [Info] - Start vrcompositor under the Steam for Linux runtime: sniper_platform_3.0.20250723.149183
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:16.846503 [Info] - Preparing to start vrcompositor at host level for elevated capatibilities via Steam's launcher service.
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:16.846583 [Info] - Starting vrcompositor process: steam-runtime-launch-client args: --alongside-steam --directory=/home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64 -- /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrcompositor-launcher.sh, in folder /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:17.085286 [Info] - CIPCPipe::ConnectPipe(VR_CompositorPipe_89128) attempting connect to /steamvr/VR_CompositorPipe_89128
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:17.191864 [Info] - Error reading from socket
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:17.191905 [Info] - Unable to read message from socket: 104
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:17.191930 [Info] - GetNextMessage failed while waiting for message of type 501 on pipe VR_CompositorPipe_89128
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:17.191948 [Info] - Invalid response to connect message. Connect failed
Thu Sep 18 2025 17:11:17.208642 [Info] - Started /home/kevin/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrmonitor with pid 89212

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Sep 18 '25 15:09 rastla