[BUG] SteamVR tries to use linux32 drivers instead of linux64

[szneqz]

Describe the bug I have a problem that my steamVR dashboard is blank and most of the VR games stopped working or when they are working they are not projecting to headset. I see in logs that SteamVR is trying to use linux32 drivers instead of linux64 (Ihave linux64 drivers but not linux32). Error occurs for my ALVR driver but I see an error for other drivers as well - as visible in logs below.

To Reproduce

1. Run SteamVR
2. SteamVR dashboard is blank

Expected behavior SteamVR dashboard is not blank.

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): 1759461205
• SteamVR version: 19617312 (tried beta and previous versions too)
• Distribution: Arch
• Steam runtime diagnostics:

SteamRuntimeInformation.txt

• Logs:

vrclient_stream.txt

Screenshots

Additional context In logs the exact problem is here: Unable to load driver alvr_server. Primary driver shared library not found on filesystem (for this architecture): /home/szneqz/.local/share/ALVR-Launcher/installations/v20.14.1/alvr_streamer_linux/lib64/alvr/bin/linux32/driver_alvr_server.so.

[unknown321]

Same issue here, debian 13.

[kashmirmydon]

Same here on nixos, also with ALVR.

Symlinking the lib32 folder into existence does not solve it, there's a typical "expected a 32bit lib" error.

[szneqz]

Symlinking the lib32 folder into existence does not solve it, there's a typical "expected a 32bit lib" error.

Yeah, I was trying it too with the same effect as yours.

[Macman1234]

Getting the same error on Arch for driver vrlink with an Oculus Quest 2. The behavior is even worse in there - it loads into SteamVR but only for a few seconds before freezing.

[PolygonGraphics]

Same issue here, CachyOS.