Client crashes after connecting to server

[Ryhon0]

Description

After I connect to a server the client just crashes and server logs this message: Client disconnected. Cause: At alvr/common/src/sockets/control_socket.rs:32

General Troubleshooting

• [x] I carefully followed the instructions in the README and successfully completed the setup wizard
• [x] I read the ALVR Wikis here and here

Environement

Hardware

hw-probe: https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=5b7f950dfe

Installation

ALVR Version: v16.0.0

SteamVR Version: beta 1.21.4, also tried whatever the non-beta version is

Install Type: Server: Installed alvr from the AUR Client: tried both the GitHub release and the release on SideQuest

OS Name and Version Arch Linux

[GrArmpit]

I had the same issue with the added error message failed to create VAAPI encoder. If I disable Steam Game Audio in the ALVR Server Settings it no longer crashes, it simply hangs on The stream will begin soon, Please wait. It cures the Client disconnected. Cause: At alvr/common/src/sockets/control_socket.rs:32 error, but the VAAPI error persists. I'm not sure if that's progress...

[GrArmpit]

I got it working! Steps taken to fix: Install Ungoogled Chromium (Presumably any chromium based browser would work for this) Use https://www.linuxuprising.com/2021/01/how-to-enable-hardware-accelerated.html as a guideline to enable VAAPI in the browser Add an environment variable ALCRO_BROWSER_PATH targeting the newly flagged .desktop file, as suggested under the installation page.

At this point, the ALVR Server UI stopped appearing, so I opened localhost:8082 in Ungoogled Chromium as per issue #892, and this connected and brought me to SteamVR Home. The VAAPI error still shows, but it runs so I guess its fine? In any case, hope this works for you.

[Ryhon0]

I already have hardware acceleration working and I have symlinked brave to /bin/google-chrome, this does not fix this issue

[Ryhon0]

Seems to no longer happen to me after upgrading to 17.0, might be unrelated