▲ 291 ▼ VR support for GNOME Wayland is here! (gitlab.gnome.org) submitted 2 years ago by joojmachine@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Joltey@lemmy.blahaj.zone 92 points 2 years ago (2 children) This is actually pretty huge, props to the GNOME developers for this. Hopefully VR support will improve on linux, literally the only reason I keep a windows drive around is for vr and nothing more. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 39 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup, this is huge. Wayland gaming is now a possibility. With Explicit Sync (needed for NVIDIA users) and VRR, there's now no excuse to keep gaming in X11 in both DEs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) In KDE, I agree. I have an AMD video card and I've been gaming in KDE Wayland for quite a while now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) In Gnome too. I've been doing it. Yes, no VRR (by default anyway) was a mild inconvenience, but it doesn't exactly make games unplayable. It's not like everybody hated gaming before gsync/freesync became widespread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago For me, VRR is crucial as I play a lot of FPS games or else, I don't feel that the mouse is the extension of my hand. That's why I switched from Gnome to KDE. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) I just play VR on Linux, don't really have many problems with it. Only small ones like sometimes SteamVR doesn't recognize my headset the first time I start it so I need to restart it once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Joltey@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Yeah I have an Oculus Rift S and the hardware support is pretty bad and I haven't really gotten it to work. Obviously a vendor issue, and i don't see meta open sourcing or releasing any drivers for linux anytime soon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago Yeah, I have a Valve Index, which is officialy supported on Linux, so I don't have any issues in that regard. I think the only headsets that work well on Linux are the two with official support (HTC Vive and Valve Index) and the Quest headsets because of ALVR. permalink fedilink source parent [–] porl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Considering they specifically removed Linux support of the earlier headsets, I doubt it too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yonder@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Have a look at lvra.gitlab.io. It should be possible to get the rift s mostly working. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Link@rentadrunk.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which VR headset do you have? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Valve Index permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago This often happens to me on Windows with the Index so it might not even be a Linux specific issue permalink fedilink source parent [+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago I think there is an unofficial wireless addon but it's very expensive. I don't mind the cable anyway tho. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children) The games have stuttering and soft laggs. Blade and Sorcery is the worst in terms of frame rate and lag. (Details: i5-8600k, AMD FX 6750xt, Plasma 6 Wayland, Arch Linux, Valve Index) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago For some reason, on Linux, the GPU performance mode isn't set to high automatically. You can use CoreCTRL to manually set it to high. That eliminated those issues for me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe you have a CPU bottleneck? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, thats why its so smooth on Windows?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 39 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup, this is huge. Wayland gaming is now a possibility. With Explicit Sync (needed for NVIDIA users) and VRR, there's now no excuse to keep gaming in X11 in both DEs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) In KDE, I agree. I have an AMD video card and I've been gaming in KDE Wayland for quite a while now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) In Gnome too. I've been doing it. Yes, no VRR (by default anyway) was a mild inconvenience, but it doesn't exactly make games unplayable. It's not like everybody hated gaming before gsync/freesync became widespread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago For me, VRR is crucial as I play a lot of FPS games or else, I don't feel that the mouse is the extension of my hand. That's why I switched from Gnome to KDE. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) In KDE, I agree. I have an AMD video card and I've been gaming in KDE Wayland for quite a while now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) In Gnome too. I've been doing it. Yes, no VRR (by default anyway) was a mild inconvenience, but it doesn't exactly make games unplayable. It's not like everybody hated gaming before gsync/freesync became widespread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago For me, VRR is crucial as I play a lot of FPS games or else, I don't feel that the mouse is the extension of my hand. That's why I switched from Gnome to KDE. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) In KDE, I agree. I have an AMD video card and I've been gaming in KDE Wayland for quite a while now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) In Gnome too. I've been doing it. Yes, no VRR (by default anyway) was a mild inconvenience, but it doesn't exactly make games unplayable. It's not like everybody hated gaming before gsync/freesync became widespread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago For me, VRR is crucial as I play a lot of FPS games or else, I don't feel that the mouse is the extension of my hand. That's why I switched from Gnome to KDE. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) In Gnome too. I've been doing it. Yes, no VRR (by default anyway) was a mild inconvenience, but it doesn't exactly make games unplayable. It's not like everybody hated gaming before gsync/freesync became widespread. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago For me, VRR is crucial as I play a lot of FPS games or else, I don't feel that the mouse is the extension of my hand. That's why I switched from Gnome to KDE. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mereo@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago For me, VRR is crucial as I play a lot of FPS games or else, I don't feel that the mouse is the extension of my hand. That's why I switched from Gnome to KDE. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) I just play VR on Linux, don't really have many problems with it. Only small ones like sometimes SteamVR doesn't recognize my headset the first time I start it so I need to restart it once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Joltey@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Yeah I have an Oculus Rift S and the hardware support is pretty bad and I haven't really gotten it to work. Obviously a vendor issue, and i don't see meta open sourcing or releasing any drivers for linux anytime soon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago Yeah, I have a Valve Index, which is officialy supported on Linux, so I don't have any issues in that regard. I think the only headsets that work well on Linux are the two with official support (HTC Vive and Valve Index) and the Quest headsets because of ALVR. permalink fedilink source parent [–] porl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Considering they specifically removed Linux support of the earlier headsets, I doubt it too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yonder@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Have a look at lvra.gitlab.io. It should be possible to get the rift s mostly working. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Link@rentadrunk.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which VR headset do you have? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Valve Index permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago This often happens to me on Windows with the Index so it might not even be a Linux specific issue permalink fedilink source parent [+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago I think there is an unofficial wireless addon but it's very expensive. I don't mind the cable anyway tho. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children) The games have stuttering and soft laggs. Blade and Sorcery is the worst in terms of frame rate and lag. (Details: i5-8600k, AMD FX 6750xt, Plasma 6 Wayland, Arch Linux, Valve Index) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago For some reason, on Linux, the GPU performance mode isn't set to high automatically. You can use CoreCTRL to manually set it to high. That eliminated those issues for me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe you have a CPU bottleneck? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, thats why its so smooth on Windows?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Joltey@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Yeah I have an Oculus Rift S and the hardware support is pretty bad and I haven't really gotten it to work. Obviously a vendor issue, and i don't see meta open sourcing or releasing any drivers for linux anytime soon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago Yeah, I have a Valve Index, which is officialy supported on Linux, so I don't have any issues in that regard. I think the only headsets that work well on Linux are the two with official support (HTC Vive and Valve Index) and the Quest headsets because of ALVR. permalink fedilink source parent [–] porl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Considering they specifically removed Linux support of the earlier headsets, I doubt it too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yonder@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Have a look at lvra.gitlab.io. It should be possible to get the rift s mostly working. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 years ago Yeah, I have a Valve Index, which is officialy supported on Linux, so I don't have any issues in that regard. I think the only headsets that work well on Linux are the two with official support (HTC Vive and Valve Index) and the Quest headsets because of ALVR. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] porl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Considering they specifically removed Linux support of the earlier headsets, I doubt it too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yonder@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Have a look at lvra.gitlab.io. It should be possible to get the rift s mostly working. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Link@rentadrunk.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Which VR headset do you have? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Valve Index permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago This often happens to me on Windows with the Index so it might not even be a Linux specific issue permalink fedilink source parent [+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago I think there is an unofficial wireless addon but it's very expensive. I don't mind the cable anyway tho. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Valve Index permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago This often happens to me on Windows with the Index so it might not even be a Linux specific issue permalink fedilink source parent [+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago I think there is an unofficial wireless addon but it's very expensive. I don't mind the cable anyway tho. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago This often happens to me on Windows with the Index so it might not even be a Linux specific issue permalink fedilink source parent
[+] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago I think there is an unofficial wireless addon but it's very expensive. I don't mind the cable anyway tho. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago I think there is an unofficial wireless addon but it's very expensive. I don't mind the cable anyway tho. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children) The games have stuttering and soft laggs. Blade and Sorcery is the worst in terms of frame rate and lag. (Details: i5-8600k, AMD FX 6750xt, Plasma 6 Wayland, Arch Linux, Valve Index) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago For some reason, on Linux, the GPU performance mode isn't set to high automatically. You can use CoreCTRL to manually set it to high. That eliminated those issues for me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe you have a CPU bottleneck? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, thats why its so smooth on Windows?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 years ago For some reason, on Linux, the GPU performance mode isn't set to high automatically. You can use CoreCTRL to manually set it to high. That eliminated those issues for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe you have a CPU bottleneck? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, thats why its so smooth on Windows?! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Yeah, thats why its so smooth on Windows?! permalink fedilink source parent