Hardware encoding isnt supported while its on my gpu

[lucideds]

Description

Whenever I launch SteamVR through alvr i get both errors:

19:43:53.690503678 ERROR H264 profile does not contain encoding entrypoint. You unlikely to have hardware encoding for it.` 
19:43:53.690507284 ERROR HEVC profile does not contain encoding entrypoint. You unlikely to have hardware encoding for it. 

Even though I have both of these requirements on my 3060 laptop card
This is what i got using the "ffmpeg -encoders | grep nvenc" cmd

 V....D h264_nvenc           NVIDIA NVENC H.264 encoder (codec h264)
 V..... nvenc                NVIDIA NVENC H.264 encoder (codec h264)
 V..... nvenc_h264           NVIDIA NVENC H.264 encoder (codec h264)
 V..... nvenc_hevc           NVIDIA NVENC hevc encoder (codec hevc)
 V....D hevc_nvenc           NVIDIA NVENC hevc encoder (codec hevc)

General Troubleshooting

• I carefully followed the instructions in the README and successfully completed the setup wizard
• I read the ALVR Wikis polygraphene's ALVR GitHub Wiki and ALVR GitHub Wiki

Environment

Hardware

https://linux-hardware.org/?probe=b7a6d5af96

Installation

ALVR Version:
20.8.1
ALVR Settings File:
default settings
SteamVR Version:
latest
Install Type:

• Packaged (exe, deb, rpm, etc)
• Portable (zip) i am using the .tar.gz for linux
• Source

OS Name and Version (winver on Windows or grep PRETTY_NAME /etc/os-release on most Linux distributions):
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS

[dyargici]

I have exactly the same issue with identical versions of everything (SteamVR, ALVR, Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS) only difference being I have a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (6GB).

I have been Googling like crazy over the last 24hours because I think it related to this (vainfo output):

libva info: VA-API version 1.14.0 libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/nvidia_drv_video.so libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1 vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

[damaestro]

Hardware encoding for nvidia is not supported via VA-API. https://github.com/alvr-org/ALVR/wiki/FFmpeg-Hardware-Encoding-Testing#nvidia-gpu

Quickly looking at the hardware, it's possible that the Intel graphics is attempted to be used instead of the nvidia GPU. Please review https://github.com/alvr-org/ALVR/wiki/Linux-Troubleshooting#amdintel-integrated-gpu--nvidia-discrete-gpu

[dyargici]

OK, thank you for the help and for the clarification. I should add that the only reason I'm faffing with all this is because I get nothing but a black screen from ALVR (although I can also see the Quest 2's boundary through the headset). I'd be happy to mess around trying to find optimal encoder settings etc. however currently I just see black.

[The-personified-devil]

This is a known issue with newer SteamVR versions, see https://github.com/alvr-org/ALVR/wiki/Linux-Troubleshooting for a fix

[dyargici]

Thanks again. I believe you are referring to this:

`Fix

Add ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrmonitor.sh %command% to the commandline options of SteamVR.

The path might differ based on your installation of Steam, for example on systems using the deb-package like Debian and Mint ~/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrmonitor.sh %command% is needed.`

I have tried both paths (using the ~ and also explicit /home/... path as I read somewhere that it might need to be explicit - no idea why that would be...). I am running Pop!_OS, which is debian based.

I'm quite new to Steam, I assume that when the help says "add to the commandline options of SteamVR" it's referring to right-clicking the SteamVR launcher in Steam then Properties -> General -> Launch Options?

Thanks again for your help, I'm happy to take this over to Discord if that is more appropriate.

[The-personified-devil]

I'm quite new to Steam, I assume that when the help says "add to the commandline options of SteamVR" it's referring to right-clicking the SteamVR launcher in Steam then Properties -> General -> Launch Options?

yes exactly, I'll have to admit might've not worded that the best in the wiki

[dyargici]

Thanks.

OK, well I think I've now tried everything I can find online and through searching the Discord and issues here on GitHub. Kinda at a loss. :/

I'm running wired, I have a very high quality cable, I am set to TCP, I have the adbforwarder working without issue, I can launch the apk on the headset everything says it's connected and streaming, I have no errors reported by ALVR.

The only odd thing I see is this error from SteamVR:

Headset error make sure your headset's display is in fullscreen mode error -202

...and the fact that SteamVR peppers my workspace with empty un-killable windows with every attempt.

Think I'm gonna call it and cut my losses unless there is anything else you might suggest?

[kmare]

@dyargici I had to downgrade steamvr version in order to get it to work.
To do that, go to steamvr (from the steam app) -> betas and select previous version. Restart and it should work.

[JunzheJosephZhu]

This is the log dump when clicking "launch steamvr"

$ [23:53:42.618 WARN alvr_dashboard::steamvr_launcher::linux_steamvr] Make sure you have put the following line in your SteamVR launch options and restart it:
/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrmonitor.sh %command%
[23:53:42.627 INFO alvr_dashboard::steamvr_launcher::linux_steamvr] GPU supports H264 profile.
[23:53:42.627 INFO alvr_dashboard::steamvr_launcher::linux_steamvr] GPU supports HEVC profile.
chdir "/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR"
Game Recording - would start recording game 250820, but recording for this game is disabled
Adding process 93964 for gameID 250820
+++ dirname /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrmonitor.sh
++ cd /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/
++ pwd
+ VRBINDIR=/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin
+ [[ -n '' ]]
+ exec /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrenv.sh /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrmonitor.sh /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-launch-wrapper -- /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=250820 -- /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrstartup.sh
vrenv.sh[93971]: VRCOMPOSITOR_LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/qt/lib:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/pinned_libs_32:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/pinned_libs_64:/home/joseph/ros2_ws/install/all_messages/lib:/opt/ros/humble/opt/rviz_ogre_vendor/lib:/opt/ros/humble/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/opt/ros/humble/lib:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfakeroot:/lib/i386-linux-gnu:/usr/local/lib:/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/lib:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/lib/i386-linux-gnu:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/lib:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/usr/lib:/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR
vrenv.sh[93971]: exec /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrmonitor.sh /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-launch-wrapper -- /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=250820 -- /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrstartup.sh
+++ dirname /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrmonitor.sh
++ cd /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/
++ pwd
+ VRBINDIR=/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin
+ [[ -n /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrenv.sh ]]
+ case $(uname) in
++ uname
+ VRMONITOR=/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrmonitor
+ exec /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrmonitor /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-launch-wrapper -- /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=250820 -- /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/vrstartup.sh
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 250820
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
04/02 23:53:43 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
04/02 23:53:43 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(250820)/version(2.9.6)/tid(93971)
Gtk-Message: 23:53:43.649: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
CQVRMonitorHeadsetWarning(0x64b193fb3220)  does not have a property named  "green_color"
CQVRMonitorHeadsetWarning(0x64b193fb3220)  does not have a property named  "red_color"
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 250820
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
04/02 23:53:44 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
04/02 23:53:44 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(250820)/version(2.9.6)/tid(94188)
vrcompositor-launcher.sh[94231]: Detected scout LDLP runtime.
vrcompositor-launcher.sh[94231]: exec /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrcompositor-launcher
Using vrcompositor capability proxy
Launching /home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/linux64/vrcompositor
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 250820
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
04/02 23:53:44 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
04/02 23:53:44 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(250820)/version(2.9.6)/tid(94231)
[S_API] SteamAPI_Init(): Loaded '/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/linux64/steamclient.so' OK.
VR Server (v1738793859)

Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
SteamInternal_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Caching Steam ID:  76561199840819123 [API loaded yes]
SteamInternal_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Setting Steam ID:  76561199840819123
[23:53:45.165 INFO alvr_dashboard::data_sources] Server connected


We are initalizing Vulkan in CEncoder thread


Fossilize INFO: Overriding serialization path: "/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/shadercache/250820/fozpipelinesv6/steamapprun_pipeline_cache".
CEncoder starting to read present packetssrc/steamUI/vr/vr2dgameoverlay.cpp (1725) : err == vr::VROverlayError_None
src/steamUI/vr/vr2dgameoverlay.cpp (1725) : err == vr::VROverlayError_None
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 250820
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
04/02 23:53:46 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
04/02 23:53:46 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(250820)/version(2.9.6)/tid(94473)
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
[S_API] SteamAPI_Init(): Loaded '/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/linux64/steamclient.so' OK.
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
SteamInternal_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Caching Steam ID:  76561199840819123 [API loaded yes]
SteamInternal_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Setting Steam ID:  76561199840819123
Initialize() is failed!!!
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 250820
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
04/02 23:53:46 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
04/02 23:53:46 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(250820)/version(2.9.6)/tid(94477)
qt.network.ssl: QSslSocket: cannot resolve SSLv2_client_method
qt.network.ssl: QSslSocket: cannot resolve SSLv2_server_method
[S_API] SteamAPI_Init(): Loaded '/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/linux64/steamclient.so' OK.
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
SteamInternal_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Caching Steam ID:  76561199840819123 [API loaded yes]
SteamInternal_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Setting Steam ID:  76561199840819123
Using breakpad crash handler
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 250820
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 250820
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
04/02 23:53:48 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
04/02 23:53:48 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(250820)/version(2.9.6)/tid(94697)
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
04/02 23:53:48 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
04/02 23:53:48 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(250820)/version(2.9.6)/tid(94698)
Fossilize INFO: Overriding serialization path: "/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/shadercache/250820/fozpipelinesv6/steamapprun_pipeline_cache".
Fossilize INFO: Overriding serialization path: "/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/shadercache/250820/fozpipelinesv6/steamapprun_pipeline_cache".
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 250820
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
04/02 23:53:49 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
04/02 23:53:49 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(250820)/version(2.9.6)/tid(94817)
../../third_party/tcmalloc/chromium/src/tcmalloc.cc:337] Attempt to free invalid pointer 0x5b9a6fa37160 
Fossilize INFO: Overriding serialization path: "/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/shadercache/250820/fozpipelinesv6/steamapprun_pipeline_cache".
../../third_party/tcmalloc/chromium/src/tcmalloc.cc:337] Attempt to free invalid pointer 0x5b9a6fa3c040 
Fossilize INFO: Overriding serialization path: "/home/joseph/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/shadercache/250820/fozpipelinesv6/steamapprun_pipeline_cache".
../../third_party/tcmalloc/chromium/src/tcmalloc.cc:337] Attempt to free invalid pointer 0x5b9a6fa37160 
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 250820
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
04/02 23:53:51 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
04/02 23:53:51 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(250820)/version(2.9.6)/tid(95144)