ALVR: Almost instant SteamVR crash in v20 only

Description

Connecting a client to ALVR will make SteamVR crash within seconds with even default settings, using it wired makes it crash even faster, same goes for nightly.

General Troubleshooting

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

Environment

Hardware

Note: for Linux, an upload to the hw-probe database is preferred: hw-probe -all -upload

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

GPU: ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 6GB

Audio: VB Cable

Installation

ALVR Version: v20.0.0

SteamVR Version:

Install Type:

  • Packaged (exe, deb, rpm, etc)
  • Portable (zip)
  • Source

OS Name and Version (winver on Windows or grep PRETTY_NAME /etc/os-release on most Linux distributions): Windows 11 21H2

About this issue

  • Original URL
  • State: closed
  • Created a year ago
  • Comments: 27 (2 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

I figured it out! For me, the fix was as simple as setting the bitrate mode to Constant. I finally got VRChat up and running, along with all my steamvr addons!! Hope this fixes it for you guys too!