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If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Linux issues can also be posted to the SteamVR Linux bug tracker. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here.

Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here.

Steam Link:

• Fix an issue with video encoder initialization on certain AMD integrated GPUs.
  

Linux:

• Improved launch scripts and log capture for bug reports.
  
• Fixed uninitialized memory in right eye.
  
• Fixed SteamVR Home launch script.
  

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here.

Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here.

SteamVR:

• Disabled AMD Wireless VR driver by default. You can reenable it under startup/shutdown manage addons. This is a wireless driver installed by the AMD GPU driver that can interfere with some new, asynchronous paths in SteamVR.
  
• Detect when AMD drivers were installed, but no AMD card is present, preventing "Error 309" and other crashes when loading LiquidVR.
  
• Fixed some localization issues in the binding UI.
  

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here.

Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here.

SteamVR:

• Fixed a bug where compatibility mode would fail for certain controller / hmd combinations and legacy input titles.
  
• This beta has an experimental feature allowing overlays to use controller simulation in bindings.
  

Steam Link:

• Improved prediction for increased lateral tracking stability.
  
• Fix initialization issue causing connection failure.
  
• Fix issue causing persistent failure when headset goes into standby and returns.
  
• Fix deadlock on host when USB devices are inserted or removed.
  
• Resolved two client crashes.
  

Linux:

• Add support for direct mode drivers (IVRDriverDirectModeComponent) on Linux.
  

To fully utilize the updates to Steam Link in this beta version of SteamVR, you must join the Steam Link Public Beta channel for the Meta app. To join, you must install Steam Link to your Meta headset, then you can opt into the Public Beta channel using this link https://www.meta.com/s/1hti7gedQ from your phone, or by using the Meta application on your phone to select the Public Beta channel in the settings for the Steam Link application.

SteamVR has been updated with the following changes.

Oculus:

• Added the ability for Oculus PCVR headsets and Quest headsets via Quest Link or Air Link to dynamically connect after SteamVR startup (vs requiring synchronous connection during startup).
  

Details: Connecting to the Oculus runtime is taking upwards of 30 seconds for Quest 1 headsets running HMD OS v50 with Meta Quest Link App v63. This was triggering SteamVR's 20 second hang detection timeout, resulting in a 301 error. Now, in this case you will see a SteamVR connection error pop-up, which will automatically resolve after successful connection.

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The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here.

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a SteamVR System Report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

This build is a candidate for a hotfix. If you encounter issues, please report them in the forum so they can be fixed before this build goes out to everyone.

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here.

Oculus:

• Added the ability for Oculus PCVR headsets and Quest headsets via Quest Link or Air Link to dynamically connect after SteamVR startup (vs requiring synchronous connection during startup).
  

Details: Connecting to the Oculus runtime is taking upwards of 30 seconds for Quest 1 headsets running HMD OS v50 with Meta Quest Link App v63. This was triggering SteamVR's 20 second hang detection timeout, resulting in a 301 error. Now, in this case you will see a SteamVR connection error pop-up, which will automatically resolve after successful connection.