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Original /r/linux_gaming pengwing by uoou.
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Monado is the only semi-viable thing at the moment, but it's still really in the tinkerer phase. Annoyingly, much of the discussion about it is on discord.
EDIT: And Linux VR Adventures is the place to go for relatively simple instructions about how to set things up, and what is currently supported.
Discord is not by choice, it's just where all the users already are. Eveything fron discord is bridged into this matrix space though https://matrix.to/#/#monado:matrix.org
Yeah, I understand. It was more of a shout into the void type comment, then a criticism.
Thanks! Sounds like decent progress hady been made in this area already. I'll keep an eye on this project so that when 24H2 drops I've got a way to avoid turning my headset into e-waste.
I'm not familiar, but:
https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsMR/comments/18nu45p/hope_for_wmr_on_linux_controller_track_reverse/
This was six months ago, when someone was talking about working on reverse-engineering it. It sounds like the project you want is "monado".
https://monado.freedesktop.org/
Based on the table at the above link, it sounds like there is experimental support for the display only, and no controller support.
Experimental 6DoF tracking support with external SLAM/VIO systems is upstreamed but still being worked on. Tested with RealSense D455 and Samsung Odyssey+, Reverb G2, Oculus Rift S.
That sounds pretty promising. I know the headset camera-based controller tracking will be a pain to implement, but at least there's some hope for people that plonked down 600+ bucks for these devices. Some, like me, just a month ahead of the eol announcement....
This branch has the beginnings of wmr and rift s controller tracking. It's not very good yet but it works already https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/thaytan/monado/-/commits/dev-constellation-controller-tracking
That's exciting - I'll be keeping a close eye on this as it's likely what will make me switch to Linux for gaming in the near future.