Steam vr failed to launch compositor install#
Steam vr failed to launch compositor drivers#

When your HDMI cable is not in primary slot of Graphics card HDMI port, it will show this error and won’t be able to start the SteamVR. If you right click on the Windows desktop and select 'Screen Resolution', we needed the Vive monitor to be on the RIGHT, not the left and to be monitor '1'. Here are some of the reasons why this might happen: HDMI Cable: The most basic and common reason will be your HDMI cable that connects the box with your system.

Steam vr failed to launch compositor install#

The USB2 Hub driver installs fine, then it tries to install something else and fails out.Īny thoughts? Reboots don't seem to be helping.ĮDIT: FIXED! Officially the silliest mistake yet. Due to certain shared resources between Varjo Base and the SteamVR application, the two software cannot be. I first get a box saying that SteamVR failed to initialize for unknown reason with Shared IPC Compositor Connect Failed (306). SteamVR status window shows an error message. If you are using speakers, right-click in SteamVR and select Settings > Audio. This issue has made SteamVR unusable for months. (Error: Shared IPC Compositor Init Failed (303))' I added more details about the debugging Ive tried on the GitHub Issue. 'SteamVR failed to initialize for unknown reasons. In the Set Playback Device drop-down box, choose HTC-VIVE. SteamVR Compositor launching on desktop instead of headset on Linux.

Steam vr failed to launch compositor drivers#

At last startup, USB gave us some trouble about not being able to install the drivers for the Spanner. After a couple of months of downtime, I hooked up my Vive again to play some new games Id bought, but now it suddenly refuses to start SteamVR. In Steam VR, right-click, select Settings > Audio. I'm guessing that 'Invalid Adapter specified' is at the root of our troubles. Tue Jun 16 17:36:49 2015 UTC - Failed to start compositor with error 303 Tue Jun 16 17:36:49 2015 UTC - Failed to initialize compositor Tue Jun 16 17:36:49 2015 UTC - ERROR: Tue Jun 16 17:36:49 2015 UTC - Invalid adapter specified!Tue Jun 16 17:36:49 2015 UTC - All Graphics Cards have a couple of different ports at their back which you can use to connect multiple displays to your computer. Tue Jun 16 17:36:49 2015 UTC - RuntimePath : C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR Taking a look at the logs, we have this error: Our VIVE setup has been purring along happily until this morning when I got a redlight in our Steam VR toolbar.