diff --git a/content/docs/fossvr/wmr_lighthouse_hacky.md b/content/docs/fossvr/wmr_lighthouse_hacky.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..31a2e9d --- /dev/null +++ b/content/docs/fossvr/wmr_lighthouse_hacky.md @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +--- +title: WMR Lighthouse (no SteamVR) +weight: 9000 +--- +# WMR Lighthouse (no SteamVR) + +This describes a WMR Lighthouse setup using the `steamvr_lh` driver. + +It's different from [WMR Lighthouse](/docs/steamvr/wmr-lighthouse) + +This doesn't use steamvr to re-map the head from some lighthouse tracking device. +Instead it does this natively, so SteamVR is only necessary for the proprietary `steamvr_lh` driver. + +For now this is a hacky approach as Monado's builders don't support the functionality yet: + +* https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/monado/monado/-/issues/459 +* https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/monado/monado/-/issues/288 + +I made this for WMR as i have a reverb G2 & vive 1 (used only for it's 2 watchman dongles) + +you can easily adapt this for other headsets in a hacky way, until these issues are closed. + +I use this as my only vr setup on arch and it works fine. + +## Setup: +Setup your lighthouse system on SteamVR Windows. The Linux SteamVR version does not work well. On windows: Update everything, pair everything & setup your room boundaries. + +Linux setup: +* install steam +* Download SteamVR on Steam (try non beta version first) +* configurations from windows copied over + +## How to copy your windows steam configurations to Linux +* mount your windows drive (e.g. at `/mnt`) +* `cp "/mnt/Program Files (x86)/Steam/config" ~/.steam/steam/ -r` + +## Build +Grab my hacky Monado + +`git clone https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/Zuzka/monado` + +(if it's too old, try to merge upstream into it and fix it) + +Ensure you have all required dependencies installed beforehand (Envision or Monado docs might help) + +`cmake -G Ninja -B build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DXRT_BUILD_DRIVER_SURVIVE=0 -DXRT_BUILD_DRIVER_VIVE=0 -DXRT_BUILD_DRIVER_STEAMVR_LIGHTHOUSE=1` + +`sudo ninja -C build install` + +You may get this error: + +``` +CMake Error at cmake/OptionWithDeps.cmake:141 (message): + XRT_BUILD_DRIVER_STEAMVR_LIGHTHOUSE specified but not available: failed + check XRT_HAVE_STEAM +Call Stack (most recent call first): + CMakeLists.txt:327 (option_with_deps) +``` + +In which case it's okay to just comment (put # at beginning of line) of line 372. + +## USAGE: +* set following environment variables in your e.g. bash_profile: +* export LH_DEVICE_SERIAL="{YourSerial}" +* get the actual tracking device serial via `motoc monitor` or by another way. + +## USEFUL RESOURCES: +* https://monado.freedesktop.org/getting-started.html#installation-from-source +* https://monado.freedesktop.org/valve-index-setup.html +* check the commits on my branch for more info https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/Zuzka/monado +* vive tracker 3.0 3d printable mount + * model: https://www.printables.com/model/107654-hp-reverb-g2-vive-tracker-mount +