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SteamVR Beta 2.18.2 brings more important bug fixes


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Valve just released SteamVR Beta version 2.18.2 - and with it, another healthy dose of bug fixes.

That's on top of the Steam Client Beta with lots of Pyrowave improvements for Remote Play, and also SteamOS 0.4.3 (Beta) for Steam Frame bringing improved power efficiency and battery life.

All the changes are below:

Key Features

Streaming:

  • Further VR streaming reliability improvements, including additional fixes for "Error 17". Note: Steam Frame users should also opt into SteamOS 0.4.3 or higher reduce "error 17" connection issues. At time of this release, SteamOS 0.4.3 is available on the OS Beta branch.
  • Expose eye openness information when streaming from Steam Frame, via OSC. (This requires Steam OS 0.4.3, or higher). In an upcoming release, eye openness will also be available via the OpenVR SDK.
  • (11:00 PM UTC time) Hotfix to resolve green/black screen issues with SteamLink on Linux.

SteamVR:

  • Fixed an issue where the dashboard would recenter unnecessarily for some users.
  • Fixed Throttling Behavior setting selection in per-application Video Settings.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented controller bindings from loading for certain games, including Google Earth VR and Thumper.
  • Improved focus behavior when interacting with grab/resize handles.

Nice to see so many updates lately. This is why Valve continue to get my money, because their developers are constantly working on the things that matter and improving the store.

🌐 External Sources: store.steampowered.com
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Tags: Beta, Misc, Steam, Virtual Reality (VR)
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6 comments
Taros 2 Oct 2026
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Luckily did not yet experience error 17.
I am already glad with the current status and excited about how much better it will get.
Tuxee 2 Oct 2026
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I just spent 45 minutes in Half-Life Alyx (the standalone version) and I'm completely blown away. I really had to deal with the fact that I wasn't wearing any shoes in the grimy outdoors... It's been the first time that I played a VR game and it was so much better than I had expected.
Purple Library Guy 2 Oct 2026
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Quoting: TuxeeI just spent 45 minutes in Half-Life Alyx (the standalone version) and I'm completely blown away. I really had to deal with the fact that I wasn't wearing any shoes in the grimy outdoors... It's been the first time that I played a VR game and it was so much better than I had expected.
From what I've heard it may be downhill from there . . . Everyone raves about how amazing Half-Life Alyx is; this may not translate into similar quality for all VR games.
dorron 5 Oct 2026
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New to VR. Getting problems with the steam frame and the dongle (or even usb tethering). Steam VR won't connect the device. Also, the dongle shows 0% wifi signal.

I'm on Linux Mint 22.3 with kernel 7.2.6 and Nvidia driver 610.57.04.

Any suggestion would be welcome...

Thanks!
tuubi 5 Oct 2026
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Quoting: dorronNew to VR. Getting problems with the steam frame and the dongle (or even usb tethering). Steam VR won't connect the device. Also, the dongle shows 0% wifi signal.

I'm on Linux Mint 22.3 with kernel 7.2.6 and Nvidia driver 610.57.04.

Any suggestion would be welcome...

Thanks!
This article might be relevant:

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/valve-made-a-steam-frame-dongle-troubleshooting-script-for-linux-gamers/
dorron 6 Oct 2026
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Quoting: tuubi
Quoting: dorronNew to VR. Getting problems with the steam frame and the dongle (or even usb tethering). Steam VR won't connect the device. Also, the dongle shows 0% wifi signal.

I'm on Linux Mint 22.3 with kernel 7.2.6 and Nvidia driver 610.57.04.

Any suggestion would be welcome...

Thanks!
This article might be relevant:

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/valve-made-a-steam-frame-dongle-troubleshooting-script-for-linux-gamers/
I'll give it a go. Thanks mate!
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