Document: BMS-VR-Guide.pdf
Page: 2
Original sentence: 1. If your VR headset requires to set an runtime option in the headset software, make sure it is linked to Stream VR
Corrected sentence: 1. If you have OpenComposite installed, use the OpenComposite launcher to set the OpenVR runtime to SteamVR.
Notes: The documentation includes a screenshot of PimaxXR. This tool - along with OpenXR Tools for Windows Mixed Reality and the Oculus settings - only change which OpenXR runtime is used, not which OpenVR runtime is used.
These tools can only switch between:
- BMS -[openvr]- > OpenComposite -[openxr] -> PimaxXR -> Pimax drivers
- BMS -[openvr] -> OpenComposite -[openxr] -> SteamVR -> PimaxDrivers
OpenComposite is not compatible with BMS at all due to the use of the overlay app type, so you want:
- BMS -[openvr] -> SteamVR
This requires that SteamVR is set as the OpenVR runtime - not that SteamVR is used as OpenComposite’s backend - so you need to set this through the OpenComposite launcher, not any vendor-specific tools.