Reverse Prime vkAcquireXlibDisplayEXT: VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED
vkAcquireXlibDisplayEXT fails when used with a reverse prime setup. This is most commonly found on all modern laptops with external graphics output, all display outputs are connected to the PRIME dGPU and thus require a reverse prime setup in order to function at all making VR unusable on laptops.
Monado fails with the following: ERROR [comp_window_direct_acquire_xlib_display] vkAcquireXlibDisplayEXT: VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED (0x000055fa12ede7e0) ERROR [compositor_init_swapchain] Window init_swapchain failed! ERROR [xrt_gfx_provider_create_system] Failed to init compositor 0x55fa128b1de0 ERROR [init_all] Could not create system compositor!
Steamvr's compositor fails with: Sat Dec 11 2021 16:10:29.915724 - Failed to acquire xlib display Sat Dec 11 2021 16:10:29.915741 - CHmdWindowSDL: Failed to create direct mode surface