Black Screen in Vive
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Are you running HDMI lead form GPU to breakout box (Not DVI or DP to breakout box)? Have you also checked the headset cables are firmly in the headset sockets?
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Headset cables are fine. The Breakout box has a MiniDP to HDMI socket, plugged into the HDMI.
Have read online that it's worth trying the miniDP to miniDP option. My GPU is a reference AMD 295X2 so I don't have a native HDMI out of the card to use. Will try it again tomorrow afternoon when I get home.
Have read online that it's worth trying the miniDP to miniDP option. My GPU is a reference AMD 295X2 so I don't have a native HDMI out of the card to use. Will try it again tomorrow afternoon when I get home.
Native HDMI worked for me with changing DVI to HDMI for the telly . Good luck with the DP to DP.
Try using the short link box HDMI cable in place of the HDMI part of the 3 in 1 cable, and something else from the link box to the PC. My 3 in 1 HDMI is duff, adds green snow, awaiting RMA.
Ok, so the screen in the headset works.
In an ill judged attempt to hard reset, I tried to take the headset out of direct mode and from that point on no matter what I removed and reinstalled plugging in the vive, killed the main pc display. I tried different ports but nothing.
When the screen did work it decided that the headset was the main display and so I got a small window onto the desktop with no way to see what I was doing on the main screen. I've reluctantly decided do a Windows OS reset and will reinstall everything one by one to see if I can get it going, but at least I know the different bits all work! Just not all at once
In an ill judged attempt to hard reset, I tried to take the headset out of direct mode and from that point on no matter what I removed and reinstalled plugging in the vive, killed the main pc display. I tried different ports but nothing.
When the screen did work it decided that the headset was the main display and so I got a small window onto the desktop with no way to see what I was doing on the main screen. I've reluctantly decided do a Windows OS reset and will reinstall everything one by one to see if I can get it going, but at least I know the different bits all work! Just not all at once
Sorry, but of this means you have two cards installed with Crossfire, plug the cable into the other card. If not, ignore this.
Glad all sorted.
Welcome aboard, Cmdr!
I spent the evening playing CQC. It's so much easier in VR, it's like trying to shoot the broad side of a bus!
I spent the evening playing CQC. It's so much easier in VR, it's like trying to shoot the broad side of a bus!
