HELP WITH SET DK2 --yes i know theres a lot of threads but not this problem

[CHristina]

I tried all the suggestions I have found for the DK2 on this forum ( I think.) Oucclas and the 'redit'. the weird thing is.. the DK2 works great on all the demo's I have collected.. BUT. as soon as I try Elite the camera turns off? and when I check out the system I have the message " htmi -some thing something.. is not connected??
THen I try a demo again.. hang gliding-or a rollercoaster ..any demo.. and the DK2 works fine..?
I totally stumped now.
any clues are welcome.

HAve wiped system. reinstalled numerous times and different sdk's from current back to 1.3
most demos work .. but never once has elite worked.
I can get it to be on the screens of the dk2 ,but no tracking.. in options there is NO options for 'dk2' headphones etc.. just 3D off, something beginning with 'A' ( sorry cant remember. i should have wrote it down..) and the third option is side by side...
I select side by side and can play with out the tracking .. but that's not what we spend 'our' pocket money on a rift for..

I must say I,m feeling very let down by Frontier and occulas people. both said they will and continue to support each other. and I get the feeling of abandonment for those of "us" who supported both during the 'KICKSTART' year.. I not a game maker . I'm a game player. BUt surely it wont be hard to have elite dangerous options have a set up for older /different sdk2-for earlier systems ?
At least a easy way to set up.


I DO HOPE THIS IS SOMETHING FIXED FOR 2.2 .. BUT I NOT HOLDING MY BREATHE.
best wishes.
Christina.

 

[thafred]

sorry that you have such a        experience but i dont think you can blame the developers just yet. imho the problem must be with you rig as both elite and dk2 work prefectly together at my place (so much so that i cannot find a compelling reason for cv1 yet). I reinstalled windows a month ago so I had to do the setup with oculus home and reinstalling elite but everything just worked flawlessly so the software isnt at fault.

This isnt clear for me: What launcher do you use for ed? (steam, oculus home, stand alone)
Ed should definately boot onto the HMD or give you the option to switch to it.

Things to try from the top of my head:
Check your USB ports. When i had problems with the dk2 camera, switching usb ports always helped. powered usb hub recommended (get a usb 3 hub since they have beefier power supplys)

Redeem oculus home key and play it there. i prefer the stand alone launcher in Oculus home it should definately work.

Do you launch any extra bits of software while in ed. Voice control or old EDtracker/trackIR drivers. Deinstall! I had no problem with trackIR parallel to dk2 but this was long ago. VC is obviously designed to work with ed but deactivating it cannot hurt.

Good luck in solving this strange behavior
Fred

 

[vic]

Wow you still havent got it working!
I am using DK2 and ED works fine on it.
Did you set oculus home config to allow 3rd party sofware?
In Elite graphics options you also need to select "HMD with headphones". Not 3D side-by side or DK2... etc.
And don't forget to reboot

 

[Sir.Tj]

It does seem strange, I've got he dk2 and it's working pretty well.

As suggested above make sure your settings in game are correct and if you have steam you might try steamvr if nothing else works.

 

[BACKER #-4112]

<snip> the camera turns off <snip>

I've had this issue in the past and the way I overcame it was by taking the "sync cable to cable connector box" (the one that looks like a 3.5mm headphone jack - only a tad smaller)
plugging one end into the camera, unplug the other end from the "cable connector box" and instead plug it directly into the HMD.
Pry the little rubber cover off the top left hand side of the HMD to reval a USB connector and a small round socket.

 

[CHristina]

Wow you still havent got it working!
I am using DK2 and ED works fine on it.
Did you set oculus home config to allow 3rd party sofware?
In Elite graphics options you also need to select "HMD with headphones". Not 3D side-by side or DK2... etc.
And don't forget to reboot

yepp. and tried direct in steam-oculas home key..hhmmm not tried that ?? and and praying to the pc game god didn't work..(LOL.. please please pleaseee work ..oh ..buggerr )lol. and new leads/cables.... don't see options for hmd with headphones cos ed does not see leads...hhmmm no other software running .. turned off virus software on launch... direct GFX card connections latest drivers for the Nvidea ..( also new ..and well above spec..)--- ALSO selected 'allow other software '((something like that?) from the oculas home page..
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will try backer 4112 later.

THANK you all again,for all advice and help.. this has become a MAJOR challenge .a hobbie beyond an obsession . I will succeed ..I will... I hope.... ( cry like small child with out a puppy .)