Can't get SteamVR to work with Oculus Quest 2...

[donwallo]

I've gotten SideQuest to work. I've followed all the steps I see in guides for SteamVR, gotten to the point of launching The Lab with a little window showing that SteamVR sees my headset and controllers.. but nothing happens. For some reason nothing gets sent over to me in VR.

This is wired with a USB 3.0 cable, not wireless.

Any suggestions?

[skycraft]

same with me

[donwallo]

I'm wondering if it's because I don't have the headset connected to my GPU? I lack the proper converter for that, but I figured I should at least be able to get the basic Steam VR interface to show up in VR for me.

[Finnfx]

you shouldn't have it connected to your gpu, im using a USB-C to USB-A on my og quest, so i think it might be a defect or something you are doing wrong

[donwallo]

Originally posted by Nyte_Lyte:

you shouldn't have it connected to your gpu, im using a USB-C to USB-A on my og quest, so i think it might be a defect or something you are doing wrong

Doesn't the Quest have to be connected to your GPU to use it (as opposed to using your integrated GPU)?

Anyway at this point I can get SideQuest as well as an unauthorized sideloader to work...still can't get Steam VR. I think it's some little detail I'm missing.

[Chris Solomon]

I have a quest 2 and the offiial PC link cable from oculus. setup works great. only thing i had to do software wise, was download the oculus link software.

https://www.oculus.com/setup/

just press the download button.

also quest 2 pc-link cable has a minimum requirement of USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB C port. using a C to A adapter might work, but is unsupported.

also, the cable link only supports certain video cards; https://support.oculus.com/444652019523821/

[DarkMoS]

Hello,
there are three ways to play SteamVR games with our Quest2:
1) Link + Oculus software on PC: using the official cable or any compatible usb3 cable, start in the quest2 and click on Oculus Link to start a PCVR session. From there go to library and you should have access to your games purchased on Oculus Rift store and SteamVR games. If you don't see SteamVR in your Oculus library then use the virtual desktop feature of Oculus interface and manually start a SteamVR game from your Steam library.

2) Virtual desktop: /!\ you need to buy virtual desktop in the Oculus Quest 2 store /!\ Version bought in Steam or in the Rift Oculus store WILL NOT WORK. Once Virtual desktop is installed, plug your headset to your computer using a USB cable and start Sidequest. From Sidequest you need to install the Virtual desktop patch/update. Last step, be sure that you downloaded and installed the Virtual desktop Streamer application from the official website.
When all those steps are completed: start in the quest 2, connect to the correct wifi access point you want to use for VD and start the Virtual desktop application. It will connect automatically to your PC If your streamer application is running on your PC. From there you can start Oculus and SteamVR games.

3) ALVR: install ALVR on your quest using Sidequest and the server application on your computer. Start in your quest2, go to unknown sources in your library (use the filter in the top right) and start ALVR. If everything was setup correctly you should see SteamVR setup and you can start configuring and playing your games.

[Chris Solomon]

Originally posted by DarkMoS:

Hello,
there are three ways to play SteamVR games with our Quest2:
1) Link + Oculus software on PC: using the official cable or any compatible usb3 cable, start in the quest2 and click on Oculus Link to start a PCVR session. From there go to library and you should have access to your games purchased on Oculus Rift store and SteamVR games. If you don't see SteamVR in your Oculus library then use the virtual desktop feature of Oculus interface and manually start a SteamVR game from your Steam library.

2) Virtual desktop: /!\ you need to buy virtual desktop in the Oculus Quest 2 store /!\ Version bought in Steam or in the Rift Oculus store WILL NOT WORK. Once Virtual desktop is installed, plug your headset to your computer using a USB cable and start Sidequest. From Sidequest you need to install the Virtual desktop patch/update. Last step, be sure that you downloaded and installed the Virtual desktop Streamer application from the official website.
When all those steps are completed: start in the quest 2, connect to the correct wifi access point you want to use for VD and start the Virtual desktop application. It will connect automatically to your PC If your streamer application is running on your PC. From there you can start Oculus and SteamVR games.

3) ALVR: install ALVR on your quest using Sidequest and the server application on your computer. Start in your quest2, go to unknown sources in your library (use the filter in the top right) and start ALVR. If everything was setup correctly you should see SteamVR setup and you can start configuring and playing your games.

i have found that steamvr games need to be run in vr mode at least once before it ill sho up in the rift libary.

also, personally I have, from before I got my quest 2, and as using my hobo vr ssetup, Rifcat 2.0 (PC) and Vridge (android). this software is not free, but costs next to nothing. an added advantage of this softare is it provides the ability to play normal PC games in VR. it supprtd both wireless andd usb connections. But, like the sidequest option, it requires sideloading. the process should be simpler than with the sidequest. you should only need to connect you occulus to you PC, then copy the .APK to thee device. you should be able to install the package from the quest 2 in standalone mode. don't quote me on that though. i ill probably install vridge to my quest 2 eventually.

[^èa†èr^]

use the quest link cable, its 79$, its fiberoptic. cheap cables are not the same..... never had one problem with Quest2. no way around the proper cable, dont listen to people. 79$ or its a joke....

[^èa†èr^]

Originally posted by Chris Solomon:

I have a quest 2 and the offiial PC link cable from oculus. setup works great. only thing i had to do software wise, was download the oculus link software.

https://www.oculus.com/setup/

just press the download button.

also quest 2 pc-link cable has a minimum requirement of USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB C port. using a C to A adapter might work, but is unsupported.

also, the cable link only supports certain video cards; https://support.oculus.com/444652019523821/

people are trying to use cheap non fiberoptic cables, they need to give that up.

[Chris Solomon]

Originally posted by Chris Solomon:

Originally posted by DarkMoS:

Hello,
there are three ways to play SteamVR games with our Quest2:
1) Link + Oculus software on PC: using the official cable or any compatible usb3 cable, start in the quest2 and click on Oculus Link to start a PCVR session. From there go to library and you should have access to your games purchased on Oculus Rift store and SteamVR games. If you don't see SteamVR in your Oculus library then use the virtual desktop feature of Oculus interface and manually start a SteamVR game from your Steam library.

2) Virtual desktop: /!\ you need to buy virtual desktop in the Oculus Quest 2 store /!\ Version bought in Steam or in the Rift Oculus store WILL NOT WORK. Once Virtual desktop is installed, plug your headset to your computer using a USB cable and start Sidequest. From Sidequest you need to install the Virtual desktop patch/update. Last step, be sure that you downloaded and installed the Virtual desktop Streamer application from the official website.
When all those steps are completed: start in the quest 2, connect to the correct wifi access point you want to use for VD and start the Virtual desktop application. It will connect automatically to your PC If your streamer application is running on your PC. From there you can start Oculus and SteamVR games.

3) ALVR: install ALVR on your quest using Sidequest and the server application on your computer. Start in your quest2, go to unknown sources in your library (use the filter in the top right) and start ALVR. If everything was setup correctly you should see SteamVR setup and you can start configuring and playing your games.

i have found that steamvr games need to be run in vr mode at least once before it ill sho up in the rift libary.

also, personally I have, from before I got my quest 2, and as using my hobo vr ssetup, Rifcat 2.0 (PC) and Vridge (android). this software is not free, but costs next to nothing. an added advantage of this softare is it provides the ability to play normal PC games in VR. it supprtd both wireless andd usb connections. But, like the sidequest option, it requires sideloading. the process should be simpler than with the sidequest. you should only need to connect you occulus to you PC, then copy the .APK to thee device. you should be able to install the package from the quest 2 in standalone mode. don't quote me on that though. i ill probably install vridge to my quest 2 eventually.

was tottaly off on how to get vridge on to the quest2..... you can dowwnload the .apk using firefox to quest 2. nut there is no way to execute the package from the HMD side of things.

[skycraft]

Guys, i may have a solution, if you have any razer products or razer cortex try ending them in the ^ tray (next to the time) on windows, mac users ur on ur own

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[StillNotPC]

I have a Quest 2, and connect to the PC using the Anker cable (motherboard has USB-C). Everything except SteamVR seems to work fine between headset and PC. GPU is AMD rx 6900 XT with latest drivers. I had it working once, briefly and then it stopped. Now SteamVR wants me to connect the headset to its base station!
Perplexed here!

[Chris Solomon]

do you have the oculus rift software installed properly? is the oculus service running? you need the oculus software installed and the service running in order for it to work properly. also make sure the stuff is registered and working properly in the oculus software.