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Ryanality
Ryanality
Honored Contributor
July 21, 2022

PTC v43 Release Megathread

The Public Test Channel (PTC) for Quest and Quest 2 v43 is starting to roll out. Let's use this thread for collecting feedback on it. Share your impressions and let us know if you see any issues. Please make sure to also send in bug reports along with posting here if you notice anything going wrong.

 

Thanks to everyone testing out PTC and sharing your feedback! We appreciate your help testing out the core functionality of software as we develop!

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    ravensergio
    Participant
    July 21, 2022

    Hi. Meta Quest 2 via Airlink has really strange issues for me on the latest BETA (Quest2 firmware version 43.0.0.125.120.284218423). As soon as i updated and used Airlink which was working fine an hour before the update, I have unbearable double flinching image in Airlink when i move my head especially vertically. I cannot explain it better, but my eyes hurts in 2 minutes. Is like the image flinches quickly then stabilizes then again etc every time i move my head.
    What I tried: lowering the resolution and the airlink connection to under 50 mbps, reinstalling Oculus software on PC, restarting PC/Quest 2 multiple times, restarted My 5ghz Asus router.. I should mention I had zero issues before the latest Q2 beta update, and I was using it fine 1 hour before the update. But now it destroys my eyes in max 2 minutes, unbearable. Oculus PC app is still on latest beta (Oculus App Version 42.0.0.136.285). As of now, I consider using Airlink a big NO, since it kinda ruins my eyes. I also sent a feedback thingie.

      Fabrikanes
      New Participant
      July 21, 2022

      I join your post. Exactly the same problem I had right after 43 updates, only I used Link (cable)

        barabba9174
        barabba9174
        Up and Coming
        July 22, 2022

        Same issue for me. V43 both on the Quest 2 and on the PC App.

        Using AirLink the imagine flickers when I move the head.

          NizZ8
          NizZ8
          Participant
          July 22, 2022

          Same issue with Quest PTC V43 on Air/Link (Wired as well) with flickering (reprojections?) with any head movement.  Seems like it's almost a forced ASW mode or something. It happens in the oculus dashboard right upon connecting via Air/Link.  Tried resetting Air/Link Settings to default via OculusDebug tool along with a slew of other things that didn't work. To note what others have said everything was working fine before this PTC Update.  The Issue is more pronounced on higher refresh rates eg 120/90/80 and less noticeable at 72hz in my case.  I submitted a bug report as well.

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            ravensergio
            Participant
            July 22, 2022

            Thanks guys for confirming this, at least I know that is not on my side. I wish we had some changelog on what is touched in PTC, because that's the point right to report on stuff, but if you don't know what is changed/updated and what to test is kinda hard. I think on my next Q2 update if everything works I'll disable the PTC since it can break critical stuff and no way to rollback. Also I can't report stuff that it may be my fault ( Airlink for example can go wrong for so many reasons, user related or not) , if I don't know that that part was touched by the update.

              Darkcloud1982
              Darkcloud1982
              Participant
              July 22, 2022

              I have disabled the PTC, now I cannot re-enter the channel because the maximum number of participants has been reached. Is there no way to go back to the previous version? 

                ravensergio
                Participant
                July 22, 2022

                Sadly I don't think You can go back. As per this thread:

                https://forums.oculusvr.com/t5/Announcements-and-Releases/Quest-Public-Test-Channel-PTC-Is-Rolling-Out-Now/td-p/893666 

                "Currently, Oculus Quest software does not have the ability to roll back to a previous software version release. If you remove yourself from Quest PTC, your device will remain on the Quest PTC software version until the next Oculus public software version release."

                Also there it mentions that PTC will only be available for a limited number of participants, so if u quit and  if the toggle is disabled, Quest PTC is currently full and not available to join. 

                This means that You are basically stuck with the current installed version until a PUBLIC version is available for upgrade (that can be 2-3 weeks or maybe a month) . This is bad that you are stuck in the current Link-botched state. Maybe You can get your PTC spot back, check there often if one becomes available, cause the next PTC update that hopefully resolves this bug should  happen sooner than the public.

                  Darkcloud1982
                  Darkcloud1982
                  Participant
                  July 22, 2022

                  in the oculus software for windows if i disable the PTC it goes back to the previous version. I thought it was the same on the Quest. I had missed this step that does not come back. 😞 Fortunately I also have the Quest 1 at least I can use it to connect it to the PC, waiting for the public update

                    tanubon
                    Inspiring
                    July 22, 2022

                    Where is contrast setting & app filter setting?

                      NizZ8
                      NizZ8
                      Participant
                      July 22, 2022

                      As a temporary workaround to the flickering issue, i'm not seeing this issue at all while using Virtual Desktop. May be worth trying if you already have it setup.  Should note if you haven't used Virtual Desktop before it is an AirLink alternative and a paid app.

                       

                      Streamer App (Runs on PC) - https://www.vrdesktop.net/

                      Quest App (Paid) - https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2017050365004772/

                       

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                        ravensergio
                        Participant
                        July 22, 2022

                        Yes 100% is a Link/Airlink issue i don't have it with Virtual Desktop, although AirLink is working for me much better ( the sharpness, the FOV tangent multiplier etcetc and overall the MBPS via Airlink I can bump it way up). But for now, i guess I can play Elite via VD untill is fixed, hopefully wont be long.

                          LameDuckWarrior
                          Inspiring
                          July 22, 2022

                          Yup, 43 is screwed up. Latency has gone berzerk.

                          I put in a report.

                          Not thinking, I reset the headset. Forgot that doesn't roll back the software.

                          Now I'm out of PTC and of course it's full now.

                            barabba9174
                            barabba9174
                            Up and Coming
                            July 23, 2022

                            Now my Quest version is 43.0.0.132.120 and it looks much better than 43.0.0.125.120 (not perfect, but now it’s possible to play PCVR again via AirLink).

                            The PC app is the same version than yesterday (when I had problems): 43.0.0.127.173

                              ravensergio
                              Participant
                              July 23, 2022

                              I can confirm, Quest 2 got an update (PTC channel) recently and I quickly hopped into Airlink to see if something changed, and everything seems to work like before, at least, or even better maybe ( I tested shortly just in Dash). Thank You devs for the fast hotfix and in weekend also.

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