Oculus + Linux

Thanks for the reply @Create4Life

I know the front page at Oculus only provides win OS as part of the system requirements, but we all know there are ways around things.

For now, I'll keep Linux supported, until someone reports that is doesn't work - and I've heard nothing yet...

Interestingly, I only have the Oculus SDK installed, but I'm keeping the control method simple - enough so that porting between SDKs will be a simple process.  I'll have to see how things develop.

*tips hat*

I've been waiting on Linux driver support for Touch forever. There's no technical reason to not at least have support for developers. I don't care if Home doesn't work, but I do care if I can't use Unity3d or Unreal Engine 4. At least the Vive has _some_ support.

Windows 10 is more trouble than it's worth with those settings that change themselves and unsolicited updates. Linux updates when I want with my approval and without reboots - big difference. If most games don't run on it, that's a bonus. Better focus.

The OpenHMD guys are on the verge of getting sensorfusion on the whole and someone has made an OpenVR plugin that works with OpenHMD so things are progressing.  There's some delay as they're waiting to see when the needed direct rendering support for the display type there gets supported by at least NVidia and AMD.  It isn't on OpenGL which is a slight issue in their book as they've not framed in the needed bits and bobs for Vulkan as the support on Linux for that from the Big Two is missing some needed key features there that differ from the OpenGL ones.

From what I can tell, the pieces are almost there...we're just waiting on a few things and it should be "better".

What's infuriating is that Oculus promised us support and then took it away for OSX and Linux.  At the rate things are going, Valve will have something OpenVR-ish or OpenXR-ish before OpenHMD gets Oculus going and renders this all moot and while they may be "cheaper"- they're going to find themselves in a pickle as someone will be where they SHOULD'VE been all this time and they're staring right back at them.

Claiming testing and all is a LAME excuse for this.  SERIOUSLY.  Their parent uses Linux all over the d*mn place.  It's not hard...just provide the means to do it either as technical data (nobody can use their tech legally- patents and all anyhow...) or as driver code or binaries and say You Are On Your Own like Nvidia and AMD do with their closed source drivers.  There's support...it's just not assured to be anything resembling timely unless you cough up cash.

Thanks for the heads up. Awesome that there some new advancements on the openHMD front and I am really looking forward to the results of the upcoming hackathon. (May 19)

With just basic drivers and unity integration I will be all set. I really hope that the openHMD project can pick up where oculus should have went from the get go.

Android = Linux so Oculus Go should be Linux based.
Somebody with a Go in developer mode post the response to this command.

adb shell uname -a 

adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release


I am using Razer OSVR SDK V1.4 with X96 Mini Android TV box instead of Razer Forge TV (HDMI won't sync) 
and waiting for answer to if WebVR apps for WebMIDI to Roland Go Keys can be made to run on it.

Anyone remember playing games with Roland MT-32 MIDI sound ?
I never could afford that extreme sound !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MT-32-compatible_computer_games

I use exclusively Ubuntu Studio 18.04 for 360 video with Nikon Keymission 360.
All pieces work even though Razer and Nikon are not acknowleging Linux.