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Ubuntu 14.04 - Oculus DK2 Black Display Legacy Mode?
Hi,
I've been having trouble setting up the oculus rift dk2 for the Ubuntu 14.04.
The DK2 is connected and installed, but I can't switch the DK2 into extended mode; all I get is no video signal and an orange light on the DK2.
I have installed the linux 0.4.4 sdk and can run oculusd with no errors. I can also run the config utility and it detects the DK2 and the IR camera.
I can also see the DK2 in the screen display setting, showing up as a 1080p display.
However, when i go to the configuration settings, everything is greyed out except the Legacy DK1 option. And unchecking it will cause a sync error, so I can't really touch that.
All I want to do is set the DK2 into extended mode.
I know there's nothing defective with the hardware as I've dual booted into windows 8.1 and have successfully ran the Tuscany Demo and Half life 2 VR, done using the extended mode on.
It's just linux giving me issues.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I've been having trouble setting up the oculus rift dk2 for the Ubuntu 14.04.
The DK2 is connected and installed, but I can't switch the DK2 into extended mode; all I get is no video signal and an orange light on the DK2.
I have installed the linux 0.4.4 sdk and can run oculusd with no errors. I can also run the config utility and it detects the DK2 and the IR camera.
I can also see the DK2 in the screen display setting, showing up as a 1080p display.
However, when i go to the configuration settings, everything is greyed out except the Legacy DK1 option. And unchecking it will cause a sync error, so I can't really touch that.
All I want to do is set the DK2 into extended mode.
I know there's nothing defective with the hardware as I've dual booted into windows 8.1 and have successfully ran the Tuscany Demo and Half life 2 VR, done using the extended mode on.
It's just linux giving me issues.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
2 Replies
- I described my experiences with Ubuntu 14.04 on another thread. I wasn't able to get it working how I like but there may be some useful information there for you.
- I'm not sure if this is relevant in your case, but I'm using xrander to switch to and from the rift, as described here:
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=19893
Switching to the Rift and turning off your primary monitor should get you to 75 hz.
