I put up a post on reddit about this too but sadly haven't found a solution yet.My friend recently gave me his old oculus rift s, he'd been meaning to sell it but just never got around to it. Itd been sitting in his car for a couple months but theres no visual damage. It also didn't come with any instructions and he doesnt remember how to set it up because he hadnt used it in ages.I updated all my drivers on my pc and graphics card (nvidia geforce 3060) and it keeps getting stuck on the Headset Sensor Check. This model didn't come with external sensors.My pc recognised the oculus as two separate audio outputs but no video outputs. Ive paired the controllers just fine but Ive tried EVERYTHING to get it through the sensor check.Tried all my usb ports (two 3.0 ports and even my 2.0 ports just out of desperation and to say I had tried)tried all display ports (including the one normally reserved for my monitor)Updated windowsupdated graphics card driversUSB port drivers are up to dateI have no background recording software like nvidia shadowplay that would impact itdeleted and reinstalled the meta link app three times, restarting my pc each time.bought a powered USB 3.0 hub that has a data cable that plugs into my 3.0 slots in the hopes that it just needed more juice than my chipset was providing (the sensor tests lasted much longer since I've been using this, but otherwise no change in result)What else can I do before I just give up and chuck it in the eWaste? The display port test came up with no errors and its happy that im using the correct usb port and type.This last window sometimes tells me that the DisplayPort is not connected but the initial screen always gives me the green ticks even if I don't change anything. Is there no way to find an error code or more detail than just "sensors can't track headset"?I've skipped the device setup and tried to just go into guardian setup to see if I can get more information and when I put on the headset I see two coloured lines on the floor that appear or disappear depending on how I interact with the controllers, and there's a small loading symbol in the centre of my view. those two coloured lines appear on the floor and when I move my head it tracks the movement perfectly, but just won't display anything more than that.I'm running Windows 11 and my Rift S firmware version is 2.2.0 if that helps anything.

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Oculus Rift S Failing Headset Sensor Check

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I put up a post on reddit about this too but sadly haven't found a solution yet.

My friend recently gave me his old oculus rift s, he'd been meaning to sell it but just never got around to it. Itd been sitting in his car for a couple months but theres no visual damage. It also didn't come with any instructions and he doesnt remember how to set it up because he hadnt used it in ages.

I updated all my drivers on my pc and graphics card (nvidia geforce 3060) and it keeps getting stuck on the Headset Sensor Check. This model didn't come with external sensors.

My pc recognised the oculus as two separate audio outputs but no video outputs. Ive paired the controllers just fine but Ive tried EVERYTHING to get it through the sensor check.

Tried all my usb ports (two 3.0 ports and even my 2.0 ports just out of desperation and to say I had tried)
tried all display ports (including the one normally reserved for my monitor)
Updated windows
updated graphics card drivers
USB port drivers are up to date
I have no background recording software like nvidia shadowplay that would impact it
deleted and reinstalled the meta link app three times, restarting my pc each time.
bought a powered USB 3.0 hub that has a data cable that plugs into my 3.0 slots in the hopes that it just needed more juice than my chipset was providing (the sensor tests lasted much longer since I've been using this, but otherwise no change in result)

What else can I do before I just give up and chuck it in the eWaste? The display port test came up with no errors and its happy that im using the correct usb port and type.

This last window sometimes tells me that the DisplayPort is not connected but the initial screen always gives me the green ticks even if I don't change anything.
Is there no way to find an error code or more detail than just "sensors can't track headset"?

I've skipped the device setup and tried to just go into guardian setup to see if I can get more information and when I put on the headset I see two coloured lines on the floor that appear or disappear depending on how I interact with the controllers, and there's a small loading symbol in the centre of my view. those two coloured lines appear on the floor and when I move my head it tracks the movement perfectly, but just won't display anything more than that.

I'm running Windows 11 and my Rift S firmware version is 2.2.0 if that helps anything.

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I had the exact same issue and got nowhere with Oculus/Meta. Eventually, after numerous emails and wasted phone calls, I gave in and bought the offered reconditioned replacement headset, and annoyingly, the issue went away. They are not interested in old software / hardware, just the money.