HP Reverb blacks out

[joshloar10]

Hello, I seem to have an issue where DCS starts just fine in VR, I select a mission and get into the mission fine but if I choose certain aircraft IE: F-16, the headset goes black on loading up the cockpit. its still running on my monitor but the headset itself goes black. any ideas to what could be the issue? I have tried all the VR optimization guides/shaders, tried updating steam VR to no avail.

 

PC specs: Intel I7 8700, 16GB DDR4, ASUS RTX 2080TI OC 11GB

[The_Nephilim]

Didd Steam VR Crash or is it still running?? I have CTD of Steam VR and it no longer works in the VR headset but still shows the DCS on the Monitor??

[joshloar10]

Didd Steam VR Crash or is it still running?? I have CTD of Steam VR and it no longer works in the VR headset but still shows the DCS on the Monitor??

yes, it sometimes says steam vr failed ive tried the steamvr open beta and stable version

[speed-of-heat]

Try updating your graphics drivers

[eaglecash867]

Hello, I seem to have an issue where DCS starts just fine in VR, I select a mission and get into the mission fine but if I choose certain aircraft IE: F-16, the headset goes black on loading up the cockpit. its still running on my monitor but the headset itself goes black. any ideas to what could be the issue? I have tried all the VR optimization guides/shaders, tried updating steam VR to no avail.

 

PC specs: Intel I7 8700, 16GB DDR4, ASUS RTX 2080TI OC 11GB

 

Same thing has happened to me several times recently. I figure it must be an issue with SteamVR, so I try to start it again, and I get an error message in SteamVR telling me its already running. Task Manager shows no SteamVR running. The only way to get it back is to restart my computer. This only started recently, and it happens with VR games other than DCS as well. So, its not a DCS problem. I think something got borked with the version of SteamVR that came out recently.

[joshloar10]

for me its only DCS that does it, and yes, ive updated nvidia drivers.

[The_Nephilim]

Are you using WMR for SteamVR and SteamVR?? IF so try to verify integrity of local files under Steam, or try both Betas?

[speed-of-heat]

There have been several fixes to steam in the last few days on steamer and wmr for steam vr on their betas

[BMGZ06]

This black screen started with mine the last 3 days. Mine will go black for a few seconds then come back. No crashes. I tried every USB port and swapped DP ports as well. My windows 10 is a new install on a new SSD. Running latest NV driver as well. I am getting yet another Reverb from BH Photo tomorrow to see if that one has issues as well.

[The_Nephilim]

This black screen started with mine the last 3 days. Mine will go black for a few seconds then come back. No crashes. I tried every USB port and swapped DP ports as well. My windows 10 is a new install on a new SSD. Running latest NV driver as well. I am getting yet another Reverb from BH Photo tomorrow to see if that one has issues as well.

 

 

Hi Are you using SteamVR?? IF so there is a setting in there that will blank the screen if the app hangs try turning that off there is another similar setting in there as well..

[Tinkickef]

Pretty sure it's a steam vr issue too. I have been having a few "steam vr has encountered an unforseen problem and has shut down" messages recently. This leaves the monitor and DCS working and the headset dead.

[BMGZ06]

Hi Are you using SteamVR?? IF so there is a setting in there that will blank the screen if the app hangs try turning that off there is another similar setting in there as well..

 

I have steamvr since reverbs use it. I just got a replacement reverb from BH photo but it has more SDE than my other Reverb so I am sending it back. But I used the cable from the new one on my other one that had black screen issues pop up recently and I played a few hours today with no issues. If there is a setting that causes it I have no idea what it is.

[The_Nephilim]

I have steamvr since reverbs use it. I just got a replacement reverb from BH photo but it has more SDE than my other Reverb so I am sending it back. But I used the cable from the new one on my other one that had black screen issues pop up recently and I played a few hours today with no issues. If there is a setting that causes it I have no idea what it is.

 

Well if you used the other cable and had no issues it might have been the cable..

[GrapeFruiT]

Same issues you are not alone.

 

Hello, I seem to have an issue where DCS starts just fine in VR, I select a mission and get into the mission fine but if I choose certain aircraft IE: F-16, the headset goes black on loading up the cockpit. its still running on my monitor but the headset itself goes black. any ideas to what could be the issue? I have tried all the VR optimization guides/shaders, tried updating steam VR to no avail.

 

PC specs: Intel I7 8700, 16GB DDR4, ASUS RTX 2080TI OC 11GB

 

 

Got the same issues, especially in scenes with heavy loads. I can start and fly mp, when i switch to external views or to F10 map, HMD goes black, then Steam VR crashes, and dcs still runs with the mirror window in a kind of low fps style.

 

I tried Steam VR repair, deinstallation, re-installation could not fix the issue.

Also enable\disabling VR shader mod, DCS repair etc.

 

 

I also updated my nvidia graphic drivers twice. Latest WHQL Builds. Still the problem occures very often in DCS. Before i had never problems like now. Is there any solution. I also googled this issue, and it seems to be a steam VR issue.

 

The only one work around is to avoid, to switch views on heavy load scenes. But still this error / bug annoys and can be frustrating, with steam vr crashes, after restarting the HDM (Steam VR) DCS also quits.

 

 

 

 

My PC specs: Intel i7 7700K, 32 GB DDR4, Zotac RTX 2080 OC

Valve Index VR, Thrustmaster HOTAS (Joystick & Throttle), 2x Cougar MFDs, Wheelstand Pro + Monstertech Table Mount Combination

Edited October 12, 2020 by GrapeFruiT