Quest 2 something of a pain

[Auger]

So the wife got me a Quest 2 for Christmas to replace my aging Rift S and I've got to say it's been a real PITA. For starters, I have every light in the room on and I always get a message saying there's not enough light for the headset, yet it doesn't seem to effect tracking of the headset or controller. I use about 1/4 of the lighting with the Rift and have no problems.

I go into Oculus Home and it shows the Rift S and the Quest 2. I have the Quest connected via Oculus cable to the back of my computer and Oculus Home shows that it is connected and the Rift is in standby. Yet when I try to launch DCS via Steam it doesnt show in the goggles and Steam VR says it cant detect a headset. When I try to launch in Oculus home it says it cant detect a headset. Yet the Oculus Home say Oculus Quest Connected.

I was finally able to connect via Air Link, but the graphics at distance looked muddy and up close didn't see to have as much detail as in the Rift S.

Not sure where to go from here. I'm not a tech wizzard like most of you and I chose the Quest over the G2 because I thought it would be plug and play like the Rift was... NOT.

Any suggestions, greatly appreciated.

 

[The_Nephilim]

Yes I am unsure what to tell you. I had the Rift S and it was a decent headset while the Quest 2 is a higher rez the Link cable that is not a dedicated Displayport type connectr rulled out the Q2 for me..

If your not real tech savvy I would just say stick with the Rift or get a Reverb G2. but it is require some tweaking to get it optimal..

 

What are the specs of your PC..

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

This is how I launch DCS in Quest2. Regardless of whether Oculus Link or AirLink is used,in Quest2, click on the left the button, where the battery level shows, if you are properly connected, click on the big Oculus Link button on the right. Another "Rift S" "Home" screen shows up. Either launch DCS from there or launch it from regular Windows Desktop, or launch it through DCS Updater / Launcher GUI Utility.

[Auger]

10 hours ago, The_Nephilim said:

Yes I am unsure what to tell you. I had the Rift S and it was a decent headset while the Quest 2 is a higher rez the Link cable that is not a dedicated Displayport type connectr rulled out the Q2 for me..

If your not real tech savvy I would just say stick with the Rift or get a Reverb G2. but it is require some tweaking to get it optimal..

 

What are the specs of your PC..

System specs.

i9 9900k 3.6g

32g mem

RTX2080

33 minutes ago, VFGiPJP said:

This is how I launch DCS in Quest2. Regardless of whether Oculus Link or AirLink is used,in Quest2, click on the left the button, where the battery level shows, if you are properly connected, click on the big Oculus Link button on the right. Another "Rift S" "Home" screen shows up. Either launch DCS from there or launch it from regular Windows Desktop, or launch it through DCS Updater / Launcher GUI Utility.

Thanks, I'll give that a try. Going to work on figuring this out today.... or I'll be back to flying on the Rift S and looking through a screen door. lol

 

[Steel Jaw]

See my thread in this forum recently for a possibly similar issue.  I feel your pain.  But you WILL get there.  The O2 is much better than the Rift, I know as I just came from one.

Now.  My system specs are similar to yours.

A few things coming to mind off hand, at work so not at my gaming system.  There is a setting in the headset to adjust the tracking camera sensing, I think it's either 50 or 60 hz.  Advise for refresh and res settings start with 72hz and auto settings.  Also use the Oculus Tray Tool.   Check my thread here for the settings I settled on after weeks of experimentation.  I use the cable link, speed tested at 1.9 gbps, the airlink can't bring the data stream needed.

It surprised me and others here that I am locked at 24 FPS and get butter smooth performance with darn near crystal clear cockpit res in the Hornet.  Mind you, for scenarios with the supercarrier I have to dial things back a bit.

 

Edited December 26, 2021 by Steel Jaw

[Auger]

Sometimes it's the simplest of things... sheesh  Well, I had turned off Air Link in Oculus Home and couldn't figure out why the Quest 2 was ignoring the cable and using Air Link when I had it plugged in.

Well, that's because I had failed to turn off Air Link in the Quest 2 settings and it was choosing Air Link instead of cable. Once I figured that out everything came together and the cable connection was made and setup completed.

I can not get over how much better the graphics are using the cable, and the Quest 2 is definitely an upgrade from the Rift S. The cockpit labels were readable even with these old eyes and the terrain looked sharp and detailed. I'm a happy camper.

Now, I'd like to get the best possible, but not really sure I can figure out Oculus Tray Tool, Oculus Degug, SideQuest, etc. All those settings are a bit intimidating and I'd hate to screw up a good thing. Are there any tutorials on how to use these different software?

Much thanks guys for the help and encouragement. I was pretty bummed last night thinking I had made an expensive mistake. The Q2 was well worth the purchase.

Edited December 26, 2021 by Auger