Advice from owners with Oculus AND steamVR headset

bigmike20vt · 1 Dec 2020 at 23:32

Hi
I have a quest. I also have a G2.
With my quest ED just works...... I select launch with steamVR but it works with native Oculus mode..
My quest is not plugged in.
I go to launch in steamVR mode and it still opens the Oculus software and doesn't open steam VR. The game is on my monitor screen and with no head tracking.

I can't be the only one with an Oculus headset and a steamVR one esp with a lot of us getting a G2. Please help.

edit I sorted it using this.
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-oculus-home-starting-when-you-launch-steamvr

Zairs · 2 Dec 2020 at 00:01

Have you installed the window mr add-on in steam

bigmike20vt · 2 Dec 2020 at 07:09

Hi thanks for reply
Yes I have.
I did get it working eventually tho was a lot of faffing and Oculus software still opened which is not ideal. I had to open steamVR 1st then alt tab out and then open ED. It then worked but like I said I had both lots of software running.

I can't believe this is the supported way to open the game.

drakulton · 2 Dec 2020 at 07:15

bigmike20vt said:
Hi
I have a quest. I also have a G2.
With my quest ED just works...... I select launch with steamVR but it works with native Oculus mode..
My quest is not plugged in.
I go to launch in steamVR mode and it still opens the Oculus software and doesn't open steam VR. The game is on my monitor screen and with no head tracking.

I can't be the only one with an Oculus headset and a steamVR one esp with a lot of us getting a G2. Please help.

Try stopping the Oculus Service in the Oculus debug tool before you run Steam VR

Ravenger · 3 Dec 2020 at 10:09

bigmike20vt said:
Hi
I have a quest. I also have a G2.
With my quest ED just works...... I select launch with steamVR but it works with native Oculus mode..
My quest is not plugged in.
I go to launch in steamVR mode and it still opens the Oculus software and doesn't open steam VR. The game is on my monitor screen and with no head tracking.

I can't be the only one with an Oculus headset and a steamVR one esp with a lot of us getting a G2. Please help.

Do you have Revive installed? If so Oculus software will always launch with Steam VR.

bigmike20vt · 3 Dec 2020 at 10:44

I didnt when i asked this but i do now

either way i have solved it and will update OP

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-oculus-home-starting-when-you-launch-steamvr

drakulton · 3 Dec 2020 at 12:15

bigmike20vt said:
I didnt when i asked this but i do now

either way i have solved it and will update OP

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-oculus-home-starting-when-you-launch-steamvr

Doesn't stopping the Oculus service in the debug tool have the same effect?

bigmike20vt · 3 Dec 2020 at 15:26

maybe but would that not mean having to do it every time you boot your pc?

drakulton · 3 Dec 2020 at 20:23

bigmike20vt said:
maybe but would that not mean having to do it every time you boot your pc?

You could also create a batch file to stop and start the service, so it's one click on the desktop.