03-07-2018 08:59 AM
03-08-2018 01:30 AM
scottharmes6 said:
Man this thread has a lot of posts in a short time. Just downloaded the patch, and now I will close my eyes and hope the repair doesn't delete anything. Despite what others are saying, it was a pretty quick fix. I guess it's all relative, like watching paint dry or grass grow. Thanks Devs :smiley:
03-08-2018 01:31 AM
03-08-2018 01:32 AM
Testchamber said:
Can't update. Still not fixed. Updater now asks for two windows updates to be loaded first. I already have them installed. Installed them again and it still says this!!
03-08-2018 01:33 AM
emil.sjoeholm said:
my second update is stuck in queued. i have restarted but still queued. I had an game update that updated without trouble so i guess something went wrong?
03-08-2018 01:36 AM
03-08-2018 01:37 AM
Prior to this i had not used rift for the past 4 days, but the PC has been per usual, so at some point the oculus software was updated without ever being in use, that is what i mean by always online, it is connecting to the internet even when you are not using the hardware, hence why everybody with a rift was just put into the same situation as we had here, no matter if you were using the rift this week or not, if you PC was connected to the net you were joining everybody else in the hole. lol
Aliantha said:
OmegaM4N said:
Aliantha said:
OmegaM4N said:
Issues and mistakes happen in everything, that is a given, the milk is being cleaned up at least now, BUT! this issue did one thing for me personally and that is it highlighted just how much control i have over my own hardware on my own PC and to be frank, i am somewhat disturbed to have just found out that my £400 purchase and everything with it including software can be rendered useless via one little bit of software that i had no idea has some kind of always on connection and is updating in the background unknown to me. 😕
It can be disturbing but it's not unique. Apple can shut down it's Iphones as easily. That's true in lots of areas. Technology can be frightening. I guess you have to have some faith in the goodwill of humanity.
No it is not unique, but i assumed a gaming device like a VR headset would not require a always on connection, or at least any updated would be checked for and updated once i actually used it, and it reminded me of the XBox one launch were everybody balked at the idea of a always on connection, and rightly so, and really should both the xbox or a VR headset require a always on as they are just gaming devices, or if they must be always on then possibly let people know that before hand because i thought had disable auto updates in the Oculus app, but it seems not, and as we saw here, things can obviously go wrong with this approach
Oh and i am not taking a pop at the Rift, love my VR, but it is quite disconcerting to find this out after the fact.
Does it always have to be on? I have a few games I bought through Oculus that say they don't require an Internet connection. Does Oculus Home require that?
03-08-2018 01:37 AM
03-08-2018 01:37 AM
OmegaM4N said:
Aliantha said:
OmegaM4N said:
Issues and mistakes happen in everything, that is a given, the milk is being cleaned up at least now, BUT! this issue did one thing for me personally and that is it highlighted just how much control i have over my own hardware on my own PC and to be frank, i am somewhat disturbed to have just found out that my £400 purchase and everything with it including software can be rendered useless via one little bit of software that i had no idea has some kind of always on connection and is updating in the background unknown to me. 😕
It can be disturbing but it's not unique. Apple can shut down it's Iphones as easily. That's true in lots of areas. Technology can be frightening. I guess you have to have some faith in the goodwill of humanity.
No it is not unique, but i assumed a gaming device like a VR headset would not require a always on connection, or at least any updated would be checked for and updated once i actually used it, and it reminded me of the XBox one launch were everybody balked at the idea of a always on connection, and rightly so, and really should both the xbox or a VR headset require a always on as they are just gaming devices, or if they must be always on then possibly let people know that before hand because i thought had disable auto updates in the Oculus app, but it seems not, and as we saw here, things can obviously go wrong with this approach
Oh and i am not taking a pop at the Rift, love my VR, but it is quite disconcerting to find this out after the fact.
03-08-2018 01:38 AM
03-08-2018 01:42 AM
Aliantha said:
Ok my pillow is calling and I must answer. Goodnight my darlings ❤️