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Configuration Utility Problems (Device: Not Found)

jwilkins
Explorer
When I start the Oculus Configuration Utility I get "Device: Not Found" even though my RiftDK seems to work fine with every demo I throw at it (as long as I'm willing to jump through the hoops to get stupid demos to start on the right monitor, why doesn't Unity have that option?).

It won't let me start the IPD configuration tool.

At one point it did let me try to start the "Interactive Utility", but all that did was blink my monitors, scramble all of my windows (moving all windows from monitor 1 to monitor 2), and then fail.

I did a search but was surprised to find no mention of this. Could it be I'm the only one?
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PatHightree
Honored Guest
Ok, solved it.
No more problems after I removed my splitter cable 🙂

jwilkins
Explorer
After unplugging my splitter and plugging the RiftDK directly in, the utility was able to find the RiftDK just fine. This is the first program I've used that was so strict about how it was going to work. Even with the splitter, my computer is able to recognize the Rift display as "Rift DK" and knows the recommended setting is 1280x800.

I took this system information while the splitter was hooked up:

-=-=-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

SYSTEM_OS Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130410-1505)
SYSTEM_CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
SYSTEM_CORE_NUM SYSTEM_CORE_LOGIC 4 SYSTEM_CORE_PHYSICS 4
SYSTEM_BIOS Default System BIOS
SYSTEM_LANGUAGE English (Regional Setting: English)
SYSTEM_MEMORY 8167.730MB
SYSTEM_VIRTUAL_MEMORY 2047.875MB
SYSTEM_PAGE_FILE 15079.730MB
SYSTEM_STORAGE C:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 185.653GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 37.923GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE D:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 745.058GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 632.640GB
SYSTEM_DIRECTX_VERSION DirectX 11
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS AMD Radeon HD 6970M
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE \\.\DISPLAY1
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6720)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM 1008.477 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM 3087.461 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Internal DAC(400MHz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE 2560 x 1440 (32 bit) (60Hz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_VERSION 8.17.0010.1151
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 12/10/2012 8:36:05 PM
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER 3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS AMD Radeon HD 6970M
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE \\.\DISPLAY2
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6720)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM 1008.477 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM 3087.461 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Internal DAC(400MHz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_VERSION 8.17.0010.1151
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 12/10/2012 8:36:05 PM
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER 3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_SOUND Speakers (Cirrus Logic CS4206B (AB 32))
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {9235549A-A453-4E60-8103-D5061448FFC9}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME HdAudio.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 6.02.9200.16496
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 1/8/2013 10:59:47 PM
SYSTEM_SOUND Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (Cirrus Logic CS4206B (AB 32))
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {2E0DDFBD-F302-4AC4-97BE-A3AC0E98A727}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME HdAudio.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 6.02.9200.16496
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 1/8/2013 10:59:47 PM
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B60-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Mouse
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 3 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 5 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B61-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Keyboard
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 128 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {ED2AC5C0-C931-11E2-8001444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Tracker DK
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {BFBDBE80-A492-11E2-8002444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME MP-8866 Dual USB Joypad
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 4 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 12 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 1
SYSTEM_INPUT {206FFCD0-DC0A-11E2-8001444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Apple Keyboard
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 7 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {B05C8830-A24A-11E2-8001444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Razer Hydra
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 1 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {B6FB7710-A492-11E2-8001444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Apple Display
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {B05E5CF0-A24A-11E2-8002444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Razer Hydra
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 5 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 10 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 1
SYSTEM_INPUT {968C79A0-A007-11E2-8004444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Apple IR Receiver
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 5 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {9682DCB0-A007-11E2-8002444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME EP2
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 573 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {968EC390-A007-11E2-8005444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME EP2
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 3 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {9682DCB0-A007-11E2-8003444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Microsoft Hardware USB Mouse
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 1 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 1024 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0

cybereality
Grand Champion
The splitter probably was mis-reporting the EDID. This is a common problem.

tomf
Explorer
Splitters tend to pick a random EDID to report back to the host. You may need to figure out a set sequence of plugging in the monitor then the Rift, or the Rift then the monitor, to get it to work. There's a lot of tossing of chicken bones and throwing salt over specific shoulders involved. I wish splitters would just have a frikkin button marked "pick the other one" that you could press.

jwilkins
Explorer
I wonder which API I need to use to get the EDID. Then I could write a program to help me out 🙂

DarkOrb
Protege
I have the same problem, but i dont have any splitters. 😕

jherico
Adventurer
"tomf" wrote:
There's a lot of tossing of chicken bones and throwing salt over specific shoulders involved. I wish splitters would just have a frikkin button marked "pick the other one" that you could press.


Maybe the tools should let you specify a monitor if it can't find one. Especially if it's able to detect the head tracker hardware.

Signaidy
Honored Guest
Well, I do have a spliter, but thats cuz' my graphic card has only one entranse, tought it comes with the spliter since it is made for 4 monitors(I only have 1 monitor sadly) and is a proprietary entrace, so I wondered if there was a way to fix the EDID with out toking off the splitter.....

Graphic card: Nvidia QUADRO NVS 420
OS : Ubuntu 13.04

Signaidy
Honored Guest
Hoo... nevermind, It seems that since I had the OR on 1680x1050, it didn't detect it, I changed it back to 1280x800 and it worked out....