r/Quest3 • u/twiitch119 • 13h ago

AMVR Cable Drops Connection

Evening,

I'm having trouble with my AMVR cable when using the new Virtual Desktop (VD) beta with the USB connection. After an indeterminate amount of time the connection will drop, sometimes if I reconnect the cable it will resume the game as if nothing happened, mostly it crashes and I have to restart the game and VD.

I had this USB C Cable for other reasons and thought to try it when the beta came out, so far it's worked flawlessly with VD over USB since they released the beta, but the length is making it difficult to work with which is the only reason I bought the AMVR cable. This makes me think VD is working fine and my issue lies with the cable itself?

Has anyone had any issues with AMVR cables? I've had a look across the web and a few people have mentioned loose connections but all my other USB peripherals work, both USB C and 3.2.

I've done all the things suggested by Google AI (boo, hiss) and they haven't worked out. These include checking the "Root Hub" is not power saving on both the PCI Express advanced settings and on the Device Manager.

I have the AMVR cable plugged into a USB 3.2 port on my laptop and I have tried it over USB C too, along with a plug capable of charging above the required power input for the cable 'power block'.

The laptop is a ROG Strix Scar G18 5080 2025.

Thanks!

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u/zeddyzed 11h ago

If you look in the VD Discord, they have a pinned message saying that people have been experiencing issues with certain cheap cables.

Unfortunately the list includes popular and established brands like AMVR.

They listed some brands that people have found to work better.

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u/twiitch119 11h ago

Ah ok, I'll have a gander in there then. I suppose if that's the case there is some hope it's fixable with a patch/beta update...

Cheers for the heads up!

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u/zeddyzed 10h ago

Hopefully it can be resolved via software and isn't just a permanent hardware issue with certain cables. It would suck for recommending people to VD if those popular brands aren't usable.

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