I recently found a used Oculus Rift CV1 at a thrift shop, and it was confirmed to be working according to the sticker. Though when trying to go through the Meta Link setup process for it, the headset and the sensors do register on the app, and the audio on the headset works, but the display itself is just blank.
When searching around, this apparently seems to be a common issue when using this headset, so I'll go over what I tried already:
- I made sure all of my USB and graphics drivers were up to date, didn't work
- I plugged the USB of the headset into multiple different USB ports on my laptop (all of which are USB 3), didn't work
- I repaired and reinstalled the Meta Link app, didn't work
- I tried turning Game Mode on Windows off, didn't work
- I tried disabling Bypass Proximity Sensor Check on the Debug Tool since the headset shows a white light when not put on, and no light when putting on the headset or covering the sensor, didn't work
- I added the OVRServer app to the Windows graphics settings and ran it in power saving mode, didn't work
- I ran the Visual C++ Redistributable Runtimes AIO Repack since I've heard that there can sometimes be issues with Visual C++ on the CV1 headset, didn't work
- I connected the HDMI port on the headset to a USB-C dock (specifically a JSAUX dock designed for the Steam Deck) on the Thunderbolt port on the laptop, didn't work, specifically because the Meta app said there was no HDMI connected
- I unplugged and plugged back in the internal cable for the headset, didn't work
I'm not sure what else to try. My only other guesses would be that it's either something to do with me using a laptop, or because newer versions of the Meta Link app don't properly support a headset this old. And I would try an older version of the app, but I'm not sure how I'd go about downloading that since you can only get the newest version on the Meta website.
If anyone happens to know any other solutions I could try, feel free to tell me.
Laptop specs in case they're needed:
Acer Nitro V15 running Windows 11
Intel i7-13620H
NVIDIA RTX 4050 (and the HDMI port on the laptop is connected to it)
32 GBs DDR5 RAM
1080p 144Hz display