READ THIS. TROUBLE SHOOTING TIPS. Install Steam VR Install the latest version of ALVR Open ALVR, go to the last tab and install the drivers Install the ALVR app on your Oculus Go Reboot your PC, do Not open Steam Open ALVR and start server, Steam VR should open Open ALVR on your Oculus Go In ALVR on your PC connect to your Oculus Go on the first tab All should be working in your Oculus Go If it's not working for any reason, check you have the latest nvidia drivers for your GPU. Go to the nvidia website to check, do NOT use Windows update as it won't include everything you need. Make sure the version of ALVR on your Go and the PC are the same version number. If you're unsure how to download Steam VR, Click on library, then select tools from the drop down box and scroll down till you see SteamVR. Reboot everything and only open ALVR, do Not open Steam first. If you appear in the floor, run the Room set up in Steam VR for standing, just keep pressing next.
Just got my GO a few days ago. Just used it for RUclips 360 videos and Netflix, and a few games like Jurrasic park and face your fears so far. I don't have a PC, is their a work around for a andriod phone or tablet user? Have a andriod 9 Samsung A30.
Tip: For anyone that is on the floor of the room when you first put the headset on. You want to go to alvr on your pc -> other select the apply offset box and enter 1 in the middle box.
Thanks so much for this guide. I'm into sim racing and have been able to play Assetto Corsa and Project Cars 2 in VR on my oculus go. I could not afford a high end vr headset but thanks to this guide I'm now enjoying my racing more than ever. Keep up the good work !
@@RaMarcus So, no steam out of the box then, no work around with my andriod 7 smartphone? Bugger. And Im just winning a bid on a Occulus go, for $200 Nz.
The Oculus Go runs on the same internals as a two year old mobile phone. You can't expect full PC VR games for 200, it's great that we can use it still if we really want to and are happy to do a little work. 😉
Tahnks Ramarcus, this is such a useful video! You really helped me make the VR streaming thing work, and I think I would've had a lot more trouble doing so if it wasn't for your instructions!
@@RaMarcus you might want to ad something to your pin comment: 1: There is support for AMD GPU's as long as you are using Windows 10, 2: The y-offset to 2 thing.
You have an amazing RUclips channel! You have a professional voice, and a really nice facecam and background. If you made gaming videos, you would be much higher on the RUclips search.
@@RaMarcus Yeah, Oculus Go gaming videos are hard to find, people like me would love to see some gameplay on there. Since you have got the whole set and everything you need, you have the advantage.
I've got so much to cover I don't tend to play long play throughs of games, I do plenty of short gameplays though and have a weekly series to show off the new releases. I'll maybe do some more pure gameplays in the New Year. 😉
Thank you m8... Works really well. Dirt rally and project cars 2 are amazing experiences. Feels like I'm in a bleeding car!!! Keep up the good work. ;)
Great video as always, Marcus! Thanks. And also you may try to add/Install Oculus Home (for Rift ~ just install it but ignore the device setup section) and the newest version of REVIVE. After that, we can play Oculus Rift games and apps with our Oculus GO! Now I can play Lucky’s Tale, Oculus Dream Deck, etc. Truly happy with that! :)
I have done all the steps correctly the only issue is that the connect button doesn't come up and it still says finding headset. They are both on the same wifi as well.
I have a GTX 1060 6gb and an I5 8600k, 8gb ram, basically on the geforce experience it says that my pc is "VR Ready" but whenever I open the ALVR the screen is super buggy and blurry/laggy. Also there is a thing on my screen that says "Press the menu button on your controller to begin." I can't read it perfectly because of the lag, but I am not sure what button I am supposed to press.
It's the same basic android platform so chances are high it'll work on Quest. I know Oculus have said they're looking into it as well so fingers crossed 🤞
Has this been a problem for a long time? the keys are down right now: Currently store installation has been stopped due to system trouble. Please see issue#695 for detail.
@@xyamazing2725 wrong. 1. pixely mess has nothing to do with a gpu. 2. you cant even get to steamvr with an amd card. 3. soltion: get a 5ghz router. Its wirelessly connecting, through your wifi, so a 5ghz router is required
@@notnicknamed i was just saying from my experience, and yes you can go on steamvr using a amd card i do it all the time with my rift s. I guess the 5ghz thing might be true since i used different computers that might be on my 5ghz vs 2.4ghz, but you can on amd
Did this and it works really well. All We need is for more games to add native vR support like Hell Blade did. Would love to hook my controller into the headset to some kind of power/usb hub thing and then sit on the couch in steam big picture or something and play the witcher 3
Whenever I click start server my oculus pops up for a second then disappears and the servers go down again Edit: and it also gives a crash report, but the app doesn't actually close.
If you want to play VrChat how would you move around?? Cause im looking into getting an OculusGo but ive only recently realised it only has one controller, how would that work??
You can play one Saber mode fine. Or look into the VRidge mobile app as you can then use a phone as the second controller for two handed beat Saber... Or check out a recent video I did using just my hands with the Go to play two handed best Saber. 😁
I am really interested in Flight Simulators. I want to plug my Joystick into the PC and fly a realistic looking flight sim and have my PC stream it to the Go so I can look around in the Cockpit.
Also - anyone know how to get past the room setup screen for ALVR? I think they might have updated it to prevent this from happening or something... basically the sensors need to be able to "see" the headset for the next button to be clickable in room setup
Hey! I finally got mine to work. So first off, you need to make sure the headset is connected to ALVR over the server. If it isn't, and it can't detect the headset, make sure to check the router settings so that devices can see each other. It can have several names, mine was called "Privacy Separator" (make sure it's turned off), sometimes its called "Client isolation", etc. Once the headset is connected over ALVR, you can run room setup and you will be able to get past the "next" greyed out part.
So in other words your using the occulus go like a regular occulus and playing the games through your computer right? It would be really cool if we could actuall play these games on the headset itself.. My computer is pretty out dated to play any intensive newer games.. so this probably wouldn't work for me.. I thought the cell phone engines today were pretty powerful.. i guess not cause it seems like the oculus go can only run regular phone type apps.
Yeah it's only Gear VR type mobile games. Keep an eye out for the Santa Cruz headset from Oculus, it has more powerful internals and Oculus are showing developers how they can port thier full VR games to it. Will cost more but be a truer VR experience (without a PC). Still won't be as good as a Rift, but image how heavy it would need to be to have full PC internals in it.
Thanks for the response. Yeah, that is true, but the computing power is getting pretty high tech and small these days.. Im sure a powerful phone type computer could run more advanced games than just the demos.. i think its simply because no one is programming full titles for it yet.
Guinea54 nvdia is releasing Nvdia Go. Basically you can play High graphics powered games on any computer so long as you have good connection. It works by letting them do the heavy hardware workload and streaming it to your computer. So basically you could try to stream steamvr to your computer and then use riftcat to stream your streamed steam vr to your oculus go. Lol a stream within a stream. Then for multiple controller you can use an xbox 360 kinect to track your movement for 6dof and then use any other controller (like ps3 vr wand) and connect it for a full vr experience. Very difficult to set up and many spots for the game to get laggy and unresponsive, but many people make jt work.
very interesting.. Is that like a subscription service? I think i have 1000 mbps connection. I always wondered why they can't do that.. sounds interesting, but streaming twice might be a little too much especially in games where you need a really good reaction time.
There are a few streaming services already, Vortex Gaming is one, they have an app you can sideload but you can't really control the game until full controller support is added to Oculus TV. Be great once it is.
Sure here you go. ruclips.net/video/yOJIedvkZB0/видео.html Just note Beat Saber has been updated since and you can turn off obstacles and play one handed.
Failed to initialize CEncoder. All VideoEncoder are not available. VCE: AMF Error 1. g_AMFFactory.Init(), NVENC: NvEnc CreateEncoder failed. Code=15 NvEncoder::CreateEncoder : m_nvenc.nvEncInitializeEncoder(m_hEncoder, &m_initializeParams) returned error 15 at c:\src\alvr\alvr_server vencoder.cpp:271
Yours is the third 'guide' I've read and the only one which has 'worked' so far. But, the image of the room is very unstable, breaking up with the slightest movement. While many apps on the Go work really well, some seem unstable in this way, though this is the worst of the lot. Virtual Desktop, Neverthink, but are almost unusable. Do I need a better graphics card? My current is ASUS GTX 760 Appreciate all you do and hope you or someone can advise.
Yeah I would suggest a better GPU, it needs the nvidia codec and I'm surprised that one works at all. A good Internet/WiFi connection helps a lot as well.
@@RaMarcus Possibly a new graphics card, next year maybe. When I bought my GTX 760 it was 2ed in the hirearchy chart, now it's 8th! www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html Internet, not so. On about 50M bps. (Virgin). Used to have the 100M bps, but it was way too expensive. It is quite strange that some apps have so much lag while others run perfectly. Thanks so much for getting back. I confess I haven't played any games with my Go at all so far. I spend all my time watching, mostly RUclips. Really makes a difference watching Callan in a simulated environment. But it will be great to play Elite Dangerous on my Go.
I just got the oculus go. Don't have a computer. Anyway I'll be able to play games thru steam or do I need to invest in a computer. Or should I just buy a PlayStation or Xbox. What's the cheapest route.
@RaMarcus it works great. My only problem is that I cannot play games where I move around because in steamVR, I can’t draw the line where I don’t run it on things. Any help would be great!
Marcus, I did everything you said but have hit a snag, apparently ALVR came out with a new release v2.3.0, I did everything like before w the v.2.1.5 but with the new version because the key is the new release on the oculus go... needless to say, I removed everything and started again w v.2.3.0 but it wont connect w steam a pop up error comes up... do you know if the new release has problems, can you please look into this. I just got the oculus go and would love to connect to steam. :) thanks a bunch!!!
this is what its say ALVR SERVER HAS CRASHED: NvEnc CreateEncoder failed. Code=8 NvEncoder::CreateEncoder : m_nvenc.nvEncInitializeEncoder(m_hEncoder, &m_initializeParams) returned error 8 at c:\src\alvr\alvr_server vencoder.cpp:271
If your drivers are up to date you can try some of the more recent versions of ALVR and see if they work. After that you'll need to speak with the Creators of ALVR and see if they have any idea.
Failed to initialize CEncoder. All VideoEncoder are not available. VCE: AMF Error 10. g_AMFFactory.GetFactory()->CreateComponent(amfContext, pCodec, &m_amfEncoder), NVENC:
I have a compact motherboard with a built in graphics card. Why won't it work for me? I have windows 10, and I can install everything, but it stops working when I hit start server. The version that I downloaded is the same as what is on my headset. It just keeps sending me a crash report that I don't understand
Hey Alex, j'ai decouvert qu'on pouvait utiliser le Gear VR et l'Occulus Quest comme casque PC, si tu as un PC compatible. Si ca t'interesse, je te laisse le lien ici (je sais pas si c'est autorisé sur ta chaine, mais si non cherche la video de RaMarcus qui explique comment faire : ruclips.net/video/2JbgUC0h2BY/видео.html ) Je vais tester ça avec mon Gear VR du coup ^^
The go controller doesn't have enough buttons to work with the games... I can't even get past the SteamVR tutorial because it wants me to press buttons that don't exist on it.
@@RaMarcus Then after the tutorial I still can't do anything, even SteamVR Home and almost every VR game requires grip buttons and all these other buttons I have no idea what they are, that the Go doesn't have. Seems like the only option is to spend another $200 on that Nolo system with the better controller, but at that point I may as well have spent $600 on an actual VR headset than the scam that is Oculus Go. lol
Have you ever tried skyrim on the oculus go? I read that it works good in GearVR, so im assuming it also works with the go? IM assuming you can't use a game controller that connects to the Oculus go, but one that connects to your pc?
I know some people get better performance from each of these, so just keep them in mind if the free ALVR doesnt perform very well for you. Works perfectly for me.
I subbed today your backlog of videos are great I'm sure you will be making a video like this for the Quest if its possible? I have a Vive but would love to play some games like elite dangerous in higher resolution.
in alvr I turn driver on go to the light air vr app on my go and when I click start server then connect it says steamVR has encountered a critical error then I get an ALVR crash report and stope the server
Hey there, I'm looking for some numbers about this streaming-to-standalone solution, could you help me? - How much WiFi bitrate does it require? 1MB/sec? 3? 5? Does it lag a lot an the normal (2.4GHz) WiFi? - Does it use the standalone headset processor? Does it change performance on the computer? For example, will a game that normally uses 50% of the computer GPU use less or more power? I have a 5GHz WiFi and a VR-Ready laptop, so I'm not really asking for me. It's more of a curiosity, as I'm really interested in this solution, so I want to know the current limits. I own a Rift and love it, but I would love to get the Quest if I can connect it to my PC. That would be a nice upgrade in my opinion.
You can set the bitrate in ALVR (give it a download and see for yourself). And 100% of the game processing is done by the PC, if anything the PC will be used more as its streaming it to the headset.
I'd like to use the Oculus go with Vrchat. But I'm not sure if It would work very well... Would I only be able to move one hand? would it be functional at all? Hopefully this is answered..
@@RaMarcus Thanks! But I have an easier way to the solution, I've got my eyes on Windows mixed reality. Almost the same price as oculus, and you don't have to do all this! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077R65C4D/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=bluntnate-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B077R65C4D&linkId=a6567eaa4307bee9c541df5cc2066582
sorry for asking so many questions but I launched the air light vr app and I went back to alvr and it said wrong version also in my vr it says alvr client v.2.3.1
@@RaMarcus I'm also having a problem with his version. Keep getting the "Unhanded exception has occurred in your application" error. I removed all trace of ALVR, uninstalled SteamVR and made sure the SteamVR folder was deleted from the C drive, and then re-did everything, but I keep getting the same error and I don't have a client option to select the older version.
@@RaMarcus I was using the one that my Ocolus Go said to open, 2.3.1. Would it run with a different version on my computer? I wasn't given an option for which version to put on the Ocolus Go.
At the very least you can move your head around, so if the rest is controller based you'll be fine. You could also try side loading the Steam Link app and just play it as normal but in the headset, near zero delay.
Here you go: READ THIS. TROUBLE SHOOTING TIPS. Install Steam VR Install the latest version of ALVR Open ALVR, go to the last tab and install the drivers Install the ALVR app on your Oculus Go Reboot your PC, do Not open Steam Open ALVR and start server, Steam VR should open Open ALVR on your Oculus Go In ALVR on your PC connect to your Oculus Go on the first tab All should be working in your Oculus Go If it's not working for any reason, check you have the latest nvidia drivers for your GPU. Go to the nvidia website to check, do NOT use Windows update as it won't include everything you need. Make sure the version of ALVR on your Go and the PC are the same version number. If you're unsure how to download Steam VR, Click on library, then select tools from the drop down box and scroll down till you see SteamVR. Reboot everything and only open ALVR, do Not open Steam first. If you appear in the floor, run the Room set up in Steam VR for standing, just keep pressing next.
@@RaMarcus i did everything just like you said. i updated my geforce gtx 780 then i restarted my pc and tried again but it hapened the same. "ALVR server has crashed" says every time
Hi RaMarcus, your Oculus GO Video are always the best !!! I have successfully installed ALVR for my GO. I play for example, Project Cars 2 with SteamVR and it's incredible. My 2 questions: it seems ALVR with GO emulates an HTC Vive. Could it emulate an Oculus Rift S ?? Second: Which is the best/cheapest way to add a second controller, to emulate a FULL HTC Vive, so I can play games that require 2 controllers ?
6 лет назад
Can you pair two controllers? That would be game changing..!
Hi, I have a problem. I tried to install this version but my antivirus did not make me the server. so I ran the last version (2.3.1 if I'm not mistaken) but when I start the server crashes ( translated with google translator )
No. This onlt has experimental support for AMD cards. Make sure go to the AMD site and update them. But it may not work if you don't have a Nvidia card.
Hey RaMarcus can you add World of Warcraft to steam as you would many pc games to the library and get that to work do you think? I know WoW has a side by side vr mode because people have found it. Downloading alvr and all the goods tonight so I can attempt something like this but just curious if you have already tried any non "steamVR" type games in sbs through this platform.
Don't use this for none VR games. Either sideload the Steam Link app and use that in Oculus TV or get the Virtual Desktop app and mirror your display to the Go. Much better. 👍
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READ THIS. TROUBLE SHOOTING TIPS.
Install Steam VR
Install the latest version of ALVR
Open ALVR, go to the last tab and install the drivers
Install the ALVR app on your Oculus Go
Reboot your PC, do Not open Steam
Open ALVR and start server, Steam VR should open
Open ALVR on your Oculus Go
In ALVR on your PC connect to your Oculus Go on the first tab
All should be working in your Oculus Go
If it's not working for any reason, check you have the latest nvidia drivers for your GPU. Go to the nvidia website to check, do NOT use Windows update as it won't include everything you need.
Make sure the version of ALVR on your Go and the PC are the same version number.
If you're unsure how to download Steam VR, Click on library, then select tools from the drop down box and scroll down till you see SteamVR.
Reboot everything and only open ALVR, do Not open Steam first.
If you appear in the floor, run the Room set up in Steam VR for standing, just keep pressing next.
when I was trying to do it the part with the link on the word here was not there
Does it have vorpx compatibility ?
whats the drop down box?
Just got my GO a few days ago. Just used it for RUclips 360 videos and Netflix, and a few games like Jurrasic park and face your fears so far. I don't have a PC, is their a work around for a andriod phone or tablet user? Have a andriod 9 Samsung A30.
@@snapdragon9300 no, this is steam vr desktop pc software. it doesnt exist for phones as you need a powerfull vr ready computer to play these games
Tip:
For anyone that is on the floor of the room when you first put the headset on. You want to go to alvr on your pc -> other select the apply offset box and enter 1 in the middle box.
😉👍
When your family gets you an Oculus Go thinking it works just like any other VR headset.
**Sad millennial noises**
DUDE SAME THING WITH ME
My dad got me the go thinking it was the same thing as any headset
Saumara Robinson you can there’s an appp on your phone that lets you use your phone as a seconds joycon
it was on sale so I got it and thought it was like any other one just without the processing power
@Jacob Gulei bruh be grateful. Atleast you got a VR
Thanks so much for this guide. I'm into sim racing and have been able to play Assetto Corsa and Project Cars 2 in VR on my oculus go. I could not afford a high end vr headset but thanks to this guide I'm now enjoying my racing more than ever. Keep up the good work !
Great to hear Graham, it's a nice middle ground and pleased it works for you. 👍
Graham Deakin-Howarth how did you do that ?? Thx
@@RaMarcus So, no steam out of the box then, no work around with my andriod 7 smartphone? Bugger. And Im just winning a bid on a Occulus go, for $200 Nz.
The Oculus Go runs on the same internals as a two year old mobile phone. You can't expect full PC VR games for 200, it's great that we can use it still if we really want to and are happy to do a little work. 😉
@@RaMarcus yeah, but I have no pc. Neither do my mates.
*sees ALVR needs a Nvidia GPU*
Me - "My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined."
Though I have found an alternative. Nolo. It's a massive pain in the ass but I can fly in Elite Dangerous in VR so whatever.
@@randomlyentertaining8287 what's the alternative
@@2_029 The alternative is Nolo like he said?
@@iCapaS ok
Gosh dangit. i have an MSI
I’m getting an oculus quest soon but for now I’m working with what I’ve got, great video
Requirements: *scrolls down*....
"High-end gaming PC with NVIDIA GPU"
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....
Yeah you do need to be able to run the PCVR games as if you had a PCVR headset. Hang out for the Quest next year, wires free with Rift like games.👍
Ok thanks
I might as well try it
Good luck. 🍀
@@RaMarcus almost done!!!
Tahnks Ramarcus, this is such a useful video! You really helped me make the VR streaming thing work, and I think I would've had a lot more trouble doing so if it wasn't for your instructions!
Glad I could be of help. 😉👍
thanks for making this video! i got the oculus go today and your videos have been extremely helpful in setting everything up to work with SteamVR!
Great to hear, have lots of VR fun. 😉👍
Thanks for the help man I really wanted to play Vrchat since I got Oculus Go for Christmas so thanks for the help man!
No worries, have a great Christmas and have fun in VR. 😉👍
Same
For everybody stuck in the ground: Go to the pc software, search for offset, and set the Y offset (the middle one) to 2. Should work fine!
😉👍
@@RaMarcus you might want to ad something to your pin comment: 1: There is support for AMD GPU's as long as you are using Windows 10, 2: The y-offset to 2 thing.
@@NathanDiepeveen wait amd gpus do work?
Experimental support, you just have to try it and see.
You have an amazing RUclips channel! You have a professional voice, and a really nice facecam and background. If you made gaming videos, you would be much higher on the RUclips search.
Thanks pal. What do you mean gaming videos? More Oculus Go gameplays or other platforms?
@@RaMarcus Yeah, Oculus Go gaming videos are hard to find, people like me would love to see some gameplay on there. Since you have got the whole set and everything you need, you have the advantage.
I've got so much to cover I don't tend to play long play throughs of games, I do plenty of short gameplays though and have a weekly series to show off the new releases. I'll maybe do some more pure gameplays in the New Year. 😉
Thank you m8...
Works really well.
Dirt rally and project cars 2 are amazing experiences.
Feels like I'm in a bleeding car!!!
Keep up the good work.
;)
Great to hear you found this useful. Enjoy.
Rallycross race one day maybe?
;)
THANK U SO MUCH WORKS AMAZINGLY
hey it says it got removed from oculus store
Great video as always, Marcus! Thanks.
And also you may try to add/Install Oculus Home (for Rift ~ just install it but ignore the device setup section) and the newest version of REVIVE. After that, we can play Oculus Rift games and apps with our Oculus GO! Now I can play Lucky’s Tale, Oculus Dream Deck, etc. Truly happy with that! :)
Thanks and thanks for the info. I've bought a lot of Oculus games on my Rift so this will save me rebuking them for this.
Perfect! Just bought the Go for my daughter and she really wants to play Job Simulator. Hopefully it works OK and doesn't need 6DOF.
Have another thumbs up bud. I just had to set this up again on a new PC :)
First time seeing your channel first off I love it! Your so bubbly and happy! I'm hitting 3k soon I hope to see you following behind!
Thanks mate, appreciate the feedback. Meet you at the top. 😉
driver won't install
Marcus thanks for each of your wonderful information.
Every time I click start server, it brings up steam vr and asks me to set up my room. But I have no sensors only a oculus go
Check the pinned comment on this video for some tips which may be of help.
I have done all the steps correctly the only issue is that the connect button doesn't come up and it still says finding headset. They are both on the same wifi as well.
I have a GTX 1060 6gb and an I5 8600k, 8gb ram, basically on the geforce experience it says that my pc is "VR Ready" but whenever I open the ALVR the screen is super buggy and blurry/laggy. Also there is a thing on my screen that says "Press the menu button on your controller to begin." I can't read it perfectly because of the lag, but I am not sure what button I am supposed to press.
Open ALVR without steam VR open. Let ALVR open Steam VR for you.
Blur and lag could be due to your wifi connection. I have a 1060 which runs it pretty well.
This makes for a very cost effective solution to PCVR
Agreed, for Simulator games it's more than perfect. 👌
RaMarcus Do you think once Quest is supported by ALVR it’d be an appropriate competitor to other VR headset?
It's the same basic android platform so chances are high it'll work on Quest. I know Oculus have said they're looking into it as well so fingers crossed 🤞
Has this been a problem for a long time? the keys are down right now:
Currently store installation has been stopped due to system trouble.
Please see issue#695 for detail.
This is because oculus go is no longer supported on oculus store the dev of alvr is trying to get in contact with oculus.
Thank you for all your helpful videos. Everyone of them was useful to me.
Glad you found them useful. Thanks for watching!
Whenever I try it, it just turns into a big, slow, pixely mess, is there a way to fix this?
you probably don’t have a good enough graphics card, or not a nvinda one
@@xyamazing2725 wrong.
1. pixely mess has nothing to do with a gpu.
2. you cant even get to steamvr with an amd card.
3. soltion: get a 5ghz router. Its wirelessly connecting, through your wifi, so a 5ghz router is required
@@notnicknamed i was just saying from my experience, and yes you can go on steamvr using a amd card i do it all the time with my rift s. I guess the 5ghz thing might be true since i used different computers that might be on my 5ghz vs 2.4ghz, but you can on amd
@@xyamazing2725 Not with alvr my man. I didnt say you cant go onto steamvr, I said you cant use alvr.
@WalrusPersonGames ohhh ok
Did this and it works really well. All We need is for more games to add native vR support like Hell Blade did. Would love to hook my controller into the headset to some kind of power/usb hub thing and then sit on the couch in steam big picture or something and play the witcher 3
Whenever I click start server my oculus pops up for a second then disappears and the servers go down again
Edit: and it also gives a crash report, but the app doesn't actually close.
Check the pinned comment here for some tips which may help.
about to give this a shot. my wifi isnt the best in this apartment right now. but i got that nvidia biotch
Good luck. 👍
If you want to play VrChat how would you move around??
Cause im looking into getting an OculusGo but ive only recently realised it only has one controller, how would that work??
You would use a gamepad or a mouse and keyboard. Just use the Go to look around with your head.
RaMarcus Ok, thank you :)
Also would you be able to play BeatSaber with the OculusGo or should i now look into getting an OculusQuest??
You can play one Saber mode fine. Or look into the VRidge mobile app as you can then use a phone as the second controller for two handed beat Saber... Or check out a recent video I did using just my hands with the Go to play two handed best Saber. 😁
RaMarcus Alright man, thank you :D
I am really interested in Flight Simulators. I want to plug my Joystick into the PC and fly a realistic looking flight sim and have my PC stream it to the Go so I can look around in the Cockpit.
That's possible sure, you use your head to look around and still use your traditional PC controls.
I dont have the headset yet but thanks already!
If i want to start the server it keeps crashing.. i did all the steps what can i do??
Make sure your Nvidia drivers are up to date 👍
Can you please talk about how to play steam vr games for the oculus quest
As soon as I get my hands on one and can test it sure. It should work just like this video though.
😍👍
Also - anyone know how to get past the room setup screen for ALVR? I think they might have updated it to prevent this from happening or something... basically the sensors need to be able to "see" the headset for the next button to be clickable in room setup
same problem
Currently working on it here: github.com/polygraphene/ALVR/issues/77
Hey! I finally got mine to work. So first off, you need to make sure the headset is connected to ALVR over the server. If it isn't, and it can't detect the headset, make sure to check the router settings so that devices can see each other. It can have several names, mine was called "Privacy Separator" (make sure it's turned off), sometimes its called "Client isolation", etc.
Once the headset is connected over ALVR, you can run room setup and you will be able to get past the "next" greyed out part.
Glad you got it to work. What did you try playing?
I had the same problem until I disabled my antivirus and then it worked for me.
You’re a life saver, Thank you!
Won’t work it says “steam vr critical error” plz help
Reboot your PC and only open ALVR and let it open Steam etc.
RaMarcus but how do I reeboot without losing everything?
@@Mezufr No Reboot means restarting... Just restart your pc 😁
OMG I can finally play steam VR on my Oculus go with beat saber
Man, if this works with the Oculus Quest with it's motion controllers, this is going to be awesome!
Agreed, fingers crossed 🤞
psvr 3D videos the beta versions that he says to skip are for the quest
I have an AMD card with vr ready? It should work lol
would a gtx 1060 6gb work? It's not really high end but i wanna know if its good enough
Yeah, it's what I have in my laptop and works fine. 👍
RaMarcus thank god!
Thanks for replying and showing me this video!🙂
Does this work in windows 7/window vista
Windows 10 only.
@@RaMarcus ok thank you.and im subscribed
😁👍
This is awesome I’ll try this tomorrow
Have fun! 👍
Will it work on oculus quest
Unknown at the moment but chances are high it will.
RaMarcus thanks
RaMarcus ok thanks
You mention accessories for 6DoF... but has anyone simply used Vuforia or OpenCV to track a target on the front of the headset through a webcam...?
Not that I'm aware of but maybe. 🤔 Is that similar to what Driver4vr does?
I know that nolo can help you get 6dof and 2 controllers, but I don't know about vuforia and opencv
Will a gtx 1050 work ok?
Yeah
Thanks for the heart and reply, gonna download alvr now :D
As lang as you pair it with a decent Core i5.
Thanks for making this video. I tried it yesterday and must say its awesome.. better thn riftcat. also its free :)
The perfect price. Glad you found it useful! 😉👍
this does not make sense, i need newer instructions, this is outdated
Nice job at almost 1,000 subscribers
The dream, the real dream! 😁
So in other words your using the occulus go like a regular occulus and playing the games through your computer right? It would be really cool if we could actuall play these games on the headset itself.. My computer is pretty out dated to play any intensive newer games.. so this probably wouldn't work for me.. I thought the cell phone engines today were pretty powerful.. i guess not cause it seems like the oculus go can only run regular phone type apps.
Yeah it's only Gear VR type mobile games. Keep an eye out for the Santa Cruz headset from Oculus, it has more powerful internals and Oculus are showing developers how they can port thier full VR games to it. Will cost more but be a truer VR experience (without a PC). Still won't be as good as a Rift, but image how heavy it would need to be to have full PC internals in it.
Thanks for the response. Yeah, that is true, but the computing power is getting pretty high tech and small these days.. Im sure a powerful phone type computer could run more advanced games than just the demos.. i think its simply because no one is programming full titles for it yet.
Guinea54 nvdia is releasing Nvdia Go. Basically you can play High graphics powered games on any computer so long as you have good connection. It works by letting them do the heavy hardware workload and streaming it to your computer. So basically you could try to stream steamvr to your computer and then use riftcat to stream your streamed steam vr to your oculus go. Lol a stream within a stream.
Then for multiple controller you can use an xbox 360 kinect to track your movement for 6dof and then use any other controller (like ps3 vr wand) and connect it for a full vr experience. Very difficult to set up and many spots for the game to get laggy and unresponsive, but many people make jt work.
very interesting.. Is that like a subscription service? I think i have 1000 mbps connection. I always wondered why they can't do that.. sounds interesting, but streaming twice might be a little too much especially in games where you need a really good reaction time.
There are a few streaming services already, Vortex Gaming is one, they have an app you can sideload but you can't really control the game until full controller support is added to Oculus TV. Be great once it is.
Great guide but could you show a demo for beat saber doing this please! Thanks so much
Sure here you go. ruclips.net/video/yOJIedvkZB0/видео.html
Just note Beat Saber has been updated since and you can turn off obstacles and play one handed.
RaMarcus Thank you so much! Carry on making great content man!
Will do. 😉
Alvr: you need a nvidia headset
Me: no
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Failed to initialize CEncoder. All VideoEncoder are not available. VCE: AMF Error 1. g_AMFFactory.Init(), NVENC: NvEnc CreateEncoder failed. Code=15 NvEncoder::CreateEncoder : m_nvenc.nvEncInitializeEncoder(m_hEncoder, &m_initializeParams) returned error 15 at c:\src\alvr\alvr_server
vencoder.cpp:271
Update your Nvidia drivers on the nvidia website.
Pretty much everything went great except for one thing, I tried to play a game but it acts like the headset is on the ground, how do I fix that?
Try and run the Steam VR room set up. Or reboot everything and try again. 😉
Yours is the third 'guide' I've read and the only one which has 'worked' so far.
But, the image of the room is very unstable, breaking up with the slightest movement.
While many apps on the Go work really well, some seem unstable in this way, though this is the worst of the lot. Virtual Desktop, Neverthink, but are almost unusable.
Do I need a better graphics card? My current is ASUS GTX 760
Appreciate all you do and hope you or someone can advise.
Yeah I would suggest a better GPU, it needs the nvidia codec and I'm surprised that one works at all. A good Internet/WiFi connection helps a lot as well.
@@RaMarcus Possibly a new graphics card, next year maybe. When I bought my GTX 760 it was 2ed in the hirearchy chart, now it's 8th! www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html
Internet, not so. On about 50M bps. (Virgin). Used to have the 100M bps, but it was way too expensive.
It is quite strange that some apps have so much lag while others run perfectly.
Thanks so much for getting back. I confess I haven't played any games with my Go at all so far. I spend all my time watching, mostly RUclips. Really makes a difference watching Callan in a simulated environment.
But it will be great to play Elite Dangerous on my Go.
When I do it on the Mac it doesn’t open
Windows only I'm afraid. There isn't a solution for Mac.
I just got the oculus go. Don't have a computer. Anyway I'll be able to play games thru steam or do I need to invest in a computer. Or should I just buy a PlayStation or Xbox. What's the cheapest route.
Either way you'll need a PC to use this. You can play some Steam games with a cloud PC with this video ruclips.net/video/pVZL4bpyB4Q/видео.html
how to play steam on oculus go..YOU ARE SCREWD IF YOU DONT HAVE PC
True, the Go is no where near powerful enough to play Steam games. You can try cloud gaming like this ruclips.net/video/pVZL4bpyB4Q/видео.html
@RaMarcus it works great. My only problem is that I cannot play games where I move around because in steamVR, I can’t draw the line where I don’t run it on things. Any help would be great!
Just set up a standing set up.
Is a gaming computer needed for this?
Yes you need a nvidia system and be able to run the games on your PC.
Is a gtx 1050 good?
Yeah it should be fine. 👍
PC only, they don't have a Mac version I'm afraid.
RaMarcus will a windows 7 upgraded to a windows 10 work
Would it ever be possible to use this in shadow tech because they’re on different WiFi but I would love it
Shadow PC? I know people do, it has latency but does work. I've not tried it myself though.
Do you know for sure if ALVR is safe and without malware?
I don't know for sure, but I've not heard of any issues like that with it and I believe github community would find issues like that pretty quick.
It's on Github with the source code, so if there was it would have been found and you'd know about it by now.
Damn! Love this channel! thanks
😊👍
Marcus, I did everything you said but have hit a snag, apparently ALVR came out with a new release v2.3.0, I did everything like before w the v.2.1.5 but with the new version because the key is the new release on the oculus go... needless to say, I removed everything and started again w v.2.3.0 but it wont connect w steam a pop up error comes up... do you know if the new release has problems, can you please look into this. I just got the oculus go and would love to connect to steam. :) thanks a bunch!!!
The main issue people have is out of date Nvidia drivers. Make sure you check the nvidia website for the latest drivers.
this is what its say ALVR SERVER HAS CRASHED: NvEnc CreateEncoder failed. Code=8 NvEncoder::CreateEncoder : m_nvenc.nvEncInitializeEncoder(m_hEncoder, &m_initializeParams) returned error 8 at c:\src\alvr\alvr_server
vencoder.cpp:271
That sounds like a Nvidia issue. Have you checked you have the latest drivers and still get this?
just checked it has the mot updated driver than I looked up what kind of video card is installed - its NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745.
If your drivers are up to date you can try some of the more recent versions of ALVR and see if they work. After that you'll need to speak with the Creators of ALVR and see if they have any idea.
Me: sees this trying to do it
My pc: dont even think about it
When i start their server it starts steam vr but it doesn’t start the server
Try rebooting everything to start a fresh.
RaMarcus I’ve done that
Failed to initialize CEncoder. All VideoEncoder are not available. VCE: AMF Error 10. g_AMFFactory.GetFactory()->CreateComponent(amfContext, pCodec, &m_amfEncoder), NVENC:
Your Nvidia drivers are out of date. Make sure you check the nvidia website for the latest ones
@@RaMarcus i have amd radeon card, not nvidia. But my card software is up to date. Other options? :(
AMD support it experimental so may not work I'm afraid. Check the questions section of where you downloaded ALVR to see if there are any fixes.
EVERYBODY HERE IF YOU HAVE AMD ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS INSTALL NVIDIA DRIVERS
I have a compact motherboard with a built in graphics card. Why won't it work for me? I have windows 10, and I can install everything, but it stops working when I hit start server. The version that I downloaded is the same as what is on my headset. It just keeps sending me a crash report that I don't understand
Is your PC able to play games? The PC itself is running the games so it's needs to be decent.
Hey Alex, j'ai decouvert qu'on pouvait utiliser le Gear VR et l'Occulus Quest comme casque PC, si tu as un PC compatible.
Si ca t'interesse, je te laisse le lien ici (je sais pas si c'est autorisé sur ta chaine, mais si non cherche la video de RaMarcus qui explique comment faire : ruclips.net/video/2JbgUC0h2BY/видео.html )
Je vais tester ça avec mon Gear VR du coup ^^
The go controller doesn't have enough buttons to work with the games... I can't even get past the SteamVR tutorial because it wants me to press buttons that don't exist on it.
Skip the tutorial. 👍
@@RaMarcus Then after the tutorial I still can't do anything, even SteamVR Home and almost every VR game requires grip buttons and all these other buttons I have no idea what they are, that the Go doesn't have. Seems like the only option is to spend another $200 on that Nolo system with the better controller, but at that point I may as well have spent $600 on an actual VR headset than the scam that is Oculus Go. lol
@@CogniVision you can buy a cheap controller or install a app that allows you too play a vr controller with your phone
Have you ever tried skyrim on the oculus go? I read that it works good in GearVR, so im assuming it also works with the go? IM assuming you can't use a game controller that connects to the Oculus go, but one that connects to your pc?
It works great with the controller connected to the PC. 👍
Thank you for the help my friend.. Is ALVR still the recommended method these days?
Sure, it's free and uses the Go controller if you need it. It's my preferred method. You can chekc out Nolo Home or VRidge if you prefer them.
@@RaMarcus I will just go with your recommendation unless one of those options has better streaming quality or anything?
I know some people get better performance from each of these, so just keep them in mind if the free ALVR doesnt perform very well for you. Works perfectly for me.
I subbed today your backlog of videos are great I'm sure you will be making a video like this for the Quest if its possible? I have a Vive but would love to play some games like elite dangerous in higher resolution.
Thanks and absolutely, I'll be covering as much as I can on the Quest. 👍
Why am I the worlds smallest person everytime i try to use this I'm in the floor and i can't fix it help
Yeh nvm I figured it out
@@ranger6609 wait please tell me how to fix
Good day! I recently saw a video with the Xbox 360 wireless steering wheel being used for driving games on the Oculus Go. Have you ever set this up?
No, I don't own one. Sorry.
in alvr I turn driver on go to the light air vr app on my go and when I click start server then connect it says steamVR has encountered a critical error then I get an ALVR crash report and stope the server
Check the pinned post for common issues.
Hey there,
I'm looking for some numbers about this streaming-to-standalone solution, could you help me?
- How much WiFi bitrate does it require? 1MB/sec? 3? 5? Does it lag a lot an the normal (2.4GHz) WiFi?
- Does it use the standalone headset processor? Does it change performance on the computer? For example, will a game that normally uses 50% of the computer GPU use less or more power?
I have a 5GHz WiFi and a VR-Ready laptop, so I'm not really asking for me. It's more of a curiosity, as I'm really interested in this solution, so I want to know the current limits. I own a Rift and love it, but I would love to get the Quest if I can connect it to my PC. That would be a nice upgrade in my opinion.
You can set the bitrate in ALVR (give it a download and see for yourself). And 100% of the game processing is done by the PC, if anything the PC will be used more as its streaming it to the headset.
I'd like to use the Oculus go with Vrchat. But I'm not sure if It would work very well... Would I only be able to move one hand? would it be functional at all?
Hopefully this is answered..
Yeah it works with one hand but it's easier to just use mouse and keyboard. 👍
@@RaMarcus Thanks! But I have an easier way to the solution, I've got my eyes on Windows mixed reality. Almost the same price as oculus, and you don't have to do all this!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077R65C4D/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=bluntnate-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B077R65C4D&linkId=a6567eaa4307bee9c541df5cc2066582
Heya so i cant seem to find anything in store called ALVR on my oculus go any reason why? all the other steps go just fine
getting alvr on the oculus go is impossible now
This dude is nice!!
😁👍
Could you please test skyrim vr on the Oculus Go With ALVR and a Xbox One S Controller? I'd be very pleased to know, much thanks in advance.
Great tutorial, I'm a dummie so is it possible to use headset from bebop 2 to use as a vr to play vr games?
sorry for asking so many questions but I launched the air light vr app and I went back to alvr and it said wrong version also in my vr it says alvr client v.2.3.1
Have you installed the lasted version on your PC? It's been updated since this video.
yea its all cought up
@@RaMarcus I'm also having a problem with his version. Keep getting the "Unhanded exception has occurred in your application" error. I removed all trace of ALVR, uninstalled SteamVR and made sure the SteamVR folder was deleted from the C drive, and then re-did everything, but I keep getting the same error and I don't have a client option to select the older version.
Try a different version number of ALVR, thats worked for some people.
@@RaMarcus I was using the one that my Ocolus Go said to open, 2.3.1. Would it run with a different version on my computer? I wasn't given an option for which version to put on the Ocolus Go.
I wonder if this will working for Euro/American Truck simulator with a xbox one controller. In theory it should.. but im on the fence about this.
At the very least you can move your head around, so if the rest is controller based you'll be fine. You could also try side loading the Steam Link app and just play it as normal but in the headset, near zero delay.
RaMarcus excellent. I will definitely test this out and post some results
Pleass do, let me know how you get on.
IM NOT TRYNA DO A WHOLE ESSAY JUST TO GET A FUCKING GAME
Whenever I click on start server in doesn’t work
Can you test Job Simulator? I’ve really been wanting to play it for a long time.
I'll add it to my list. 😉👍
It used to work now it just shows one htc controller and I can’t do anything. Help?
Do you have the latest version?
Yes
whenever i click "start Server" say steam vr that the headeset is not found at it gives me a ALVR Crash Report. please help mee :((
Check the pinned comment on this video to see if any of that helps. Solves 99% of issues.
@@RaMarcus which pinned comment ? dont see any -_-
Here you go:
READ THIS. TROUBLE SHOOTING TIPS.
Install Steam VR
Install the latest version of ALVR
Open ALVR, go to the last tab and install the drivers
Install the ALVR app on your Oculus Go
Reboot your PC, do Not open Steam
Open ALVR and start server, Steam VR should open
Open ALVR on your Oculus Go
In ALVR on your PC connect to your Oculus Go on the first tab
All should be working in your Oculus Go
If it's not working for any reason, check you have the latest nvidia drivers for your GPU. Go to the nvidia website to check, do NOT use Windows update as it won't include everything you need.
Make sure the version of ALVR on your Go and the PC are the same version number.
If you're unsure how to download Steam VR, Click on library, then select tools from the drop down box and scroll down till you see SteamVR.
Reboot everything and only open ALVR, do Not open Steam first.
If you appear in the floor, run the Room set up in Steam VR for standing, just keep pressing next.
@@RaMarcus i did everything just like you said. i updated my geforce gtx 780 then i restarted my pc and tried again but it hapened the same. "ALVR server has crashed" says every time
Have you been to the Nvidia website to get the drivers?
Hi RaMarcus, your Oculus GO Video are always the best !!!
I have successfully installed ALVR for my GO. I play for example, Project Cars 2 with SteamVR and it's incredible. My 2 questions: it seems ALVR with GO emulates an HTC Vive. Could it emulate an Oculus Rift S ?? Second: Which is the best/cheapest way to add a second controller, to emulate a FULL HTC Vive, so I can play games that require 2 controllers ?
Can you pair two controllers?
That would be game changing..!
Not use at the same time. Maybe one day.
Hi, I have a problem. I tried to install this version but my antivirus did not make me the server. so I ran the last version (2.3.1 if I'm not mistaken) but when I start the server crashes ( translated with google translator )
Make sure you have the latest Nvidia drivers. And reboot everything and only open ALVR and let it open Steam VR, don't open it manually.
@@RaMarcus ok then I miss the nvidia drivers. but what are these drivers? Do I have to download them?
Go to Nvidia.com and find the drivers for your Graphics card.
@@RaMarcus my video card is an AMD radeon r9 370. not good for nvidia right?
No. This onlt has experimental support for AMD cards. Make sure go to the AMD site and update them. But it may not work if you don't have a Nvidia card.
Do you think you could test (maybe do a video) on how well Jon simulator works using this method?
Love your videos man! They are mega helpful!
Thanks for the feedback. 😉
Sure, that'll be a fun one to try.
i hope this will work for oculus quest too
Fingers crossed 🤞
Thanks. Although this made me feel a bit dumb as I cannot do the steps correctly that you skip over. I’m new to pc and vr
I use a psvr v2 for full on vr and when I just wanna play something simple withouth the light tracking nonsense I use the oculus go
Hey RaMarcus can you add World of Warcraft to steam as you would many pc games to the library and get that to work do you think? I know WoW has a side by side vr mode because people have found it. Downloading alvr and all the goods tonight so I can attempt something like this but just curious if you have already tried any non "steamVR" type games in sbs through this platform.
Don't use this for none VR games. Either sideload the Steam Link app and use that in Oculus TV or get the Virtual Desktop app and mirror your display to the Go. Much better. 👍