Dwatters Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 I picked up a vive today pretty cheap off of a friend that left the base stations at his old house. Before I order replacements is the anyway to get a display and test basic functionality without them? I have the hmd 2 controllers and the connectection block and all wiring just no stations or power adapters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackPerception Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 , The Vive is a device that requires SteamVR's basestations in order to work. You can confirm basic functionality by connecting the HMD and installing and launching SteamVR. If the HMD is working normally, without basestations, the display should power on with a green led on the side of the HMD and the display will show a solid grey color. You'll require basestations to display anything other than that grey screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwatters Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 After installing everything I only get a notification they the hmd is in standby and move it to wake it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackPerception Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 , there is a optical sensor in between the lenses that detects if a person is wearing the HMD. You can block with this your finger to activate the screen and disable the "idle" mode. I'm not familiar with a SteamVR message that prompts users to move the HMD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwatters Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 After further messing around with it I can get everything functioning other than the display on the hmd. Controllers sync everything detects and screen mirroring shows the Grey screen on the pc but the display of the hmd is black with no back light. I get the green or red indicator light just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HackPerception Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 , unless your GPU is having issues driving the display, it should display a grey screen in this state. Try bypassing the USB and HDMI on the linkbox and plug these directly into your motherboard and GPU (keep power flowing through the linkbox). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwatters Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Well unfortunately this unit had water damage. I opened the cover and seen the damage. After major cleaning I was able to get the Grey screen and my base station came in today but upon reassembly I cracked the right amoled and it seems replacements are impossible to find so I just ordered a replacement headset. If anyone knows of a source for a replacement led screen let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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