VR Game Launch Fail

[Shrike]

Last weekend I upgraded my NVIDIA drivers to 575.79 and shortly after the something would freeze.  The game kept playing but my Quest 3 VR headset would freeze on the AH launch splash screen.  I've since uninstalled my NVIDIA driver.  Reinstalled the previous version.  Reinstalled the Meta Horizon Link software.  Reinstalled AH.  However, no change.  Has anyone else encountered this issue?

[Shrike]

I think I got it working but I don't know what did the trick and I'm on the latest NIVIDIA driver.  It wouldn't launch properly today because I had the wiring misconfigured.  Needed to reconfigure video input to the system board while I did a safe mode driver removal for my NVIDIA card which caused VR launch problems.

[Animl-AW]

You up and running now?

[Shrike]

No.  Got a few minutes in then froze.

[Animl-AW]

I don’t know everything you did,… but try the game without VR, lets do process of elimination until we hit gold.

If no joy removing VR check your memory chips.

To check for a bad memory chip (RAM), use the built-in Windows Memory Diagnostic tool by searching for it in the Start menu, or run a more thorough test using third-party tools like MemTest86. Frequent system crashes, freezes, and blue screens (BSOD) are common signs of faulty RAM. If errors are found, isolate the bad stick by testing each module

[Randy1]

Video driver changes are not always beneficial especially in old games.   Try going back to your last driver.  Make sure you do  a clean install.

[Animl-AW]

Video driver changes are not always beneficial especially in old games.   Try going back to your last driver.  Make sure you do  a clean install.

I update Nvidia often,... SO FAR, never had any driver issue with AH. I'm running a RTX 3060ti at 4k.
Unlike da old days when every other update was porked and ya had to roll back 2-3 steps.

I shoulda asked if it does it in any other games

[Randy1]

I update Nvidia often,... SO FAR, never had any driver issue with AH. I'm running a RTX 3060ti at 4k.
Unlike da old days when every other update was porked and ya had to roll back 2-3 steps.

I shoulda asked if it does it in any other games

Always good to read the release notes on the video drivers before making a change.

[Shrike]

It turns my usb port was losing power/connections.  I noticed this happening with my throttle losing power.   Switched to a usb 2.0 port and now all is well.

[Shrike]

Always good to read the release notes on the video drivers before making a change.

I live dangerously .

[Animl-AW]

I think in another thread I posted about usb ports becoming a lose connection.
I have one with my throttle. Usb connections don’t handle cable weight stress well. They are kinda flimsy. My ports are all used, so a little soft wiggling and it comes to life again.

If cables are just hanging from the connection it’s a good idea to hold the weight up with something for stress relief. A simple string tied near the port and other end to something else to hold take the weight off works well. Tape works too.

Glad you figured it out.

Ad said in other thread cable issue are 90% of problems in my field, and start within 3” of the connection.

[Shrike]

I think in another thread I posted about usb ports becoming a lose connection.
I have one with my throttle. Usb connections don’t handle cable weight stress well. They are kinda flimsy. My ports are all used, so a little soft wiggling and it comes to life again.

If cables are just hanging from the connection it’s a good idea to hold the weight up with something for stress relief. A simple string tied near the port and other end to something else to hold take the weight off works well. Tape works too.

Glad you figured it out.

Ad said in other thread cable issue are 90% of problems in my field, and start within 3” of the connection.

That is interesting.  I might try and hold it up and see if that helps too.

Unrelated but noticed was when I switch my computer or mouse to another computer my throttle drops a lot.  The switch pairs the devices through Bluetooth which makes no sense.  I'm using a Turtle Beach throttle.

[Randy1]

They do have USB cable support brackets on Amazon.

My two year old ASUS MB recently lost a USB port.  It does happen.

[Animl-AW]

That is interesting.  I might try and hold it up and see if that helps too.

Unrelated but noticed was when I switch my computer or mouse to another computer my throttle drops a lot.  The switch pairs the devices through Bluetooth which makes no sense.  I'm using a Turtle Beach throttle.

I found always use same ports for same gear. It could be stealing address focus or its in sleep mode.

You can try this, meant for win11, might also work for win10?, from my page link below

Disable Universal Serial Bus Controllers sleep mode
How to disable USB ports from automatically entering sleep mode on Windows. When the USB port enters sleep mode, it can cause a peripheral to “time out” and become unresponsive to the operating system.
1) Right Click the Start Menu Icon on lower left of screen. Select Device Manager to open it.
2) Scroll to the bottom and click the arrow next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers to expand the list.
3) Right click each item that has HUB in it and select Properties
4) Click the Power Management tab.
5) Make sure the Allow computer to turn off this device to save power box is unchecked on all HUBs that allow it.
6) Click OK to close the window.

[Shrike]

No joy.  It just does not work on USB 3.0 Gen 1 or Gen 2.  It seems to work okay with USB 2.0.