# \[4.8\] VR isn't working anymore on Oculus DK2 **URL:** \ **Category:** XR Development\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, oculus-vr, question\ **Created:** [June 15, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900 "2015-06-15T18:07:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_cd24d441](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_cd24d441](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_cd24d441)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/1 "2015-06-15T18:07:27Z")
Hi everyone! I’ve just updated my UE4 to 4.8 version and my vr project isn’t working anymore ☹ The VR preview is always disabled and when I tried to run the console command: “stereo on” in standalone game, it doesn’t work. It worked on UE4 4.7.6 . Can anyone help me please? Thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_c0687f281](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_c0687f281](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_c0687f281)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/2 "2015-06-15T18:12:05Z")
Hi there, Epic confirmed a bug regarding this today: [[4.8] VR preview sometimes doesn't work, bad GPU-utilisation - XR Development - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/240980/48-vr-preview-sometimes-doesnt-work.html) Hmm, but in your case it seems like it’s not just not working but the button is disabled alltogether? ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_cd24d441](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_cd24d441](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_cd24d441)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/3 "2015-06-15T18:33:48Z")
Hi ! Thank you for answering me! Yeah, the VR preview button is always disabled for me, I’ve already closed and reopened the project and nothing ☹ . It works on ue4 4.7.6 I’m using oculus sdk 0.5.0.1, and ue4 4.8. I tested with direct and extended mode. ![46463-vrisntworkingue4.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/5/b/a/5bac5102793d34d2f7363b7dd1e95e6cc30fa1b3.jpeg) Thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_e729f54e](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_e729f54e](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_e729f54e)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/4 "2015-06-15T20:48:20Z")
Hello , If you update to the latest runtime does this allow you to click the VR preview? ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_cd24d441](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_cd24d441](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_cd24d441)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/5 "2015-06-15T21:58:32Z")
Hi Rudy! Thank you for answering me! I’ve just updated the oculus runtime to 0.6. The button “VR Preview” now is enabled, but it doesn’t work, it just shows a black screen on direct or extended mode. The audio works fine, but no image is showing in my Oculus Rift, as you see in the pictures below: ![46485-figure1vrpreview.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/4/0/f/40fc8165855a4c403b78d9e02ec5449d842342a7.jpeg) And after click “VR Preview button”: ![46486-afterclickvrpreview.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/9/0/8/908973a4be09be6b286f7833167bbc3fbaf1f0e3.jpeg) I can’t even set “stereo on” by blueprint in standalone game. I run as Standalone game, and when I ran the console command “stereo on”, it turned black, but the audio works… ![46487-figure2standalonegametest.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/5/b/d5b7373f756a80f09e2111cdb2d73c93d2996d7f.jpeg) After enter the “stereo on” command: ![46488-stereo+on+command.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/4/3/14307e864439b2ae7f874e87781cddf366245dbf.jpeg) Thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_cd24d441](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_cd24d441](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_cd24d441)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/6 "2015-06-15T22:30:42Z")
Wow… in fact it is unstable. I’ve just restart my computer and worked once, but the second time it just returned a white screen, and the third time a black screen. All of them the audio worked… Oo" ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_c0687f281](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_c0687f281](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_c0687f281)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/7 "2015-06-15T22:32:20Z")
Welcome to the funny world of VR development in 2015 😉 ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_46649b47](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_46649b47](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_46649b47)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/8 "2015-06-16T11:25:14Z")
I can report similar black screen for standalone with example project… With a test project (third person example) with 4.8 and Oculus 0.6.0, I am able to repeatedly boot VR Preview seemingly fine, but I am unable to run stand alone without the black screen result when switching to VR with console ‘stereo on’, keyboard alt-enter, or blueprint EnableHMD where I see what looks like a single frame of the example which returns to a black screen as shown by above. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_87fb7f0b](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_87fb7f0b](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_87fb7f0b)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/9 "2015-06-16T14:58:44Z")
I have another issue with Oculus: I’ve got a scene where my player starts turned 180° (looking backwards) on Z-axes so, when I start the preview the look is ok (when the Oculus visualization starts…most of the time not), but when I started again it’s start turned 180° (looking forward) and alternating so every time that I restart the game. If I play in standard mode (no VR preview) every time the scene starts perfectly ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_e729f54e](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_e729f54e](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_e729f54e)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/10 "2015-06-16T15:00:59Z")
Hello , I was able to reproduce this issue on our end. I have written up a report ( UE-17125) and I have submitted it to the developers for further consideration. I will provide updates with any pertinent information as it becomes available. Thank you for your time and information. Make it a great day ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_c0687f281](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_c0687f281](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_c0687f281)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/11 "2015-06-16T15:16:08Z")
Hi, sounds like bug UE-11247, reported Mar 21 '15: [VR: Player start viewing direction is 90° off - XR Development - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/197438/vr-player-start-viewing-direction-is-90-off.html) (I posted a workaround there) ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_cd24d441](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_cd24d441](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_cd24d441)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/12 "2015-06-17T16:37:15Z")
Thanks Rudy! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_46649b47](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_46649b47](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_46649b47)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/13 "2015-06-25T15:45:00Z")
I can report the same black screen in standalone stereo under 4.8.1, can you confirm that UE-17125 covers this issue, and if possible can you give an eta on this being addressed please? Many thanks ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_c0687f281](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_c0687f281](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_c0687f281)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/14 "2015-06-25T16:04:41Z")
Hi there, Epic didn’t fix this yet. The only known workaround is to close all other windows and tabs before starting a VR preview (or standalone process). See [[4.8] VR preview sometimes doesn't work, bad GPU-utilisation - XR Development - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://answers.unrealengine.com/questions/240980/48-vr-preview-sometimes-doesnt-work.html) for details. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_e52c1cd1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_e52c1cd1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_e52c1cd1)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/15 "2015-06-30T18:47:49Z")
Same issue for me in 4.8.1…sticking with 4.7 for VR for now. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_e729f54e](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_e729f54e](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_e729f54e)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2015, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/16 "2015-06-30T18:59:44Z")
Hello , As posted above please note that you can run the VR preview in 4.8 if all windows are closed (excluding the main editor window). I hope that this information helps. Make it a great day ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_4623433b](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_4623433b](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_4623433b)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2015, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/17 "2015-07-31T07:10:55Z")
Hey Rudy, what is the state of this issue (UE-17125) ? ---
**Author:** ![HuntaKiller](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@HuntaKiller](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/HuntaKiller)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/18 "2015-08-02T06:05:51Z")
yes I’d also like to know the state of the issue please Rudy. Seems like a high priority thing. I updated to 4.8 to take use of some updated c++ functions but can’t test VR anymore. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_e729f54e](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_e729f54e](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_e729f54e)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/19 "2015-08-03T13:30:16Z")
Hello HuntaKiller, I went ahead and double checked on this issue for you and it appears that this issue has been resolved internally. This solution will be available in a later release of the engine. Until then you could try launching VR mode with the VR preview with all other windows closed. I hope that this information helps. Make it a great day ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_586d8a2c](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_586d8a2c](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_586d8a2c)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900/20 "2015-08-03T21:08:43Z")
When is the low-rez issue going to be addressed? Everytime I build out a 64-bit Windows package for VR (Oculus), and I jump into VR mode in the game, I get this TERRIBLE low-resolution mode. Executing console commands do nothing, it’s like it’s stuck at “HMD SP 60” and won’t leave it for anything. I don’t see this problem when I’m using the VR Preview (with all tabs closed). I only see it in the final, built package. My game’s progress has ground to a standstill. It’s ready for release, except for this singular problem. [Next page](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/4-8-vr-isnt-working-anymore-on-oculus-dk2/321900.md?page=2)