I look forward to part 2 - anything that can prolong the life of such products is a great move - and will hopefully be of benefit to others in the future.

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I just hate the thought of all these perfectly good VR headsets being trashed because of a cable.

@siedliko

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDigitalOrphanage Are you trying to connect the fiber optic cable ?

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

@@siedliko no, I'm trying to replace the fibre optic links with wired connections instead. I'm part way through, but been very busy with work and the computer museum I run.

@siedliko

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDigitalOrphanage I messed around with the cable and I was also thinking about wiring the cable the normal way. I have sliced the connector and everything is in some kind of resin, so it won't be easy. I bought a Rift S with a broken cable from eBay, thinking I could fix it, but that didn't work. So I have contacted Oculus and they replaced the cable for free :D

@mysololife-myjourneytoendl7490

Жыл бұрын

@@siedliko How?

I am very much looking forward to part two if you ever find a way to fix this. Please update this if you can!

No time is too late for part 2 :) Thank you for the work you put in to this.

Great vid, looking forward to part 2. I love the quality of your super zoomed in shots!

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! My eyesight for close-up work is failing so I'm happy to have that level of zoom too! 🙂

Glad to see a new upload!

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to be back! Museum needed more of my spare time to sort out some important things, but I hadn't forgotten this channel!

@awesomefacepalm

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDigitalOrphanage I kind of had it figured, looking forward for more videos! And good luck with the museum work!

Cautionary tale, thanks for the heads up!

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

I guess it explains why they charged so much for a new cable!

Blimey,that is meticulous! Good effort! I'd have given up - look fwd to part 2 whatever the outcome!

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm working on part 2 and I think you're going to like it.

Had this happen to me tofay. The headset lasted 50 hrs of use....

@geraldalfariza1430

4 ай бұрын

fr man, didnt even had it for a year, such a waste

how soon will the second part be out? I'm also wondering if you have a complete cable pinout? As far as I know, there were options with all-copper wires from RIFT S.

Hi there! I got an oculus rift S yesterday at a thrift store. My cable still works fine but I saw the cable was proprietary, so I started digging into this in anticipation of the issues. I am wondering: maybe a simpler fix would be to remove/replace the 42 pin connector from the headset and replace it with a non-proprietary alternative. I don't know as much about the pinout as you do, but it seems like there would be a lot more leeway soldering on the pcb than in any of the super fine wires, and there are many cheap headsets around to work with. If I could get it working with a displayport and usb port on the headset, the cable length issue could be handled separately.

A part two would be wonderful! I have been meaning to fix my cable for ages, but I never knew where to start

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

I was working on part 2 yesterday. I'm glad I've got a microscope!

@andreaemme992

10 ай бұрын

Hi, any news on part 2?

Oh my goodness, thanks for your work! I've just spent about 20 hours on and off ruling out everything software related with my Oculus Rift S... My headset has just died. It was an odd experience, as it didn't go all at once, just began actting buggy and buggier.... Now it's totally failed. I am praying you put out a follow up video to this. As learning from your experience, could help me avoid any pitfalls, and increase the chances of success. What a shame such a nice product could be brought down by this badly thought out cable!

got one used in november 2022, got an incredible amount of 6 hours of gameplay because the next day the cable just stopped working, the problems is that day I didn't knew it was the cable, so in the course of 8 months I looked, asked and tried EVERYTHING to see what the problem was, all of that to finally narrow it down to "yeah I have to get the 80 usd cable". getting it next week but is great that a video like this exists.

@AngeloT2001

10 ай бұрын

but real talk. how hard is for meta to simply give the schematics to 3rd party companies, that way they let consumers to get cheaper cables

@unknown-x-1777

9 ай бұрын

Did you find a replacement cable that works? Found some for $150 on Amazon, which is outrageous. I should have bought a backup when I first bought my rift-s Trying to find a site where someone can confirm that the replacement works

@skydarkbomber1728

Ай бұрын

@@AngeloT2001 It wasn't meta who designed it, it was lenovo. All engineering rights goes to them while oculus/meta worked on the software. Lenovo chose not make schematics and diagrams for the cable because the fiber optic technology were proprietary and patented.

Subscribed! I suspect mine has the same issue and shipping a replacement cable isnt cheap. Definitely looking forward to the second part.

I have the same problem with the Rift S, there is any update?

0:14 often ? 6 months ive waited for another video...good to see you again.

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

😂

We need instructions on how to replace optics with copper or how to eliminate the factor of one wire and make two, ordinary ones. For example, insert a regular HDMI but have a second soldered USB.

is part 2 still on the hirizon? 👍🏼

Hi Keith! Long time no see :) I'm always looking for your new videos.

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

Hi Franko, always good to hear from you. Sorry, the museum has taken a lot of my spare time but I'm trying to get back into the swing of making regular videos.

@fffUUUUUU

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDigitalOrphanage please don't be sorry. You do what you want (I hope!) and need to. We are waiting patiently :) I appreciate your kind words :)

Oft, fibre optic in a consumer cable like that is just asking for trouble!

Another reason I'm glad I didn't go down the Oculus/Meta route.

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

Thankfully the Quest 2 is better as it uses a standard USB C lead, and can also use wi-fi to tether to a PC.

Cable micro-surgery! I wish you luck in part 2 :D

@TheDigitalOrphanage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I've been working on part 2 tonight and I'm going to need all the luck you can give! 😁

Waiting for part 2. I havent even used my Rift S for one year in the past and I cant use it anymore D:

can you give me colored wire diagram?

Great video, stumbled upon it a bit late. But recently I got off work and am trying to repair this cable, I ran over it with my chair. Yeah, jezus. And I can't seem to distinguish USB from DisplayPort. Do you have any blueprint or notes that would tell me which wires go from the headset connector to the splitter, which are the USB cables. Because when I plug the headset in it says "Sensors, not working, faulty USB 3.0" Soo... I probably crushed a USB cable. But for the life of me I don't know which is which. I'll try to strip down the USB cable and maybe figure out which cables are going there. The optic seems fine, no bent or faded color in the semitransparent white shell. The ground wire is a bit flattened but it looks fine ish.

Waiting for part 2...

Any news for part 2?

@TheDigitalOrphanage

10 ай бұрын

Working on it and making progress. Been a bit busy with museum stuff to really concentrate on it though.

@andreaemme992

10 ай бұрын

@@TheDigitalOrphanage I understand. As fare as i know there is a circuit near the connector on headset side. In your opinion, is it possibile to solder a USB and a HDMI female connector immediately after that, in order to use normal cables? I also don't understand at what point of the cable the optic fiber is converted into copper

@TheDigitalOrphanage

10 ай бұрын

There is a resin sealed circuit in both the Y combiner and the headset plug end. I'm at the soldering point and trying to build up the courage to attempt some pretty delicate soldering before I find out whether my wiring diagram I've deduced is worth the paper it's on! 🤔

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