SUMMARY



This article covers the steps you need to take in order to set up the Oculus Rift CV1 headset with CaraVR 1.0v4 and above, on Linux. It also includes some useful functionality notes you should be aware of once the setup is done.





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INSTALLATION

In order to use the Oculus Rift CV1 headset on Linux, please follow all the steps below and do not plug in the headset or start Nuke before completing all of them, otherwise the setup won't be successful:

1. Ensure there are no legacy Oculus drivers installed. If there are, uninstall them.



2. Make sure your user ID belongs to the group plugdev. Review your Linux distribution's documentation for information on how to add user IDs to groups.

3. As root, create a udev system rule using the following commands, supplied by OpenHMD: