The trouble and fix lie in device manager.
Oculus hdmi cable not detected.
You ll likely notice that your headset and sensors aren t listed in the devices section of the oculus app and when you attempt to run the setup you ll find that nothing is detected even though everything is plugged in.
Open the oculus app and then try to connect your headset again.
I forgot to mention uninstall steam vr first get rid of that thing it saves associations which will overwrite a fresh install of the oculus suite.
This is the hdmi connector that represents the problem and we have to push it so that it makes a better contact.
If this helped you i m very glad to have been useful to you.
Basically i just got oculus rift but the hdmi port is not being detected on my laptop.
If you re already using your hdmi port for your display or your graphics card doesn t have an hdmi port try the following options.
Yeah i know laptop but it is a msi gp72m 7rex leopard pro.
As we mentioned before we should ensure the rift s hdmi cable is plugged into the port on your graphics card instead of the motherboard.
Right click the start button.
If even this doesn t help you in solving your problems with hdmi i do not know how to help you further sorry.
If the hdmi cable is currently plugged into your pc unplug it check the end for any damage and plug it back into the hdmi port on your gpu.
I did my best.
Make sure it s not plugged into the hdmi port on your motherboard.
After rebooting if the issue that oculus rift no hdmi connection has not been resolved let us check the next solution.
Check hdmi cables ports and usb connection.
Check the oculus app to see if your hdmi cable is.
How to fix windows 10 not detecting your oculus rift.
Try contacting oculus support.
If you haven t already swap out your hdmi cable for a hi speed hdmi cable with a speeds of at least 10 2 gbps but preferably 18 gbps.