Can Vorpx be used with the 0.4.3 runtime?

[FranckyB]

When I first intalled Vorpx, I had 0.4.2 installed. Everything ran fine.

I updated to the latest 0.4.3 version and Vorpx would crash instantly everytime I tried to run it.

Uninstalled Vorpx, reinstalld it and it tried to install runtime 0.4.1 ?! Screwing up my config and camera drivers.

After a bit of fiddling and rebooting a bunch of times, I got everything back up and running with 0.4.2.

So I have to ask, I’m I stuck with 0.4.2 if I want to use Vorpx?
Which means that I can’t run new apps and demos that need 0.4.3?

Thanks,

Francky

[moarveer]

Ralf mentioned that the next update will arrive by next week or so, hopefully that version with use 4.3. I’m on 4.2 too since I don’t want to lose Vorpx compatibility

[Ralf]

You should be able to use 0.4.3 with the current vorpX version, I’m not aware of any ill side effects. If you want to stay on the safe side and don’t absolutely need 0.4.3 for something else, I would recommend to stick with the version vorpX installs though.

The vorpX installer does a version check to avoid installing an older runtime, but unfortunately Oculus changed the registry key they store the version number in with 0.4.3. So this check fails in some cases (like yours). Will be fixed with the next update.

[FranckyB]

Second times a charm I guess :)

I tried again to install 0.43 and it worked this time. Dunno why it broke VorpX the first time I tried, but all seems fine now.

Thanks Ralf!

[reject423]

Hi Ralf,

I don’t think this works at all…

I noticed your setup’s “OculusRuntimeLatest.exe” is 0.4.1 – because it installed the runtime side-by-side my 0.4.3

The problem is, like you stated, your installer is out of date and fails to detect that the Oculus Rift Runtime is already newer.
If I cancel the Oculus installation right after it downloads in your installer, the installation continues, but VorpX will not work.

The symptoms are that Start VorpX will launch and be in my System Tray, but if I go to Configure VorpX, it states that the configuration encountered a problem and prompts to restart it.

If I let both 0.4.1 and 0.4.3(or 0.4.4) “co-exist” on my workstation, the configuration application works and I can play games. I just don’t know if other demos will default to 0.4.1 or 0.4.3(I would rather the latter).

[reject423]

Can’t we just have an installer that doesn’t overwrite our existing Runtime? I think that would make it easier for you and us, but I don’t know what else might be tied up in that installation.

[Ralf]

The vorpX installer does a version check to avoid installing an older runtime, but unfortunately Oculus changed the location they store the version number in with 0.4.3. So this check fails in some cases (like yours). Will be fixed with the next update.

[reject423]

Understood — thanks for the fast response. However in the meantime, I guess I will have to downgrade to 0.4.2 ? Not so bad I guess…

[Ralf]

You should be able to use 0.4.3 with the current vorpX version, I’m not aware of any ill side effects. If you want to stay on the safe side and don’t absolutely need 0.4.3 for something else, I would recommend to stick with the version vorpX installs though.

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