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annotate LINUX_README @ 0:1b39a1b46319

initial 0.4.4
author John Tsiombikas <nuclear@member.fsf.org>
date Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:51:16 +0200
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nuclear@0 1 WHAT SETUP IS REQUIRED?
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nuclear@0 3 * Appropriate permissions for Oculus hidraw devices. See
nuclear@0 4 LibOVR/90-oculus.rules and ConfigureDebian.sh.
nuclear@0 5 * Use a multihead setup with one X screen spanning both displays (such as
nuclear@0 6 NVidia TwinView) or place the rift on an independent X screen.
nuclear@0 7 * Ensure oculusd is running when using the rift.
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nuclear@0 9 BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
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nuclear@0 11 After installing the appropriate packages issue 'make' in the root of
nuclear@0 12 the SDK directory. This will build a release version of Oculus World Demo
nuclear@0 13 (OWD). To generate debug symbols use 'make DEBUG=1'.
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nuclear@0 15 HOW DO I RUN OCULUS WORLD DEMO (OWD)?
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nuclear@0 17 Either run the binary directly from the output directory, or use 'make run'.
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nuclear@0 19 SHOULD I ROTATE MY DEVICE'S SCREEN?
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nuclear@0 21 Manual screen rotation is not recommended. If your window is fullscreen on a
nuclear@0 22 rift device, set the ovrDistortionCap_LinuxDevFullscreen distortion cap to
nuclear@0 23 have the SDK automatically rotate the distortion mesh on appropriate devices.
nuclear@0 24 Be aware you will have to account for window size. You can use
nuclear@0 25 OVR::SDKWindow::findDevScreenForHMD (Displays/OVR_Linux_SDKWindow.h) to
nuclear@0 26 return the screen offset and dimensions necessary to size your Linux window.
nuclear@0 27 See Samples/CommonSrc/Platform/Linux_Platform.cpp for an example.
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nuclear@0 29 TWINVIEW
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nuclear@0 31 You must sync to the Rift's display device for a smooth experience when using
nuclear@0 32 TwinView. To consistently sync to the rift with TwinView setups, set the
nuclear@0 33 __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE environment variable to the appropriate display
nuclear@0 34 device before X starts. For example in your /etc/profile you could place the
nuclear@0 35 following:
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nuclear@0 37 export __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE="DFP-1"
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nuclear@0 39 if your rift corresponds to DFP-1.
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nuclear@0 41 STARTING THE TRACKING SERVICE AUTOMATICALLY
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nuclear@0 43 Start the tracking service when a user is logged in using Xsession files.
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nuclear@0 45 UBUNTU USERS
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nuclear@0 47 There was a ubuntu-specific kernel bug which affected HID devices in 14.04.
nuclear@0 48 If you are receiving feature report failures try upgrading your distro
nuclear@0 49 (dist-upgrade).
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nuclear@0 51 KNOWN ISSUES
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nuclear@0 53 * OWD vsync initially disabled on Radeon proprietary.
nuclear@0 54 * Frame loss on NVidia TwinView setups. Use an independent X screen for an
nuclear@0 55 optimal experience.
nuclear@0 56 * Mesa DK2 latency tester does not function properly in OWD.
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