I'm sure you've found a solution, but just in case others come along looking for an answer, A lighting Stand is a good option. they can reach 7ish feet without much of an issue and some are even sold with Vive adapters now.
@@Murdstone12 The video did not answer the question; it was unclear whether a screw driver could be used to mount the base stations or if only a drill would work. The video also does not show the plastic drywall mounts that I believe were supposed to come with the screws; I ended up having to buy my own screws because I could not find a replacement for them anywhere. Furthermore, the video also does not go over, whether it is possible to mount the base stations with adhesive mounting solutions (it is, but it works very badly unless they are mounted on a flat solution like a shelf).
@@SneedsterSpeedster Lack of knowledge is not the same as lack of intelligence. In the video a drill is used to screw in the screws, but there are a lot of other possibilities that are not shown, like: - Whether a screw driver can be used to manually screw the screw into draywall (I am unsure how strong drywall is, and may have not been sure whether the screw was pointed at the time of watching). - Whether the plastic mounting parts (drywall anchors) that supposedly come with the screws can be hammered in or similar. - The online method of hammering in a nail to make a hole instead of using a drill. - Adhesive mounting solutions, like the ones I used for around a year or so before I finally got access to a drill.
I'm assuming since this was a few months ago that you have already figured out your problem, but for the future, no, you do not need a drill. I would also recommend getting a stud finder to find out where wooden studs may be. Some will even let you see electrical cables. Drywall is definitely strong enough to hold something as light as the base stations, with proper installation.
Mine has a red square they are green lights on both base stations but also has a red dotted square on the screen what does it mean pls can anyone answer
This video completely skips the installation of the brackets. I followed these steps per this video and they didn't magically connect to the wall as shown in the video. Seriously, are these supposed to stick out or be flush with the wall?
UGH You literally see the guy in the video screw them to the wall. I am sorry but how dense can you be. You screw them into the wall, have some common sense man.
Less dense than you I suppose. Good luck just screwing them into your drywall, but hey it might work out fine for you. They didn't ship me drywall installation kit. What they did send was an installation kit for concrete.
Because thats the most commonly used around the world, expect for off course the USA because god knows why. But i guess getting 4 screws, and 4 anchors and your local hardware store is too much. what is 4 bucks or so. www.vive.com/eu/support/category_howto/839611.html There is a whole support page for it. ANd you get the anchors for dry wall with it, as stated on there own website. www.vive.com/eu/support/category_howto/720323.html stated here. Maybe call someone that actually knows something about construction to help you?
Anybody else having an issue with the base station drifting? No matter how tight I do up the clamp, the ball slowly falls with the weight of the base station over time...
Reflective surfaces, eliminate those. My 2.0 base stations drifted my controllers so much until I placed a towel over the gloss finish of my AC tower. Now it doesn't have any issues.
just came here to say, that was some terrible technique when it came to using the drill motor. skipping all over the place! gonna strip those screw heads tsk tsk.
If your recommended minimum height for the base stations in 6 and a half feet tall, why are the bast stations i bought from you only 4ft tall and come with no way to attach the base stations to them? These arent base station poles at all, these are stagg microphone stands and are completely inadequate.
After trying to update the base stations one of them became totally unusable, what a waste of money and time the programing of these devices are so terrible that a single update made the base station unusable, they actually tell you that if during the update someone accidentally plugged any other device the base station is gone forever!!
I would have bought valve index or vive but this just looks ridiculous, quest 2 doesn't need all this and has portability. Why have these things? Make a fully wireless PCVR headset without these awkward impossible things with the quality of the index and we're talking
@Ryder Johannsen Setting up the base stations is not that bad, I'm getting my index in a few days and honestly, it seems pretty good. Quest 2 is very glitchy you try to play steam VR.
Just wish they weren't so expensive compared to the Index versions. I do prefer the Vive Pro headset, though.
Now i know how to build a rocket to fly to Mars!
Any suggestions for stands for the base stations? I have found some satellite speaker stands but cannot find anything over 6 feet tall...
I'm sure you've found a solution, but just in case others come along looking for an answer, A lighting Stand is a good option. they can reach 7ish feet without much of an issue and some are even sold with Vive adapters now.
So, a drill is needed to mount the base stations?
imagine watching a video about mounting base stations only to ask a question you got your answer to moments after watching the video lol.
You have to be a whole other level of stupid to ask that question
@@Murdstone12 The video did not answer the question; it was unclear whether a screw driver could be used to mount the base stations or if only a drill would work. The video also does not show the plastic drywall mounts that I believe were supposed to come with the screws; I ended up having to buy my own screws because I could not find a replacement for them anywhere. Furthermore, the video also does not go over, whether it is possible to mount the base stations with adhesive mounting solutions (it is, but it works very badly unless they are mounted on a flat solution like a shelf).
@@SneedsterSpeedster Lack of knowledge is not the same as lack of intelligence. In the video a drill is used to screw in the screws, but there are a lot of other possibilities that are not shown, like:
- Whether a screw driver can be used to manually screw the screw into draywall (I am unsure how strong drywall is, and may have not been sure whether the screw was pointed at the time of watching).
- Whether the plastic mounting parts (drywall anchors) that supposedly come with the screws can be hammered in or similar.
- The online method of hammering in a nail to make a hole instead of using a drill.
- Adhesive mounting solutions, like the ones I used for around a year or so before I finally got access to a drill.
I'm assuming since this was a few months ago that you have already figured out your problem, but for the future, no, you do not need a drill. I would also recommend getting a stud finder to find out where wooden studs may be. Some will even let you see electrical cables. Drywall is definitely strong enough to hold something as light as the base stations, with proper installation.
whats the max distance between base stations?
4.87 cm or 16 inches
@@SethGreenFarlane wtf is wrong with you
@@SethGreenFarlane centimeters????
Are lighthouses and base stations the same thing???
yes
Hello. I want to buy vive. Are these racks for base stations included in the set or do they need to be bought separately? What are their names?
They are included.
@@Tefter. they are NOT included
yes, you can buy the kit
Do the automatically hook up with ur computer-?
i bought mine from someone, so they didnt come with any screws or anything. What size screw am i supposed to use to mount them?
How long are the base station power cables, and if not long enough what do I replace them with?
Hi, the base station cable is around 8 feet long. You can use an extension cord if there is no power outlet close by.
what is the mesurments for the cable part u put into the base station?
what kind of outlet you need for those wth
the outlet that is in your house
its Region based so your good
Mine has a red square they are green lights on both base stations but also has a red dotted square on the screen what does it mean pls can anyone answer
If you havent found a Solution seit, the red dotted square are the infrared sensors
Im trying to find the wall mounts he used in the video on amazon but cant find it. can someone help me out?
they should come with the system
@@somsods Thanks mate, helpful comment LMAO
@@TheDrGravy yeah it was
@@somsods chad energy
what is the name of the sync cabel?
the sync cable is just a really long aux cable. you can use any of those.
I got B and B Not B n C But tell me something, Will it still work even if i have B N B same ones.
You have to press the button on the back to change the letters
This video completely skips the installation of the brackets. I followed these steps per this video and they didn't magically connect to the wall as shown in the video. Seriously, are these supposed to stick out or be flush with the wall?
UGH You literally see the guy in the video screw them to the wall. I am sorry but how dense can you be.
You screw them into the wall, have some common sense man.
Less dense than you I suppose. Good luck just screwing them into your drywall, but hey it might work out fine for you. They didn't ship me drywall installation kit. What they did send was an installation kit for concrete.
Because thats the most commonly used around the world, expect for off course the USA because god knows why.
But i guess getting 4 screws, and 4 anchors and your local hardware store is too much. what is 4 bucks or so.
www.vive.com/eu/support/category_howto/839611.html There is a whole support page for it.
ANd you get the anchors for dry wall with it, as stated on there own website.
www.vive.com/eu/support/category_howto/720323.html stated here.
Maybe call someone that actually knows something about construction to help you?
The internet is such a mean place
@@JWalton314 only mean if youre stupid
Anybody else having an issue with the base station drifting? No matter how tight I do up the clamp, the ball slowly falls with the weight of the base station over time...
same here. shitty vive as usual.
I’m probably gonna get stands instead of drilling it into the wall.
@@xainethewicker5724 cute sona
@@deltafox757 >w< thx!
Reflective surfaces, eliminate those.
My 2.0 base stations drifted my controllers so much until I placed a towel over the gloss finish of my AC tower. Now it doesn't have any issues.
hello my steam VR is cent see the Base Stations 1.0 what cen I do ??
blurred out shoes is crazy
Bro got pandabuy shoes on 😭
What if one is blinking red? (Channel is C that is doing that)
dead
Internal failure. Contact VIVE support to send it to repair
Anyone have a smart way to hide the cables?
me looking in the comments: wow i have never had so many problems with tech
they wont connect to my pc :(
Same 😭
i got full body and had to sell it because everything was working and connect EXCEPY for the base stations, they wouldn’t connect to steam 😭😭
@@hazel8853did you get the 2.0 base stations? Only those ones connect to steam. Then you need the 3.0 vice trackers to go with it.
Hi
just came here to say, that was some terrible technique when it came to using the drill motor. skipping all over the place! gonna strip those screw heads tsk tsk.
came here to figure out the best way to mount my index base stations, couldn't agree more.
If your recommended minimum height for the base stations in 6 and a half feet tall, why are the bast stations i bought from you only 4ft tall and come with no way to attach the base stations to them? These arent base station poles at all, these are stagg microphone stands and are completely inadequate.
After trying to update the base stations one of them became totally unusable, what a waste of money and time the programing of these devices are so terrible that a single update made the base station unusable, they actually tell you that if during the update someone accidentally plugged any other device the base station is gone forever!!
ffs how is this a setup tell us how to get it to work with steam vr ffs
I would have bought valve index or vive but this just looks ridiculous, quest 2 doesn't need all this and has portability. Why have these things?
Make a fully wireless PCVR headset without these awkward impossible things with the quality of the index and we're talking
Quest 2 is not good. I got a quest and it is very glitchy.
@Ryder Johannsen Setting up the base stations is not that bad, I'm getting my index in a few days and honestly, it seems pretty good. Quest 2 is very glitchy you try to play steam VR.
These base stations are used for 360°tracking so you can put controllers in One line and you got tracking behind your back
not helpful. this is a no brainer.