New bootloader lets you take the “Meta” out of the original Meta Quest GAFAM / Plateformes centralisées Libertés numériques (arstechnica.com)
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New bootloader lets you take the “Meta” out of the original Meta Quest

Privilege escalation attack grants “full control” and freedom from Meta’s servers/apps.

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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

Omg mon rêve d'avoir root sur mon quest 1 devient-il enfin possible ?!

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    [–] 69 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    The original quest is a perfectly capable little VR headset if you're looking to tinker.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Got one for really cheap about a year or so before support was dropped. It still gets regular use. Although I've been waiting for the Frame for the more open system. Would be funny if this exploit enabled me to install SteamOS on it.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Can it handle steam streaming? I'm debating picking it up on ebay, but I'm not sure exactly what it can handle.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Yes. I played Half Life Alex via my wifi, even.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    Interesting.... Does it require mounted hardware for tracking?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

    Nope. Headset has a motions sensors and gyros and orients to the environment using its built-in cameras. The wands have lights tracked by the headset cameras as well as their own gyros. Works pretty well. I think the wands can lose tracking from the camera if they're down by your waist, but the gyros take over at that point and you're probably just pointing them around down there.

    The original Rift and Vive both had external doodads you had to deal with, but the Quest is completely self contained.

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  • [–] 61 points 2 months ago

    It's amazing how an appealing product can become so grotesque just by attaching Meta's name.

    Glad there's a way to free them up.

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  • [–] 37 points 2 months ago

    SteamOS when

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  • [–] 36 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Hoping this can come to quest 2 and 3 soon enough. I haven't updated my quest 3 in years in anticipation for a bootloader exploit.

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    Fuckin' finally!

    I'm basically running mine without Meta since they mandated the switch from an Oculus to a Meta account.

    I'm still pissed that they dropped support a month before adding the ability to use it while lying down to the Quest 2. All it basically does is allow you to set the head tilt to 0. That was so hard that it took them years to implement. My disabled ass could have really used it.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 months ago

    I have been waiting for this day. Now I just need a free weekend to do it.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago*

    Figures this would happen after I already sold my Quest 🫩

    Which I sold due to all the software updates that rendered my mostly FOSS setup unusable unless I streamed from PC.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago

    Neat, I was thinking of selling mine since fuck facebook. Would be amazing to run a custom OS on it

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I wonder if this was a push from John Carmack? I faintly remember him talking about trying to do something like this with Facebook/Meta years ago.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Hope this works for the Rift S too. Have one at work, and the Meta bullshit is annoying af

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Now do the Portal TV!

    (Which has been a life-changing device for us, by the way)

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    what does that do that an android tablet doesn't?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago*

    How it started:

    • "hey portal, call my kids" and it shows up on the fucking TV. That's the workflow. It lights the TV, switches inputs and starts a call. Boom.
    • microphone array works from everywhere
    • digital-ptz camera was game-changing
    • "hey portal, answer call" when the TV was off would light the TV, select the right HDMI and start the call. The workflow again was a single command.
    • setup: plug in HDMI, plug in power . Use QR to auth the unit to your account.
    • it was loss-leadered at like $100, which is why we outfitted the entire family during covid for the cost of a single tablet.

    How it's going:

    • the M agent is dead, so its voice control for calling no longer works.
    • the Alexa link is dead, so it no longer works as an Alexa agent for home control
    • the streamer apps are dead, so it can't do Netflix, britbox, prime, etc
    • zoom is too weird to set up with the remote, so no zoom
    • video works
    • Cam still crushes it
    • sound still rocks
    • poking the remote HDMI-CECs over to the portal still, like what voice commands did

    But it still - and here's the thing - is a single set-top appliance with an easy UI and controller that puts video chat on the damned TV

    Grandma can no longer use her voice, but she can use the tivo-style remote to start calls. And, again, they're on this gorgeous big screen so nana can see everyone.

    I simply cannot describe the difference between a phone, even a tablet, and a monster fucking TV image to make you feel really connected with people of normal size. I'd say it again if I thought it'd make a difference.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Oh nice, I still have my Oculus Quest. But will I be able to play the games that I bought from the store after this?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Flight and car Sims players for starters.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)
    • People who want to watch 3d movies at home
    • People who were really into the Wii but want more
    • People who want to play the last Half-life game we'll get in Gaben's lifetime
    • People who can't go to live events but can enjoy 360 videos
    • Perverts who want more immersive porn games
    • People looking to be more active without dealing with outside
    • People who want to gamify their workout
    • People who want to see environments they would otherwise never experience

    The list goes on

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