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My Heresphere can’t connect to Quest 3—via SMB or XBVR.

A topic by 43yB165 created Oct 14, 2023 Views: 5,682 Replies: 11

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43yB1651 year ago

Hi,

My heresphere isn’t able to connect. After creating a shared SMB + guest user/pass; multiple restarts; and re-buying the app through App Lab—I get the same results. It cycles between an “incorrect login credential error” or “unable connect to smb error.”

And no luck with XBVR. I was able to scrub for metadata and match some of my files but that’s it. Web access is a no-go in Heresphere.

I’m sure it’s user-error on my end, but thanks for the assist! I’m using latest version on Quest 3 and on MacOS (M1)

HereSphereDeveloper1 year ago

Can you try following these steps for XBVR and report back on which step isn't working?

1. Download xbvr from here (make sure to select the correct one for your computer): https://github.com/xbapps/xbvr/releases

2. Run xbvr on your computer.

3. Launch your computer's web browser. Type in http://127.0.0.1:9999 to access the xbvr UI.

4. Go to xbvr options and add your folders with your videos.

5. Go to scrapers and add the sites that your videos came from.

6. After the scrapers finish running, go to files. Your videos and scripts should show up under matched. If they don't, go to unmatched, and then click on the match button, and select the correct scene for both your video and script.

7. Go back to xbvr options. Click on players. Make a note of the xbvr IP address, which probably starts with http://192. If you want to add the ability to delete files and sync data from HereSphere, click on the Heresphere tab, and then enable the corresponding toggles.

8. Launch HereSphere, go to the web browser, input the xbvr IP address from step 7. Press the web api button that looks like a play button on 4 tiles to the left of the input box.

9. Once the HereSphere web UI loads, click on a thumbnail to play the video. If you couldn't match some videos, click on the "unmatched" button near the top of the HereSphere web view UI.

SMB can be pretty finnicky, especially on newer macs, so I recommend going the XBVR route.

43yB1651 year ago (3 edits)

Reporting back! I was able to get to Step 8.

I launched Heresphere and selected Web Browser... to input the XBVR IP addresses found under Shared Player Options. I typed in the addresses and clicked on the icon with 4 tiles and a play button. I waited for about 1-2 mins while Heresphere was Searching for Web Stream API; then I got a Webpage not available page in the browser.

When inputing the URL beginning with http://127... The webpage could not be loaded because: net::ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED.

When inputing the 2 URL's beginning with http://192... The webpage could not be loaded because: net::ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

I restarted my Mac and Quest 3 and tried again. Still getting the same result

HereSphereDeveloper1 year ago

First, make sure you press enter after inputting the XBVR web address, and see if the XBVR webpage loads. If it doesn't, try restarting your router (unplug the power for 10 seconds, then plug it back in), Mac, and Quest 3. Make sure the XBVR app is running on your Mac (the terminal should be open). Then try accessing the xbvr webpage from your smartphone (or any device that isn't your Mac). If it's able to connect, try using the HereSphere web browser again. Use the url's that begin with 192 as well (make sure to include http:// in the url, not https).

Viper07071 year ago

I've had the exact same problem for months and never did figure it out, I use MacOS (M1) too and after entering the URL on step 8 the same error comes up for me!

HereSphereDeveloper1 year ago

Do you know if there's some firewall issue with the Mac? I'm able to get it to work on my Mac, although it's a pretty old MacBook air.

Viper07071 year ago

I have disabled the firewall before and still wouldn't work, not sure if there are any other issues. I have the 2020 Macbook air, also i've recently got a new router and thought that might do the trick but still no change just the same error message after a few minutes of entering the URL into the Heresphere web browser.

HereSphereDeveloper1 year ago

Can you try using your smartphone and accessing xbvr through its web browser? That should let you know if there's some network issue, and not just HereSphere.

Viper07071 year ago

I tried last week actually to connect using my phone and says Safari could not open the page because the server stopped responding.

HereSphereDeveloper1 year ago

If you can't load it in your phone's web browser, then the issue stems from your Mac/router/xbvr. You can try asking for help on the xbvr discord: https://discord.gg/wdCHXAG. Maybe some recent MacOS updates are preventing xbvr from communicating properly over your network.

jsmythe1 year ago

Maybe not helpful. To use xbvr on your headset the app has to always be running on your computer. On your computer you should be able to see all your files / funscripts here (step 3 above) http://localhost:9999/ui/#/option

I only mention this because I remember that at some point my q2 would not connect, and I discovered that somehow the xbvr process on the computer had quit and was not currently running. Once restarted the error messages went away.

Then the headset connects to the xbvr server on your computer, make sure the "s" is missing, http, not https - and you have to pick the http://192.x.x.x:9999 option (I tried the other ips xbvr says to use and they did not work).

Also, I have used xbvr on both macbook m1, and windows, and both worked fine with no special settings or configurations. Just start the application, go to a browser window on the computer to confirm the app is running, and you should be good to go.

43yB1651 year ago

Oh right on! I’m gonna go through this and all of the troubleshooting from Heresphere above and see if I can get closer. Thanks for the help 🙌

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My Heresphere can’t connect to Quest 3—via SMB or XBVR.