Some stuff about Oculus Quest

How to link from my Debian box

I wanted to link to the Quest from my Debian box, so that I can later debug from it. For that, I need:

To activate developer mode in the Quest. That is done from the Oculus app in the phone (the one that controls the Quest). Option Settings > More Settings > Tap on Developer Mode.
In the Debian box, I added my user to the plugdev group (assume the user is user):

$ sudo usermod -a -G plugdev user

Logout from my Debian accouint, and log back in again. To check I’m in the group, from the shell I just run id, and check that plugdev is among the list of groups.
Check if it works. I connect a USB cable to the Quest from my Debian box, and type:

$ lsusb
...
Bus 001 Device 059: ID 2833:0186 Oculus Quest

That means the device is connected and recognized. It is important that the Quest is on (ensure it didn’t suspend).

Final check is to install adb and use it to connect to the Quest:

$ sudo apt install adb
...
$ adb devices
List of devices attached
XXXXXXXXXXX	device

In my case, i also had to write udev rules for having permissions on it with the plugdev group. I placed this file in /etc/udev/rules.d/51-quest.rules:

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2833", ATTR{idProduct}=="0186", MODE="0660", 
GROUP="plugdev", SYMLINK+="quest%n"

The numbers idVendor and idProduct come from the lsusb listing: the numbers before and after the semicolon, right after ID.

Once i did this, unplug the USB cable and plug it again, adb devices worked like a charm. I also got convenient /dev/quest? links for the Quest, when it is connected.

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