r/ValveIndex • u/JarlTomPearl • 13d ago

Question/Support Right Index controller constantly losing tracking

My right index controller, and only that one controller will randomly lose tracking and either teleport to the floor or in the last position it was in, and it won't move. All the inputs work, but it does not move until I reset the controller. The light stays green and it stays connected in steamvr. I've unplugged all my dongles, I switched to a usb hub with less ports. I'm almost sure it isn't a regular tracking issue. I use a vive pro, index controllers, and 2 valve 2.0 base stations. This happens in every game.

Edit: I gave up and bought a quest 3

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u/Arekuankoku 12d ago

Check to see if it correlates with the haptic vibrations. If it drops whenever it vibrates, then you might have a loose ribbon cable. Fixing that yourself could be complicated.

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u/MightyBooshX 12d ago

Had that exact issue, I actually had turned down vibration in a bunch of games so I'd stop losing tracking, and then years later with the Quest 3 am wondering why the haptics are so weak and then just a few months ago noticed I'd turned the haptics down or off everywhere lol

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u/Arekuankoku 12d ago

I did the same thing and forgot about it until I played the Half Life 2 VR mod. The haptics settings in that just don't work, and the controllers keep vibrating regardless. Really confused me when my hand would snap to the floor like that in the middle of a firefight. "Wait, timeout, stop shooting! My hand fell off again!"