Talk:Ike's Guided Tour/@comment-2606:A000:6700:E500:C522:CB18:E216:B1DE-20190124185408/@comment-3234315-20190131161158

I'm currently not on my own PC, so I can't check this live in-game … As far as I remember, the mouse cursor will shift into two rounded arrows when hovering over these objects. If your character doesn't stand very close to the object, a message will appear such as "You're too far away to use this" or similar – does this happen for you?

I don't remember if there's also a message if you don't have the needed items in your inventory, but I think there is. Different ones, depending on the object. You should carry these items in the inventory of that character who's operating the device, and directly in it, not in some container if you have a bags mod installed.

Alternatively you could use a savegame editor or the console to give you the needed items.