The COMPLETE beginner's guide to e-tuning (with a vendor and VAG-COM cable)

Gotcha. Will do. Thanks. Tried both through the wizard and the control panel/system/device manager. I unzipped the drivers in the ecu flash folder and tried it that way and without them being unzipped. deleted redownloaded through remove programs a couple of times. Thanks again.

Edited February 29, 2012 by instantfury

Ok yeah, click the check box next to "Show compatible hardware." Theoretically it should let you install when that's not checked.

whether or not it's checked has no bearing on the outcome, unfortunately. It seems i have a bunk cable? upon first insertion a pop up states that it is a usbserial 2.0/ usbserial CH340.

Hmmm well I can't say for sure. It might be fine, but it's not guaranteed to work with EcuFlash unless you got it from Infamous... any possibility of just sending it back and getting it from them instead?

We discontinued carrying the cables long ago.

Anyone with Windows 7 unable to get Rom Raider to remember the location of logger.xml? I need to point RR to it every time I open it

i had that issue, i ended up just putting the xml's in the rr directory

We discontinued carrying the cables long ago.

 

Oh I see. What are your current tuning options now? (so that I can update post 1)

tactrix.

We still offer tuning services for AP and open source. We just no longer sell any open source cables. VAG-COM is available on eBay and Tactrix sells their Openport 2.0.

Ok guys, any help would be appreciated....

 

On the original procedure list I am fine through Step 7...

 

No dice on Step 8 (8. "The Found Device Wizard" should show up again, this time trying to install the USB Port.)

 

I understand the Vag-Com driver installed fine but the USB driver must be installed.

 

Going to the second procedure list from Adoniram, Step 5 (5. On the right, expand "Ports (COM & LPT)"), my list is different. I am on Windows Vista Home.

 

See attached pic.

 

Does this look familiar to anyone? In the USB controllers section there are the USB Host Controllers, and then the USB Root Hub. I can find the Open Port Subaru 1.3 in both controller and root hub.

 

Where does the USB driver get installed?

 

Thanks again for any help!

 

NOTE: I've tested these instructions on 2 different laptops, both running Windows 7 x64 (one is Enterprise, one is Home Premium) so this should be applicable to most (if not all) Win 7 x64 machines.

 

1. Download EcuFlash 1.29 by clicking here

2. Run the installation and accept all defaults (including installation directory)

 

3. If you see the following error message, relax, just click OK, and forget all about it.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/LGT%20flashing/1.jpg

 

 

4. Finishing going through the installation, accepting all defaults.

 

5. Plug in the Vag-Com cable

 

6. A "found new hardware" bubble should pop up. You do not need to click on it or do anything, but if you did, it would look like the pictures below. DO NOT INTERRUPT THE AUTOMATIC DRIVER INSTALLATION.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/LGT%20flashing/2.jpg

 

After a moment, it would then look like this:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/LGT%20flashing/3.jpg

 

 

7. After the drivers have been installed, open EcuFlash. You should see something like the following window. Look at the bottom-right corner of EcuFlash; you should see something like FT232R USB UART A400fMIA. If you see this, the drivers have been installed correctly.

If you see something like "No Vehicle Interface," click here to manually change the drivers

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/LGT%20flashing/4.jpg

 

 

8. Close EcuFlash, and download the latest RomRaider by clicking here

 

9. Run the installation and accept all defaults.

 

10. At the end of installation, you might see something like the following window. Just click "This program installed correctly."

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/LGT%20flashing/5.jpg

 

 

11. Download the latest logger definitions (logger.xml) and place it into the RomRaider folder, which should be: C:\Program Files (x86)\RomRaider

The logger definitions file can be found here

**Keep in mind the file you download is a .zip and the file you want needs to be extracted out of the zip.

 

12. Download the latest ECU definitions (ecu_defs.xml) and place it into the RomRaider folder (same as before).

The ecu definitions file can be found here

**Keep in mind the file you download is a .zip and the file you want needs to be extracted out of the zip.

 

13. Download the latest Road Dyno Car definitions (cars_def.xml AND cars_def.dtd) and place them into the RomRaider folder.

**IMPORTANT: There is already a file in that folder called cars_def.dtd. I suggest you rename it cars_def.old before proceeding.

Both of these files can be found here

 

14. If the following window appears, click No

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/LGT%20flashing/6-1.jpg

 

 

15. If the following window appears, click OK

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/LGT%20flashing/7.jpg

 

 

16. In RomRaider, click Settings (at the top), then Logger Definition Location...

Navigate to the RomRaider folder, which is where you placed the logger.xml file. Select the logger.xml file.

 

17. RomRaider should now show you all the options in the left pane, like below:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/LGT%20flashing/8.jpg

 

18. Close RomRaider.

 

19. Download the latest version of LearningView by clicking here

 

20. Install Learning View

 

21. Refer to the first post here, step 21, to begin the actual tuning process which should be the same as before.

 

Edited March 15, 2012 by Adoniram

Edited March 13, 2012 by Adoniram

This is excellent. I've been considering booting up my old XP machine if I ever get to the point of connecting the cable I've had now for in the ballpark of a year. Now I'll be able to use my good laptop, which has a much better battery too. I'm pretty good with computers but step-by-step like this is really helpful in making it bulletproof.

That was my goal I think tuning your own car is something worth doing and everyone should be able to do it. I'm glad it makes it easier for you.

Old thread, sorry! Edited March 20, 2012 by 2manysubies
moved question

 

7. After the drivers have been installed, open EcuFlash. You should see something like the following window. Look at the bottom-right corner of EcuFlash; you should see something like FT232R USB UART A400fMIA. If you see this, the drivers have been installed correctly.

If you see something like "No Vehicle Interface," click here to manually change the drivers

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/LGT%20flashing/4.jpg

 

 

 

 

bottom right for me says USB <-> SERIAL.

 

I continued with the installation instructions, everything else matched, but ECUFlash doesnt connect to my car when i tested everything.

 

any suggestions?

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I cannot get rr to read my ecu. I've tried multiple driver installations. LV and \ecuflash both work fine but rr won't read. I've tried manually doing drivers and automatic. I have Windows 7 and 64 bit system any advice for a next step i should do.? I need to log i have the right driver installed it just will not read my dang ecu

Edited April 12, 2012 by angeltalin

^^NVM i just used my wifes 32bit laptop and it worked just fine

Just out of curiosity, what cable are you using, and where did you get it? Seems that some cables work with 64-bit and some don't...

I'm using the blue one from amazon has a steady blue light when plugged into the obdII port. Works fin on my x64 for LV and ECUflash but 32 bit works with all

This is what someone PMed me a month back when we were troubleshooting getting the cable to work:

 

iNVAR

Here is the cable I bought FYI

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160667890896...84.m1439.l2648

 

This cable is made by Ross tech rosstech.com is their WS

 

You know the URL to my thread under "tuning"

 

You know the software issues I was having, could only see LV, ecu v1.29 did not see the ecu, neither did RR

 

after a week of Trouble software/drivers, cable etc and following a bunch of suggestions, I have found a way to make the $12 cable work.

1. Unstall ECUflash V1.29

2. Install ECUflash V1.42(romraider site) let the software install, you will have to "OK, YES or Continue" a bunch of times because it's not Microsoft signed, make sure the USB end is plugged in to the computer, hardware wizzard will find it as a "OPENPORT" device and continue to install the proper driver for the cable, again you will have to click some "OK's/continue" when it's doing the installing. I then went to RR page and made sure I had all the latest and greatest def's extracted and installed, I think in Metafile dir. I then shut the computer off(or restart), plugged OBD2 side into car, usb still in computer, started car(green connectors not connected, I was checking RR) started computer.

Works 100%, able to see real time in RR, (as boxes are selected), press F1 to log(I was just idleing in driveway) F1 again to stop, found the file so that works good.

ECUflash test, green connector connected, copied original .hex

And finally LV works great.

I hope this helps you trouble shoot for other folks, feel free to have them PM me or post this @ the RR Site(feel free to edit/use parts as needed. Feels like my Birthday today!!

This is what someone PMed me a month back when we were troubleshooting getting the cable to work:

 

i tried this method on my win7-64bit laptop (using the latest ecuflash), and it finally connected to my ECU, but when i went to read the current ROM with ecuflash, the car would stall and wouldn't restart until i unplugged the vagcom cable. Nearly crapped my pants thinking i bricked it.

you are NOT supposed to be reading your rom with the engine running. or doing ANYTHING with ecuflash with the engine running.