Using ECUFLASH? What am I doing wrong?

[snickells]

I've got the latest version of ECUFLASH on my laptop and the tactrix openport 2 USB OBDII adapter with the Mitsubishi diagnostics plug. My car is a 2002 manual Galant, which I presume has a 7203 version ECU and was one of the last 300 cars to be produced.

Now, when I plug everything in, I can quite happily use EVOSCAN and log all sorts of telemetry data, actuate the ABS unit and clear trouble codes. But, when I try to read the ECU via ECUFLASH all I see is the program trying to communicate with the vehicle and then it disconnecting.

It states that I should consult the log file, but all that indicates is that the program has disconnected!

So tuners, wtf am I doing wrong? Is there something I've missed? I've tried this setup on a few other VR4's with the same results which leads me to think I'm either retarded or should stop using computers and go back to playing with LEGO. :mellow:

 

[Hotwire]

Sounds like a driver issue - which program did you install first, EVO Scan or ECU Flash?

I suggest you remove all the programs & the drivers for the OP2 cable and start again. Install ECU Flash 1.43 beta, as 1.42 has bugs when trying to flash the MH7203FA chips. 1.43 can be found on tactrx site here:
http://tactrix.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=44&Itemid=65

 

[mookers]

Sounds like a driver issue

I think you need to clarify which driver you mean here lol

 

[Hotwire]

Sorry, PC drivers, not the one behind the wheel

Sorry your right - the OP2 drivers that are included with EVOScan are not always compatable with ECUFlash and sometimes causes conflict. Therfore the best drivers to use are those with ECUFlash - thus why the question of what was installed first.

So to rectify this, remove both programs, remove the drivers, reboot the machine then install ECUFlash first installing the OP2 drivers. THEN when you install evoscan dont allow it to install the driver package again

 

[snickells]

No shit hu? Sweet, I'll give that a shot Lee, thanks man!

 

[TTVR4]

and maybe you need to confirm which ecu u have

 

[snickells]

Yea, I've been too lazy in regards to pulling the bastard out and doing my homework. Any bet's those cheeky pricks installed a bloody Atari in there after running 300 short on ECU's.

 

[cittris]

Yea, I've been too lazy in regards to pulling the bastard out and doing my homework. Any bet's those cheeky pricks installed a bloody Atari in there after running 300 short on ECU's.

God if only we were so lucky

Me next at tuning

 

[TME_Steve]

Do you have the VR4 Read file steup and in the metadata directory you are pointing to?

If you have these and they are being pointed to correctly etc, then try removing evo scan & ecuflash, install ecu flash and try it before putting evoscan back on. But while driver issues are not unheard of usually it's a problem with the metadata directroy and whether or not you have ecuflash looking at the correct read and base files etc.

 

[ConnerS]

Do you have the VR4 Read file steup and in the metadata directory you are pointing to?

If so, then try removing evo scan & ecuflash, install ecu flash and try it before putting evoscan back on. But while driver issues are not unheard of usually it's a problem with the metadata directroy and whether or not you have evo scan looking at the correct read file etc.

*head explodes*

I hope I don't have these issues when i look into my ecu.

 

[TME_Steve]

Just reread my post, god I type badly! Edited a few spelling issues and I called ecuflash evoscan at one point in the original post....

 

[TME_Steve]

Get it to work?

 

[snickells]

Not yet, but I'm seriously time starved so it's not really a big supprise! I think I'll have some time next weekend if I'm good.

 

[TME_Steve]

know the feeling

 

[snickells]

Update

I did everything you guys suggested, but still no luck. I'm installing on another laptop now and will let you know how it works.

 

[TME_Steve]

PM sent

 

[snickells]

Thanks dude!

To keep everyone up to date with the saga, I installed and setup the software per the earlier instructions. Plugged it into my car and hit "read ecu"...

Which resulted in the awesome blue-screen-of-death...

 

[TME_Steve]

That's not so good, on the up side it wasn't halfway through a flash when it happened

 

[snickells]

Yea! That would have been fun...