GRRRRR!! edit problems on 03 truck
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GRRRRR!! edit problems on 03 truck
i am going nuts here, my edit cable only works once in a while, it takes me line an hour to get the darn thing to connect and download, tonight i messed with it for more than an hour and it just wont work.
i have tried everything i can think of, swaped cables, swaped usb-serial converters. i have to use the bench top harness since it is an 03, i unhooked the computer completely from the truck just in case that other conector is a problem.
tried pluging things in at diferent times.
here is where i am at now, i seem to be able to consistantly read an 01 computer that i have here. i swaped back and forth 3 times in a row tonight just to be sure and everytime it works on the 01pcm and not on the 03pcm, it has worked at least 9 times before but each time it was a pain and i dont know what i did to make it work.
it says it is conected, then geting vin, then got to wait 10sec, then sending security then starts all over, i let it do this for 30min and it just kept cycling.
don't suppose anyone has any ideas? i will send this to carputing and maybe to speartech too.
i have tried everything i can think of, swaped cables, swaped usb-serial converters. i have to use the bench top harness since it is an 03, i unhooked the computer completely from the truck just in case that other conector is a problem.
tried pluging things in at diferent times.
here is where i am at now, i seem to be able to consistantly read an 01 computer that i have here. i swaped back and forth 3 times in a row tonight just to be sure and everytime it works on the 01pcm and not on the 03pcm, it has worked at least 9 times before but each time it was a pain and i dont know what i did to make it work.
it says it is conected, then geting vin, then got to wait 10sec, then sending security then starts all over, i let it do this for 30min and it just kept cycling.
don't suppose anyone has any ideas? i will send this to carputing and maybe to speartech too.
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Your using the benchtop cable?
I want EDIT so bad I can damn near taste it, but I want to wait for the in truck tuning to be available.
Did you try rebooring the laptop and/or reinstalling EDIT itself. Maybe to reset some of those ocx and dll files?
I want EDIT so bad I can damn near taste it, but I want to wait for the in truck tuning to be available.
Did you try rebooring the laptop and/or reinstalling EDIT itself. Maybe to reset some of those ocx and dll files?
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Originally Posted by parish8
not sure what you mean with the ocx, dll files.
What about the cable, which are you using? Sounds like the benchtop cable, but I thought it was working just fine.
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yes i am using the bench top cable, i have had a bitch of a time geting anything to work on my new computer, those usb to serial adapters seems to be prety picky so i assumed my troubles with edit were becasue of the adapter. now i got everything else to work consistantly(fjo+efilive) and now it is time to get edit to work right, especialy with that turbo on the way!!
after geting an adaper that worked once i kept track of the setting and port and all of that to use next time, well no luck, but like i said it worked 3 times in a row with the 01 computer so now i am thinkiing it is a 03 computer problem.
after geting an adaper that worked once i kept track of the setting and port and all of that to use next time, well no luck, but like i said it worked 3 times in a row with the 01 computer so now i am thinkiing it is a 03 computer problem.
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Man ... that just convinced me to wait even more so ... sorry abotu your troubles, but maybe you/they will get something figured out. Let me know what they tell you about it, if not here at least in a PM or something. I soooo wanna know more about what the hold up is.
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I haven't seen that behavior before. I have had too low battery power, too high battery power, and other failed attempts, but not the cycling you describe. What version are you using?
You need to invest in a PCMCIA rs232 serial adapter. Its your best choice. Something like this should do the trick (but expensive):
This one is 2 port, but reasonable cost:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...1&loc=101&sp=1
You need to invest in a PCMCIA rs232 serial adapter. Its your best choice. Something like this should do the trick (but expensive):
This one is 2 port, but reasonable cost:
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...1&loc=101&sp=1
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i no longer think it is a adapter problem since i got everything else working and even the 01pcm to work but that does give me another idea, i am just going to go buy a long serial extention cable and try it from my pc inside the house. that should help to answer some questions.
i no longer think it is a adapter problem since i got everything else working and even the 01pcm to work but that does give me another idea, i am just going to go buy a long serial extention cable and try it from my pc inside the house. that should help to answer some questions.
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I have a Belkin USB adapter. Works great for EFILive (after I got the COM ports set right). With Edit it took an hour to download the program. I was really getting worried, but it seems to have worked properly. (I'm still hoping to get a look at another '03 SS file, but I have started tuning anyway.)
When I flash a new tune to the PCM it only takes 2-3 minutes. I don't read the PCM first each time before putting in a new tune. I guess the adapter slows down the PCM-read part the most.
I'm with Tex - get a PCMCIA card if you think that's the problem.
When I flash a new tune to the PCM it only takes 2-3 minutes. I don't read the PCM first each time before putting in a new tune. I guess the adapter slows down the PCM-read part the most.
I'm with Tex - get a PCMCIA card if you think that's the problem.
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Seems like you got an old version, try getting in contact with carputing, my version is 1.3J , no problems over here, except for the high battery message.
good luck,
allen
good luck,
allen