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thanks. now remembered i paid via direct credit card.can't get refund.

You should be able to call your credit card company and ask for a refund. Worst case scenario, they just say no. Give it a shot.

-Sergei

I downloaded romraider and ecuflash, in romraider it keeps on telling me i need to download the definitions. and i did. but it keeps telling me i still need to do so. I dont understand what is going on

I had the same issue on Windows 7. Never had this problem on Win XP. Not sure what causes it. Try installing RR. If that doesn't work, try diff comp/OS.

-Sergei

I am so upset that i lost my money. Could you advise how to obtain back my money from Paypal?

Just go to PayPal, find the transaction where you paid them and file a dispute. The process takes about a month or so.

-Sergei

Will do. Will somebody please post a good link to a retailer/Ebayer that will actually send you something when you give them money:).

It's difficult to post a single link to eBay because those URL's become invalid once listings expire. Here's a current example: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/USB-Cable-KKL-409-1-VW-AUDI-OBD2-OBD-OBDII-VAG-COM-409_W0QQitemZ320422921151QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Automotive_Tools?hash=item4a9ab1c3bf&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245

Really, somebody would just need to search "vag-com" on eBay. There's a ton of them out there. Looks like there are usually 2 version, a "KKL" unit and a "K-CAN" unit. I'm pretty sure the one I'm using is the KKL, but newer Legacies might need to CAN interface.

-Sergei

To the OP: Can you make a note in the original post, suggesting for members NOT to purchase directly from Autonostics, but rather to use eBay? This might help other members from getting screwed over by these ass clows.

-Sergei

does anyone have a contact for Autonostics? I purchased my cable about a month ago and I got no shipping confirmation and can't get any support from them via e-mail.

I made the same mistake as you. File a dispute with your credit card company or PayPal (depending on how you paid). You'll never actually see the cable from them.

For some reason Autnostics just stopped giving a shit at the beginning of this year, and several memebers, including myself bought the cable directly from their website and never received it. Even after numerous phone calls and e-mails to the company.

I got my money back from PayPal, and I would suggest you do the same. Then go on eBay and buy the cable there.

-Sergei

Maybe I should include step by step screen shuts too.

DO EET! Make it completely noob-friendly.

Sorry I've been MIA for a while. Went on vacation. Thanks for helping each other out while I was gone. Blue cable should work using these instructions as that is the cable I used when I developed the write-up. Most problems do originate from improper driver install, COM Port configuration(BAUD rate, not bit rate), vehicle def selection or from doing instructed steps out of sequence.

 

There seems to be an issue with the links to the RR archive and the older versions of software. I'll look into it and see what I can figure out.

To me it seems that there's 2 options:

1. Older ECUFlash with FTDI drivers.

2. Latest ECUFlash with Tactrix drivers.

Your instructions are for #1, but as you mentioned above, it's a huge PITA to get older version of ECUFlash.

#2 seems very odd, but I'd like to try it, since I got #1 working. Can anybody who's doing #2 link me to the appropriate Tactrix drivers please?

Thanks!

-Sergei

do you have a blue one? Still haven't gotten mine to work yet even with older versions of ECUFlash

Yep, I've got the blue one.

-Sergei

Does anybody have an ECUFlash install file newer than 1.29 but older than 1.34? If so, please let me know as I'd like a copy via e-mail or something.

Thanks!

-Sergei

Finally succeeded after lots of trial and error. Winning combination was Win XP system w/ ECUFlash 1.29a and FTDI driver for VAG-COM cable :-)

-Sergei