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I do not get any chip info anywhere on the desktop/toolbar when I plug in my VAGcom cable to my dad's XP laptop.

 

Regardless, after spending a few hours updating all the service packs on this here laptop (thing was never connected to the internet...ever), I loaded the "tactrix" drivers, which are bundled with the latest ecuflash download off ecuflash's website. Ecuflash version 1.42.2595. I attempted this latest ecuflash instead of 1.29a because of a note on RomRaider's site that their ecuflash definitions only work on 1.31 and up.

http://www.romraider.com/forum/topic3808.html

 

Anyway, ecuflash 1.42 worked as far as downloading the rom image from my ecu. I have not tried anything else yet; don't even have romraider installed. I'll attempt that next.

 

EDIT: WTF?! Target boost drops to 8.5psi gauge at redline?! BBBOOOOOOOO.

 

EDIT 2: Romraider's logger is working. It did not at first but after exiting out of the progam, the logger connected on the second try. Activating the logger with the rear defroster switch is pretty slick I must say...

I forgot to say that you'll see this valuable info at the low right corner of the already open EcuFlash. If you see something like this: "FT232R...", you are on the right way. Besides, there should be two new devices at the "Device Manager", something like this: USB Serial Port and USB Serial Converter.

My EcuFlash 1.29a works perfectly with the last definitions. I only cleaned unnecessary papers, like "mitsubishi", etc. Also I removed all ROMs that are not directly related to my car, like "Forester Turbo", etc. Thus the program loads quicker.

If you could read (download) your ROM, you definately can fash it with this cable. But first "Test Write ECU", then "Write".

Just my 5 cents to this thread... If possible, always ask the seller what kind of chip is inside. We need only chips FT232RL or RQ. Others, like FT232BL, don't work on the preCAN Subarus. My cable, with FT232RL, works perfectly for logging-flashing. ONLY, of course, with EcuFlash 1.29a.

After connecting the cable to the laptop, you'll see at the low right corner the info, but not complete. Like this, for instance: FT232R... In this case from the last letters it depends everything.