Ecuflash problems

[Grant-V7-STI]

Hey people

I have just brought my very own Tactrix cable 2.0 so i can play around with my v7 sti.

The problem i'm having is with ecuflash

I've downloaded version 1.42

When i connect the cable to my laptop and car and open the ecuflash program the "read from ecu" selection stays grey so im unable to load my ecu onto the laptop

Does anyone have any ideas what i have to do to fix this problem?

Thanks guys

[Kiwi_Fozze]

You need to get the rom def files from romraider website, and while you are there get the program. You need the rom raider ecu def files and the ecuexplorer definition files. Download, extract, then point the program to the folder location.

[Grant-V7-STI]

I just done that and still no change

[chappell943]

Download learning view from RomRaider's website and see if you can connect to the ecu, this will eliminate some possibilities as to why ecu flash isn't working.

[Grant-V7-STI]

Just done as you said and it work fine. So I guess that rules out the cable being faulty?

[chappell943]

That should rule that out, I always connect cable then start ecu flash and the buttons are there for me. Can you log on RomRaider?

[Grant-V7-STI]

I havn't tried romraider... So do I just download romraider logger?

[chappell943]

Yes,

then go here http://www.romraider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3808

and then here http://www.romraider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=360

Instructions are on the page, that could be why EcuFlash isn't working.

[chappell943]

First link should fix your ecuflash issue.

[Grant-V7-STI]

I'm doing nightshift tonight so I'm going to have to try that tomorrow. Thanks heaps for the help mate I really appreciate it. I'll do those things and let you know how it goes.

Thanks again

[Grant-V7-STI]

ok so ive done the romraider logger install and deff file in that and it doesnt pick anything up. at the bottom it just say "check cable is connected and ignition is on" which it is. also on start up it says its got no "car deff files"

ive also done the ecuflash deff files into that (subaru file) and still stays grey

surely its not ment to be this hard to get working

[chappell943]

No chance you are located in Christchurch are you? So the logger and ecuflash wont work but Learning view will?

[Grant-V7-STI]

I live in the Waikato area. Does anyone on here live close enough that I can drive to them an get them to sort this out for me? I'm willing to pay

[telemekas]

Do you have the green plugs connected and the Reflash Jumper plugged in.

[Grant-V7-STI]

Na Hamilton mate otherwise I'd be coming to see you haha. Yea learning view works but not romraider or ecuflash

[Grant-V7-STI]

Do I need the green plugs connected and jumper plug in on my JDM v7 sti?

[telemekas]

http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.php/Knowledge/ConnectingToYourECU

[Grant-V7-STI]

I think I need to find someone that's clued up with this stuff and take my laptop to them because it doesn't look like I'm going to get it working sadly

[chappell943]

I'll delete my copies and reinstall them and write down all the steps for you, for memory you only need the flash connectors if you are reading or writing a rom (same goes for green connectors). I know this is what you are wanting to do but romraider should work without these as well as the ecu buttons not being greyed out in EcuFlash.

[chappell943]

How to get it all working, this is for windows xp, if you have 7 the only difference should be in instead of c:\Programfiles it will be c:\programfiles(x86). There might be small other differences to do with the driver set up but this should be a solid base.

1. Download RomRaider from https://www.assembla.com/spaces/romraider/documents/caPaLG2Fur4zCDacwqjQYw/download/caPaLG2Fur4zCDacwqjQYw

2. Download RomRaider logger definitions from

http://www.romraider.com/forum/download/file.php?id=9892

3. Make sure you have the latest version of java (x86) even if you have a 64 bit computer

http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=68735

4. Download ecu flash

http://www.tactrix.com/downloads/ecuflash_1433150_win_beta.exe

5. Download ecu flash definitions from

http://www.romraider.com/forum/download/file.php?id=9916

6. Extract both the logger definitions and the ecu flash definitions from their respective zipped folder and put them in a convenient place for later.

7. Run the downloaded RomRaider install file, (accept the terms and keep clicking next until install is complete)

8. Open RomRaider logger, (make sure logger is opened and not ecu editor), push no when first warning box comes up, and then push okay and no until the program opens.

9. Click settings, ‘logger definition location’, browse to the file called logger.xml that you extracted from the zipped folder earlier. Push ok and then exit out of RomRaider.

10. Run the downloaded EcuFlash install file, (accept terms and push next until program is installed.)

11. At the end of the install a window will open regarding the Openport1.3 drivers, this is fine just push next, then accept and then continue anyway, you have to do the drivers part twice. Close out of the installer once all is done.

12. Copy the folder called ‘Subaru’ that you extracted from the zipped folder before and paste it into the location C://Programfiles/openECU/EcuFlash/rommetadata, then click yes to all when the computer asks you about overwriting the current folder.

Time to hop in your car

13. Plug Tactrix into obd-2 port and the other end into your usb, you should get a found new hardware message, click no not this time when it asks if you want to connect to the internet to look for drivers. Keep pushing next until driver starts installing. Click finish and then restart your computer. Also unplug the tactrix from the computer.

14. Once your pc has restarted plug the usb back into the computer, make sure your immobilizer is off and your key is off and open up ecu flash, the option to ‘Read from ecu’s flash memory’ should now be able to be selected!

You will need to buy a jumper block in order to download your rom but logging should work on romraider.

My car (V7 STI) uses the 2003-2005 jumper block I think this is down to the US having different years to us but I ordered a 2001-2002 jumper block and it didn’t come close to fitting so an 03-05 is what you want. Buy that from here: http://www.evoscan.com/evoscan-gps-obdii-cables/details/25/1/performance-vehicle-pc-diagnostic-interfaces/evoscan-2003-2005-subaru-wrx-reflash-connector

(NZ based company you should have it by Friday or Monday.)

Also don’t worry about the warning message that pops up when you start the logger, that only affects the dyno feature of RomRaider which you probably will not be using.

Once you get a jumper block I will help you get the rom off your cars ecu, but for now it is all set up and you should be able to log! ;D

Blair.

[Grant-V7-STI]

Wow I will be trying this tomorrow. I just got windows 7 installed onto my laptop this arvo as it was running vista...

When I brought the cable, it came with the jumper block so I'm sorted there.

I'll get into doing that tomorrow once I'm home and I'll let you know how I get on.

Legendary post mate.

Can't thank you enough for the help.

Grant

[chappell943]

No Problem, let me know how you get on and if all is well I can walk you through reading the rom off your car if you need it.

[mattapo]

Im in Hamilton now and can help you

[Grant-V7-STI]

I'll be trying this once I'm awake after nightshift an then I've got a gearbox to put in my friends GF8 Thursday but I'll b free Thursday night. If I don't have any luck it would be great if u looked into it for me

[log1call]

Have you checked the connection settings, port and speed etc?

If some programs connect, then it must be a setting I'll bet.