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Re: Basic Tech2 's
« Reply #30 on: 23 April 2009, 19:54:17 »
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Bit more progress on this. I was lent a cheapo hungarian version of this, but with the proper serial adaptior. I've downloaded the demo version mentioned earlier as the software that came with it was useless but it still wont talk to the car. It keeps saying there is no echo.

Its a 2.5TD 1999 T-reg.

Any ideas?

propper serial adaptor?  do you mean usb-serial?

if so force it to COM1, and hope, if that doesnt work, its unlucky  :'(
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Re: Basic Tech2 's
« Reply #31 on: 23 April 2009, 20:05:10 »

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propper serial adaptor

Nope i mean serial port on the back of the laptop, not a usb in site. Laptop is running windows 2000, but has plenty of space and a decent processor.

Its on COM1
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Re: Basic Tech2 's
« Reply #32 on: 23 April 2009, 20:06:26 »
not much hope then im afraid  :'(

these are flaky at the best of times, doesnt take much to put them off.
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« Reply #33 on: 23 April 2009, 21:17:50 »
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Bit more progress on this. I was lent a cheapo hungarian version of this, but with the proper serial adaptior. I've downloaded the demo version mentioned earlier as the software that came with it was useless but it still wont talk to the car. It keeps saying there is no echo.

Its a 2.5TD 1999 T-reg.

Any ideas?
Sorry, no chance of getting that working on cheapo tech2  :'(
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« Reply #34 on: 23 April 2009, 21:29:19 »
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Ok, put another way, whats the cheapset device to reset fault codes?

I bought a Maxscan u380 for £16 plus a fiver postage off of ebay and it worked a treat whilst I had my 0170 and 0173 problem

Its a simple plug and play reader/resetter but it was all i needed

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« Reply #35 on: 23 April 2009, 21:30:57 »
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Ok, put another way, whats the cheapset device to reset fault codes?

I bought a Maxscan u380 for £16 plus a fiver postage off of ebay and it worked a treat whilst I had my 0170 and 0173 problem

Its a simple plug and play reader/resetter but it was all i needed

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Re: Basic Tech2 's
« Reply #36 on: 23 April 2009, 22:56:35 »
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Bit more progress on this. I was lent a cheapo hungarian version of this, but with the proper serial adaptior. I've downloaded the demo version mentioned earlier as the software that came with it was useless but it still wont talk to the car. It keeps saying there is no echo.

Its a 2.5TD 1999 T-reg.

Any ideas?
Sorry, no chance of getting that working on cheapo tech2  :'(

Agreed! Mine wouldn't even begin to talk to a 2.5TD
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« Reply #37 on: 24 April 2009, 00:03:56 »
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I have a couple of these devices as well but one is a seiral port and one is a usb port, I do have a seiral card to use but again it dosen't work with it. Is there anything I can do to make either of these work? Bearing in mind not much known about computers for this type of thing. If not then I have two that I will sell to someone that can get them sorted.

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the com port, or usb imitation com port HAS to be COM1, or you have no chance.
After that a reasonable specced pc must be used.
I have had no success on old 500mhz pc's, but success on 1.1 ghz with 512mb memorry, so min spec somewhere between those.

Other than that, not much you can do.

Runs ok on my old 800 Celeron lappy using COM1.  Tried it with my mates 400 Celeron lappy (256Mb RAM) using COM2 (COM1 assigned to internal modem) - again worked OK .

Use the demo program as shown above or the software link in my previous post on this topic - http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1228522550/8 - both connect and work ok.

Got my cheapo Tech2 off ebay for £17
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« Reply #38 on: 24 April 2009, 08:54:20 »
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I have a couple of these devices as well but one is a seiral port and one is a usb port, I do have a seiral card to use but again it dosen't work with it. Is there anything I can do to make either of these work? Bearing in mind not much known about computers for this type of thing. If not then I have two that I will sell to someone that can get them sorted.

Paul  :y

the com port, or usb imitation com port HAS to be COM1, or you have no chance.
After that a reasonable specced pc must be used.
I have had no success on old 500mhz pc's, but success on 1.1 ghz with 512mb memorry, so min spec somewhere between those.

Other than that, not much you can do.

Runs ok on my old 800 Celeron lappy using COM1.  Tried it with my mates 400 Celeron lappy (256Mb RAM) using COM2 (COM1 assigned to internal modem) - again worked OK .

Use the demo program as shown above or the software link in my previous post on this topic - http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1228522550/8 - both connect and work ok.

Got my cheapo Tech2 off ebay for £17
Doesn't matter how good/suitable the lappy is, this software will not work on a 2.5TD - it doesn't have the code to support the protocols used.
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Re: Basic Tech2 's
« Reply #39 on: 24 April 2009, 21:55:31 »
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Doesn't matter how good/suitable the lappy is, this software will not work on a 2.5TD - it doesn't have the code to support the protocols used

Thanks for the replies, what software will talk to this car then?
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« Reply #40 on: 24 April 2009, 21:57:09 »
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Doesn't matter how good/suitable the lappy is, this software will not work on a 2.5TD - it doesn't have the code to support the protocols used

Thanks for the replies, what software will talk to this car then?
nothing I know of thats low cost.

some of these are paperclippable though
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