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biggrizzly | Tuning - I'm have a problem with Com Ports | ||
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I'm trying to flash the PCM on my 94 with the new program Mick created for me. I'd chat with him but he is unavailable tonight. So I thought I'd run this one by you gurus.
I'm using a little laptop running Windows 7 and a USB ALDL cable that is proven and has worked flawlessly in the past. I also just tested it with Datamaster and it works great with that program. To Flash my PCM I'm using a little app by C.A.T.S. that is called WinFlash and it is made to flash the 94-95 PCMs only. It is not a tuning software, just a read/writer. The last time I used it with a different computer it worked great on the available Com Port of that computer. The software only provides options for COM 1- 8 and none of those are avaialbe on my laptop. I hooked up the USB ALDL cable to the ALDL port under the dash and to the laptop; using TTS Datamaster it communicates fine at COM 9. I could use that port for Flashing but its not an available option with the WinFlash program. How can I create another open port on the laptop, is this possible? There are few programs out there to do this anymore. Any ideas? |
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Posted on: 2011/5/22 0:25
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Stl94LT1 | Re: Tuning - I'm have a problem with Com Ports | ||
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Hmm, I used Winflash several years ago, but it was with Windows XP. Can you just try the other available Com ports? If I remember right the fist available port didn't work with mine either.
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Posted on: 2011/5/22 0:38
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bogus | Re: Tuning - I'm have a problem with Com Ports | ||
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And that is the problem... Win7 does comm port assignments differently, and the CATS program is more than likely looking for an API that isn't there anymore.
An idea - install the WinXP emulator. |
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Posted on: 2011/5/22 0:40
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biggrizzly | Re: Tuning - I'm have a problem with Com Ports | ||
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I already tried every port that the program would let me try. |
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Posted on: 2011/5/22 0:48
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biggrizzly | Re: Tuning - I'm have a problem with Com Ports | ||
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I just installed a driver package that is supposed to emulate ports just for ALDL but apparently its not doing its job. However, let me pull this thread a bit more Andy because I think you are onto something. |
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Posted on: 2011/5/22 0:49
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