ok I have tried reinstalling everything again.
From the start, uninstalled EcuFlash1.29a, and both tactrix drivers . Tried to remove the FTDI USB drivers too but the uninstall software does not work, just does nothing.
Rebooted computer, and reinstalled EcuFlash 1.29a, and openport drivers. See the that FTDI was overwritten. Then plugged in the ODBII cable, and pointed the drivers to the \ecuFlash\drivers directory and installed (twice)
When I start ecuflash, I can see it detects the cable on com4, it shows up at the right bottom corner
OpenPoer 1.3 Subaru TX4592Vj. If I unplug the USB it disappears and then replug it and it appears again - so I think the driver appears to be properly installed.
Here is the problem, I go to
read from ECU. It just prompts for a blank pop-up window with a "READ" and "CANCEL" except the READ is greyed. Nothing appears in the window.
Here is what appears in the EcuFlash program, not sure if it helps.
[00:32:33.218] Version 1.29.906
[00:32:33.218] 8 memory models read.
[00:32:33.703] Unable to find parent metadata sti05base
[00:32:33.703] ROM metadata models A8DH200X.xml is invalid.
[00:32:33.703] 78 ROM metadata models read.
[00:32:33.703] checksum module "subarudbw" loaded.
[00:32:33.703] flashing tool "wrx02" loaded.
[00:32:33.703] flashing tool "wrx04" loaded.
[00:32:33.703] flashing tool "sti04" loaded.
[00:32:33.703] flashing tool "sti05" loaded.
[00:32:33.703] flashing tool "mitsukernel" loaded.
[00:32:33.703] flashing tool "mitsukernelocp" loaded.
[00:32:33.703] flashing tool "mitsubootloader" loaded.
One thing I am noticing though. The tactrix cable is installed on COM4. However, ecuexplorer (which incidentally works perfectly) does not ever try and communicate on COM4 but through \DEV\VCP0
In comparison, EcuFlash (via ProcExp sysinternals) has multiple pointers to COM3 instead as
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\COM3
I am not sure if this could be it, maybe I can change the settings to COM4 in the registry?
I'm so sorry but I am at a lost with this one and I really want it to work.
Is it possible to find the download location for EcuFlash 1.28 since no one seems to have any issues with that version ?
If you need any debug info, do let me know. For now, I might take a look at the registry or modification of the COM ports... any ideas will be much appreciated... *fingers and toes crossed*
back and edit - so I have now swapped from COM4 to COM3 for the tactrix driver, and again it is detected by ecuexplorer. But same issue with EcuFlash, the driver shows up on the right hand bottom corner but can't read from ECU. I must be doing something very obviously wrong. Going to try reinstalling the driver one more time