[wilsjay]

I am not a total newbie and have successfully coded before. I did so on my old windows 7 pc (64-bit) by installing Windows Virtual PC and running the XP vm there. I have since got a new windows 8 PC and installed Virtual Box on it and copied over my previous XP virtual machine's .vhd file and have the VM up and running in virtual box (very smooth no issues). Once the VM is started up (keep in mind this is the same VM that previously worked fine), I go to Devices menu in Virtual Box software and see my K+DCAN cable and select it to enable USB pass through. I hear the chime to let me know it connects and is recognized inside of the XP vm, then go to device manager in XP and see it listed under USB devices, so I think all is good. I then go to INPA and it does not recognize\read when attached to my car. Any ideas? I have tried everything I could think of, re-installed the driver, rebooted the VM, set the Port Settings in Device Manager (COM3) and set the latency timer to 1, but still no luck... It seems the OS is reading it fine in XP, just not sure what else to try... Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED! Thanks!

[gunda]

if you have a JB4 make sure its set to map 0 (ie stock), otherwise it will not communicate with the cable.

[pweber84]

Originally Posted by wilsjay

I am not a total newbie and have successfully coded before. I did so on my old windows 7 pc (64-bit) by installing Windows Virtual PC and running the XP vm there. I have since got a new windows 8 PC and installed Virtual Box on it and copied over my previous XP virtual machine's .vhd file and have the VM up and running in virtual box (very smooth no issues). Once the VM is started up (keep in mind this is the same VM that previously worked fine), I go to Devices menu in Virtual Box software and see my K+DCAN cable and select it to enable USB pass through. I hear the chime to let me know it connects and is recognized inside of the XP vm, then go to device manager in XP and see it listed under USB devices, so I think all is good. I then go to INPA and it does not recognize\read when attached to my car. Any ideas? I have tried everything I could think of, re-installed the driver, rebooted the VM, set the Port Settings in Device Manager (COM3) and set the latency timer to 1, but still no luck... It seems the OS is reading it fine in XP, just not sure what else to try... Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED! Thanks!

What version of software do you use? I see that you don't have any connection. It is not a problem with JB4. Even if you have JB4 car should be visible by INPA.

[wilsjay]

I am not sure what JB4 is, but I have used the same cable, same software to code the same car before (on my old windows 7 pc runing the same XP vm).

Here is the software I am running:
INPA - v5.0.2
EDIABAS - v6.4.7
NCSEXPERT - v3.1.0

[nate5ks]

Use BMW Standard Tools 2.12 an skip the vm

[wilsjay]

I am not familiar with those. Can you by any chance PM me a link? Do they run on Win 8/ (64-bit) OS?

[pweber84]

Originally Posted by wilsjay

I am not familiar with those. Can you by any chance PM me a link? Do they run on Win 8/ (64-bit) OS?

PM sent.

[wilsjay]

Many, many thanks to ******84 for his help! All is well now, and I am running on Windows 8 and don't have to run that ancient XP VM any more!

[wilsjay]

FYI- I have not been able to locate a working copy of NCSexpert that works on a 64-bit system and in English. I did however figure out the issue with my original VM. The COM port for my cable had somehow gotten assigned a different number (3). I went into Device Manager and changed it to COM1 (which it said was already in use, but as soon as I did everything started working).

[cn555ic]

Originally Posted by wilsjay

FYI- I have not been able to locate a working copy of NCSexpert that works on a 64-bit system and in English. I did however figure out the issue with my original VM. The COM port for my cable had somehow gotten assigned a different number (3). I went into Device Manager and changed it to COM1 (which it said was already in use, but as soon as I did everything started working).

I have been telling people that the only version for 64 bits that works is the German version. As soon as you use the English version the option to choose individual ECUs is not available...For those that want English version stick with the 32 bit version

[nate5ks]

Originally Posted by cn555ic

I have been telling people that the only version for 64 bits that works is the German version. As soon as you use the English version the option to choose individual ECUs is not available...For those that want English version stick with the 32 bit version

I have coded several cars using the 64 bit version and have not run into this problem. There are certain things I have not been able to change like the menus at the top but I really only use those to load profiles. Overwrite the NCSEXPER.TXT file in your CFGDAT folder with the one I have attached and you should be good.

[pweber84]

Originally Posted by nate5ks

I have coded several cars using the 64 bit version and have not run into this problem. There are certain things I have not been able to change like the menus at the top but I really only use those to load profiles. Overwrite the NCSEXPER.TXT file in your CFGDAT folder with the one I have attached and you should be good.

I can confirm this

[cn555ic]

Originally Posted by nate5ks

I have coded several cars using the 64 bit version and have not run into this problem. There are certain things I have not been able to change like the menus at the top but I really only use those to load profiles. Overwrite the NCSEXPER.TXT file in your CFGDAT folder with the one I have attached and you should be good.

Can you take a pic of English version and the tab that show choose ECU F(4) after you hit back F(6).

[wilsjay]

I have tried changing the NCSexpert.txt file and rebooting, but no change everything was still in German. If someone has a good working copy in 64-bit, I would be very appreciative if you could zip it up and send it to me!

[nate5ks]

Originally Posted by wilsjay

I have tried changing the NCSexpert.txt file and rebooting, but no change everything was still in German. If someone has a good working copy in 64-bit, I would be very appreciative if you could zip it up and send it to me!

Too big to attach. What is your email address?

[hatton]

I've got a windows 8 computer also and I'm trying to set up my software for the first time, as well as first time coding. If you have any reccomendations or anything please let me know because so far I havent been able to get the software set up.