[WheelNut2]

I bought a new computer a couple weeks ago to replace my old junker of a laptop. I installed ISTA and INPA from the files from my old computer and everything installed fine. I went to test things out today and INPA connect to my K+DCAN cable no problem. ISTA has been a trouble though. I'm getting an error stating that "PAD is not active". I copied and pasted my ediabas.ini file from my old computer into my new BIN folder within ISTA folder on the C drive. Port configuration is the same as the old computer: COM1 and lowest latency setting. My Ediabas is set to STD:OBD and the TCP port setting is 6801 like the guides out there say. ISTA is set to Ediabas communication. The new laptop is Windows 11 and I believe the old laptop is also Windows 11, but it might be Win 10.

Any ideas folks?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Renboy]

Switch on the cable moved to the wrong spot?

[WheelNut2]

Originally Posted by Renboy

Switch on the cable moved to the wrong spot?

I dont think so since the cable was working on my old computer today, as well as with INPA on my new computer today.

[Renboy]

It was just a suggestion. I discovered INPA will connect to a dcan car when the switch is set to kcan. At least on the main page where it shows ignition/battery. I discovered this when I was going to do something on my wife's e83 and the cable was still set to my e90. INPA showed connected, NCS articulated otherwise.

[ctuna]

Did you go to the configuration page on ISTA if it loads and set it for
the correct interface setting ?
Do you have all the microsoft C++ files loaded.

In ista go to administration VCI config and set the interface to ebidas .ini
If you can't open it did you install it and copy the password.
The only version I know for sure that works is the old bimmergeeks version.
(which is hard to get now)

ista problems
https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1661945
https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1581663

diagnostic manual ista/inpa
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...xo19teM9vkTF-C
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...7x8H3pN8h1fMuF
https://bimmerprofs.com/diagnostics-inpa-part-1/
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...lkXEhlQYy4i9Nb
https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...-P-actually-do
https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/at...1&d=1590283589
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...kBbC27TJLX3BGe
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...WekqhcC6hsgK2c
primary links
https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1681573
https://www.nathansbmwworkshop.com/b...or-dean-videos
ista problems
https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1661945
https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1581663
https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/t...-pdfs.1449540/

Have you tried running Inpa functional jobs f3 and f4 to make sure it's communicating.