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VAG-COM assistance
assistance required please.
3rd party OBD II cable and the freeware Ross-Tech software. Software is loaded on Dell notebook with Serial COM1 active. Connect lead to comp then plug OBD into connector port, then turn ignition on. All as per the manual. Options, Setting the COM port...........all I get is COM not found. COM 1 is working as I run other hardware from it. Tried with ignition on and engine not running and with engine running. Tried searching for COM 2,3 and 4 (I know it is 1 tho) but no luck. Changed COM 1 baud rates from 9600 to 4800 to 2400 to 1200 to 600 to 300 and still no go. any sugs ta dj |
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VAG-COM assistance
On Sat, 4 Feb 2006 11:56:33 +0000 (UTC), "A New Day"
> wrote: >assistance required please. > >3rd party OBD II cable and the freeware Ross-Tech software. > >Software is loaded on Dell notebook with Serial COM1 active. > >Connect lead to comp then plug OBD into connector port, then turn ignition >on. All as per the manual. > >Options, Setting the COM port...........all I get is COM not found. > >COM 1 is working as I run other hardware from it. > >Tried with ignition on and engine not running and with engine running. Tried >searching for COM 2,3 and 4 (I know it is 1 tho) but no luck. > >Changed COM 1 baud rates from 9600 to 4800 to 2400 to 1200 to 600 to 300 and >still no go. > >any sugs > >ta >dj http://www.audiworld.com/forum/vag.html |
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VAG-COM assistance
You must enable Com4 in BIOS, and then select it in VAG-COM setup. My
computer would not function with VAG-COM on Com1. After sucessfully enabling, you should see Com4 in System Properties dialog. JR A New Day wrote: > assistance required please. > > 3rd party OBD II cable and the freeware Ross-Tech software. > > Software is loaded on Dell notebook with Serial COM1 active. > > Connect lead to comp then plug OBD into connector port, then turn ignition > on. All as per the manual. > > Options, Setting the COM port...........all I get is COM not found. > > COM 1 is working as I run other hardware from it. > > Tried with ignition on and engine not running and with engine running. Tried > searching for COM 2,3 and 4 (I know it is 1 tho) but no luck. > > Changed COM 1 baud rates from 9600 to 4800 to 2400 to 1200 to 600 to 300 and > still no go. > > any sugs > > ta > dj > > -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth |
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"JR North" > wrote in message ... > You must enable Com4 in BIOS, and then select it in VAG-COM setup. My > computer would not function with VAG-COM on Com1. After sucessfully > enabling, you should see Com4 in System Properties dialog. > JR > > A New Day wrote: > >> assistance required please. >> >> 3rd party OBD II cable and the freeware Ross-Tech software. >> >> Software is loaded on Dell notebook with Serial COM1 active. >> >> Connect lead to comp then plug OBD into connector port, then turn >> ignition on. All as per the manual. >> >> Options, Setting the COM port...........all I get is COM not found. >> >> COM 1 is working as I run other hardware from it. >> >> Tried with ignition on and engine not running and with engine running. >> Tried searching for COM 2,3 and 4 (I know it is 1 tho) but no luck. >> >> Changed COM 1 baud rates from 9600 to 4800 to 2400 to 1200 to 600 to 300 >> and still no go. >> >> any sugs >> >> ta >> dj > > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth thanks both will give the COM 4 a try tomorrow. |
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"JR North" > wrote in message ... > You must enable Com4 in BIOS, and then select it in VAG-COM setup. My > computer would not function with VAG-COM on Com1. After sucessfully > enabling, you should see Com4 in System Properties dialog. > JR > > A New Day wrote: > >> assistance required please. >> >> 3rd party OBD II cable and the freeware Ross-Tech software. >> >> Software is loaded on Dell notebook with Serial COM1 active. >> >> Connect lead to comp then plug OBD into connector port, then turn >> ignition on. All as per the manual. >> >> Options, Setting the COM port...........all I get is COM not found. >> >> COM 1 is working as I run other hardware from it. >> >> Tried with ignition on and engine not running and with engine running. >> Tried searching for COM 2,3 and 4 (I know it is 1 tho) but no luck. >> >> Changed COM 1 baud rates from 9600 to 4800 to 2400 to 1200 to 600 to 300 >> and still no go. >> >> any sugs >> >> ta >> dj > > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth thanks for the pointer got it running on COM 4 and reading codes. sods law the only one I wanted to reset, the inspection warning, and the software has to be registered...........$99 ah well will just have to keep looking at it first thing at start up. thanks dj |
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VAG-COM assistance
Well the main thing is that you got the tool to work.
Next is registering that "freeware" software so it will allow you to use it. It will be easily worth that $99. ;-) I believe that that software will not be updated anymore and if you buy the newest Audi/VW you might have to purchase that dongle from Ross-Tech. -- later, dave (One out of many daves) "A New Day" > wrote in message ... > > thanks for the pointer got it running on COM 4 and reading codes. > > sods law the only one I wanted to reset, the inspection warning, and the > software has to be registered...........$99 > > ah well will just have to keep looking at it first thing at start up. > > thanks > dj |
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