RomRaider

I cant seem to be able to get the logger to connect with the ecu-i allways get "Unable to send ECU init - check correct serial port has been selected, cable is connected and ignition is on." in the bottom pannel to the logger screen.I have the same problem with ecuexplroer too.
Im using the Tactrix1.3 cable with ecuflash without a problem at all,i feel that ive tried everything-reinstalled RomRaider,drivers even reformatted the hard drive-several times!!!
Ive tried the firing up ecuflash,then the logger trick-doesnt work for me.
The one thing i have noticed is that the COM selection on the logging screen is allways the same port number as what a modem on the pc is using-i had to change the port setting for the modem to get ecuflash to work-basically, whatever port number i set the modem to is what i see on the port selection tab on the logger, i've even uninstalled/disabled the modem-but i then get no COM selection at all on the logger!!!!
Im running windows XP, and in Device manager there is no selection for COM ports in the list-the ONLY port option is in the modem settings.The cable (OpenPort 1.3 Subaru) is showing in the list under USB controllers in device manager-but no COM port settings.
Im not a computer wizz, so go easy on me-does this sound like somthing simple that i'm not doing-or possably a problem with XP-or whatever?

Your help will be REALLY appreciated as i'm getting seriously frustrated with this.

edit-Why is it that ecuflash can see the cable/ecu- but RomRaider cant? forgot to add that im using RomRaider to alter the maps o'k, im very pleased with that- nice and easy to use

I can't remember exactly what/where it is, but you need to change something in the driver settings i think??

Nice speedy reply.How do i get into the driver settings?

Thanks.

I don't have a cable, but I can tell you how to change port settings in general in Windows. I have a generic Prolific USB to Serial converter plugged into my computer... I would think it would act similarly

-Right click on My Computer and go to Manage
-Click on Device Manager
-Find the OpenPort cable in the list, probably with the other Ports
-Double click on it and go to the Port Settings tab
-I think you should see the speed, etc settings
-If there's an Advanced button, click on that and there should be a drop down for the com port
-Set it to whatever the program thinks it should be on and give it a whirl

Can't say for sure that'll do it since I don't have the hardware though

Unfortunatly that doesnt work, the cable is in the list, but under universal serial bus controllers-it doesnt have any advanced tab, just the general,driver and details tabs-in trouble shoot(in general tab)it confirms that its working ok, and in the driver details it has all 5 drivers there.
Im sure that i'm not the only one with this problem, as i have kept seeing this same topic crop up every now and again over the past few months.
Yesterday i tried the cable in another laptop(not mine unfortunatly) and the logging worked-i have also been told that some computers dont use com ports,but use some sort of adapter software for use with usb's(a bit over my head at the moment!).

hrm... have you gone through Device Manager to make sure no other serial ports or modems are also trying to use the same COM port that logger software is trying to talk to the cable on?

If you can't change it through the Device Manager, I would think you can change it through your registry with regedit. I can't guarantee any changes to registry will work and you should proceed with caution. Make a backup through regedit if you are going to try this.

As I said I don't have a cable, but I am basing this off a generic USB to Serial converter as I would think it would be similar. When you have the cable plugged in, you should see what port it is using somewhere in registry, I think in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->HARDWARE->DEVICEMAP. I believe this is a read-only value... changing it didn't change the port settings for my usb converter.

Once you know what port the cable is working on, you can search for that string, in my case COM4.

You should find the actual configuration for the device somewhere further down in the registry. In my case it was in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SYSTEM->CurrentControlSet->Enum
Under there I found a subfolder for my cable. If you expand it out you should find a folder called Device Parameters, and in there you should find a key called PortName. You can try changing that value to the port the logger is trying to connect to and plug it in. If you check
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->HARDWARE->DEVICEMAP
it should show the port you just changed the cable to.

Making this change may not be reflected in Device Manager though. There was another string somewhere in the Enum subfolder called FriendlyName that seems to control that but I wasn't able to change it.

That worked for me on different hardware, YMMV

First --Thanks for taking the time to try to sort this.

You'll have to go easy in me though-Whats HKEY_LOCAL_HARDWARE ect???

As i said before, its all a bit above me-but i like a challenge

First --Thanks for taking the time to try to sort this.

You'll have to go easy in me though-Whats HKEY_LOCAL_HARDWARE ect???

As i said before, its all a bit above me-but i like a challenge

It's part of the Windows registry. To get into the Windows registry go to Start->Run and type 'regedit' (without quotes) into the dialog box and hit OK. Once you're in there my above post will make more sense. It's just an Explorer window with a tree layout on the left pane and values on the right.

You want to be careful messing around in the registry as it's what drives pretty much everything in Windows. You can make a backup from within regedit. Go to File->Export and select a place to save it. Also at the bottom you should select "All" as the export range. That way if you really mess anything up you have a better chance of recovering from your mistakes. You can read more about Windows registry on Microsoft's site though... I'm no real expert at it, just know my way around it through trial and error.

If you're careful about what you change and don't go about wildly clicking and changing values, it's safe to edit stuff in there. You sound like you're pretty desperate at this point seeing as you've reformatted and reinstalled Windows, so it may be worth a shot.

Thanks for that-i've managed to find regedit, but cant see anything relating to the cable at all.

Is there any reason for not having any com port details in device manager. Seems strange to me-my work laptop has it on it, but i cant use that for fear of viruses in the system-or more to the point, i'll be shot if i do use it!

im having the same issue as you and all i get is com3. have you fixed this issue?

Same problem here, has there been any fix for it ?????

Just to clarify things, the logger is not at fault here. It is a problem with your Ecuflash drivers installation. I replicated the problem on my laptop and the fix was to uninstall ALL tactrix/openport/ftdi related drivers, uninstall ecuflash, delete ecuflash directory, reboot, reinstall ecuflash and drivers, plug in cable, point the popup to the correct ecuflash drivers directory and follow prompts (may have to do this twice), open RomRaider and logger and should now see the new com port.

I used EcuFlash 1.30.

Do not do this. I am a driver developer. Trust me, you can F things up easy in that section of the registry.

You can go into Device Manager after you have the tactrix plugged in. Underneath the ports section you should see an entry for the tactrix virtual com port. You can change the port # there if there is a conflict. Try COM4, COM6, whatever. Mine shows as COM6 and it works fine. I am on Vista however. This driver is what is used to log, it is almost the same thing as a USB to Serial converter under the hood. They can be problematic at times, but you can get around it. You can also disable any modems you do not use or any built in serial ports in the bios to free up resources.

-Gabe