help with vag com

kenny · 19-10-2006, 22:03

Hi all,

have managed to borrow vag com from a friend who hadnt yet installed it. but having tried to install it the program works, downloaded from Ross..... the cable is an ebay item i believe.

when i fire everything up on the laptop and connect to the car i get a " no response from controller" message when entering "select the control module tab

what have i done wrong?

LJ_Matt · 19-10-2006, 22:11

Have you got the drivers installed for the cable correctly?
and if so have you checked and set the correct COM port in the options menu of vag-com?
My ebay cable came with instructions to install a supplied driver yet won't actually work unless you allow the computer to access the internet to search for drivers

.
Bit pointless installing the driver supplied really but I digress!
Once installed if you go into device manager with the cable plugged in and go to ports (comm and lpt) then find "usb to serial" or similar, then check the com port assigned to it.
When you open up vag-com go to options, select the com port (can only be 1-4 I believe so you may have to force the usb driver to use another port if this is different in manager) and test.
If all works, save and you're good to go!

.
Matt

kenny · 19-10-2006, 22:24

yeah i have allowed it to access the net etc and got the drivers

my usb serial port is com4 but when i do the test it says not found

but com 3 is finding it ok

interface : found
type: serial pass-through
opto/iso : no
ross teck design : no

**VRStu** · 19-10-2006, 22:43

Silly question but have you got the ignition on?

LJ_Matt · 19-10-2006, 22:51

good point that Stu,
I was typing quick cos my laptop battery was about to die!
Also I found that once the test was complete and I'd saved the settings it wouldn't work under "select control module" until I'd done the auto scan (which fails half way due to not registered), then I could select a module to connect to fine after that.
Hope this helps.

Matt

EddyH · 19-10-2006, 23:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by VRStu

Silly question but have you got the ignition on?

I've been speaking to Kenny and that was one of the first things I asked as well as making sure the OBD connector is pushed on firmly. He's gonna try a few things tomorrow and let us know.

Goochie · 20-10-2006, 08:24

Which version of the software is it? Some ebay cables only work with the older version which was less USB friendly.

My Ebay cable however, works with all, including the latest, versions of VAG-COM.

kenny · 20-10-2006, 10:00

its 409 which it tells you to use wuth the cable

what seller did you get yours from Goochie?

Goochie · 20-10-2006, 10:23

ecutools i think.

Does it reconise it a a ross tech item when you plug it in?

kenny · 20-10-2006, 11:16

well its been plugged into vag com at star etc before if u mean that

no joy finding ecutools, will try a few things when i get home after work

Goochie · 20-10-2006, 11:19

No.

When you plug it into the USB port, windows pops up a box in the lower right corner of the screen saying "foun dnew hardware: Ross-tech interface".

If it does that use the hardware wizzard to search for a drive rin the VAG-COM installation folder.

kenny · 20-10-2006, 19:32

got it working although

im trying to measure block 115 for boost but it says

this function requires vagcom to be registered and activated please contact the author or your distributer for an activation code

does this mean i need to buy the full programe form Rosstech?

EddyH · 20-10-2006, 19:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenny

got it working although

im trying to measure block 115 for boost but it says

this function requires vagcom to be registered and activated please contact the author or your distributer for an activation code

does this mean i need to buy the full programe form Rosstech?

Yes, you need the full version.

Has your friend got the full version? Maybe you could install it and borrow his laptop?

kenny · 21-10-2006, 10:07

yip will sort it out, thanks for the suggestion, ive managed to borrow one, will try and log stuff today

19-10-2006, 22:03	#1
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,796 Members Car: Audi A4 Quattro S-Line Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	help with vag com Hi all, have managed to borrow vag com from a friend who hadnt yet installed it. but having tried to install it the program works, downloaded from Ross..... the cable is an ebay item i believe. when i fire everything up on the laptop and connect to the car i get a " no response from controller" message when entering "select the control module tab what have i done wrong? __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing

19-10-2006, 22:11	#2
LJ_Matt Light Jockey! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 672 Members Car: Skoda Octavia vRS Mk1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: help with vag com Have you got the drivers installed for the cable correctly? and if so have you checked and set the correct COM port in the options menu of vag-com? My ebay cable came with instructions to install a supplied driver yet won't actually work unless you allow the computer to access the internet to search for drivers . Bit pointless installing the driver supplied really but I digress! Once installed if you go into device manager with the cable plugged in and go to ports (comm and lpt) then find "usb to serial" or similar, then check the com port assigned to it. When you open up vag-com go to options, select the com port (can only be 1-4 I believe so you may have to force the usb driver to use another port if this is different in manager) and test. If all works, save and you're good to go! . Matt

19-10-2006, 22:24	#3
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,796 Members Car: Audi A4 Quattro S-Line Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: help with vag com yeah i have allowed it to access the net etc and got the drivers my usb serial port is com4 but when i do the test it says not found but com 3 is finding it ok interface : found type: serial pass-through opto/iso : no ross teck design : no __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing Last edited by kenny; 19-10-2006 at 22:28.

19-10-2006, 22:43	#4
VRStu Txt Spk Police Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hampshire Posts: 21,120 Members Car: Audi S3 Thanks: 195 Thanked 1,046 Times in 928 Posts	Re: help with vag com Silly question but have you got the ignition on? __________________ Stu Stu's Websites - http://www.fabia-vrs.com & http://www.octavia-vrs.com Stu's Car - 2008 Audi S3 - Ibis White, Black Optics Pack, Privacy Glass, Auto Bi Xenon Headlights, Rain Sensing Wipers, Bose Sound System, Ipod Prep, GSM Phone Prep, Flat Bottom Multi Function Steering Wheel, Electric Folding Mirrors, Acoustic Parking, Cruise Control, Interior Light Pack, Non Smokers Pack. SWMBO's Car - 2008 Seat LEON TDi Stylance, Black Magic, Sports Pack, Rear Parking Sensors. Something for Weekend - A Patio

19-10-2006, 22:51	#5
LJ_Matt Light Jockey! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 672 Members Car: Skoda Octavia vRS Mk1 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: help with vag com good point that Stu, I was typing quick cos my laptop battery was about to die! Also I found that once the test was complete and I'd saved the settings it wouldn't work under "select control module" until I'd done the auto scan (which fails half way due to not registered), then I could select a module to connect to fine after that. Hope this helps. Matt

20-10-2006, 08:24	#7
Goochie Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Up a tree. Posts: 12,363 Members Car: Thanks: 7 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Re: help with vag com Which version of the software is it? Some ebay cables only work with the older version which was less USB friendly. My Ebay cable however, works with all, including the latest, versions of VAG-COM.

20-10-2006, 10:00	#8
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,796 Members Car: Audi A4 Quattro S-Line Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: help with vag com its 409 which it tells you to use wuth the cable what seller did you get yours from Goochie? __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing

20-10-2006, 10:23	#9
Goochie Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Up a tree. Posts: 12,363 Members Car: Thanks: 7 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Re: help with vag com ecutools i think. Does it reconise it a a ross tech item when you plug it in?

20-10-2006, 11:16	#10
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,796 Members Car: Audi A4 Quattro S-Line Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: help with vag com well its been plugged into vag com at star etc before if u mean that no joy finding ecutools, will try a few things when i get home after work __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing Last edited by kenny; 20-10-2006 at 11:19.

20-10-2006, 11:19	#11
Goochie Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Up a tree. Posts: 12,363 Members Car: Thanks: 7 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Re: help with vag com No. When you plug it into the USB port, windows pops up a box in the lower right corner of the screen saying "foun dnew hardware: Ross-tech interface". If it does that use the hardware wizzard to search for a drive rin the VAG-COM installation folder.

20-10-2006, 19:32	#12
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,796 Members Car: Audi A4 Quattro S-Line Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: help with vag com got it working although im trying to measure block 115 for boost but it says this function requires vagcom to be registered and activated please contact the author or your distributer for an activation code does this mean i need to buy the full programe form Rosstech? __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing

21-10-2006, 10:07	#14
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,796 Members Car: Audi A4 Quattro S-Line Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: help with vag com yip will sort it out, thanks for the suggestion, ive managed to borrow one, will try and log stuff today __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing

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