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Old 04-18-2010, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by GT42R
Might be the USB > Serial cable. I've always had problems connecting with those involved in my EMS experience.
USB to serial cables suck big ****, they only work right sometimes. I bet ya thats it.
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Old 04-18-2010, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ctdrftna
Well my problem was I couldn't get my laptop to connect. I'm using diy's usb to serial converter and a vista powered gateway.
I can give my laptop / cable a try....let me know if you want a hand
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I use one from newegg with no problems. My DIY one always gave me ****. I am also available to help you with MS one weekend if u need it.
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USB to serial fails on Vista/7

I tried and tried to get my USB to serial adpater to work on both Vista and 7, tried it on my old laptop running XP and it worked immediatly.
I finally found a use for that laptop, the worlds biggest wideband gauge, haha
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Old 04-18-2010, 09:36 PM
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I'm runnin vista and dont have issues....XP would still probably be better though.
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Old 04-19-2010, 04:54 AM
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Thanks for the offers guys. Let me see how I make out this weekend. If I still have issues ill have one of you help me
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Old 04-19-2010, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 240_to_miata
I use one from newegg with no problems. My DIY one always gave me ****. I am also available to help you with MS one weekend if u need it.
What one are you using from there they sell a few of them including the one I have from cables unlimited.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-009-_-Product
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Old 04-19-2010, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 240_to_miata
That one LOOKS a lot like the one I bought from a local PC shop and it works fine, albeit with XP, not hastalaVista.
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Old 04-20-2010, 04:56 AM
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I tried to use me dads comp last night. Similar setup to mine, and still no go. My brother is gonna partitian my hard drive and set it up so I can run in xp or vista. I may try a different adapter too. The one posted looks nice. In the mean time. If one of you ct guys wants to come help me out this weekend shoot me A pm and we can set something up
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Originally Posted by 240_to_miata
used that with 5 different megasquirts on 4 different laptops under windows, linux, and windows simulation (mac os x host) all without a single glitch.
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I ordered the one from newegg.
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nice. I also PMed you about this weekend. I should be around for a while. I might start playing with tunerstudio.
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Originally Posted by 240_to_miata
I might start playing with tunerstudio.
Do it...I like it much more than megatune
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Yeah I will be using tuner studio
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I got my old xp powered laptop to fire up. And me new cable should be in today. So I'm hoping that fri i@can't give it another shot and it connects. Also I called summit to bitch about there junk an fittings and they sent me a earl's replacement for free :-)
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What happened with Summit's AN fittings? I have a buddy who built a rock-crawling rig that swears by them...
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Originally Posted by UrbanSoot
used that with 5 different megasquirts on 4 different laptops under windows, linux, and windows simulation (mac os x host) all without a single glitch.
Same here we use this at work to console into routers and switches works fine under all OS's
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So far iv had two -6 straight hose end leak from the swivel joint between the flare end and the hose end
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Weak... Good luck with the new fittings.
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