I've downloaded and installed EcuFlash 1.30 on my laptop running Windows XP without any issues. However when I try to use the software to Read from ECU to get my stock flash and immobilizer code the button is greyed out and not clickable. Any help with this would be appreciated.

 

1) Are the drivers installed? (Does the lower right corner say the cable is plugged n?)
2) Is the cable a tactrix cable?

3) did the cable get detected when you first plugged it in? And did you plug it in for the first time before starting ECUFlash?

A few pointers to start with.

 

Thanks MalibuJack, the drivers for the tactrix cable were the culprit. User error strikes again!

 

It happens really often, for one reason or another the drivers aren't installed, or the cable isn't installed for the first time before launching the app for the first time, so the cable isn't detected and the drivers registered.

 

I have been flashing without any problems but today I found out that I cannot read the ECU the button is greyed out and not clickable. This is ECU flash 1.30 any help will be appreciated

 

did you remember the white plug?

 

Yes, like I mentioned I can write to the ECU and have done multiple times, just cannot read from maybe missing a xml file in the ECUFlash dir to do this?

 

the reason I asked is because it is practice to remove the white plug when not interfacing.

 

I'm trying to download(read) image file... I've tried with and without white cable plugged in. I can datalog with logworks using open port and Evoscan I do this without the white cable plugged in

 

What file am I missing that prevents selecting a vehicle therefore not able to read and download rom image?

 

wouldn't you select "mitsu 3rd gen evo 7-8"?

please excuse me if I keep bouncing off the obvious.

 

Dude what I'm saying there is nothing to select the area is blank.....it is like there is a xml file missing.

 

I had that problem and it was because I moved the files to a different directory. Once installed, did you move the files or folders around?

 

I would completely uninstall reboot and then reinstall ecuflash. I read somehwere and I think that the rommetadata folder or one of those contain the data for that window. I am really just a noob but if you drill into the program files\openecu\ecuflash folders you will see what I mean. If you have another computer you can install the application there as well to see what might be wrong

Is it possible your cable (the secondary or white plug part) has gone bad between your last write and the latest attempts at reading?

Oh well it's late and im not thinking 100% clear....