Smith-02

i cant get my computer to read the ms, it's pretty much useless when i can't access the ms itself

fe3tcourier

hmmmmmmmmmmmm if its ms1, its 20 or so bucks for a new chip + your time finding out whats wrong.

Smith-02

i cant read it via usb port and my serial port, to run serial to serial, doesn't work.

ichbinsobose

try to get tim to fix it and ill buy it

VWralley

have you unloaded the megatune software completly and re-installed it? remember you HAVE to delete ALL the files, there is a folder that it creates and you must delete that for the new software to be installed correctly. If it still doesnt read after that the communication chip is likely faulty

Smith-02

my motherboard usb cannot be read as a port (ie, com, and my serial port is fucked up(com1), so it can't read from there either. he has it now, im trying to hurry his already hurried *** to do so.
already got the chip installed

VWralley

that sucks, i have only heard of people having issues trying to get the USB port to read reliably..

anyone local got an older comp with a good com port? good luck man

fe3tcourier

you get the occasional poor bugger with a serial port with dodgy bios interfering that works poorly or not at all.

stenseltizm

I'll probably try that next. I went over the power portion and the communications portion and besides some shitty solder everything was fine. I got it to loop-back through hyperterminal so the com is working. I had a msII setup so my megatune isn't set up properly and I didn't have the time to relearn how to config that ---- last night.. happen to have a spoon fed link? lol ---- I hate being so busy

To the OP you buy a kit and it will come with the ms unit and the processor you choose (msI or msII daughterboard). I would recommend buying the stim to test ---- out as you build and help you get connected to your pc. Then you can also buy a cable to wire it into your car, or just hack your original harness and wire it yourself. They sell a relay board that makes wiring into a non EFI car damn easy, but if you can read a schematic that isn't necessary either... more convenience. And to connect to a pc it has a built in serial port, problem is most pc's don't have a serial port so you would need a usb-serial converter. I've used everything from the cheap nokia cables for $5 off ebay, to elexol's USBMOD3 and with the correct drivers they all worked just fine.

toyollAZ86

^^^^

great.. just what i was looking for. thanks

im getting the 2.2 and the stim.