Have been told I need this... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-Vag-Com-C...ryZ30921QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem and VAGCOM 409.1 which I have just downloaded from here ( the one for the TWIN-USB Interface)... http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/download/archives.html Is this all I need? the driver instructions page has confused me a little.
'For MODERN SERIAL Interfaces' is the one you need as windows recognises that 3rd party USB cable as a virtual serial device. Simple cable and unregistered vag com helped me solve lots of ABS and airbag faults and save myself probably a good 600 for the sake of a 10 cable and some research
Right, this is doing my noggin right in!!! I've bought the cable through ebay (see link from earlier in thread) and followed all instructions to the letter (as far as I am aware). I have tried both 409.1 releases ("For MODERN SERIAL Interfaces" and "For the TWIN-USB Interface") and when I run a test in VAG COM I get... Port Status: OK Interface: Not Found! I have done this as per instructions before connecting to car. I have tried all the port options and got the same message. What am I doing wrong. Please help!!!!!
get the latest driver from the site of the company that makes the cable.... it is FTDI or something. i did that and it worked first time
Thanks, Do I need the driver that makes the USB device appear as another com port? http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
Just out of curiosity, whats the car, engine, is it a conversion etc. I put a diagnostics port into my mk2 golf with the ABF and at first igot the same response from VAGCOM as you, turned out i didn't have a decent enough live connected to my diagnostics port, hence it wouldn't power the cable (interface)
Hi Carl. The vehicle is a 1998 mk3 16v. Following the instructions from the cable manufacturers and VAGCOM, I'm meant to install the drivers, then VAG COM software, then with the cable connected to the PC but not car, run a test. This is where I have no luck. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. Am gonna have to have a nit more of a mess I think.
Going to have to hold my hands up here to being a proper ****. Whilst re reading the instructions AGAIN but this time sober, I realised I had totally missed out the 'connect to the car' bit and had assumed the test was to test that the cable was being seen properly by the computer. What a dumb f*@! I expect everything will work fine when I get in tonight.
