How to set up a BMW Diagnostic Computer doityourself

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Yes, 2011. Apple removed support for XP.. Dunno why, i I had to guess, I would say security or Hardware compatibility. I think Intel also dropped support for XP on all Sandy Bridge lineup

[az3579]

Yes, 2011. Apple removed support for XP.. Dunno why, i I had to guess, I would say security or Hardware compatibility. I think Intel also dropped support for XP on all Sandy Bridge lineup

XP is a ten-year-old OS. That probably had something to do with it.

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So, after talking to a few buddies from Intel and MSI, it appears that Microsoft is not supporting XP on new hardware platforms, that has something to do with the new embedded OS direction that their company will be taking soon. XP would be cannibalizing that effort..

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"Windows 7 (non-64bit) should work as well." That sux, which software won't take 64?

Thinking about getting a machine just for this project, first because I don't think having the MBP on the engine bay surrounded by grease monkeys(like me) it's the best idea ever(I could fix that with a $50 shell, but that + $100 for Win7 OEM it's already half the price of a dedicated computer..), and second because I found some descent spec Core Duo and Core 2 Duo laptops and even a Tablet PC running XP Pro 32bit for under $300.

Another reason is that if I can successfully have a fully loaded computer for diag/tweak/tune, it'll be easy to share, ship it around, image the HD for others to use, etc...

[az3579]

There is a method for getting it working on Windows 7 64-bit, I believe. It would be INPA that otherwise doesn't support 64-bit. It doesn't launch on my ThinkPad (64-bit OS) but it works fine on my D430, which is my dedicated test bed.

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so the D430 is a rock solid platform for all the software? I found a few cheap on CL

[az3579]

so the D430 is a rock solid platform for all the software? I found a few cheap on CL

There is a small hurdle with this device; it uses a 1.8" hard drive with a proprietary hdd connector, so I can only use the hdd's it was sold with 60, 80, 100gb, and they are VERY pricey. I do like the machine's weight (very light) and battery life. Well built and it has a trackpoint, which is a MUST for me.
The hardware is more than capable of running the software for this though; no performance issues on my end.

If I had to do it again, though, I would go with a thinkpad x series that uses a 2.5" drive.

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[VA//M3]

I'm running SSS_progman and DIS/GT1 along with INPA, NCSexpert and WinKFP on a D630 with 2GB of RAM with no issues.

I'll Post up a PDF on how to get DIS/GT1 running. The info is out there but there were a few issues I encountered that I had to deal with myself.

There is also a ready made VMware available for SSS_progman here http://www.4shared.com/dir/IzzqCIkM/BMW_Tools.html (V32 ready made progman) after opening the VMK Disk file on VMWARE desktop and running the VM.

You would start at step

"Now restart the VM. Start -> Shutdown -> Restart
While the VM is restarting, open IFHSrv32.exe on your computer from C:\EDIABAS\Bin
Make sure your firewall/antivirus is disabled!
Progman will finally come up!
Now lets set up the cable to communicate with Progman. Click on the Administration button."

on Spencers guide after starting the VM once and clicking the choose interface Icon, selecting your interface on the desktop, rebooting and modifying file E:\xpe_service\progman.xml by changing the following line.

Code:

<Brand bmw="true" mini="true" rr="true"/>

to

Code:

<Brand bmw="true" mini="false" rr="false"/>

and then continue Spencer's guide.

CONFIGURING EDIABAS.BIN

From

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; RemoteHost
; Description : server address/name
; Default =
; RemoteHost = LMUC203404

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Port
; Description : IP communication port
; Value : 1000 < port < 30000
; Default =
; Port = 3000

TO

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; RemoteHost
; Description : server address/name
; Default =
RemoteHost = 192.168.68.1

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Port
; Description : IP communication port
; Value : 1000 < port < 30000
; Default =
Port = 6801

Also, if you're running it on windows XP it is also advised to do the following

go to C:\EDIABAS\BIN\ediabas.ini look for the segment below

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; LoadWin32
; Description : Map EDIABAS Win16 calls to EDIABAS Win32
; Value : 0 = Win16/32 Mapping disabled (Win16-->Win16)
; 1 = Win16/32 Mapping enabled (Win16-->Win32)
; Default = 0 for Windows 9x/Me
; Default = 1 for Windows NT4/2000/XP
; LoadWin32 = 0

and make it look like this

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; LoadWin32
; Description : Map EDIABAS Win16 calls to EDIABAS Win32
; Value : 0 = Win16/32 Mapping disabled (Win16-->Win16)
; 1 = Win16/32 Mapping enabled (Win16-->Win32)
; Default = 0 for Windows 9x/Me
; Default = 1 for Windows NT4/2000/XP
LoadWin32 = 1

[az3579]

^^ Just FYI, if you download that VM hard disk image, it will not work with VMWare 6.0. Works fine on 7.0. I do not know if 6.5 will work, but I can tell you that if you have an older version, you must upgrade, otherwise it won't run the VM.

Now I'm going to find out if this pre-made image works. I built my own using the instructions on Page 1 and I could not get Progman to detect my car, even though INPA detects if just fine.

EDIT:

Still cannot get Progman to initialize the interface. I dunno WTF is going on with this thing... it doesn't work with my setup, nor does it work with the pre-loaded Progman disc image.