BMW Scanner - Page 2

andre372 · 19th July 2014, 11:31

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Originally Posted by klarzy

Get a PDF reader from Adobe.com, open the Widows_xp_installation_ma File and follow the instructions...

Well yes, as I don't have acrobat installed on this particular partition you might think I haven't read the instructions. I have, actually. The instructions say nothing about chipset drivers and the need to plug into the car. I have tried it both ways, however.

In the instructions you plug the device in, Windows prompts to install software for the newly found hardware, the device is identified as "BMW Scanner V14x", you show the location of the drivers, the drivers are installed and everything done, finito.

When I plug the scanner in, Windows acknowledges something really is plugged in, but it ends in malfunction, and unidentified device in device manager and the inability to install the drivers.

klarzy · 19th July 2014, 11:34

ok if that is no good then do as stated above and download the new chipset driver from the internet... jus do a search under BMW scanner (version number)

andre372 · 19th July 2014, 12:04

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Originally Posted by klarzy

ok if that is no good then do as stated above and download the new chipset driver from the internet... jus do a search under BMW scanner (version number)

I have different versions of P.A. Soft's BMW Scanner software. The drivers packed with 1.4.0.7 and 1.4.0.9 seem to be the same.

I have also tried with the newest drivers from FTDI's webpage (tried in both XP and 7). Only once did I get Windows 7 to recognize the device as "BMW Scanner V14x" after using an old printer cable instead of the one that came with the scanner, that was with the drivers from FTDI already installed. No manual driver installation was possible and it isn't listed in device manager.

I just want to have a play with the new IPK already...

klarzy · 19th July 2014, 12:10

but your looks ready to use if you plug into the car...

andre372 · 19th July 2014, 12:36

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Originally Posted by klarzy

but your looks ready to use if you plug into the car...

Yes it does look so but... I just double checked: plugged into the car, switched ignition, plugged into the computer. Result - USB device not recognised, malfunction etc. And the software still shows the adapter is not plugged in.

klarzy · 19th July 2014, 12:42

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Originally Posted by andre372

Yes it does look so but... I just double checked: plugged into the car, switched ignition, plugged into the computer. Result - USB device not recognised, malfunction etc. And the software still shows the adapter is not plugged in.

Mike refused to work so I uninstalled drivers and went into device manager and installed the USB chipset driver and did this one before plugging the dongle into the PC... once in then plug in the dongle to car and PC and see what it detects...

andre372 · 19th July 2014, 13:10

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Originally Posted by klarzy

Mike refused to work so I uninstalled drivers and went into device manager and installed the USB chipset driver and did this one before plugging the dongle into the PC... once in then plug in the dongle to car and PC and see what it detects...

Which drivers did you uninstall and which chipset drivers did you install?

I have no FTDI drivers installed and the system drivers are all the latest from Dell.

klarzy · 19th July 2014, 13:22

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Originally Posted by andre372

Which drivers did you uninstall and which chipset drivers did you install?

I have no FTDI drivers installed and the system drivers are all the latest from Dell.

the scanner is on a standalone in my garage... I will fire it up later and take a look..

andre372 · 19th July 2014, 14:40

I gave it another shot on the standalone XP laptop.
As usual, when plugging the scanner in it gives an error and doesn't let drivers to be installed. So I had no drivers installed for the device.
I then installed the drivers directly from FTDI. And plugged the scanner in. Surprisingly, there was no error nor a new hardware prompt. In the device manager, there was still an "Unknown device". I tried installing the drivers from the scanner folder. The device was recognised as "BMW Scanner" and the drivers installed. Upon finishing, the device failed to start. "BMW Scanner" appeared in device manager but with an error mark.
I closed the lid and ran to the car. Plugged everything in again and... unidentified device blah-blah... And an unknown device in device manager.

If this isn't a faulty scanner I don't know what it is.

Does anyone have a spare scanner or at least know a trustworthy UK/European supplier who doesn't ask a fortune?

andre372 · 26th July 2014, 09:40

Acquired!
Against all odds, stumbled on a bloke in Estonia who sells them.
Plugged it in, windows prompts for driver install. Everything working as it should!

19th July 2014, 11:34	#12
klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	ok if that is no good then do as stated above and download the new chipset driver from the internet... jus do a search under BMW scanner (version number) __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

19th July 2014, 12:10	#14
klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	but your looks ready to use if you plug into the car... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

19th July 2014, 14:40	#19
andre372 Gets stuck in 2001 Rover 75 Tourer 2.0 CDT manual Royal Blue (JFM) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Viljandi, Estonia Posts: 855 Thanks: 233 Thanked 98 Times in 87 Posts	I gave it another shot on the standalone XP laptop. As usual, when plugging the scanner in it gives an error and doesn't let drivers to be installed. So I had no drivers installed for the device. I then installed the drivers directly from FTDI. And plugged the scanner in. Surprisingly, there was no error nor a new hardware prompt. In the device manager, there was still an "Unknown device". I tried installing the drivers from the scanner folder. The device was recognised as "BMW Scanner" and the drivers installed. Upon finishing, the device failed to start. "BMW Scanner" appeared in device manager but with an error mark. I closed the lid and ran to the car. Plugged everything in again and... unidentified device blah-blah... And an unknown device in device manager. If this isn't a faulty scanner I don't know what it is. Does anyone have a spare scanner or at least know a trustworthy UK/European supplier who doesn't ask a fortune? __________________ MODS: Front fog lamps, FBH timer switch, FBH OBD, boot and arm rest power sockets, cruise control, Powerflex lower arm bushes, illuminated vanity mirrors, high-line IPK, Symphony stereo + SLE, 160 remap, Revotec fan, 12N+12S, auto-dimming rear view mirror, rain sensor, volumetric alarm sensor, PDC, powerfolds, sports leather memory seats, passenger anti-trap sensor TO DO: Tilt sensor, low coolant sensor, FBH GSM remote control, heated washer jets, front parking sensors Last edited by andre372; 19th July 2014 at 14:49..

26th July 2014, 09:40	#20
andre372 Gets stuck in 2001 Rover 75 Tourer 2.0 CDT manual Royal Blue (JFM) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Viljandi, Estonia Posts: 855 Thanks: 233 Thanked 98 Times in 87 Posts	Acquired! Against all odds, stumbled on a bloke in Estonia who sells them. Plugged it in, windows prompts for driver install. Everything working as it should! __________________ MODS: Front fog lamps, FBH timer switch, FBH OBD, boot and arm rest power sockets, cruise control, Powerflex lower arm bushes, illuminated vanity mirrors, high-line IPK, Symphony stereo + SLE, 160 remap, Revotec fan, 12N+12S, auto-dimming rear view mirror, rain sensor, volumetric alarm sensor, PDC, powerfolds, sports leather memory seats, passenger anti-trap sensor TO DO: Tilt sensor, low coolant sensor, FBH GSM remote control, heated washer jets, front parking sensors