Can't connect to Jolt with Vista

PeteS · Post by **PeteS** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:34 am

Hi again

I have managed to borrow a Windows XP PC with a standard RS232 serial port. The Megajolt seems to work fine with the MAP sensor operating. I have not connected it to the car just yet but I assume alot is working if I can get the dial moving as expected. It would seem that the problem is either the USB to serial adaptor or Vista.

Post by **brentp** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:13 am

Thank you for testing this.

Your earlier post successfully communicating using Hyper Terminal points to an incompatibility with the MJLJ config software and the USB-Serial adapter. Vista should not be an issue since this is what we're using for testing.

I'd like to get a hold of an identical adapter to the one you're using- did you purchase yours locally, or online?

Regards,

PeteS · Post by **PeteS** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:30 am

I purchased the serial port from a local (Perth, Western Australia) company. It wasn't particularly expensive - about $20 dollars US. Since it doesn't work it is useless to me, so would you like me to send it to you for testing purposes?

Post by **brentp** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:22 pm

Hi Pete- Excellent idea. I'll contact you offline.

Paul(notts) · Post by **Paul(notts)** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:51 am

I am having the same problem. I have two lap tops, one vista and one xp.

the Xp works fine but cant get the vista one to connect.

not an issue yet as I use the old lap top.

Paul

will keep an eye on this thread.

mini-geek · Post by **mini-geek** » Thu May 28, 2009 3:17 pm

I'm still un able to connect to my ECU. It's causing me a few problems as I cant map my car using my lappy, and I'm having to borrrow a friends lap top to work on it.

Post by **brentp** » Thu May 28, 2009 5:15 pm

PeteS,

I received your USB-serial adapter recently. Unfortunately, the driver disc supplied did not survive the trip- it was crushed by the postal service.

The adapter was fine, however. I downloaded the latest driver from the Prolific website.

Results:

Windows Vista: Works perfectly with MJLJ V4
Windows XP: driver fails to load- shows an error in Device Manager. I wasn't even able to get far enough to test with the MJLJ.

So, with my windows Vista machine it works perfectly. One reasonable assumption is it worked through the installation of the latest Prolific drivers. Having the latest service pack for windows *might* help.

For those of you with adapters that don't work on your machine, it would be a useful test to try the same adapter on a different machine with a fresh set of the latest drivers.

fergusmk2 · Post by **fergusmk2** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:33 pm

im also having problems connecting my megajolt lite jr v4 with my vista laptop.
im using a belkin f5u103v adapter.
timeout reading cylinder count comes up on the bottom of the configurator.
il try on the pc in work tomarrow without the adaptor to see if that works.
but i will need to use my laptop so if anyone has any ideas whats the problem is could you tell me

cheeRS

Booton · Post by **Booton** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:11 am

HI

Same problem for me too:

MJLJnr V4 purchased assembled
Dell vista laptop
Prolific usb to serial
COM ports correct in config/device manager
'Timeout cylinder count' is the error message
Configurator freezes and needs to be shut-down
No communication using telnet prog (Unless i'm not using it correctly)

Any assistance would be much appreciated....

Cheers

Spitfiredriver · Post by **Spitfiredriver** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:39 pm

I cannot connect to my MJLJnr V4 using any of the vista machines we have.
I have proved my build is correct using an XP machine with the same serial adapter as I am using on the vista machines.
If I use a telnet application on the vista machines, I get comms with the 's' and 'c' commands, but the configuration software still does not connect.
anybody got it working on Vista?

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