My experience with a laptop GT1 - Page 25

TwinsPoppa · #**241** 06-09-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jsears

If you made a road trip you would be stopping off at every Xoutpost members house who has a dual axle self leveling suspension and doing theirs too! It'd be a good road trip to make some extra cash!

Yeah, I guess ... but then ... it would take even LONGER!

By the time I get to you ... the GT1 might be broken!

Have you tried to ask your SA to lower it for you. Can't hurt to give it a try and I imagine you might be able to get away with it for free ... or only charge 1 hour of labor. Depending on your relationship with the SA.

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jsears · #**242** 06-09-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TwinsPoppa

Yeah, I guess ... but then ... it would take even LONGER!

By the time I get to you ... the GT1 might be broken!

Have you tried to ask your SA to lower it for you. Can't hurt to give it a try and I imagine you might be able to get away with it for free ... or only charge 1 hour of labor. Depending on your relationship with the SA.

I will see if I can't sucker him into it for free when I go in for my oil change/Dinan Exhaust install. Which is hopefully this week so Tom can get his new(used) 4.8is exhaust!

TwinsPoppa · #**243** 06-09-2009, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jsears

I will see if I can't sucker him into it for free when I go in for my oil change/Dinan Exhaust install. Which is hopefully this week so Tom can get his new(used) 4.8is exhaust!

Oh ho! So THAT'S where Tom is getting the exhaust for cheap!

Tom should really get one of these GT1s ... he's more qualified than me to use it!

royemaun · #**244** 06-10-2009, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TwinsPoppa

Okay, to confirm I understand correctly:

1) The diagnostic head was recognized and WAS working with DIS v55 (wmware) when you encountered the voltage problem. Does DIS v55 still work with the diagnostic head now? If not, did you change the Operating IP Address on DIS v55 and/or something else?

2) Again, I have not worked with SSS at all. I assume SSS is another virtual machine that you have to open with vmplayer. Did the diagnostic head work with SSS BEFORE you made any changes to it? If the IP address was the only change you did, I would change it back.

Any of that inaccurate?

Yes, the diagnostic head was recognized and was working with DIS v55 (vmplayer), and currently, is not recognized by DIS v55. I can't remember if i a have changed the IP Add under the Operating Unit in DIS. I stopped playing with DIS v55 since i can't do any diagnose session because of low voltage. So the next thing i did is to try out SSS as i was keen to do the programming/coding without knowing that the yellow head is not compatible with SSS. I remember when i run the SSS the diagnostic head was recognized by SSS but did an automatic update. but before that i can still see the head on the first page of SSS which has "New Session" button at the bottom. but after the auto-update it disappeared from the list. but i can confirm that it's available in the "Settings" page. I also tried the original IP but still no luck.
BTW, with regards to the GT1 head, i've noticed that sometimes when i connect it to the X it will give me a short flash (green/yellow/red) on the 3 LEDs at the same time then the green LED would start blinking fast - this happens when the ignition is turned off. When the engine is on green LED stays on while the red LED (temp?) stays red also.

Weasel · #**245** 06-10-2009, 08:00 AM

By the way... you guys can still diagnose normally without a charger with V55..... just hit continue after the voltage warning window pops up. It is just one more button to click when getting into the diagnostic session, nothing more. I think BMW added that to help remind new techs to not kill the battery when diagnosing.

TwinsPoppa · #**246** 06-10-2009, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Weasel

By the way... you guys can still diagnose normally without a charger with V55..... just hit continue after the voltage warning window pops up. It is just one more button to click when getting into the diagnostic session, nothing more. I think BMW added that to help remind new techs to not kill the battery when diagnosing.

Thanks for the tip weasel as well as helping out with swapping Justin's cluster!

katit · #**247** 06-10-2009, 11:25 AM

Thats what I do all the time. Just click OK and go. There is no write operations other then reset going on. Should be no big deal

TwinsPoppa · #**248** 06-10-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by royemaun

Yes, the diagnostic head was recognized and was working with DIS v55 (vmplayer), and currently, is not recognized by DIS v55. I can't remember if i a have changed the IP Add under the Operating Unit in DIS. I stopped playing with DIS v55 since i can't do any diagnose session because of low voltage. So the next thing i did is to try out SSS as i was keen to do the programming/coding without knowing that the yellow head is not compatible with SSS. I remember when i run the SSS the diagnostic head was recognized by SSS but did an automatic update. but before that i can still see the head on the first page of SSS which has "New Session" button at the bottom. but after the auto-update it disappeared from the list. but i can confirm that it's available in the "Settings" page. I also tried the original IP but still no luck.
BTW, with regards to the GT1 head, i've noticed that sometimes when i connect it to the X it will give me a short flash (green/yellow/red) on the 3 LEDs at the same time then the green LED would start blinking fast - this happens when the ignition is turned off. When the engine is on green LED stays on while the red LED (temp?) stays red also.

Hmmm ... If you didn't make any changes in DIS, and after the auto-update in SSS the DK is not recognized in DIS, then the DK could be in some weird state (or now non-functional - I hope not).

I'm going to see if I can load SSS and play around with it. Its hard to discuss it without any real hands on experience with it. Maybe Riaz or someone who's using SSS now will chime in.

I'm curious. This auto-update. When you started SSS did it automatically want to update the DK right away (you had no choice)? Or was it an option you saw and you just decided to try it?

katit · #**249** 06-10-2009, 11:27 AM

I don't think autoupdate will do anything..

If you have somebody else with GT1 in town I would try your head first to eliminate all that frustration...

TwinsPoppa · #**250** 06-10-2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by katit

I don't think autoupdate will do anything..

If you have somebody else with GT1 in town I would try your head first to eliminate all that frustration...

I'm just concerned about the lights. According to the GT1 manual blinking green is self-test or updating and the blinking red is overheating or fault.

I haven't used the DK with SSS so I'm not sure if that's normal. With DIS v43 or v55 the green light is just solid green when working properly.

katit ... do you remember what lights are on on yours with SSS?

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