FORScan PCM reprogramming (as-built) RX-8 (+other Mazdas...)

[zedzed]

Hello! Can you help me? Mazda 2 2008 МТ.


??????

[JamieM]

What was the full command you ran? Can't see the full command in the image. Better to post as text than an image. Are you using the correct COM port? All sorts of stuff could be wrong here...

Why are you using the -t option? You shouldn't need to fiddle with the timeout, the default should work. Likewise for the baud rate (-b), it should auto-detect that. Try running without those options, or playing around with them to find what works.

[zedzed]

I thought the topic is outdated and you will not answer. Sorry, but my English is bad, so a misunderstanding may occur.

Full command what I ran, was - « rx8abd COM3 abd.txt »
but I tried different options

COM3 – it is right

What timeout values are most likely?

[zedzed]

I tried all the options. I could not connect to PCM. The result is always the same.

Connecting to vehicle ...
Error: could not exit default session

Can I look for another adapter?

[Paul_13]

I've tried to open the rx8abd.exe file but the CMD window shuts instantly and I can't seem to keep it open? Is there a way to fix this?

[JamieM]

rx8abd.exe is a console application, it has no GUI. It must be run from the command line (command prompt window).

Sounds like you are just double clicking the .exe file? That's not how console applications work unfortunately! You have to open a command prompt first, navigate (cd) to the folder containing the exe, then run the program from there (by typing its name, along with any arguments etc).

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/136 ... s-it-opens

Hope that helps

[Paul_13]

rx8abd.exe is a console application, it has no GUI. It must be run from the command line (command prompt window).

Sounds like you are just double clicking the .exe file? That's not how console applications work unfortunately! You have to open a command prompt first, navigate (cd) to the folder containing the exe, then run the program from there (by typing its name, along with any arguments etc).

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/136 ... s-it-opens

Hope that helps

Thanks for the reply.
I did the command prompt method and it was still closing automatically. I even tried adapt adding /K at the end to keep the window open, no joy

[Paul_13]

rx8abd.png (16.88 KiB) Viewed 3707 times

after i get that far the application launches in a new window and closes instantly. i very quickly see the first few lines of text and then it closes

[JamieM]

don't type "start"

Just type the name of the program directly without "start" in front of it, as per the link I shared.

Actually, for your first run of the program I'd recommend typing the following:

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rx8abd.exe --help

so that you can learn the different options available Exactly like that. No "start".

(I'd also perhaps recommend reading up a little on console applications and running them from the command line )

"start" is for running graphical applications, not console applications like rx8abd

[Paul_13]

Got it to run. Had it running in xp compatibility mode for some reason. Thanks