Looks like we were both writing and cross posting.
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Originally Posted by steve99
don't get me wrong im not being an ass.
Over the past three years ive attemped to help several people who have bricked their ecu due not understanding the process and whats going on with flashing/defs/roms ect.
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I can imagine there are a lot of questions from people not reading up on the stuff. I think I did and I am fairly sure that my own answers to my questions are correct. The reason for asking them and not simply diving into it, is exactly because I do not want to brick my ECU. So while my questions might seem noobish, I am basically just looking for a blessing before ruining anything.
And I do indeed want to learn! But I need to get started somewhere. I am practically orientated. I want to get my hands on it in a safe way, even if I don't know it all from the beginning.
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Things change constantly, and at freerunner said your usually ok with A01G roms/defs but oft guys change stuff all the time so you need to check. Also A01G is not suitable for all cars only up to about mid 2014 manuals.
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For that reason, my plan is to stick with whatever definitions and tunes I pick out now and with the advice I get are deemed safe combinations. If I in the future for some reason need to change, I wont due so without due diligence.
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Read out your stock rom first
Save a copy as .srf and .bin
Establish which calid it is
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Check and save! It's A00G according to "current ROM metadata" to the left. I wonder how it's recognised as I only have the Github A01G definition loaded in EcuFlash.
When saving I also got an error message about "invalid data":
I suppose that is exactly because I don't have a A00G definition loaded? I will of course do it properly before attempting any kind of flashing. Only have A00G on the read, delete it and put the A01G in the folder when flashing.
Check on the rest of the advice as well. Thank you. I already edited (and discarded) several files, just to find out how the RomRaider interface works.
Thanks for your help, it's much appreciated! I hope I will be just as enthusiastic as you and many others, and who knows maybe I can contribute down the line (I'm a flow chart kind of guy
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