Dis v57 problems

[Vug1]

Hello! I did native install on IBM T30 which includes DIS v57, SSS Progman v32 and TIS (3.1.4 if I remember) with Ghost image from 12 DVDs. Problem is now I can't get DIS to recognize a car no matter what. Note that I had previously installed only native DIS v57 as per this forums tutorial (can't thank you enough for this guys) and worked great. Diag head and cables are original. Self-test says LAN communication OK and Diagnostic head NOT but it still appears as "free diagnostic head" and I can connect to it and test connection and it confirms good connection. So far I've tried E46 318Ci and E46 325i. Any ideas? Maybe faulty cables?

[MParallel]

Have you setup your IP address under TP/IP in Windows and in EDIABAS.ini?

[Vug1]

Have you setup your IP address under TP/IP in Windows and in EDIABAS.ini?

I'm not familiar with setting correct IP addresses but I came across a few threads using unix based commands such "cd /" and right now I am reinstalling everything just to be sure I done it correctly.

[Vug1]

Well, I did clean reinstall with only DIS v57 as per this forums tutorial, recovered HDD with Acronis True Image that has proven to work .tib image of DIS/SSS and failed to make it work both times. Also dissasembled IBM T30 to inspect PCB and Ethernet port to find possible damage with no success. Now I suspect it has to do with IP addresses because few months back, everything was working fine and then I decided to add Progman v32 and that's when things got bad. Any experience on changing and configuring IP addresses in UNIX?

[David Mc]

READ THIS FIRST.pdf This will give you an idea of how to configure IP addresses using UNIX

[Vug1]

Well, after taking a break for a month or so, I finally tried it this time using 20pin under the bonnet socket and it worked like a charm! That meant something was wrong with OBD2 cable, so I found wiring diagrams for it and disassembled it and check the continuity and everything was correct. No ideas for now, maybe check the multiplexer?

[David Mc]

E36's are not OBD2 compliant.

[Vug1]

I tried it on friends 735i '98 I believe and not on my E36

[David Mc]

If you are using a 20pin round to 16pin OBD adapter cable, make sure that there is a connection between pin 16 on the round end and pin 1 on the OBD end of the cable. This detects the ignition signal and DIS will not auto-detect the car without an ignition signal.

[Vug1]

I'm using this one which is 21 pin

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[David Mc]

I have not seen this type of cable used with any of the conventional BMW diagnostic interfaces (i.e. ADS, OBD, VagCom, K+DCAN or INPA Compatible OBD).

[Vug1]

It's a part of GT1 that dealerships were using

[David Mc]

So you are using DIS v57 installed natively (i.e. no VMWare network or Windows OS, just DIS installed on a UNIX OS) with a Siemens yellow DK head?

[Vug1]

So you are using DIS v57 installed natively (i.e. no VMWare network or Windows OS, just DIS installed on a UNIX OS) with a Siemens yellow DK head?

Yes, and majority of info is for VMWare based DIS installations. I guess I'll try to get familiar with unix commands