evolve help!!!

orion565 · 10-19-2011, 08:53 PM

all is good now, shadeD1 is a god send, after getting v1.2, it worked out. I will follow up with paul and sal, but I think everything is fine now

0-60Motorsports · 10-20-2011, 02:00 AM

Great to hear it worked

ShadeD1 · 10-20-2011, 09:05 AM

Great, I'm glad I could help!

Quote:

Originally Posted by orion565

all is good now, shadeD1 is a god send, after getting v1.2, it worked out. I will follow up with paul and sal, but I think everything is fine now

kyleb350 · 10-22-2011, 03:31 PM

Has anyone else been waiting on a modified file?

alpine335i · 10-22-2011, 11:09 PM

This seems to happen alot!

MaxBoost335 · 10-22-2011, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orion565

all is good now, shadeD1 is a god send, after getting v1.2, it worked out. I will follow up with paul and sal, but I think everything is fine now

Let us know how you are liking the tune.

Taz@Evolve. P · 10-23-2011, 09:52 AM

Glad its sorted, we did believe it was a low powered battery hence our discussion on giving it a good charge before trying again. First we've heard of using an earlier version and something we are certainly looking into immediately. Just happened to catch us on a late night when all our technicians were overseas at the same time which is very rare.

We've been backed up this last week so sorry to those who have been waiting on files but will be catching up with them over the next few days.

Also this is a rare case but everything is recoverable with either the built-in recovery mode or special software.

dasvolk · 10-23-2011, 12:35 PM

Is this something that is a fluke or is it related to newer versions of the DME? I just updated mine to the very latest 231E and want to plan for it if I am going to have to dick around with it to get it working.

Taz@Evolve. P · 10-23-2011, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dasvolk

Is this something that is a fluke or is it related to newer versions of the DME? I just updated mine to the very latest 231E and want to plan for it if I am going to have to dick around with it to get it working.

Very rare, we've tuned tons worldwide with the latest software on now, this is the only one that kept getting stuck. We're looking into the issue and like any others, resolve them quickly to ensure it doesn't happen in the future.

cookdesk · 10-24-2011, 01:03 AM

Hey Kyleb350 - yes I am waiting too but sounds like the guys are onto it...

flipm3 · 10-24-2011, 07:57 AM

I'm glad you got it all sorted out. It's good knowing that the latest evolve-R software continues to become more and more stable and working out little kinks here and there.

I'm pretty pumped to tune my otherwise stock E90 M3 when I'm back in the country!

Let us know what you think of the tune!

ShadeD1 · 10-24-2011, 08:22 AM

I don't think it was a real bug, the OP was using version 1.18 of the cable firmware to load his ecu and it was barfing. I had the exact same issue when upgrading from my old tune so I sent him version 1.20 of the firmware and it loaded just fine

Taz@Evolve. P · 10-24-2011, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ShadeD1

I don't think it was a real bug, the OP was using version 1.18 of the cable firmware to load his ecu and it was barfing. I had the exact same issue when upgrading from my old tune so I sent him version 1.20 of the firmware and it loaded just fine

I just reread it and yes, I got confused with that. The latest software is emailed along with the invoice to every customer. I guess if you miss it, you might use the software on the supplied USB (which gets out of date very quickly with all the updates we do). We'll have to figure out a more obvious way until the USB's are phased out. Thanks for helping out

kyleb350 · 10-24-2011, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul@Evolve

I just reread it and yes, I got confused with that. The latest software is emailed along with the invoice to every customer. I guess if you miss it, you might use the software on the supplied USB (which gets out of date very quickly with all the updates we do). We'll have to figure out a more obvious way until the USB's are phased out. Thanks for helping out

Perhaps, along with the initial software on the flash drive, you could include a link to a web page with a link to the latest version (dated) for the user to verify they have the latest.

The e-mails are a nice reminder though

Black Gold · 10-24-2011, 06:33 PM

did you need a battery charger to do this?

how long did the initial read take, and then how long did the rewrite take?

glad you got it all worked out mate

ShadeD1 · 10-24-2011, 06:58 PM

You guys rock! I'm happy to help you out anytime

Great Tune!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul@Evolve

I just reread it and yes, I got confused with that. The latest software is emailed along with the invoice to every customer. I guess if you miss it, you might use the software on the supplied USB (which gets out of date very quickly with all the updates we do). We'll have to figure out a more obvious way until the USB's are phased out. Thanks for helping out

flipm3 · 10-24-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KennyPowers

did you need a battery charger to do this?

how long did the initial read take, and then how long did the rewrite take?

glad you got it all worked out mate

For me, the initial read took just about an hour and I did not use a battery charger. Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to flash in the new tune since I had to fly back out of the country. the ".bin" file on my computer taunts me everyday until I get back home to finally flash the beast...haha

cookdesk · 10-24-2011, 09:48 PM

guys got my file today and loaded with no problems at all - think my ecu might be super simple (08 manual) but my read and programed in about 30 seconds !

Intial impressions are very good but have only had one drive in traffic so will report back later.

orion565 · 10-26-2011, 10:21 AM

To answer some of the questions:

I had to get a battery charger because I tried to re-load the tune (stock and evolve) that the battery charge started getting low, about 6x times or about ~ 2 hrs. And since the car would not start due to a half loaded file there was no way to charge the battery without one.

After hooking up the battery charge and letting it sit for another 6 hrs, I tried with the older 1.18 software and it continued to fail. ShadeD1 sent me his later version of 1.2 and it loaded just fine. I did a stock flash then a flash to evolve, after that my battery was too low to start to car even though the software loaded.

I used another car to jump my car and everything started up fine, no codes, no CEL, nothing.

I only had the car for about 15 minutes to drive before I hit a patch of nails and it took out 2 passenger tires, and now the car has been waiting for about a week for those damn tires, so I can't comment on the performance yet. I will be going to the track this weekend, so I will keep you guys updated from there.

It took about 15-20 minutes to read, and 30 minutes to flash.

cookdesk · 10-26-2011, 10:10 PM

Orion - that's some bad luck I hope it's all worth it in the end !

Hey Paul - not that it's an issue but any idea why mine scans / loads so quick compared to others ? Just interested...

Taz@Evolve. P · 10-27-2011, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by cookdesk

Orion - that's some bad luck I hope it's all worth it in the end !

Hey Paul - not that it's an issue but any idea why mine scans / loads so quick compared to others ? Just interested...

Just a different software version, only requires the data area to be written which is only a few hundred kb

orion565 · 10-28-2011, 11:15 AM

just to give an update to all those interested: I have driven the car on the street for a couple days and have noticed a large difference between stock and the tune. The biggest thing I have noticed is much more power in the lower rpm level 2-4k.

I can actually spin the tires while driving in 2,3 rd gear from a rolling punch, around 3k rpm level, wasn't able to do that before, with the same tires as before.

For this (not spinning the tires, but the power), it was worth it as I am usually in that rpm range on the street. I haven't been above 5k yet so I can't say for the upper rpm band but I will be on the track tomorrow so we will see.

10-19-2011, 08:53 PM	#23
orion565 Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 205 Posts Drives: 2011 e92 m3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Downtown Houston iTrader: (2)	all is good now, shadeD1 is a god send, after getting v1.2, it worked out. I will follow up with paul and sal, but I think everything is fine now
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10-20-2011, 02:00 AM	#24
0-60Motorsports Brigadier General 789 Rep 3,151 Posts Drives: BMW M3 JB 04 Coupe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kingdom of Bahrain iTrader: (1)	Great to hear it worked __________________ Current Mods: 2004 E46 M3cs JB/CSL 2010 E70 X5M AW/BLACK 2011 VW Golf R DSG White/Black IG: @060Motorsports
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10-22-2011, 03:31 PM	#26
kyleb350 Brigadier General 424 Rep 4,709 Posts Drives: '21 X3MC Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee iTrader: (6)	Has anyone else been waiting on a modified file?
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10-22-2011, 11:09 PM	#27
alpine335i Captain 44 Rep 687 Posts Drives: 08 e92 M3 6MT, 08 e90 328xi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY iTrader: (2)	This seems to happen alot! __________________ 2008 Alpine White E92 ///M3
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10-23-2011, 09:52 AM	#29
Taz@Evolve. P BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 28 Rep 301 Posts Drives: Quick enough Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: US iTrader: (1)	Glad its sorted, we did believe it was a low powered battery hence our discussion on giving it a good charge before trying again. First we've heard of using an earlier version and something we are certainly looking into immediately. Just happened to catch us on a late night when all our technicians were overseas at the same time which is very rare. We've been backed up this last week so sorry to those who have been waiting on files but will be catching up with them over the next few days. Also this is a rare case but everything is recoverable with either the built-in recovery mode or special software.
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10-23-2011, 12:35 PM	#30
dasvolk The King of Speeding 19 Rep 100 Posts Drives: E60 M5, F90 M5C Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central Texas iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 BMW M5 [0.00]	Is this something that is a fluke or is it related to newer versions of the DME? I just updated mine to the very latest 231E and want to plan for it if I am going to have to dick around with it to get it working.
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10-24-2011, 01:03 AM	#32
cookdesk Private 2 Rep 59 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	Hey Kyleb350 - yes I am waiting too but sounds like the guys are onto it... __________________ AW E92, Innotech Evo, Evolve Tune, CAI, Pulley, ZCP Wheels, CF Cosmetics.... Done for now.
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10-24-2011, 07:57 AM	#33
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10-24-2011, 08:22 AM	#34
ShadeD1 First Lieutenant 38 Rep 330 Posts Drives: 2011 X5 xDrive 35i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	I don't think it was a real bug, the OP was using version 1.18 of the cable firmware to load his ecu and it was barfing. I had the exact same issue when upgrading from my old tune so I sent him version 1.20 of the firmware and it loaded just fine
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10-24-2011, 06:33 PM	#37
Black Gold Major General 590 Rep 5,396 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Texas iTrader: (15)	did you need a battery charger to do this? how long did the initial read take, and then how long did the rewrite take? glad you got it all worked out mate __________________
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10-24-2011, 09:48 PM	#40
cookdesk Private 2 Rep 59 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	guys got my file today and loaded with no problems at all - think my ecu might be super simple (08 manual) but my read and programed in about 30 seconds ! Intial impressions are very good but have only had one drive in traffic so will report back later. __________________ AW E92, Innotech Evo, Evolve Tune, CAI, Pulley, ZCP Wheels, CF Cosmetics.... Done for now.
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10-26-2011, 10:21 AM	#41
orion565 Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 205 Posts Drives: 2011 e92 m3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Downtown Houston iTrader: (2)	To answer some of the questions: I had to get a battery charger because I tried to re-load the tune (stock and evolve) that the battery charge started getting low, about 6x times or about ~ 2 hrs. And since the car would not start due to a half loaded file there was no way to charge the battery without one. After hooking up the battery charge and letting it sit for another 6 hrs, I tried with the older 1.18 software and it continued to fail. ShadeD1 sent me his later version of 1.2 and it loaded just fine. I did a stock flash then a flash to evolve, after that my battery was too low to start to car even though the software loaded. I used another car to jump my car and everything started up fine, no codes, no CEL, nothing. I only had the car for about 15 minutes to drive before I hit a patch of nails and it took out 2 passenger tires, and now the car has been waiting for about a week for those damn tires, so I can't comment on the performance yet. I will be going to the track this weekend, so I will keep you guys updated from there. It took about 15-20 minutes to read, and 30 minutes to flash. Last edited by orion565; 10-26-2011 at 10:27 AM..
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10-26-2011, 10:10 PM	#42
cookdesk Private 2 Rep 59 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	Orion - that's some bad luck I hope it's all worth it in the end ! Hey Paul - not that it's an issue but any idea why mine scans / loads so quick compared to others ? Just interested... __________________ AW E92, Innotech Evo, Evolve Tune, CAI, Pulley, ZCP Wheels, CF Cosmetics.... Done for now.
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10-28-2011, 11:15 AM	#44
orion565 Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 205 Posts Drives: 2011 e92 m3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Downtown Houston iTrader: (2)	update just to give an update to all those interested: I have driven the car on the street for a couple days and have noticed a large difference between stock and the tune. The biggest thing I have noticed is much more power in the lower rpm level 2-4k. I can actually spin the tires while driving in 2,3 rd gear from a rolling punch, around 3k rpm level, wasn't able to do that before, with the same tires as before. For this (not spinning the tires, but the power), it was worth it as I am usually in that rpm range on the street. I haven't been above 5k yet so I can't say for the upper rpm band but I will be on the track tomorrow so we will see.
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