ScanTool, as an application works fine. USB connection to the V2 does not. It's been discussed in other threads and the USB driver is really the only stopper to a fully working version under WINE. Quite frankly though, to make it really good I'd want to do away with WINE altogether and just run a native version of the application, even if that meant java......
Thanks for the info, guys.
That's it ? We'd just need to get a USB driver for it working in Wine ? Hmmm....
On the other hand, in another thread I found people running EFI Live (and the scan tool) on Windows in Virtual Box. I think I am going to give that a try too.
I see nothing wrong with running EFI Live under wine, if it works properly. I bet that things come to a grinding halt when you start doing a bunch of graphics while logging, say. Having said that, I run an rc flight simulator under wine, but its basically Java based, even though the Java it uses won't work with Linux.
I'm just trying to avoid dual booting, at any cost. VB would allow me to run EFI Live within a Linux session and thus avoid going back and forth. It also means I don't have to run a Windows partition on my hard drive. Win-win-win.
Now I just need a Windows disk. : (
The issue that most are missing, is the QC and regression testing involved with an application like EFILive.
When EFILive was started, there was basically no other choice but Windows OS for the application to run under. Linux in all forms was way to immature and Mac simply wasn't going to cut it. Windows held the vast majority of the desktop / laptop market share and it was the logical choice for a new application start up. So the deed was done and that was the choice. As development progressed, all the testing involved had to ensure that the system still worked as expected. The last thing any one would want is for a "random" bug to take out the USB driver mid flash...... So once the driver and interface has been completed, it's set in stone and any changes include lots of testing.
To manage porting the application to multiple OS's, means increasing the QC / regression testing overheads for each new OS. This then increases the man power and subsequently something else has to give. Either the rate at which new calibrations come out will drop, or the pricing will increase to fund more staff. Neither of these would be particularly popular, but that's how it works.
If people really want to use Linux and EFILive, you can do that now. Just make use of BBL / BBF and work with the SD-Card. Read and save changes from/to the SD-Card and then just use the V2 for interfacing with the vehicle. Sure, it's a little more time consuming if you are sitting in the car flashing multiple tunes, but it should work fine. You'll still need a Windows box to update firmware and alter the BBL config in the V2 though. It would be nice if the V2 could read it's configs from the SD-Card though.....
Simon
That is a really good point, I can't remember the last time I actually flashed or logged my car with the laptop, it's always done off the V2.Originally Posted by swingtan
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So you would be interested in the BBL config via the SD card function? nudge, nudge........
Here , here .
I can do almost everything from my cell phone/Linux and personally don't give a rats patootie about Winders anymore .
Winders is so yesterday .
2005 1500 HD , Custom OS3 SD tune .
2006 Trailblazer
Dinosaurs and Plants gave their lives so that we may drive , long live fossil fuel .
Sorry, It's got nothing to do with me, Paul is the PC programmer.
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I know, but some inside interest can't hurt....
In all honesty though, I don't need to change configs all that often and I'd prefer additional calibrations / more in-depth calibrations.
I know Paul would rather be working on a full V8 tune/scan program too
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I hate to be the only one to post to the topic, but...
Oracle VM Virtual Box (Free) with XP installed on Ubuntu 12.06 LTS works just fine. Not that it helps you with your missing windows disk problem :(. Surely you know somebody who has a disk of some sort. Disable the network of the VM and get busy!
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