Comm Version specific features

[daveb]

The ETC and full OS flash options are only available/present when the flashscan cable is connected to my PC.

Should this be the case, if so why?

[Blacky]

The ETC and full OS flash options are only available/present when the flashscan cable is connected to my PC.

Should this be the case, if so why?

Yes that is the case.

The Full Reflash and PCM Locking options that are exclusive to the Commercial and Workshop versions, can only be used when EFILive is connected to a vehicle and that implies the FlashScan cable must be connected. So there is no real issue being unable to access them when the cable is not connected.

The ETC Calibrations (and any other future dangerous calibrations) are only available in the Commercial and Workshop versions. This is done to maintain our claim that our Personal version is "safe" and will not and cannot render your PCM inoperable. The Commercial and Workshop version have features that can, in rare circumstances, render your PCM inoperable.

To "prove" that your version of EFILive is a licensed Commercial or Workshop version requires that you have a valid Commercial or Workshop FlashScan cable connected to your PC prior* to starting the EFILive software.
Otherwise every Personal version of EFILive could be illegally upgraded to Commercial simply by copying someone else's Commercial license details.

* The reason that the the cable must be connected prior to starting up EFILive is so that once EFILive is started, the cable can be unplugged and used by someone else for reflashing duties while you continue to edit your Commercial calibrations. EFILive only needs to "see" the cable once, each time it starts.

Sorry if that is an inconvenience, but balancing ease of use, functionality and security is a difficult juggling act.

Regards
Paul