IMPORTANT Before you even start reading, I can't be held liable or blamed if you break, burn or crash your ECU on the car. Give my for a read up on the basics of diagnostics.

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Running INPA incorrectly definitely isn't recommended because of the advanced option set. The last thing we want is for you to un-code your key to the car or flash your ECU to blank. OK, formalities over - let's get cracking. What is INPA? In short, BMW factory software.

INPA is not a coding application and is the more user friendly option compared to EDIBIAS. INPA needs to be seen more as a factory data interpreter. There are plenty other guides out there, what's special about this one? There are many guides available - Google it. This is aimed at just getting the basics going and the install right. What models can I use with this version of INPA? I've featured INPA 6.4.3, models covered are: - BMW 1 Series E87 - BMW 3 Series E36 E46 E83 E90 - BMW 5 Series E34 E39 E53 E60 - BMW 7 Series E38 E65 - BMW 8 Series E31 E52 - BMW X Series E53 - BMW Z Series E52 - MINI Series R50 - ROLLS ROYCE You will need the following software: I've hosted all of these files on my website, so all will be a local SA download without having to go through file sharing sites which take ages.

You can thank me later None of these applications are pirated, cracked or altered. If you like the software please buy it. or purchase at a store I highly recommend that you use XP for INPA. Using compatibility mode on Windows 7 has given me issues in the past. You've got everything installed, now it's time to hit up the install of INPA. This guide assumes that you're installing INPA on XP. First we need to make some changes to the.

Do a google 'linux vi' first as this is a. In the end I had better results using the windows software (Inpa. The EDIABAS/Inpa which is linked above. RE: Help me with install BMW INPA EDIABAS am i missing something here? Why not just include the password with the software? Surely it would stop folk from having to wait.why put software up then keep the password back?

Right click on My Computer Properties Advanced Environment variables. Double click on Path and add;c: ediabas bin right at the end of the folder path.

Hit OK and reboot the PC. Unzip the INPA archive - this will give you a.nrg file. Open up PowerISO and mount the image to a virtual drive on your PC.

Open up the files and folders and hit the Instprog.exe within the INSTALL folder. You can ignore the warning message. Choose English and hit continue. Select the drive to where you want to install. The default path is C: - works fine. Now this is important, select BMW Group Rectification programs UK If you don't select this, the regions and application language is anything but English.

Also NB, ONLY select EDIABAS and INPA on the Complete installs. Select your interface, being OBD unless your cable protocol is different. OBD is the easiest. Confirm the installation and hit continue. Once done, click End and you're sorted. If you get an error message about the Environment PATH - go to the first step in this guide and add the paths correctly.

Once you've installed things, go to C: EDIABAS Hardware OBD and double click on the OBDSetup.exe file. This will configure your OBD interfaces that INPA can communicate with. All done Now you can open up INPA by running INPA.IPO from the start menu and start troubleshooting.

Selecting your model and going through the interface is fairly straight forward from here. ( 05:51 PM)frikkieh Wrote: I still run XP on an older laptop. Quote:Once you've installed things, go to C: EDIABAS Hardware OBD and double click on the OBDSetup.exe file. This will configure your OBD interfaces that INPA can communicate with. Is that all that needs to happen to make the USB interface work? It seems I have a USB to serial to OBD interface, so it is looking for a COM port.

Can INPA define a COM port? My German is not that good INPA can communicate via COM - In Device Manager, you should see Ports COM & LPT - 'USB Serial Port (ComX) - Change this to be Com2 -port, because INPA:s configuration files says Com2. Change COM-port settings:.

Latency timer (msec): 16 - 1. Receive (Bytes): 4096 - 2048. Transmit (Bytes): 4096 - 2048 Did you install INPA in German? ( 05:54 PM)jeff Wrote: ( 05:51 PM)frikkieh Wrote: I still run XP on an older laptop. Quote:Once you've installed things, go to C: EDIABAS Hardware OBD and double click on the OBDSetup.exe file.

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This will configure your OBD interfaces that INPA can communicate with. Is that all that needs to happen to make the USB interface work? It seems I have a USB to serial to OBD interface, so it is looking for a COM port. Can INPA define a COM port?

My German is not that good INPA can communicate via COM - In Device Manager, you should see Ports COM & LPT - 'USB Serial Port (ComX) - Change this to be Com2 -port, because INPA:s configuration files says Com2. Change COM-port settings:. Latency timer (msec): 16 - 1. Receive (Bytes): 4096 - 2048. Transmit (Bytes): 4096 - 2048 Did you install INPA in German? Nope, I tried to read the bloody German manuals to figure the answer.

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But I could not figure, so I asked Jeff again Changed it: But still no comms. Just getting script errors from the application. My el cheapo cable perhaps? ( 06:56 PM)Raybimmer Wrote: If I have win 7 pro on my laptop would I need to partition my hard drive and load Xp there or can I use an external hard drive. I have Xp on my desktop.long lead needed LOL. Both my e36 328i and e34 540i man have round OBD sockets. You don't need any of that if you install VirtualBOX, Create a VM and install the OS with it's application inside the VM.

I have done it here and it can 'see' the scantool cable, but INPA does not recognise it. Main point is that the VM can see the USB to serial cable. Here is how to do install XP in a VM: I think my OBD.ini is missing. Nice writeup here too: To correct the 'DATA TRANSMISSION TO INTERFACE'.