OFT "Error in opening the file", Now Bricked

[bottle]

Shiv mentioned that he's working to allow exceptions to the original ROM file being loaded for people who've had issues like us. I'm also in a similar situation where my stock ROM is a Stage1 tune because my OFT also bricked out (to which they replaced it).

I'm guessing tactrix is a device that let's you flash OEM tunes back on the car without a footprint? Essentially allowing you to get your stock ROM back on the OFT by default?

[kodyo]

Originally Posted by elBarto

You can ask the dealer. Since you have a very old CalId, it's not that strange to ask for an ecu update.

Just called my local dealer, they wouldn't do it. Not to say that I couldn't find one that would if I just showed up and demanded it or paid for the time to install. What happens if they find the custom tune on the ECU when I take it in?

[elBarto]

Originally Posted by kodyo

Just called my local dealer, they wouldn't do it. Not to say that I couldn't find one that would if I just showed up and demanded it or paid for the time to install. What happens if they find the custom tune on the ECU when I take it in?

Why not? Why would a dealer refuse a ECU update of a car? You ask for it, you pay for it and done. It's a 15min job. At least that's the case in my country.

They won't see that's a custom tune since it doesn't change anything, it will look like a stock rom. If you had an ECUtek-tune that would be a problem since they embed their license code in the rom.

[Kodename47]

Originally Posted by kodyo

My best hope at this point is that I can get a new tablet and I have to live with the fact that's it is unsellable since unmating it would put custom tune in car instead of stock tune.

Why would it be unsellable? I don't see the issue....

OFT becomes unmarried, sell it on. Car comes with Stage 1 Tune, most see that as a bonus.

[kodyo]

Originally Posted by Kodename47

Why would it be unsellable? I don't see the issue....

OFT becomes unmarried, sell it on. Car comes with Stage 1 Tune, most see that as a bonus.

I don't have a stage 1 tune in the car. I have a custom 93 octane E-tune that is for none of the stock components.

Same issue if I want to sell the tablet and stick with the stock tune, I wouldn't want to have to the E-tune in california (91 octane only, no aftermarket exhaust anymore).

[kodyo]

Originally Posted by elBarto

You can ask the dealer. Since you have a very old CalId, it's not that strange to ask for an ecu update.

So I took the car to the dealership where a member of our car club works. They couldn't reflash the stock tune back since their device only updates tunes. That's what he said and I trust he isnt jerking me around given his affiliation with the club. Said the only way for dealership to fix was new ECU.

I'll wait to see if open flash gets back to me, so far they haven't answered my Email or phone calls.

[Lonewolf]

Originally Posted by kodyo

I'll wait to see if open flash gets back to me, so far they haven't answered my Email or phone calls.

I know it's the holidays, but dang they are hold to get a hold of...

Keep calling...maybe on an off chance someone will pick up

[elBarto]

Originally Posted by kodyo

So I took the car to the dealership where a member of our car club works. They couldn't reflash the stock tune back since their device only updates tunes. That's what he said and I trust he isnt jerking me around given his affiliation with the club. Said the only way for dealership to fix was new ECU.

That's possible, internally the OFT roms are already the latest update (B01C).
I always thought a dealer did a full wipe and wrote a complete rom instead a partial write.

[steve99]

Originally Posted by kodyo

So I took the car to the dealership where a member of our car club works. They couldn't reflash the stock tune back since their device only updates tunes. That's what he said and I trust he isnt jerking me around given his affiliation with the club. Said the only way for dealership to fix was new ECU.

I'll wait to see if open flash gets back to me, so far they haven't answered my Email or phone calls.

He is probably correct, they wont have all the old roms to flash back. When a TSB is issued to reflash say all roms older than B01C to B01C ,they will get access to the B01C rom. This is the best one to flash anyway and what the dealer should do.

Their is rearly no point flashing an outdated A00C rom.

Even if they fix your oft it will still write over the B01C rom in your car if the dealer flashes that to get you out of a jam.

[kodyo]

Sounded like the dealer couldn't even flash latest B01C tune.

I'm happy to say that open flash got in contact with me and I'll be sending the tablet back and they will be replacing it for a reasonable fee.

[steve99]

Originally Posted by kodyo

Sounded like the dealer couldn't even flash latest B01C tune.

I'm happy to say that open flash got in contact with me and I'll be sending the tablet back and they will be replacing it for a reasonable fee.

Thats good news.

The dealer can definitly reflash you ecu to the latest compatable stock tune.

OFT does not lock ecu like ecutek or brz edit its totally open like stock .

You never actually "update" a rom or tune, fist the current rom\tune is erased then the new one is written. Their is no incrental update its alsways a compete erase and full new rom\tune.

[kodyo]

Originally Posted by steve99

Thats good news.

The dealer can definitly reflash you ecu to the latest compatable stock tune.

OFT does not lock ecu like ecutek or brz edit its totally open like stock .

You never actually "update" a rom or tune, fist the current rom\tune is erased then the new one is written. Their is no incrental update its alsways a compete erase and full new rom\tune.

Yeah, I wouldn't be too surprised if it was user error. I've resigned myself to driving the current tune and just fixing it with OFT when I get to Cali.

[kodyo]

Took the car to a dealership in El Paso and they confirmed that they could not reflash back to stock. I'm fairly confident now in saying that if this happens to you, the dealership will not be able reflash it back to stock for you.

[dtek]

Seems I'm afflicted with this issue now. Plugged in to PC for the first time in months to offload a few logs that had been created. After a lonnnng time of downloading new updates to the OFT, the saving of logs worked fine. Initially, it behaved as per usual and could read the current tunes loaded on the device.

After a few minutes outputting the logs to csv files and then deleting the logs from the device, clicked again on 'download data' and then tried 'upload data' and both return the "Error opening file" problem. All slots including the OEM tune "NOT PRESENT".

Hard to say but it seems like there's something that was added/changed in that initial software update process that has bricked the OFT. I've output a debug.prolog file from Manager but no idea how to open or analyse it.

Really not keen on sending back and replacing the hardware for this: if it broke by software update it should be fixable by same. Should be a way to revert to prior known 'safe' software version..!