Haltech haltech in linux?
Isnt there something like Virtual PC or VMware that you could run in your laptop and install a Win98/ME/2000 viritual partition so that you can run your Haltech software from there? I wouldnt use XP since its too damn big and complicated anyway. Does your laptop have a serial port built in or will it need a USB adapter? Get the keyspan, just so you can be sure it will work, or a PCMCI one, they are cheaper now and those work great too.
Give that a try.
Give that a try.
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now we just have to figure out how to install the software onto the SD car from the windows setup... IIRC, the windows setup software wont recognize the removable drives
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Isnt there something like Virtual PC or VMware that you could run in your laptop and install a Win98/ME/2000 viritual partition so that you can run your Haltech software from there? I wouldnt use XP since its too damn big and complicated anyway. Does your laptop have a serial port built in or will it need a USB adapter? Get the keyspan, just so you can be sure it will work, or a PCMCI one, they are cheaper now and those work great too.
Give that a try.
Give that a try.
no serial port, just USB. otherwise we'd just be using the DOS software; unfortunately theres no way to get a USB/serial converter to work in DOS.
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WOW, you have NO problems what so ever running it on the EEE? How long does it take to boot windows? Is it somewhat laggy on the system with such low Stats? I did not even know a computer like that was avaiable, and you have me really excited to buy one. Since it's so small, and has a 7 inch screen, I REALLY want to see if I can fit it in my dash somehow and use it as my gauges! Please keep us up to date on how everything works! Also, by chance, could you look at the AC adapter and see how much volts and amps are required to power it? Would be awesome if it was super low and wouldn't be a tax on my eletrical system/alternator.
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I looked up the car charger specs, and it says "Output : 9.5VDC-2.315A". Wow, 2 amps, I think I could afford to give that up! (after I upgrade to FD alternator that is haha)
WOW, you have NO problems what so ever running it on the EEE? How long does it take to boot windows? Is it somewhat laggy on the system with such low Stats? I did not even know a computer like that was avaiable, and you have me really excited to buy one. Since it's so small, and has a 7 inch screen, I REALLY want to see if I can fit it in my dash somehow and use it as my gauges! Please keep us up to date on how everything works! Also, by chance, could you look at the AC adapter and see how much volts and amps are required to power it? Would be awesome if it was super low and wouldn't be a tax on my eletrical system/alternator.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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just an update:
i installed XP on the EEE PC last week, and i've been running the halwin software on it with zero problems. the size of the screen is a slight problem for some of the "taller" setup windows in the Halwin software -they can't totally fit on the screen- but it hasn't been too bad.
i installed XP on the EEE PC last week, and i've been running the halwin software on it with zero problems. the size of the screen is a slight problem for some of the "taller" setup windows in the Halwin software -they can't totally fit on the screen- but it hasn't been too bad.
why not just buy a $20 win98 laptop? i got one on ebay with a blistering 64mb of ram, 8gb hard drive and it works great. it has a pcmcia slot, nic, usb, serial, etc. i don't see the reason to carry around a nice laptop for tuning purposes.
