📅 2024-01-02 — Session: Configured and Troubleshot Scantool and Freediag on Linux
🕒 15:50–16:15
🏷️ Labels: Scantool, Freediag, Linux, OBD-II, Troubleshooting
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal: The primary goal of this session was to configure and troubleshoot the Scantool and Freediag software on Linux systems, focusing on OBD-II device recognition and COM port issues.
Key Activities:
- Outlined various troubleshooting steps for configuring Scantool software on Linux, including permission checks and hardware compatibility.
- Provided instructions for logging out and back into Linux systems to apply user group changes.
- Addressed issues with OBD-II USB device recognition, focusing on device identification and permission settings.
- Guided the installation and usage of the Freediag vehicle diagnostic tool, including user group verification.
- Updated group membership and refreshed settings in Unix/Linux systems.
- Troubleshot Scantool COM port issues, verifying configuration files and compatibility.
- Installed and ran Freediag, including compiling and executing the software.
Achievements:
- Successfully outlined comprehensive troubleshooting steps for Scantool and Freediag software on Linux.
- Completed installation and initial configuration of Freediag, ensuring proper user permissions and group settings.
Pending Tasks:
- Further testing and verification of Scantool and Freediag functionality on different Linux distributions.
- Exploration of alternative software options if current solutions do not meet requirements.