How to "unmarry" an SCT X3?

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If you do it you may want to not show your face and use an alias; just say'in. And don't expect it to stay up that long. Copyright violations can be a bitch.
 

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I haven’t used my xcal3 for anything recently except for swapping my smog tune in and reading any codes. I know that I haven’t been able to datalog and stuff recently and support on it is pretty much nil. Anyways I got the hp tuners suite for my turbo solstice and just bought extra credits so I can hook it up to the mustang. It’s going to be nice to use this on multiple vehicles.
 

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Whats the name of the channel?

Im sure it’ll probably be along the lines of “VIDEO BLOCKED DUE TO COPYRIGHT”..

This is super neat, an open-source tuning option for these cars would be badass but I’m sure SCT will have something to say about it. Good luck with the endeavor!
 

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Im sure it’ll probably be along the lines of “VIDEO BLOCKED DUE TO COPYRIGHT”..

This is super neat, an open-source tuning option for these cars would be badass but I’m sure SCT will have something to say about it. Good luck with the endeavor!
There is a program called pcmflash. Hardware is relatively cheap, add your own laptop, and use TunerPro (free version available) to tune just about any obd2 vehicle. Sounds great until you find out how much it will cost to have your strategy mapped to be able to use the hardware. Total comes out to about $750. Sct advantage + x4 programmer, also about $750. And by the time you get HP tuners and the credits to tune your car, also right around $750. Coincidence? lmao
 

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So guyz, any info about it?
ST R710fz2t6 is str710fz2t6 ARM microprocessor. It can be easily flashed with a jtag flasher.
I think the main problem that it has read-protection. So everything is requiered is a file to flash it. Anybody have it? PM me pls.
Or if you have another solution.
 

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I don't think the problem is the processor. It is apparently the inability to read and write to the MMC card. This issue has been overcome according to the OP. What the solution is would be very useful and interesting to know to those of us that have these obsolete devices that SCT would rather have in the landfill. Sort of reminds me of Apple's mindset.
 

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Diablosport is the same way. Predator, obsolete. Heck my InTunes are obsolete! And all of them work just fine.

Hook up to a pcm with the correct VIN, restore to stock. You now have an unmarried device. Oh BTW, if you hook to a different car after unmarrying and sct tuner, you lose one "unlock" i think they call it. You get 5 of those with an x4. Once those run out, the device locks. And you have to pay sct $150 to reset it. Maybe more. I lost one of mine after I restored it to stock and updated my VIN for the swap, and put my custom tune back in. Same car/strategy, but lost an unlock I should not have lost.
 

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Maybe. But SCT unlocked X3s. And the only way was mail sent unlock. It means that microcontroller locks itself after 5 tokens expiring or connect status (married) And SCT guys just reflash it. You can see 20 pins on the back of the board. And this if for jtag flashing probably. My thoughts. It would be great if smb has a locked unit. It is possible to try to read a microcontroller. If it is read-protected and unlock procedure kill it then it's not a big problem, It was locked anyway

Also I see 4 chips on the board, Dunno what they are, can't see. And they seem to be flash memory. Not all but maybe some of them.

It unlocks with jtag 100%
 
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Maybe. But SCT unlocked X3s. And the only way was mail sent unlock. It means that microcontroller locks itself after 5 tokens expiring or connect status (married) And SCT guys just reflash it. You can see 20 pins on the back of the board. And this if for jtag flashing probably. My thoughts. It would be great if smb has a locked unit. It is possible to try to read a microcontroller. If it is read-protected and unlock procedure kill it then it's not a big problem, It was locked anyway

So are you saying that the ARM processor has flash memory on it?

Edit: So it appears that they do upon a little research. Do you know the method to read/write to these processors? This seems to be a subject matter that needs to be delved into.

And yes, a "married" X3 would be a requirement in solving this ridiculous propagation of devices that are pre-planned to go out of date. Perhaps someone has one that could be given up for the cause.
 
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I'm afraid it is all about copyright. It might bring problems
 
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Someone on here a while back was able to unlock it himself somehow. He didn’t post the instructions, though, so he couldn’t be sued. Pretty neat idea but I don’t think I’d do it. I have a locked x3 if someone wants it.


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Someone on here a while back was able to unlock it himself somehow. He didn’t post the instructions, though, so he couldn’t be sued. Pretty neat idea but I don’t think I’d do it. I have a locked x3 if someone wants it.


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I wouldn't mind 'experimenting', lol Guess you want shipping covered? hehehe
 

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I'm afraid it is all about copyright. It might bring problems

I can't see any reason why unlocking a device would violate copyright law. That's sort of a ridiculous claim. Nothing would be copied and redistributed.
 

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Do you know what to start with?
I have an idea, yea

I can't see any reason why unlocking a device would violate copyright law. That's sort of a ridiculous claim. Nothing would be copied and redistributed.
It is not copyright.
It is proprietary property. You need to pay for that 'license' fee. But in the case of "I forgot to unmarry, and sold the car", you should not need to pay to unlock. But since this could be easily abused, you have to pay to unlock. Trying to unlock the device by reflash is essentially pirating IMO.
 
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It is not copyright.
It is proprietary property. You need to pay for that 'license' fee. But in the case of "I forgot to unmarry, and sold the car", you should not need to pay to unlock. But since this could be easily abused, you have to pay to unlock. Trying to unlock the device by reflash is essentially pirating IMO.

SCT is no longer supporting the X3. They WON'T unlock it. So should it go into the landfill when it still has usability? "No" is my opinion. It's not pirating to continue to use a device that still has usefulness. All of these companies making devices that they intentionally make obsolete is just plain wrong.
 

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SCT is no longer supporting the X3. They WON'T unlock it. So should it go into the landfill when it still has usability? "No" is my opinion. It's not pirating to continue to use a device that still has usefulness. All of these companies making devices that they intentionally make obsolete is just plain wrong.

Wrong? Absolutely.
Did you know the history of the light bulb? When the first light bulbs were sold to the public, it turned out that those bulbs lasted too long. So they started making light bulbs that failed sooner to get repeat customers.
 

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There is an old version of sct x3 in the first posts.
Who can open a newer one unit and make photos. What's inside. Rev.2 is different. Is there an mmc-card? What microprocessor?

I have an idea, yea
Can you share your idea? I have some ideas too. I don't see private messages at this board

If I'm correct old version X3s with MMC card were produced till 072508 (July 25, 2008)
 
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Who have a locked x3 and j-link flasher? It seems I have smth interesting
 

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