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07-14-2020, 11:01 PM | #1 |
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ISTA VM, 99% set up and ready to go
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Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any problems that might arise from use of ISTA, or the VM. Use at own risk, but I will try my best to help resolve your issues. Honestly though, there's not much you can mess up, so I'd be shocked if this FUBAR's anything. Also, please at least read the Notes and FAQ section before attempting Setup, it'll probably answer your questions I've decided to share with the community my own personal VM that I use for ISTA and E-Sys flashing. This is a near ready to go, pre-packaged VM with all the prereqs for ISTA installed, minus PSdZData (more on that later). Hopefully this helps out some who are daunted by the ISTA setup process. Quick terms: Host is the real computer that you're running everything off of. VM (also known as Guest) is the "fake" computer you're running inside of the host. Prerequisites:
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Programs included in VM
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FAQ: Can I keep the VM on an external drive? Go for it. Just don't move the VMWare Shared folder items anywhere if you don't know how to remap them in the VM settings. Though expect VM disk performance to drop since USB throughput is usually lower. Things will boot slower, load slower, etc, but in general everything will be fine. Will this destroy my computer/car/marriage Probably not, but maybe. See above disclaimer. Can I install other things to the VM? Sure. You can pretty much treat it as its own separate computer. In fact, it even gets its own windows updates. Up to you if you want to install the updates though, since it will take up space. Why isn't [insert xyz program] included? This is what I use this VM the most for - ISTA/CAFD injection/ECU flashing, so I try to keep it lightweight-ish with what I use. If you want something included, install it yourself, it's not difficult. How do I use ISTA? This is not an ISTA guide. If you need help with setting up ISTA and are seeking other coding/programming knowledge, refer to these links: ISTA Beginners Guide: https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=936877 Software links and overview: https://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sh...3#post10193333 How do I update ISTA? Uninstall old, install new. Use "C:\VMWare Shared\ISTA" on host to hold new ISTA install files, accessed at "Z:\ISTA-D 4.23.16" on the VM. I won't provide more guidance on this, because if you need more help you likely shouldn't be messing with the VM too much and are likely to break things. Can I sell this? Can you, like, not? Thanks. Why is the VM called ISTA+ when it's really just ISTA/D? I created this VM before I knew what all the ISTA's were, sorry. If you have any problems or questions, don't hesitate to ask. I tried to make the guide relatively comprehensive, but I'm bound to have left something out or made something confusing or unclear. I'll try to help out the best I can.
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07-20-2020, 05:35 PM | #4 |
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Yea, especially since it requires you to mess with your IP address. I'd rather just set it once in the VM and never think about it again.
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08-05-2021, 12:59 PM | #6 |
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Hey guys,
Apologies in advance but I have taken down my ISTA VM. BMW has started to get more aggressive about DMCA take downs, and given that I will be starting law school in a few weeks, I'd rather not tango with them. I will leave the instructions up for posterity, but the VM is unfortunately going to have to come down
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