For those with hydra
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For those with hydra
My new hydra came in today and was waiting for me when I got home. Figured I'd get it programmed and installed, but there are no instructions and I can't seem to be able to get hydra flash to recognize when I plug up the chip.
I emailed Php and I'm sure they will get back to me in the morning, but I just wanted to ask and see if I was doing something stupid. Am I supposed to wait for an activation code?
I emailed Php and I'm sure they will get back to me in the morning, but I just wanted to ask and see if I was doing something stupid. Am I supposed to wait for an activation code?
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Are you using custom tunes, or just what comes from PHP? If not custom, you shouldn't need an activation code. If you do need a code, be aware they are one time use. If you program the chip the first time on your desktop, then want to use a laptop later with the chip in the vehicle, you'll need another code.
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No, stock tunes. Nothing custom. I guess since you say I don't really need an activation code for stock calibrations, then my issue is the chip isn't being recognized by my computer. Maybe I'll try a different cable.
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My new hydra came in today and was waiting for me when I got home. Figured I'd get it programmed and installed, but there are no instructions and I can't seem to be able to get hydra flash to recognize when I plug up the chip.
I emailed Php and I'm sure they will get back to me in the morning, but I just wanted to ask and see if I was doing something stupid. Am I supposed to wait for an activation code?
I emailed Php and I'm sure they will get back to me in the morning, but I just wanted to ask and see if I was doing something stupid. Am I supposed to wait for an activation code?
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I've never had any issues. I've actually talked to Corey via email several times in the past few days.
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I'm hoping the issue is with my cheap gateway which I was told was worth its weight in cow spit. It simply won't recognize that there's anything plugged in, except it would charge the phone.
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Nope. I looked for something like that but not very long. I'll poke around again. It really feels like a driver issue to me.
Also, there wasn't a USB thumb drive in the box, it was a disc. I'm assuming it had all the same info on it though.
Also, there wasn't a USB thumb drive in the box, it was a disc. I'm assuming it had all the same info on it though.
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Well, tried downloading the USB drive that I found on the website.
With no change... Guess I'll try again tomorrow. Really was Hopi g to use the whisper mode at the drive thru in the morning lol.
With no change... Guess I'll try again tomorrow. Really was Hopi g to use the whisper mode at the drive thru in the morning lol.