Sct x4 tuner and mac

[Dramad1]

Question about loading tunes to device.
I have a mac computer and need to update my tunes to my device. Is this possible or do I need to find d a windows computer?

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[MaskedRacerX]

It looks like the Updater app here:

http://www.sctflash.com/software/SCTDeviceUpdater.exe

Is only for Windows. You could try Virtual Box for free (if you have access to a Window install), or I'm sure pay VM solutions would work (VMWare or Parallels).

 

[Dramad1]

I just pulled out a super old lab top and spent hours restoring factory settings to get it to work only to find it does not have the correct components in it to update to windows 8.1.
Curious, is the ngauge compatability with a mac computer. Are there any other tuners avail that are compatability with mac?
I hope I do t need to go buy a new lab top just to update a tune file

 

[Plimmer]

I just pulled out a super old lab top and spent hours restoring factory settings to get it to work only to find it does not have the correct components in it to update to windows 8.1.
Curious, is the ngauge compatability with a mac computer. Are there any other tuners avail that are compatability with mac?
I hope I do t need to go buy a new lab top just to update a tune file

I run parallels and windows 7 on my Mac. Cheaper for you to buy these 2 pieces of software than a windows computer.

 

[Dramad1]

Thanks. I thought with the device updater you had to update to at least windows 8.1 to load the current version software on the sct tuner. My old lab top is running windows 7 and is not able to update to 8.1 or higher.
Somehow I was able to update the tuner via wifi, not exactly sure if it loaded the most current version.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

I doubt there's going to be any native Mac apps for tuning, just a small, vertical market where the extra effort doesn't make sense.

I haven't really done enough research though, I'm just starting to investigate based on a near future purchase of a new GT I see there is a WiFi option for the tuner, and it sounds like that worked! That makes the most sense, assuming it goes the correct updates and tunes (sounds like you're maybe getting the latest standard tunes)

Again, if you really wind up needing to run Winders©, go with a VM solution like me and Plimmer both said above, let's you win it on a Mac, side-by-side with OS X on the fly - I'm running _two_ windows instances right now

 

[GhostRider8]

Won't work unless SCT has updated program. I had to break out my old desktop to load custom tune for my EcoF150. Wifi only works after you have updated the tuner while connect to computer.

 

[yellowstangatl]

The ngauge has no OS requirements. You copy the tune to an sd card and that's it.

 

[Derek@Lethal]

I just pulled out a super old lab top and spent hours restoring factory settings to get it to work only to find it does not have the correct components in it to update to windows 8.1.
Curious, is the ngauge compatability with a mac computer. Are there any other tuners avail that are compatability with mac?
I hope I do t need to go buy a new lab top just to update a tune file

Yes, the nGauge is compatible with Mac because...

The ngauge has no OS requirements. You copy the tune to an sd card and that's it.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Yes, the nGauge is compatible with Mac because...

Nice, that seems like a great way to go, not coupled to an OS host application (heck, us geeks could even use Linux )

 

[Derek@Lethal]

Nice, that seems like a great way to go, not coupled to an OS host application (heck, us geeks could even use Linux )

Indeed!

 

[SVTFreak]

Ngage is nice that way but if you already have the sct, then...

I run boot camp and Windows 7 on my both my macs for a few reasons. And it's very stable. Very. I will continue to use this method.

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