OBDLink mx+ trying to disable vats on a 5.3

[JBradley904]

I'm trying to disable vats on 5.3l I'm dropping into a k20. I'm using OBDLInk mx+ I think I have the vats disabled in a bin file but it keeps telling me the pcm is unable to unlock. any help would be greatly appreciated. im going to post the debug log as well.

[05:55:54:967] PCM Hammer 021
[05:55:54:971] Saturday, May 30 2026 @05:55:54:97
[05:55:56:409] Voltage: 15.4V
[05:55:56:418] Elm ID: ELM327 v1.4b
[05:55:56:439] ScanTool device ID: STN2255 v5.10.3
[05:56:07:268] VIN: 3GNEC13T43G275256
[05:56:07:314] OS ID: 12579405
[05:56:07:320] Hardware Type: P01_P59
[05:56:07:362] Calibration ID: 12582604
[05:56:07:404] Hardware ID: 12580786
[05:56:07:536] Serial Number: 070003343101
[05:56:07:591] Broad Cast Code: YDNL
[05:56:07:641] MEC: 0
[06:02:15:739] VIN: 3GNEC13T43G275256
[06:02:15:779] OS ID: 12579405
[06:02:15:782] Hardware Type: P01_P59
[06:02:15:834] Calibration ID: 12582604
[06:02:15:904] Hardware ID: 12580786
[06:02:16:019] Serial Number: 070003343101
[06:02:16:071] Broad Cast Code: YDNL
[06:02:16:113] MEC: 0
[06:06:18:562] Will save to C:\Users\james\Downloads\PcmHammer021\PcmHammer021\5.3 ave.bin
[06:06:28:604] Querying operating system of current PCM.
[06:06:28:761] OSID: 12579405
[06:06:28:950] Unlock succeeded.
[06:06:29:035] This interface does not support VPW 4x
[06:06:30:001] Kernel upload 9% complete.
[06:06:30:985] Kernel upload 22% complete.
[06:06:31:965] Kernel upload 35% complete.
[06:06:33:041] Kernel upload 48% complete.
[06:06:34:074] Kernel upload 61% complete.
[06:06:35:143] Kernel upload 74% complete.
[06:06:36:090] Kernel upload 87% complete.
[06:06:37:067] Kernel upload 100% complete.
[06:06:37:312] Kernel Version: 01030501
[06:06:37:320] kernel uploaded to PCM succesfully. Requesting data...
[06:06:37:433] Flash chip: Intel 28F800B, 1mb
[06:24:13:696] Read complete.
[06:24:13:707] All read-request messages succeeded on the first try. You have an excellent connection to the PCM.
[06:24:13:714] We're not sure how much retrying is normal for a read operation on a 1024kb PCM.
[06:24:13:719] Please help by sharing your results in the PCM Hammer thread at pcmhacking.net.
[06:24:13:725] Starting verification...
[06:24:13:743] Calculating CRCs from file.
[06:24:13:754] Initializing CRC algorithm on PCM, this will take a minute...
[06:24:13:955] Requesting CRCs from PCM.
[06:24:13:979] Range File CRC PCM CRC Verdict Purpose
[06:24:19:260] 0E0000-0FFFFF A873B6D7 A873B6D7 Same OperatingSystem
[06:24:24:547] 0C0000-0DFFFF 807305D6 807305D6 Same OperatingSystem
[06:24:29:765] 0A0000-0BFFFF 807305D6 807305D6 Same OperatingSystem
[06:24:35:036] 080000-09FFFF CA3CB0F4 CA3CB0F4 Same OperatingSystem
[06:24:40:212] 060000-07FFFF 9A433D6B 9A433D6B Same OperatingSystem
[06:24:45:535] 040000-05FFFF 635F236F 635F236F Same OperatingSystem
[06:24:50:829] 020000-03FFFF 9667FFB0 9667FFB0 Same OperatingSystem
[06:24:55:124] 008000-01FFFF 7E9584E1 7E9584E1 Same Calibration
[06:24:56:828] 006000-007FFF 85B5BB36 85B5BB36 Same Parameter
[06:24:58:561] 004000-005FFF 65D4B0DD 65D4B0DD Same Parameter
[06:25:00:518] 000000-003FFF 6A096F07 6A096F07 Same Boot
[06:25:00:590] The contents of the file match the contents of the PCM.
[06:25:00:740] Clearing trouble codes.
[06:25:02:926] Clearing trouble codes.
[06:25:04:037] Elapsed time 00:18:35.0816202
[06:25:04:057] Saving contents to C:\Users\james\Downloads\PcmHammer021\PcmHammer021\5.3 ave.bin
[07:13:25:755] C:\Users\james\Downloads\PcmHammer021\PcmHammer021\5.3 ave no vats or rear 02s.bin
[07:13:25:781] Validating 1024k file.
[07:13:25:797] Start End Stored Needed Verdict Segment Name
[07:13:25:822] 00000 FFFFD 312E 312E Good Operating system
[07:13:25:842] 08002 15DFF A927 A927 Good Engine calibration
[07:13:25:855] 15E02 18F8F F6F9 F6F9 Good Engine diagnostics.
[07:13:25:867] 18F92 1D26F C676 C676 Good Transmission calibration
[07:13:25:880] 1D272 1DBCF 100D 100D Good Transmission diagnostics
[07:13:25:893] 1DBD2 1F18F 158E 158E Good Fuel system
[07:13:25:907] 1F192 1FB4F DAB3 DAB3 Good System
[07:13:25:927] 1FB52 1FD7F 33FF 33FF Good Speedometer
[07:13:25:943] Requesting operating system ID...
[07:13:58:101] Operating system request failed, checking for a live kernel...
[07:14:53:940] Checking for recovery mode...
[07:18:45:444] PCM is not responding to OSID, kernel version, or recovery mode checks.
[07:18:45:470] Unlock may not work, but we'll try...
[07:21:21:344] Unable to send seed request.
[07:21:21:372] Unlock was not successful.
[07:22:07:508] C:\Users\james\Downloads\PcmHammer021\PcmHammer021\5.3 ave no vats or rear 02s.bin
[07:22:08:581] Validating 1024k file.
[07:22:08:609] Start End Stored Needed Verdict Segment Name
[07:22:08:636] 00000 FFFFD 312E 312E Good Operating system
[07:22:08:663] 08002 15DFF A927 A927 Good Engine calibration
[07:22:08:689] 15E02 18F8F F6F9 F6F9 Good Engine diagnostics.
[07:22:08:711] 18F92 1D26F C676 C676 Good Transmission calibration
[07:22:08:737] 1D272 1DBCF 100D 100D Good Transmission diagnostics
[07:22:08:761] 1DBD2 1F18F 158E 158E Good Fuel system
[07:22:08:784] 1F192 1FB4F DAB3 DAB3 Good System
[07:22:08:808] 1FB52 1FD7F 33FF 33FF Good Speedometer
[07:22:08:838] Requesting operating system ID...
[07:22:30:953] Operating system request failed, checking for a live kernel...
[07:23:26:846] Checking for recovery mode...
[07:27:18:366] PCM is not responding to OSID, kernel version, or recovery mode checks.
[07:27:18:395] Unlock may not work, but we'll try...
[07:29:54:293] Unable to send seed request.
[07:29:54:316] Unlock was not successful.

[antus]

PCM is not responding. Power cycle it, check your connections, try again. Make sure pcm hammer is talking to the interface properly. It starts going wrong at the second run 'unable to get osid' and trys to look for a pcm in a recoverable state but if the connection was healthy it'd get osid there.

[07:13:25:943] Requesting operating system ID...
[07:13:58:101] Operating system request failed, checking for a live kernel...
[07:14:53:940] Checking for recovery mode...
[07:18:45:444] PCM is not responding to OSID, kernel version, or recovery mode checks.