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USB Driver Installation for XP USB Driver Installation for Windows Vista
These drivers are compatible with Windows 2000 and newer. They should work with W2K, XP-32, XP-64, Vista-32 and Vista-64. We do not have any VCP drivers for Windows 98! Unzip the contents of the download into a new folder. With an interface plugged in, find it in Device Manager, right-click it, and select Update Driver. SUBJECT: ROSS PRODUCTION OUTAGE ISSUE: There will be a ROSS Production outage tonight, November 12, 2019, starting at 2200 MST to deploy ROSS Version 2.16.16. START: 11/12/19 AT 2200 MST. END: 11/13/19 AT 0230 MST USER ACTION: UNINSTALL AND REINSTALL ROSS Please contact the IIA Helpdesk if you have questions or concerns.
USB Driver Installation Instructions for Windows Vista
(For all Ross-Tech USB interfaces with a current version of VCDS)
Note: These instructions are for Windows Vista only. Click here for instructions for older versions of Windows.
Instructions:
Download the current version of VCDS. If you have not yet downloaded VCDS, then click here to open our download page in a new window.
Allow VCDS to install itself, but please do not install it in the Program Files tree!
On Windows Vista, we strongly recommend installing VCDS in C:Ross-TechVCDS or a similar location.Plug your Ross-Tech USB Interface to your PC's USB port
- It is not necessary to connect the interface to a car yet.The New Hardware Found Wizard should appear:
On the screen above, click 'Locate and install driver software (recommended)'
The following dialog should appear:On the screen above click 'Don't search online'
The following dialog should appear. The name of the interface may vary.In the dialog above, click: 'I don't have the disc. Show me other options.'
The following dialog should appear:In the dialog above, click: 'Browse my computer for driver software (advanced).'
The following dialog should appear:In the dialog above, you can type the location where you've got the appropriate drivers and then click the [Next] button,
or you can can click the [Browse] button and browse to it like this:On the Browse screen above, you must click the [OK] button once you've selected the correct folder.
Once Windows Vista finds an appropriate driver, it will begin installing it and present you with the following dialog:
Here it would seem that Microsoft has a terminology problem. This dialog appears even when we sign our drivers with a Class-3 Software Publishing Certificate from Verisign and the appropriate cross-certificate from Microsoft, which should according to all available documentation allow Windows to verify the publisher (Ross-Tech, LLC).
We believe that the message actually means is that the drivers haven't been WHQL certified by Microsoft something which is the case because it's an expensive hassle.
In any case, you must click on 'Install this driver software anyway'.
Windows will then finish installing the driver and you should see a dialog like this:
In the dialog above, simply click the [Close] button.Start VAG-COM.
Click the [Options] button.
Select the USB Port.
Click the [Test] button.
The results should look something like this:Go test on a car..;-)
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UPDATE POSTED 4/23/2020 AT 1300 MDT
SUBJECT: NAP Outage Tonight, April 23, 2020, at 2200, lasting 3 hours.
ISSUE: iNAP 1.3.15 will be deployed Thursday, April 23, 2020, starting at 2200 and lasting 3 hours. During this time all applications that authenticate via the NAP wil be inaccessible. Those applications are IROC, ICBS, e-ISuite, WIMS and INCIWEB, and FAM-FTP.
START: 4/23/2020 at 2200 MDT
STOP: 4/24/2020 at 0100 MDT
USER ACTION: No action required.
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UPDATE POSTED 3/4/2020 AT 1545 MST
SUBJECT: NAP Outage Tomorrow Night, March 5, 2020, at 2200, lasting 3 hours.
ISSUE: NAP 1.3.14 will be deployed Thursday, March 5, 2020, starting at 2200 and lasting 3 hours. During this time all applications that authenticate via the NAP will be down those applications are ICBS, e-ISuite, ROSS Practice, WIMS and INCIWEB.
START: 3/5/2020 at 2200 MST
STOP: 3/6/2020 at 0100 MST
USER ACTION: No action required.
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UPDTE POSTED 2/13/2020 AT 1200 MST
SUBJECT: ROSS PRODUCTION OUTAGE
ISSUE: There will be a ROSS Production Outage tonight, February 13, 2020, starting at 2230 and lasting 1.5 hours, for NESS Monthly Maintenance,
START: 2/23/2020 AT 2230 MST
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ENDING: 2/23/2020 AT 2400 MST
USER ACTION: No action required.
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UPDATE POSTED 01/28/2020 AT 1100 MST
SUBJECT: ROSS AND NAP PRODUCTION OUTAGE
ISSUE: There will be a ROSS and NAP outage tonight, January 28th, 2020, starting at 2000 MST to perform the ROSS Annual Archive and deploy NAP Version 1.3.13.
START: 1/28/2020 AT 2000 MST
END: 1/29/2020 AT 0130 MST
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USER ACTION: NONE
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UPDATE POSTED: 11/12/2019 AT 1115 MST
SUBJECT: ROSS PRODUCTION OUTAGE
ISSUE: There will be a ROSS Production outage tonight, November 12, 2019, starting at 2200 MST to deploy ROSS Version 2.16.16.
START: 11/12/19 AT 2200 MST
END: 11/13/19 AT 0230 MST
USER ACTION: UNINSTALL AND REINSTALL ROSS
Please contact the IIA Helpdesk if you have questions or concerns.
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Charter
In 1998, the National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG) chartered the ROSS Project to automate the manual resource status and ordering business process which primarily operated over telephones.
Policy
ROSS operates under the guidance of the National Mobilization Guide and Dispatch Guides / Procedures. Policy is set by NWCG member agencies.
ROSS Project Team
The United States Forest Service (USFS) has been designated by the NWCG as the agency that is accountable for representing the interests of all NWCG member organizations. The USFS is the Managing Partner for ROSS and provides the primary share of financing. Beth Spencer, is the Project Manager who is accountable for all aspects of the system.
VIPR/ROSS interface
The VIPR/ROSS interface was implemented 02/29/2016. Dispatch centers with VIPR Dispatch Priority Lists will see VIPR resources populating both the Resource Status screen and the VIPR tab on the Pending Request screen in ROSS.
Reconciling duplicate resources: It is possible there will be a VIPR resource from the VIPR database and a “hand entered” VIPR resource in your ROSS database. VIPR/ROSS Duplicate Resource Cleanup can help you resolve duplicate resources.
Questions? Contact your ROSS GACC Representative (see list below) or your GACC.
- Alaska and NICC – Nancy Moore - nancy.moore@usda.gov
- California, NOPS - Laurie Forni - laurie.forni@usda.gov
- California, SOPS - Shayne Canady - Shayne.canady@fire.ca.gov
- Eastern Area and Southern Area – Melinda Brogden - melinda.brogden@usda.gov
- Great Basin – Shep Crim - shepard.crim@usda.gov
- Northern Rockies – Jerry Clements – shepard.crim@usda.gov
- Northwest - Megan Kephart - megan.kephart@usda.gov
- Rocky Mountain – Angie Hinker - angie.hinker@usda.gov
- Southwest – Nicole Finch - nicole.finch@usda.gov