I'd like to hook up to it with ISTA D but I can't seem to be able to figure out where to get it.

 

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Perfect, thanks!
looks like this chromebook I purchased isn't going to work.

 

There are also some relatively low-priced "one trick pony" scanners that do a good job (and are, of course, a whole lot easier than working through installing and configuring ISTA / INPA on a laptop, and working out the cabling details). I use an Autophix 7910, which can be had for well under $100, and does nearly everything that I'd need to do (though I do also have ISTA on a laptop, to drill deeper on those occasions where it's necessary). With something like the Autophix scanner (or one of the several other similar options) you can often reset the spurious errors that crop up when you do something like you did.

Or, sometimes it's just a matter of driving a mile or two and the computers all figure it out themselves.

 

There are also some relatively low-priced "one trick pony" scanners that do a good job (and are, of course, a whole lot easier than working through installing and configuring ISTA / INPA on a laptop, and working out the cabling details). I use an Autophix 7910, which can be had for well under $100, and does nearly everything that I'd need to do (though I do also have ISTA on a laptop, to drill deeper on those occasions where it's necessary). With something like the Autophix scanner (or one of the several other similar options) you can often reset the spurious errors that crop up when you do something like you did.

Or, sometimes it's just a matter of driving a mile or two and the computers all figure it out themselves.

I've got a Innova 5160rs scanner that really helps drill deeper than what my MHD and JB4 does, I've used it to delete codes that i would have never known were there with my $30 20 year old scanner.
But none the less, next engine start and I've got all the lights back, a short drive and I get all the codes back. I took it to work a couple times 20mi each way and just hoped that it would reset/relearn itself.

 

What kind of codes is the car throwing? That's going to be helpful in determining where the problem is...

 

Well, what happed to my screenshot?

The codes are
DSC- Dynamic Stability Control
D36B
D36A
6DCB
5EBA
5F77
5DD0
EGS/SMG Transmission Control
CF34
CF2B

 

I did a quick check on the DSC errors, and I think they're all PT-CAN errors. I'm far (!!!) from an expert on that system, but basically one bad module can short out the comms for all the connected modules (BMW tends to connect a bunch of modules to the same PT-CAN buss, so when one shorts out it kills the signal to/from all of them). It's an interesting can o' worms to open up, but with any luck, you'll be able to squirrel down into the system and determine what's killing the signal. If you're not comfortable using electronic test equipment, you're going to need some help.

I'm assuming the EGS/SMG errors are the same sort.

 

In order:
No message (VTG, 0x376), receiver DSC, transmitter VTG
No message (VTG, 0xBC), receiver DSC, transmitter VTG
DSC: Engine management: interface
DSC: Steering-angle sensor, plausibility
DSC: Engine management: interface
DSC: Control module, overvoltage
Message from the DSC, receiver EGS, transmitter DSC
No message, receiver EGS, transmitter LDM

I would start by getting ista up and running and then recalibrate the steering angle sensor.