automotive

  • 16th October 2026

Teaching Linux to talk to my Prius: reverse-engineering Techstream and the Mini-VCI cable

How a question about one A/C servo turned into a cable firmware teardown, a from-scratch Rust J2534 driver, a decoded dealer diagnostic database, and a first open release. Part one.

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    rMVCI

    A from-scratch Rust J2534 driver for the Toyota Mini-VCI cable, built by reverse-engineering the cable’s firmware, plus open tooling to replace Techstream on Linux.

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