{"id":16502,"date":"2025-06-26T04:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T04:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/?p=16502"},"modified":"2025-06-26T04:09:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T04:09:23","slug":"how-to-fix-cat-et3-error-134-err_invalid_device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-cat-et3-error-134-err_invalid_device\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix CAT ET3 Error #134: ERR_INVALID_DEVICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Problem:<\/strong><br \/>\nHey we try to connect to our current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/goods-2484-CAT-Caterpillar-ET-Wireless-Diagnostic-Adapter.html\">cat et3<\/a> installed program and do not have any luck, it errors a 134 saying device not recognized, any ideas?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Error:<\/strong><br \/>\nRP1210 Compliant Device &#8211; Communications Adapter Error<br \/>\nError # 134<br \/>\nERR_INVALID_DEVICE<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-cat-et3-error-134-err_invalid_device\/cat-et3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-1\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16509\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-cat-et3-error-134-err_invalid_device\/cat-et3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-2\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16508\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reply:<\/strong><br \/>\nIs this an error that occurred during the car diagnostics? Could you tell me the machine model and years ?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Problem:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe deleted our 2023 ET and installed the 2019 ET provided with the comm adapter wondering if that was our issue.<br \/>\nwe get same result with the 2019 installed as well<br \/>\nwe just tried on a CAT 150M grader with same result.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-cat-et3-error-134-err_invalid_device\/cat-et3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-3\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16507\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-cat-et3-error-134-err_invalid_device\/cat-et3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-4\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16506\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reply:<\/strong><br \/>\nThanks for your feedback, engineer checked your picture and he said you have changed to the incorrect driver<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-cat-et3-error-134-err_invalid_device\/cat-et3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-5\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16505\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-5.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-5-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pls choose the default driver as picture shows, otherwise software unable to communicate with diagnostic tool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-cat-et3-error-134-err_invalid_device\/cat-et3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-6\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16504\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-6.jpg 889w, https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-6-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-6-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/how-to-fix-cat-et3-error-134-err_invalid_device\/cat-et3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-7\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16503\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-7.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.cnautotool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CAT-ET3-errors-134-saying-device-not-recognized-7-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Feedback:<\/strong><br \/>\nThank you, it works, thank you for your help.<\/p>\n<p>More request,welcome to contact us directly: <a href=\"mailto:sale@cnautotool.com\">sale@cnautotool.com<\/a><br \/>\nOur Website link: <a 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