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alex33x · 07-04-2009, 08:59 PM

I have a patriot 32gig Flash drive whihc i want to use for music I have about 25gig in it about 7000 songs. But when I plug it in it says indexing and doenst let me change songs or anything anyone has any idea as to why??

bigd1276 · 07-04-2009, 09:23 PM

How long have you waited? It does seem to take a long time to index.

alex33x · 07-04-2009, 09:34 PM

at least 15-20 minutes

bigd1276 · 07-04-2009, 09:47 PM

I'm wondering if its because your flashdrive is so big. Mine is 16GB but I only have about 2000 songs on it. It takes a long time to index 7000 songs.

Mr_Draco · 07-04-2009, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex33x

about 7000 songs.

This is your problem. The Camaro has a limit of 2,500 songs.

If you wish to control more songs you will have to use a MP3 player and not a flash drive.

alex33x · 07-04-2009, 10:26 PM

The manual says it can hadle up to 10,000 songs.

CamaroDreams07 · 07-04-2009, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

This is your problem. The Camaro has a limit of 2,500 songs.

If you wish to control more songs you will have to use a MP3 player and not a flash drive.

Must be an iPod. Only one that does it's own indexing.

UCF w00t · 07-05-2009, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex33x

The manual says it can hadle up to 10,000 songs.

Manual is incorrect. :(

alex33x · 07-05-2009, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UCF w00t

Manual is incorrect. :(

That sucks I guess I'll have to get a few 8 gigs and fill them up by genre or something. :(

I have a huge music collection about, 25k songs and around 120gigs. lol

and its 90% rock baby.

benjaminkeith · 08-23-2009, 08:05 PM

After playing with, and having this SAME problem of waiting FOREVER just to index 2000 songs, I found a slightly quicker way. It'll require a little bit of time still though.

The MAJOR problem (I think) with the indexing time is, the head unit tries to PLAY songs WHILE indexing, which eats of USB line bandwidth. I've found NO way of pausing or stopping playback of the USB key itself, and switching inputs STOPS all indexing from taking place.

During one of my LONG trips across the state, I discovered that the head unit STOPS playback, but CONTINUES indexing during a phone call! It turned a normal 1 HOUR long index time to a short 10 minute index time. So, my fix for LONG index times (at least for MY head unit), is to talk on the phone for the first 10 minutes of my flight... at least until I get the update from my dealership.

Now, if I could only STOP it from REINDEXING everytime I start the car, I'd be slightly happier. Doesn't it seem more intelligent to write a file to the USB key (or device) that the head unit can read instead of recounting and organizing everything in internal memory? Just a question.

FI4T0MCAT · 08-23-2009, 08:17 PM

yeah the manual is incorrect on a few things about the car. I have just a 2 gig in mine with about 500 songs, and it takes about 10 seconds to index.

UCF w00t · 08-24-2009, 04:19 PM

A couple hints...
clean up your library and limit it to 2500 songs.
Remove non-music files (album art, etc).

I've got somewhere between 2000 and 2500 songs and it takes about 1min to index on each startup. Before I did the above, it was about 3min. Not sure how long the initial index took but it did take a while.

Jsinz2010 · 08-25-2009, 10:44 PM

Where do the files need to reside on the USB...within the main drive or in some sort of subfolder named music?

FI4T0MCAT · 08-25-2009, 10:56 PM

I have mine in many different folders, and the camaro interface will allow you to browse through the folders, or read them all at once. Pretty cool actually.

07-04-2009, 08:59 PM	#1
alex33x Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 688	USB flash drive issues (indexing) I have a patriot 32gig Flash drive whihc i want to use for music I have about 25gig in it about 7000 songs. But when I plug it in it says indexing and doenst let me change songs or anything anyone has any idea as to why?? __________________ Devliered July 20, 2012

07-04-2009, 09:23 PM	#2
bigd1276 2017 HyperBlue 2SS Drives: 2017 HyperBlue Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 2,137 View My Garage	How long have you waited? It does seem to take a long time to index. __________________ ] http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30755 2010 IBM 2LT RS......Traded for..... 2012 IBM 2SS RS......Traded for..... 2017 HBM 2SS

07-04-2009, 09:34 PM	#3
alex33x Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 688	at least 15-20 minutes __________________ Devliered July 20, 2012

07-04-2009, 09:47 PM	#4
bigd1276 2017 HyperBlue 2SS Drives: 2017 HyperBlue Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: PA Posts: 2,137 View My Garage	I'm wondering if its because your flashdrive is so big. Mine is 16GB but I only have about 2000 songs on it. It takes a long time to index 7000 songs. __________________ ] http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30755 2010 IBM 2LT RS......Traded for..... 2012 IBM 2SS RS......Traded for..... 2017 HBM 2SS

07-04-2009, 10:26 PM	#6
alex33x Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 688	The manual says it can hadle up to 10,000 songs. __________________ Devliered July 20, 2012

08-23-2009, 08:05 PM	#10
benjaminkeith Uber Member Drives: 2SS/RS Blk/Blk 6spd Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 131	After playing with, and having this SAME problem of waiting FOREVER just to index 2000 songs, I found a slightly quicker way. It'll require a little bit of time still though. The MAJOR problem (I think) with the indexing time is, the head unit tries to PLAY songs WHILE indexing, which eats of USB line bandwidth. I've found NO way of pausing or stopping playback of the USB key itself, and switching inputs STOPS all indexing from taking place. During one of my LONG trips across the state, I discovered that the head unit STOPS playback, but CONTINUES indexing during a phone call! It turned a normal 1 HOUR long index time to a short 10 minute index time. So, my fix for LONG index times (at least for MY head unit), is to talk on the phone for the first 10 minutes of my flight... at least until I get the update from my dealership. Now, if I could only STOP it from REINDEXING everytime I start the car, I'd be slightly happier. Doesn't it seem more intelligent to write a file to the USB key (or device) that the head unit can read instead of recounting and organizing everything in internal memory? Just a question. __________________ 1000, Dealer Order (3.06.09) - Order # NHNNZH 1100, Preliminary order accepted (03.09.09) 2000, Order accepted by GM (4.30.09) 3000, Order accepted by production control (5.7.09) 3100, Order available to sequence (5.14.09) 3300, Order scheduled for production (6.16.09)-TPW 6.29.09 3400, Order broadcast (6.30.09) 3800, Order produced (7.02.09) - 2G1FT1EWXA9123955 4000, Available to ship (7.06.09) 4200, Shipped (7.06.09) - RC# GTW 310094 4800, Rail Ramp Unload (7.22.09) 5000, Delivered to the dealer (7.23.09) 6000, Delivered to the customer (7.23.09)

08-23-2009, 08:17 PM	#11
FI4T0MCAT Drives: 1969 SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 465	yeah the manual is incorrect on a few things about the car. I have just a 2 gig in mine with about 500 songs, and it takes about 10 seconds to index. __________________

08-24-2009, 04:19 PM	#12
UCF w00t Geek Drives: IOM 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,452	A couple hints... clean up your library and limit it to 2500 songs. Remove non-music files (album art, etc). I've got somewhere between 2000 and 2500 songs and it takes about 1min to index on each startup. Before I did the above, it was about 3min. Not sure how long the initial index took but it did take a while.

08-25-2009, 10:44 PM	#13
Jsinz2010 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS ABM Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central California Posts: 25	Where do the files need to reside on the USB...within the main drive or in some sort of subfolder named music?

08-25-2009, 10:56 PM	#14
FI4T0MCAT Drives: 1969 SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 465	I have mine in many different folders, and the camaro interface will allow you to browse through the folders, or read them all at once. Pretty cool actually. __________________

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