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med247 · 07-06-2009, 01:28 PM

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codeman71 · 07-06-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by med247

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That's the reason then. The PDIM was asking the iPod for the index but wasn't getting it so it tried indexing the hard drive on it, which just won't work. Anything 5th gen or newer should work.

med247 · 07-06-2009, 03:21 PM

thanks for the info. it should still work if i use aux cable correct?

codeman71 · 07-07-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by med247

thanks for the info. it should still work if i use aux cable correct?

Yeah that would work out just fine. You'd just have to control your music selection from the iPod itself, instead of the radio controls.

UCF w00t · 07-07-2009, 08:54 AM

Just got my car yesterday and still experimenting but has anyone noticed a sort of "skipping" from a USB drive? I was out driving last night and was using a USB drive for music. It was able to index the whole thing (although not sure if it actually got all the songs since I have more than 2500). When I got in this morning it started indexing again. I couldn't change the song or anything. The worst part, it started pausing briefly every few seconds. It almost seemed like the PDIM was not able to read the data fast enough to index and play the song or it was running out of ram. I tried unplugging it and plugging it back in and it started indexing again and doing the same thing. I let it go for about 5 minutes and it just kept on doing it. I eventually got sick of listening to it and switched to XM.

codeman71 · 07-07-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by UCF w00t

Just got my car yesterday and still experimenting but has anyone noticed a sort of "skipping" from a USB drive? I was out driving last night and was using a USB drive for music. It was able to index the whole thing (although not sure if it actually got all the songs since I have more than 2500). When I got in this morning it started indexing again. I couldn't change the song or anything. The worst part, it started pausing briefly every few seconds. It almost seemed like the PDIM was not able to read the data fast enough to index and play the song or it was running out of ram. I tried unplugging it and plugging it back in and it started indexing again and doing the same thing. I let it go for about 5 minutes and it just kept on doing it. I eventually got sick of listening to it and switched to XM.

Haven't heard of this particular issue. I know you just got your car (congratulations by the way!), but you may want to get the software update that's out there and see if that resolves the issue for you. It should improve the startup procedure quite a bit.

CamaroSkooter · 07-07-2009, 03:09 PM

It may be freaking out about the 2500 song limit. Try limiting your USB drive down to 2500 songs and then re-trying.

UCF w00t · 07-07-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

It may be freaking out about the 2500 song limit. Try limiting your USB drive down to 2500 songs and then re-trying.

Yea, I was thinking the same. What's odd though is that it worked fine last night but now I can't seem to get it to work. I suppose I could try to pair down my library and see if that helps.

CamaroSkooter · 07-07-2009, 03:54 PM

2500 songs is roughly, what, 150 hours of music?

That's over 6 days of constant music. I think you could pare that down a little, maybe get multiple USB sticks, one for each genre or something.

At least, that's my approach...

UCF w00t · 07-08-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by codeman71

Haven't heard of this particular issue. I know you just got your car (congratulations by the way!), but you may want to get the software update that's out there and see if that resolves the issue for you. It should improve the startup procedure quite a bit.

Just as an update... I reformatted the drive (FAT32) and put them back on but instead of using the sync in Media Center which organizes them into directories, I just copied and pasted my library (which is still organized into directories, just not as much). I then plugged it back in and after 15min or so it finally finished it's indexing and worked fine. After shutting off the car and everything, and cranking it back up it started indexing again and took about 5 minutes. It seems to have to do this every time. I just wish I could change songs while it was indexing... then it wouldn't be such a big deal. I've gotta go back to the dealership today for something else so I'm planning on getting them to update the PDIM. I'll report back how that goes.

DarthVader · 11-10-2009, 03:30 PM

I have had luck using 256 Mb flash drives, so I bought a new 8Gb flash drive the other day. I spent a ton of time copying MP3s onto it, but it's acting like it's too big for the Camaro's computer. The manual states it might take a long time to index all the files on the flash drive, which is what I expected, but it never completes indexing (has yet to finish during my 20-minute drive in to work).

So, the stereo starts at the first song when playing this USB, and will play in random order, but I cannot skip tracks until the system is done indexing.

My question: What is the largest USB drive that someone has used successfully? I'm thinking I might need to either (a) remove some of the MP3s to reduce the size, or (b) get a smaller USB drive... Any help would be great.

UCF w00t · 11-10-2009, 06:26 PM

I use a 32gb drive. I've got about 2000 songs on it (nowhere close to being full but trimmed back my library due to the 2500 song limit. All are MP3 and almost all 192kbit. Each album is in it's own folder.

nwotank · 11-11-2009, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by UCF w00t

I use a 32gb drive. I've got about 2000 songs on it (nowhere close to being full but trimmed back my library due to the 2500 song limit. All are MP3 and almost all 192kbit. Each album is in it's own folder.

does yours take forever to index? i have an iphone but i think this usb thing might be a good backup for when i'm doing other stuff with the iphone, i just don't want to wait around forever each time i get in my car for the thing to index

UCF w00t · 11-11-2009, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by nwotank

does yours take forever to index? i have an iphone but i think this usb thing might be a good backup for when i'm doing other stuff with the iphone, i just don't want to wait around forever each time i get in my car for the thing to index

The first time you plug in a new USB drive it may take quite a while to index (15min?). Each normal start it takes a minute or two to index. I've gotten in the habit of picking a song I'll want to listen to when I get back in before shutting off the car. Than and/or just flipping to the radio while it indexes.

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07-06-2009, 01:28 PM	#127
med247 Drives: explorer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: pa Posts: 47	old one non photo.

07-06-2009, 03:21 PM	#129
med247 Drives: explorer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: pa Posts: 47	thanks for the info. it should still work if i use aux cable correct?

07-07-2009, 08:54 AM	#131
UCF w00t Geek Drives: IOM 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,452	Just got my car yesterday and still experimenting but has anyone noticed a sort of "skipping" from a USB drive? I was out driving last night and was using a USB drive for music. It was able to index the whole thing (although not sure if it actually got all the songs since I have more than 2500). When I got in this morning it started indexing again. I couldn't change the song or anything. The worst part, it started pausing briefly every few seconds. It almost seemed like the PDIM was not able to read the data fast enough to index and play the song or it was running out of ram. I tried unplugging it and plugging it back in and it started indexing again and doing the same thing. I let it go for about 5 minutes and it just kept on doing it. I eventually got sick of listening to it and switched to XM.

07-07-2009, 03:09 PM	#133
CamaroSkooter Retarded One-Legged Owl Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 9,745	It may be freaking out about the 2500 song limit. Try limiting your USB drive down to 2500 songs and then re-trying.

07-07-2009, 03:54 PM	#135
CamaroSkooter Retarded One-Legged Owl Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 9,745	2500 songs is roughly, what, 150 hours of music? That's over 6 days of constant music. I think you could pare that down a little, maybe get multiple USB sticks, one for each genre or something. At least, that's my approach...

11-10-2009, 03:30 PM	#137
DarthVader Darth Vader Drives: 2010 SS All Black Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: INDY Posts: 1	I have had luck using 256 Mb flash drives, so I bought a new 8Gb flash drive the other day. I spent a ton of time copying MP3s onto it, but it's acting like it's too big for the Camaro's computer. The manual states it might take a long time to index all the files on the flash drive, which is what I expected, but it never completes indexing (has yet to finish during my 20-minute drive in to work). So, the stereo starts at the first song when playing this USB, and will play in random order, but I cannot skip tracks until the system is done indexing. My question: What is the largest USB drive that someone has used successfully? I'm thinking I might need to either (a) remove some of the MP3s to reduce the size, or (b) get a smaller USB drive... Any help would be great.

11-10-2009, 06:26 PM	#138
UCF w00t Geek Drives: IOM 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,452	I use a 32gb drive. I've got about 2000 songs on it (nowhere close to being full but trimmed back my library due to the 2500 song limit. All are MP3 and almost all 192kbit. Each album is in it's own folder.