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ZCT · 08-04-2010, 01:06 AM

So I got a Flash Drive, put some music on it, plugged it in to my new Camaro and nothing happened.

If you could, and feel free to assume I am retarded, please let me know how to make a Flash drive work with a Camaro.

How should the USB Flash drive be formatted?
What file formats work?
Is there anything I need to do after I plug it in to make the player recognize it?
How do I select USB vs. say XM, CD, FM etc?

Thank you in advance.

slick rick · 08-04-2010, 01:44 AM

Were they MP3s? Do they have DRM on them?

ZCT · 08-04-2010, 07:44 AM

Plain MP3s, no DRM.

ZCT · 08-04-2010, 07:45 AM

I have reformatted the device to FAT32, and ensured there is nothing but MP3s on there. I think before there were some DRM files on the device too.

Gonna try again this morning.

Topher5000 · 08-04-2010, 10:25 AM

To choose the USB port, just press the wheel on the steering wheel until Aux input. Mine will say Aux Out, or something like that, so I press the wheel again & it'll say USB mass storage device. It may automatically do this anyways.
I've found it to be a lesson in frustration though.
I bought a Duracell 16gb drive and put some music on it. They were in separate folders. It worked the first time, so I put some more on it. It would then start playing the first song while it indexed the files, then it would say that there are no supported files on the drive & switch to the CD.
I bought an 8gb San Disk Cruzer to see if it was the make of drive & it does the same thing.
I've tried fewer songs & putting them on the drive without folders, but it still doesn't work.
If I leave the drive in & let it play a CD, it'll keep switching to the USB drive, say that there are no supported files & then load the CD again.

CamaroSkooter · 08-04-2010, 11:07 AM

1) How big is the flash drive?
2) How many songs did you load onto it?
3) Where did you get the songs from? Downloaded? iTunes? Ripped from CD?

(By the way, if you downloaded the songs through someplace like demonoid, or other illegal file sharing network, Camaro5 frowns upon that. In that case, just say you bought and then ripped the CD yourself

)

08-04-2010, 01:06 AM	#1
ZCT Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS (IOM) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 118	USB Flash Drive So I got a Flash Drive, put some music on it, plugged it in to my new Camaro and nothing happened. If you could, and feel free to assume I am retarded, please let me know how to make a Flash drive work with a Camaro. How should the USB Flash drive be formatted? What file formats work? Is there anything I need to do after I plug it in to make the player recognize it? How do I select USB vs. say XM, CD, FM etc? Thank you in advance.

08-04-2010, 01:44 AM	#2
slick rick SoCal Mayhem Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Foothill Ranch, CA Posts: 5,488 View My Garage	Were they MP3s? Do they have DRM on them? __________________

08-04-2010, 11:07 AM	#6
CamaroSkooter Retarded One-Legged Owl Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 9,745	1) How big is the flash drive? 2) How many songs did you load onto it? 3) Where did you get the songs from? Downloaded? iTunes? Ripped from CD? (By the way, if you downloaded the songs through someplace like demonoid, or other illegal file sharing network, Camaro5 frowns upon that. In that case, just say you bought and then ripped the CD yourself ) __________________ My VIN = 2G1FK1EJ9A9105017 Build Date: 04-23-2009 according to: http://www.compnine.com/vid.php

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08-04-2010, 07:44 AM	#3
ZCT Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS (IOM) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 118	Plain MP3s, no DRM.

08-04-2010, 07:45 AM	#4
ZCT Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS (IOM) Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 118	I have reformatted the device to FAT32, and ensured there is nothing but MP3s on there. I think before there were some DRM files on the device too. Gonna try again this morning.

08-04-2010, 10:25 AM	#5
Topher5000 Drives: Yellow 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 51	To choose the USB port, just press the wheel on the steering wheel until Aux input. Mine will say Aux Out, or something like that, so I press the wheel again & it'll say USB mass storage device. It may automatically do this anyways. I've found it to be a lesson in frustration though. I bought a Duracell 16gb drive and put some music on it. They were in separate folders. It worked the first time, so I put some more on it. It would then start playing the first song while it indexed the files, then it would say that there are no supported files on the drive & switch to the CD. I bought an 8gb San Disk Cruzer to see if it was the make of drive & it does the same thing. I've tried fewer songs & putting them on the drive without folders, but it still doesn't work. If I leave the drive in & let it play a CD, it'll keep switching to the USB drive, say that there are no supported files & then load the CD again.