USB Drives with AMI
05-10-2012, 03:30 AM
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For those of you interested in attempting to get this done, you need a tool to format the drive larger than 32GB into Fat32 so the MMI recognizes it.
Here is a handy TOOL that I came across which you can download into your Windows machine and get this done.
Here is a Path Analyzer which was written by MartyList. The purpose of this tool is to make it easier to find MP3 files that will not be displayed (or played) by the RNS-E.
Good Luck
Here is a handy TOOL that I came across which you can download into your Windows machine and get this done.
Here is a Path Analyzer which was written by MartyList. The purpose of this tool is to make it easier to find MP3 files that will not be displayed (or played) by the RNS-E.
Good Luck
05-10-2012, 05:35 AM
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Jeffc, just spoke to Seagate and they state that the drive should power with a USB 2.0 port. Taking that into consideration, the USB 2 standard port gives out 500mA and 5V of power. I am sure that the MMI port is capable of this, we just need to see if there is any resistor that is hold back the power source through the cable.
Unfortunately my car went into service today so I dont have my cable available, but I will try to call Audi and confirm the output of the USB AMI cable and let you know.
If all is well with the cable then I will move onto the drive to see what is holding back from it being recognized by the system
Unfortunately my car went into service today so I dont have my cable available, but I will try to call Audi and confirm the output of the USB AMI cable and let you know.
If all is well with the cable then I will move onto the drive to see what is holding back from it being recognized by the system
05-10-2012, 04:04 PM
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The drive (not an SSD) works on the USB 2 ports on all of my computers, so it doesn't seem like voltage draw would be an issue. Maybe it is the cable. Hadn't thought of that possibility. I have the USB A cable on the right. I'll measure the resistance if you can tell me which pin(s) to measure, and if I don't have to destroy the cable.
The other issue is how to use playlists on the SD card. The Playlist option appears when I select the SD input, but it is grayed out.
Thanks
Jeff
The drive (not an SSD) works on the USB 2 ports on all of my computers, so it doesn't seem like voltage draw would be an issue. Maybe it is the cable. Hadn't thought of that possibility. I have the USB A cable on the right. I'll measure the resistance if you can tell me which pin(s) to measure, and if I don't have to destroy the cable.
The other issue is how to use playlists on the SD card. The Playlist option appears when I select the SD input, but it is grayed out.
Thanks
Jeff
05-10-2012, 04:20 PM
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The drive (not an SSD) works on the USB 2 ports on all of my computers, so it doesn't seem like voltage draw would be an issue. Maybe it is the cable. Hadn't thought of that possibility. I have the USB A cable on the right. I'll measure the resistance if you can tell me which pin(s) to measure, and if I don't have to destroy the cable.
The other issue is how to use playlists on the SD card. The Playlist option appears when I select the SD input, but it is grayed out.
Thanks
Jeff
The drive (not an SSD) works on the USB 2 ports on all of my computers, so it doesn't seem like voltage draw would be an issue. Maybe it is the cable. Hadn't thought of that possibility. I have the USB A cable on the right. I'll measure the resistance if you can tell me which pin(s) to measure, and if I don't have to destroy the cable.
The other issue is how to use playlists on the SD card. The Playlist option appears when I select the SD input, but it is grayed out.
Thanks
Jeff
05-10-2012, 04:31 PM
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05-10-2012, 07:33 PM
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The drive (not an SSD) works on the USB 2 ports on all of my computers, so it doesn't seem like voltage draw would be an issue. Maybe it is the cable. Hadn't thought of that possibility. I have the USB A cable on the right. I'll measure the resistance if you can tell me which pin(s) to measure, and if I don't have to destroy the cable.
The other issue is how to use playlists on the SD card. The Playlist option appears when I select the SD input, but it is grayed out.
Thanks
Jeff
The drive (not an SSD) works on the USB 2 ports on all of my computers, so it doesn't seem like voltage draw would be an issue. Maybe it is the cable. Hadn't thought of that possibility. I have the USB A cable on the right. I'll measure the resistance if you can tell me which pin(s) to measure, and if I don't have to destroy the cable.
The other issue is how to use playlists on the SD card. The Playlist option appears when I select the SD input, but it is grayed out.
Thanks
Jeff
Windows - Playlist Creator
Mac OS X - MMiTunes
Please confirm if it works for you or not.