18RTW USB stick not seen on restart

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515PHOTO

New member

• Sep 2, 2019

• #1

Hi All,
Sorting out my new to me 2018 r1200rt. I have a thumb drive loaded with music. Turn bike on. Plug in drive. Loads up. Plays all files fine. Turn radio off. Turn radio on. Keeps playing music. Turn BIKE off. Turn bike on. "No USB". Unplug it and plug back in. All is fine. I did do a search but couldn't find an answer to this issue.
So--is there a trick to get it to see the drive on startup? I had hoped to bury a drive with all my music.
Thanks in advance!

 

Omega Man

Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

Staff member

• Sep 2, 2019

• #2

Just for the Halibut, try turning the music off.... then the bike off.......Start the bike and try turning the music back on. See what happens.
OM

 

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515PHOTO

New member

• Sep 2, 2019

• #3

Tried that. No love.

 

Omega Man

Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

Staff member

• Sep 2, 2019

• #4

Can you switch to a different mode like FM radio before shutting off bike?
OM

 

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515PHOTO

New member

• Sep 2, 2019

• #5

Hmm. Will give that a try. I also haven't run for a while. Maybe it will eventually search for a drive attached.
Anybody have a permanently attached thumb drive that gets found on startup?

 

kevinsclo

New member

• Sep 2, 2019

• #6

Could the file system (partition table) be corrupted? Have you tried plugging the said usb drive to your computer and see if the contents can be read?

 

Omega Man

Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

Staff member

• Sep 3, 2019

• #7

515PHOTO said:

Hmm. Will give that a try. I also haven't run for a while. Maybe it will eventually search for a drive attached.
Anybody have a permanently attached thumb drive that gets found on startup?

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I have a vehicle that has all the same symptoms if I’m using AUX (iPod). As long as I’m into FM or Sirius before I shut the vehicle off, the iPod (AUX, memory stick) reboots fine.
OM

 

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515PHOTO

New member

• Sep 3, 2019

• #8

Success.
I formatted 3 different thumb drives identically. Loaded them up with music. 2 of three worked as I hoped. They were seen on startup no issues. One did not--the one I had been working with of course. Not sure why it does not like this one. It is 8 gig. Maybe a size thing? The other two are 2 and 4 gig.
The one not working well is a Kingston Data Traveler. Others are a sandisk and a conference giveaway.

Thanks all for your insight. I will move on to my next question in a new thread soon!
Cheers.

 

brownie0486

Well-known member

• Sep 3, 2019

• #9

Omega Man said:

I have a vehicle that has all the same symptoms if I’m using AUX (iPod). As long as I’m into FM or Sirius before I shut the vehicle off, the iPod (AUX, memory stick) reboots fine.
OM

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One of my vehicles does the same. If I shut the vehicle off with the usb playing music. On restart, it won't find the drive. Put it back to FM, shut the vehicle off, turn it back on the usb drive is found.

I use sandisk usb drives only.

 

Omega Man

Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat

Staff member

• Sep 3, 2019

• #10

I’m a fan of sandisk as well. I like them in well sealed packages.

As an aside, handed out or found in the parking lot thumb drives can be dangerous. It’s taking advantage of the human curiosity factor and can be virus laden. Good to be careful.
OM

 

desmoderek

MotoDruid

• Sep 3, 2019

• #11

I've been using a 4GB conference freebie, erased (not formatted) and loaded with mp3's. always available not matter how I start the bike and turn the radio on. Maybe it is a size issue (she said).

 

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515PHOTO

New member

• Sep 3, 2019

• #12

I was wondering how long it would take for the size thing to come up, so to speak.
My RT is the Mars Red also--nicknamed the Mars Rover.