cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30700991

I still have an old ipod. So old it has no wireless ability. I want to use it in my car which doesn’t have a cassette or cd player. It plugs into the car’s usb port but the car radio “doesn’t see it”. Any tips on how to get it to work?

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 English
    7•3 days ago

    The USB port in your car radio might only support a specific file format for the drive (like EXT, FAT32, NTSF) that the iPod doesn’t use (IIRC, the iPod used Fat32 or Fat16?)

    Or it doesn’t see directories and would work with a plain USB stick loaded with .MP3s loosely added to it. You could get a iPod to do this, but it wouldn’t work as an iPod anymore; it would be an external hard drive.

    Edit: NVM I just realized it’s a nano. You can’t use the USB to play anything from a nano.

    Does the radio have a 3.5mm AUX jack? If so, just use that.

      • setVeryLoud(true);English
        2•3 days ago

        Aux to FM signal adapter, powered by the USB port.

        Know that this may not be the safest solution, as you won’t have accessible track controls directly from the head unit, so you’ll have to be distracted if you want to pause or change tracks.

        You are better off with a flash drive.

      • @[email protected]English
        0•3 days ago

        Then I think you’ll have much better luck figuring out a way to get a jack-to-USB adapter to work with your car’s radio