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Also, this member did a great post about some of the things he noticed when using the dash cam.
Software Update 2018.39.5 a1c2332 (first 9.0 release)
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V9 Dashcam, have you made it work?
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SpudLime
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Good luck. Another user suggested looking/paying for usb drives that support media use. Those tend to allow many many more read/writes. Meaning a lot more times it can write the video, delete, rinse repeat.
I was lazy and just grabbed one at Best Buy.
Yup. Think your right. My memory sucks. Thanks! In any case, the volume limit is pretty large.
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I saw on reddit that if you do two separate partitions. One with TeslaCam and one for your music, you can have both on a single USB stick.
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So the I have the same problems that you guys have seen. I plug in a USB flash drive and it works for awhile, but as soon as I pull it out, view a video or two and plug it back in, it decides to stop working. I even tried pausing the recording by holding the dashcam icon until it changes, but the same result happens. I too end up having to wipe the drive and create root folder again. I tried both USB flash drives and microsd cards via a USB adapter. This honestly shouldn't be how this feature works.
Also, I have noticed that sometimes a flash drive that works for music doesn't work for the v9 dashcam. I have 2 of these in 64 GB Cruzer Fit USB Flash Drive. Both are formatted in FAT32. I use one for music and it's super reliable in both v8 and 9. However user its sister drive for the dashcam is a total fail. The car won't even recognize the drive. Before someone mentions the FAT32 limit, I have a 128 GB microsd in FAT32 and it works fine until the above occurs. When I remove the Teslacam folder from that drive and add some MP3s, it loads right up and they play just fine.
On a related note, I started another thread on which USB flash and/or microsd cards to use for this here: Best USB or microsd for v9 dashcam?
I use a Samsung Pro Endurance 128 GB micro sd for my actual dashcam because it was designed for continuous (re)writing and carries a 5 year warranty. Since any dashcam is write intensive including the v9 one, using a similar "high endurance" storage media seems like a good idea. 1
Also, I have noticed that sometimes a flash drive that works for music doesn't work for the v9 dashcam. I have 2 of these in 64 GB Cruzer Fit USB Flash Drive. Both are formatted in FAT32. I use one for music and it's super reliable in both v8 and 9. However user its sister drive for the dashcam is a total fail. The car won't even recognize the drive. Before someone mentions the FAT32 limit, I have a 128 GB microsd in FAT32 and it works fine until the above occurs. When I remove the Teslacam folder from that drive and add some MP3s, it loads right up and they play just fine.
On a related note, I started another thread on which USB flash and/or microsd cards to use for this here: Best USB or microsd for v9 dashcam?
I use a Samsung Pro Endurance 128 GB micro sd for my actual dashcam because it was designed for continuous (re)writing and carries a 5 year warranty. Since any dashcam is write intensive including the v9 one, using a similar "high endurance" storage media seems like a good idea. 1
I had no problem with 128 GB Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C | SanDisk
I even had other folders on the drive before inserting it. Pulled it out deleted the files from teslacam folder, still works. But the previous saved files on teslacam folder got deleted after pulling out.
I even had other folders on the drive before inserting it. Pulled it out deleted the files from teslacam folder, still works. But the previous saved files on teslacam folder got deleted after pulling out.
Yes. That's what I have to do because the icon still appears as recording even though there's no USB plugged in. While the MCU reboot works, it shouldn't work that way. I would argue that I should be able to remove the drive, see the icon disappear, reinsert the drive, and the icon reappear, and recording is happening properly throughout all of this.
What I can't figure out is if my problems are rooted in the storage media I'm using or if the dashcam feature is buggy or both
So I got my other SanDisk flash drive to work. I used this tool to format it into FAT32: HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool
The tool was used for all the other storage I tried. It still didn't work so I plugged it into my Pixel 2 using the USB A to C adapter and the phone says that the drive needed to be formatted so I did. I recreated the TeslaCam folder and it worked!
When pausing the recording and removing the drive, the icon still persists. But after reinserting the drive I could resume recording. Now to see how long it'll last before a reformat is needed
The tool was used for all the other storage I tried. It still didn't work so I plugged it into my Pixel 2 using the USB A to C adapter and the phone says that the drive needed to be formatted so I did. I recreated the TeslaCam folder and it worked!
When pausing the recording and removing the drive, the icon still persists. But after reinserting the drive I could resume recording. Now to see how long it'll last before a reformat is needed
Same issues as you. I did two tests today and pressed the icon after driving for 20-30 min on my commute. Once in the AM and once in the PM.
After getting home, I removed the USB...the icon stayed on the display.
Plugged the USB in the computer and lo and behold there were 2 ten-minute saved files* along with the one hour of 1-minute looping files.
So it appears it works! Just need to see if I simply plug it back in and it will continue to loop and record.
* The 10 minute saved files were actually ten, one minute files.
After getting home, I removed the USB...the icon stayed on the display.
Plugged the USB in the computer and lo and behold there were 2 ten-minute saved files* along with the one hour of 1-minute looping files.
So it appears it works! Just need to see if I simply plug it back in and it will continue to loop and record.
* The 10 minute saved files were actually ten, one minute files.
That's happened to me when using the previous drives. It hasn't happened with the current SanDisk flash drive.
I always pause before removing the drive. When I plug it back in, I resume the recording and confirm the light on the USB is flashing.
Sounds like it's time to reformat and/or reboot the MCU
Having issues with my dashcam. I got it to work but it seems to write files every minute to the USB drive for an hour. The problem is that it is writing files to the drive when the car is charging in the garage? I used the car last night returning at 10PM, October 13th. The USB has files every minute from 11:48 to 12:40. It also has the dates wrong, the 11:48 file is labeled 10/14 and this changes to 10/15 for the files written at 12:00 and after - even though it is still 10/14 today? The files are just the view of the inside of the garage in the dark. I expected to see the last hour I was driving the car? Anyone else having similar issues?
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