B-Town

Anyone have any experiences or compatability issues to share concerning AMI cables and ext portable drives?

I just got a "mini usb b" cable but ami interface gives error about cable or device not compatable.

P+ w/Audi Symphony not B/O FWIW

Thanks in advance

iflywoe

I have it no issues, did you try using a different device?

userbbc

what type of external drive are you using? Hard drive based? It's possible the ami usb interface doesn't provide enough power for an external hard drive. I've had no issues with thumbdrives or SD card readers.

Hobbes

External hard drives have definitely been used (and powered) successfully with the AMI cable, but I believe not all drives have been compatible.

BMWBig6

Sounds like a cable mismatch. iamaudi.com to the rescue...

http://www.iamaudi.com/audi-i-pod-adapter/

Turbo Freak

Apparently the drive needs to be formated in Fat32 to work with the AMI.

dht34

Yup, it needs to be Fat32. Also has to be a portable HD that can be powered by usb or ext power. Can't plug in those huge 3.5 ext HD that solely uses a power brick.

B-Town

I tried a 500gb Seagate Free Agent Go series but no others. It does meet power requirements (ie no bricks). It gets power but only returns the error.

according to the above chart (thanks Ben) only the blue "K" cable works with AMI w/o navi which is what I have. Service manager also said only the blue grommet was compatible.

I haven't tried a flash reader to a usb "a" but it seems moot now. I'll check with the dealer when I return this one.

Correct, it must be Fat32 format (not NTFS or exFat)

Bummer, looks like the only option now is the forbidden fruit

B-Town

The mini usb "B" type cable is only intended for the A5.
#4FO-051-510-H

I was able to get a usb "A" cable that is compatable with the A4 and allows card readers and such to be used.
#4FO-051-510-G

iamaudi.com

Thanks for the confidence! I am here to help.

Scott