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?

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    7•6 months 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.