Anyway to stream to car stereo via USB or ipod adapter? [Archive]

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Nysul

30th July 2007, 04:29 AM

My car stereo has a USB adapter to play mp3s on a usb flash drive, and it has an ipod connector. No bluetooth or AUX input. Is there anyway to stream music from my 8525 without having to buy an ad2p stereo? What I am looking to do is stream internet radio with GSPlayer.

thanks in advance

ndcart

30th July 2007, 03:42 PM

I'm kind of in the same boat. I purchased one of these,(VRFM8B - MP3/WMA FM Modulator) located on this page http://www.roadmasterusa.com/fmmod_vr3.php. I figured, heck, it's got a USB port, so why couldn't I stream my music through this from phone, since this is the same port the headphones use. No dice though, just a bunch of noise. Oh well, guess it was worth a shot.

l3it3r

31st July 2007, 01:33 PM

It would be nice if it the Hermes could be recognized as a USB Mass Storage device :( If that were the case, you'd be able to do it. Other suggestion to try would be to get a micro sD reader and try plugging it into the stereo. That way you'd still have all the music with you. BUT, if you're like me, taking that micro sD card out is like shooting the phone.

ndcart

31st July 2007, 03:00 PM

That makes sense to me. So there is no way to make it respond as a mass storage device? Oh well, it was worth a shot. Thanks for the reply. :)

pcm2a

31st July 2007, 05:19 PM

Softick makes a product for wm5/6 called Card Export. It lets you set your microsd card as a mass storage device. Probably will work for what you are wanting.

http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/

ndcart

31st July 2007, 06:21 PM

Thanks for the heads up! I'm going to give the prog a try on my lunch break. My hunch is that this will work with the native controls on the FM Modulater (Play, Rewind, etc...), but I probably can't control it through the Windows Mobile interface such as Audio Manager. I'll report back after testing. Thanks again!

ndcart

31st July 2007, 06:35 PM

Well, nevermind, that didn't work. The program will not run correctly in WM6 on the 8525. Keep getting errors after installing. Anyone else know of a similar program?

yatrg

31st July 2007, 07:57 PM

Search for WM5torage

ndcart

1st August 2007, 06:18 PM

Thanks for the tip. I tried that prog too, and still no dice. I guess I give up. I sure was hoping I could just use the phone as an MP3 player in my car, but guess I'll just have to get a dedicated MP3 player or a bluetooth deck and stream them, or just do nothing at all. Tired of spending money on this junk! :)

fasterfester

6th August 2007, 11:26 PM

WM5torage requires that the "Enable advanced network functionality" flag is turned off on the "USB to PC" tab under "settings, connections". Did you turn that off?

ndcart

7th August 2007, 02:59 PM

I believe I did, but I could be mistaken. I finally just gave up on the whole idea. Just seemed like to much trouble. Thanks anyways for the reply.

v3patel

29th October 2007, 09:51 PM