Multi Partition USB with multiple LightShows

[DreadfullyDespized]

Using the reference for this section of the instruction documentation. This is not really an issue but a documentation improvement or observation.

"Must contain a base-level folder called "LightShow" (without quotation marks and case sensitive).
The LightShow folder must contain at least 2 files:
a show .fseq file
a show .mp3 or .wav file (wav is recommended)
The fseq filename must match the mp3/wav filenames
E.g., show1.fseq/show1.wav can exist with show2.fseq/show2.mp3
Multiple shows can be stored on 1 USB drive (2023.44.25+ Vehicle Software)
Must be formatted as exFAT, FAT 32 (for Windows), MS-DOS FAT (for Mac), ext3, or ext4. NTFS is currently not supported.
Must not contain a base-level TeslaCam folder.
Must not contain any map update or firmware update files."

You may use the same USB drive for all Tesla related things. Just have to have one partition with your TeslaCam and another Partition with your Locksound/BoomBox/LightShow folders. Works quite well on 2023 Tesla Mode 3 RWD. This was tested with both partitions being exFAT formatting.

Layout

USB DRIVE
  TESLA - Partition 0 (exFAT)
  └───TeslaCam
      ├───RecentClips
      ├───SentryClips
      └───SavedClips

  MUSIC - Partition 1 (exFAT)
  │   LockChime.wav
  │
  ├───Boombox
  │       Shutdown.mp3
  │
  └───LightShow
          Monster-Bash.fseq
          Monster-Bash.mp3
          Ghostbusters.fseq
          Ghostbusters.wav

[deepcoder]

LightShows that I put on USB did not show up using your idea on a 2024 Model 3 Highland USA with 2024.32.10 software on car. Sentry works, Boombox works, Lockchime works, Music works. But not LightShow, when you try to view the available lightshows, only the three 'built in ones work. None of the ones I put in the LightShow directory on USB. Drive and directory creation scripts for MacOS shown below. Any idea of what I am doing wrong? Thx! :

sudo diskutil partitionDisk -noEFI /dev/disk2X 2 GPT ExFAT TESLA 600G ExFAT MUSIC R

/dev/disk24 (external, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk24
   1:       Microsoft Basic Data TESLA                   600.0 GB   disk24s1
   2:       Microsoft Basic Data MUSIC                   424.2 GB   disk24s2

mkdir /Volumes/TESLA/TeslaCam
mkdir /Volumes/TESLA/TeslaCam/RecentClips
mkdir /Volumes/TESLA/TeslaCam/SavedClips
mkdir /Volumes/TESLA/TeslaCam/SentryClips

mkdir /Volumes/MUSIC/Boombox
mkdir /Volumes/MUSIC/LightShow
mkdir /Volumes/MUSIC/Music

Files in LightShow directory :

carol-of-the-bells.fseq
carol-of-the-bells.wav
daft-punk---one-more-time.fseq
daft-punk---one-more-time.wav
darude-sandstorm.fseq
darude-sandstorm.mp3
funny-happy-birthday-theme.fseq
funny-happy-birthday-theme.wav
knight-rider-theme-kitt.fseq
knight-rider-theme-kitt.wav
mj---thriller.fseq
mj---thriller.wav
super-mario-world---overworld.fseq
super-mario-world---overworld.wav

[DreadfullyDespized]

In some rare cases I have noticed on my end at least with my vehicle that I would have to do the soft reset for it to properly display. Though do note that even if it works as intended it does at least 5 minutes after USB is back in the vehicle before it showed up for me. I don't have a 2024 Model 4 to test with, but see if the Soft Reset works/helps. I am on software 2024.33.5 (FSD 12.5.4.2)

The only thing I had that wouldn't work is trying to partition out the USB drive with a chromebook using the chromeos Files -> Format. For some reason it looked identical but I couldn't get it to work even after soft reset.

[mphacker]

Had the same issue today. Unplugged the USB, soft reset, plug USB back in, wait a couple minutes.... boom good to go.

[Maxgagne4]

Had the same issue today. Unplugged the USB, soft reset, plug USB back in, wait a couple minutes.... boom good to go.

Idem here, but after working 1 time after soft reboot, the shows are no longer visible the next time I enter in the car... Any ideas??

[deepcoder]

I have an updated drive configuration that seems to be working better with my current car's software release:

#112 (comment)

[DreadfullyDespized]

Glad to hear that it helped out deepcoder. For the others that posted on this thread. The updated information from myself above on 11/05/2024 post or most recently today from deepcoder help out?

[Maxgagne4]

Glad to hear that it helped out deepcoder. For the others that posted on this thread. The updated information from myself above on 11/05/2024 post or most recently today from deepcoder help out?

Soft reset brings back the shows, but they dissapear not long after.