I have a Octavia estate 60 plate with a bolero radio fitted.I am trying to download music onto a 2gb SD card but as soon as i put it in the radio it comes up with SD card error check SD card,or it says file can not be read.

Can anyone help me please.

I have a Octavia estate 60 plate with a bolero radio fitted.I am trying to download music onto a 2gb SD card but as soon as i put it in the radio it comes up with SD card error check SD card,or it says file can not be read.

Can anyone help me please.

I would check if you copy protected the music if you downloaded onto your computer using Windows Media Player. I did and when i transferred music onto my Columbus using a CD it said I couldn't download because they were encrypted.

Ian

It could also be the type of card. The card reader on my computer won't read high def cards, but if I plug my cam in, it works ok.

The card must be formatted with the FAT filesystem. Vista and Windows7 will format it with NTFS which the headunit cannot read. Easiest way to format it is bung it in a digital camera and format it in that.

The card must be formatted with the FAT filesystem. Vista and Windows7 will format it with NTFS which the headunit cannot read. Easiest way to format it is bung it in a digital camera and format it in that.

The card must be FAT for an SD card (up to and including 2GB) and FAT32 for an SDHC card (4GB to 32GB). Windows 7 and Windows Vista will certainly allow you to format the card to the correct FAT format, simply select it from the drop down box in the format dialog. I am currently using a 16GB SDHC class 10 card with FAT32 formatting in the Bolero with no problems.

I formatted my 8GB card using Vista to the non-NTFS format and in worked fine in the car.

What file format are you using and what is the file structure? If you are using the Bolero SD Organiser software you must put at least one MP3 or WMA file in the root directory and not bury it in the file structure. I had exactly the same error and it was down to that (no MP3 in root).

Rich

I formatted my 8GB card using Vista to the non-NTFS format and in worked fine in the car.

What file format are you using and what is the file structure? If you are using the Bolero SD Organiser software you must put at least one MP3 or WMA file in the root directory and not bury it in the file structure. I had exactly the same error and it was down to that (no MP3 in root).

Rich

I haven't used any special software, just used windows media players "sync" function to move music to SD card. It creates a "Music" folder in the root and a XML file with the device ID. Inside music is the artist folders with album sub folders. All works great and is very fast i.e almost instant when searching through the menu. My fist MP3's are 3 folders down.

Hope this helps

I've copied some music from iTunes and pasted on to the SD card (32gig). The copied music is mp4. Should that work or does it have to be mp3?

It doesnt work at the moment but i'm running an old firmware version whcih I belive may not support a 32ig SD card. I will try formatting in the suggested way and update the firmware. Hopefully I can get it to work at some point.

I've copied some music from iTunes and pasted on to the SD card (32gig). The copied music is mp4. Should that work or does it have to be mp3?

It doesnt work at the moment but i'm running an old firmware version whcih I belive may not support a 32ig SD card. I will try formatting in the suggested way and update the firmware. Hopefully I can get it to work at some point.

From what I understand, the head unit can decode the following formats ... MP3, WMA, OGG Vorbis, AAC. Is iTunes not DRM protected anyway ?

Derek

I haven't used any special software, just used windows media players "sync" function to move music to SD card. It creates a "Music" folder in the root and a XML file with the device ID. Inside music is the artist folders with album sub folders. All works great and is very fast i.e almost instant when searching through the menu. My fist MP3's are 3 folders down.

Hope this helps

Older head units (not sure how old) but prior to the last firmware update can run very slowly if you don't use the special software. That said, my car is new and I suspect has the new firmware but I haven't tried just syncing with Windows media - I must try that.

Rich

You will need to make an mp3 copy of the songs you want as the reader in the car can't read m4a. If you right click on the song within iTunes, there is an option to creat mp3 version.

If you are ripping from disk onto you pc, use windows media player as it uses mp3.

Hope this helps

You will need to make an mp3 copy of the songs you want as the reader in the car can't read m4a. If you right click on the song within iTunes, there is an option to creat mp3 version.

I'm literally trying your suggestion now but I dont have that option under right click.

I only have:

play "song"

start Genius

Ping

Like

Post

Show artist profile

get info

rating

show in widows explorer

get album artwork

get track names

reset plays

create AAC version

consolidate files

add to playlist

show in playlist

copy

delete

uncheck section

apply sort field

I've looked under every heading and function in iTunes and I can't find an option to create an mp3 file anywhere. If I use the copy function it copies the files as a mpeg 4 audio file that look like it opens only with iTunes.

I really hope theres a simply copy and paste method from iTunes to the SD card. Theres no way i'm importing all my music again just to get it in mp3 format

I will just have a look in a bit. You might have to set it up in the options. Just give me some time and I will post the answer.

Ok here is what you do:

Open itunes

Go to Edit at the top and down to preferences

the first tab is general and half way down where it says "when you insert a CD" you will see "impost settings" click on it.

Where it says "Import Using" change it to MP3 Encoding. you can then change the quality. I use custom and 256. higher you put this the better the quality, but they take up more room.

Press ok and now when you right click over a track there will be an option to create an mp3.

ok here is what you do

Open itunes

Go to Edit at the top and down to preferences

the first tab is general and half way down where it says "when you insert a CD" you will see "impost settings" click on it.

Where it says "Import Using" change it to MP3 Encoding. you can then change the quality. I use custom and 256. higher you put this the better the quality, but they take up more room.

Press ok and now when you right click over a track there will be an option to create an mp3.

It will now make an mp3 track under the original one. It can make itunes a little untidy, so the easiest way to transfer to SD is by going to your music file in windows, find the track you have changed to mp3 and drag them across to you SD card.

I would then delete the mp3's before you next sync your iphone or ipod as it will put the mp3 onto your device.

Edited 28 February, 201115 yr by gwyn

Thanks

I'll give that a try later. (iTunes is on my works computer)

Thanks again for your help.

Edited 28 February, 201115 yr by octimark

I had a similar problem putting files from Itunes onto a SD, all I ended up doing was googling "Free MP3 conversion software" picking the first one that came up and converting all the files to MP3. Only problem is some of the tracks dont display the file name when play

No probs mate. If you get stuck, let me know. Also, when your ripping music from disk, use windows media player, it's default is mp3. That's assuming your using a pc and not a mac.

Good luck mate

I haven't had any of these problems. I don't have access to i-Tunes due to my lousy dial-up connection (my fault for living in the boonies) so I have just copied my very small CD collection onto my laptop using Windows Media Player (Windows XP) and copied these directly on to an 8GB SDHC card as WMA files (having connected to the internet for WMP to pick up all the album/track data, having a bath, washing the car and painting the house while I waited). I didn't need to format the SD card or anything. The Bolero picked this up with all the album info displayed etc. no problem. I'm surprised how easy it was given my negative capability in most things computer related. I am told that it should also pick up MP3 and MP4 formats.

Thanks again gywn.

I managed to create a mp3 so hopefully all is good.

However I copied a few mps to the SD card to try it last night and it still doesnt work. All I get is SD card error - check SD card.

I've re-formatted and its defo FAT32 format.

I'm guessing its because I have a 32gb card and the firmware I have wont support a card that big?

Any other suggestions?

I've got the same problem. Mine has never been able to read an SD. I've tried everything too, 9 different SD's in FAT, FAT32, you name it, all different sizes too, even tried the same with an MMC card, and using several different computers.

I heard somewhere that if there has been internal 'modifications' made to the Columbus then it can render the SD reader inoperable.

My Columbus came from eBay seller JarasTech so I am unaware of its original history, again I've heard a rumour that if you try to update the firmware on a non-operational SD reading ~Columbus it will 'brick'.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but better safe than sorry, maybe another Brisker can comment better than I. Good luck.

I have a timeless long 7501 {Chinese unit} and it is not playing the sd card correctly.

It will only play the first 2 secs of a mp3 track, then it will stick then play the same 2 seconds, etc, etc.

Is this a problem with the sd card ? i have read that you can get different speed cards, sdhc???? or could it because its a cheap card {2x2gb for £8 off fleabay} or could it be a problem with the unit ? {the unit has no problems playing mp3's via usb,dvd or cd's}

Edited 2 March, 201115 yr by studmuffin

I am going mad with this problem as well. I have just bought a second hand estate octavia RS 2.0 TDi DSG with the 30GB HDD and an SD card slot. I've changed all my audio files to mp3 and also renamed all the file names so they are not over the 64 max number of letters and symbols. I know it worked before as the previous owner had loaded up the harddrive. Does anyone have any ideas before I call the previous owner?

I have a Mk2 octavia and was thinking if i can put a 128Gb SD in the car, cuz with every format it says "error with the SD card, please check SD".

 

Thx

Possibly a 32gb limit on a 2010. I will have a dig about in the manuals.

 

Manuals for that year state Amundsen and Bolero can accept Sd and sdhc cards up to 32gb

 

But the Columbus manual says

https://www.skoda.co.uk/apps/manuals/Detail?model=Octavia_1Z&edition=05-2009&market=&manualLang=en

Edited 2 January, 20251 yr by Stonekeeper