FAQ

Q: How do I update to the latest version of teslausb?

A: ssh into the Pi, then run these commands:

sudo -i
/root/bin/setup-teslausb selfupdate
/root/bin/setup-teslausb
reboot

Q: I ssh'd into the Pi, but am not seeing my network share!?

A: This is normal, the network share is only mounted during archiving.

Q: Which image should I use, Stretch or Buster?

A: For Raspberry Pi Zero W, either one works. For Raspberry Pi 4B, you need to use the Buster image.

Q: Those images are really old! Why haven't you updated them?

A: The latest teslausb scripts are downloaded at install time, so there is no real need for updated images.

Q: I manually copied some files to the "cam" drive, but they're not being archived!?

A: teslausb only backs up the files that the car wrote, not whatever other files you copied. Also, the archive operation is only performed once every time it connects to the archive server (e.g. when you come home after a drive), not continuously.

Q: I drove around for hours but when I came home it didn't archive anything!?

A: teslausb currently only backs up Sentry mode and manually saved clips, i.e. the "SentryClips" and "SavedClips" folders, not the "RecentClips" folder that contains the last hour of recordings.

Q: I keep getting a message saying that the USB drive is too slow!?

A: this is a known problem, for which there is currently no solution, and apparently happens even when using a real USB drive.

Q: I plugged the Pi into a Windows PC and copied a large file to it, and it told me it's only writing 2MB/sec!?

A: Your Windows PC is probably using the "quick removal" policy for accessing removable storage. See here for how to change that to "better performance". Also note that the car doesn't run Windows, so whatever you're seeing in Windows is somewhat irrelevant.