About This Guide

The Multimedia Detector Configuration Guide is aimed at users of the QNX CAR Platform for Infotainment who want to understand how the mm-detect service discovers media devices and initiates the uploading of their metadata to persistent storage. Knowing how mm-detect works is essential if you want to reconfigure the service to customize its behavior.

This table may help you find what you need in this guide:

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The role of mm-detect in car infotainment systems and the components it uses Multimedia Detector Overview
Starting mm-detect automatically during bootup Running mm-detect
The command-line syntax for starting mm-detect mm-detect command line
The procedure used by mm-detect to respond to device insertions and removals Device tracking and media information management