Help Possible to connect external HD to xoom?

[durrence]

Hey guys. Just got a xoom. first android device (sick of jailbreaking). Anyway, this forum has been EXTREEMLY helpful in giving me a crash course in all things android. Anyway, quick question... is it possible to hook up an external hard drive to the xoom through the usb port, and play movies off that? all i need is a standard to micro usb adapter, and i should be set, but i wanted to make sure this is actually possible before i buy one.

Thanks.

Yes it is possible. I am running ICS (android 4.0.3). I ordered 2 micro sd host cables from ebay for $4.34 including shipping. They came from Hong Kong in a week. I installed USB Mass Storage Watcher from the market and my xoom now sees my flash drive at /media/usb.

 

[mrao]

Yup..definitely possible..I just connected my 500GB WD HDD, and it worked like a charm on my rooted WiFi xoom running official ics..I use stickmount though...the USB watcher app tends to be a bit slow for my taste

 

[3devious]

Yup..definitely possible..I just connected my 500GB WD HDD, and it worked like a charm on my rooted WiFi xoom running official ics..I use stickmount though...the USB watcher app tends to be a bit slow for my taste

Are you rooted but running stock or are you running a different kernel?

 

[mrao]

Rooted with stock ics

 

[Geeba]

Just wanted to confirm fellas... I've just bought a Xoom and love it! its stock ICS and not rooted.... can I get an OTG cable and connect my flash/HDD drives?

 

[Geeba]

Well cable arrived.. so I guess you cant connect USB drives without rooting as none of mine work

 

[leviathan937]

I updated the os to ics on my samsung gs2 and now can use my otg cable to connect thumb drives etc (still wont recognize larger hard drives but I think thats because they are not FAT32 format) i'm using v3.2 on my XOOM and does not sseem to recognize and external hard drives what so ever, I can connect a mouse and keyboard but no usb hd. Waiting for ics to be available in Aus.
Seriously how long can it take to "test" ics on wifi only version?!

 

[silviulake]

Well cable arrived.. so I guess you cant connect USB drives without rooting as none of mine work

Did you succeed adding USB drives with OTG table attached to your tablet ?

Thanks!