Tiamat Kernel and USB support

[moek]

Hello...

New to Android but been a Linux hacker in the past.

Just for my Xoom Wifi. Unlocked it and rooted it. Installed boot.img from Tiamat 1.3.1 Kernel and enabled MicroSD support. However I can not see an external USB drive.

The /usbdrive path is created and the fstab file has the right entries for both the sdcard and USB.

I am the supplied micro USB cable that comes with the xoom and a USB Female-to-Female "gender changer".

Does the 1.3.1 Kernel have support for an external USB drive? If not could you please point me to a version that does.

Thanks

 

[NewAge]

Yes it supports. Either your USB is not an "OTG" cable, or the USB thumb disk, or card you are trying to read is not formatted correctly.

 

[moek]

Thanks. I do not have an OTG cable but was not aware that it could not be made by simply using the standard MicroUSB to male USB and then adding a female-female USB converter. I guess the cable must do something different than simply converting female to male.

 

[Azimuthmedia]

Yes the OTG cable is required. I just got mine, worked great. The problem is that they are hard to find. Most of us ordered one from China via Ebay, mine cost $4 and got here in 10 days. You need a Micro USB OTG Male/female adapter. The guy who made the USB hack uses and recommends one designed for the Nokia 810 (I think!). Here's his original post about his breakthrough:

[HACK] Enable USB host mode (ie thumb drives) on the Xoom - SlateDroid.com

 

[REHolt218]

I had the same problem using a micro USB adapter I got on Amazon. Once o bought the recommended cable everything worked great.

 

[Flipper]

Is this cable a good cable for this?

Amazon.com: Motorola Camera Connection Kit for MOTOROLA XOOM (Motorola Retail Packaging) 89454N: Electronics

 

[Flipper]

Ok it works I can see my USB flash drive at the end of this cable.