[Xoom General] wwallace55:
I was looking for the a way to Stream videos and music to my Xoom on

my wifi network this week and discover the following method by accident.

File Expert and Mount Manger have features to mount a Network shared

drive. But, for some unknown reason, they do not work on the Xoom by themselves.

I found a way to use both to successfully mount my Network Shared Drive as a folder

in my Xoom home directory. Here are the steps to make it work on your Xoom.

Required Android Apps

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File Expert (version 3.0.4 build 20110412)

File Expert SMB Mount Plugin (version 1.1)

Mount Manger (versions 1.0.29 - Full Paid Version)

MoboPlayer (version 1.1.139 V6 VFP)

Step 1) Root your Xoom and Install the Tiamat 1.3.0 Kernel.

If you don't have this done then stop here and forget it.

Step 2) Install File Expert, File Expert SMB Mount Plugin, Mount Manager and MoboPlayer.

Give them all Superuser access when prompted during the installations.

Step 3) On your home computer, share your Network drive/Folder so anyone can read the contents.

Put some videos, music, Microsoft Word documents, etc. in this folder so you can test later on.

(I use Windows XP SP3 for my computer and I shared my E Drive for this step.)

Step 4) Start up Mount Manager and click on the first icon to add a Mount.

For the shared path, 192.169.1.10 is my computer IP address.

E is my E Drive on my computer that is shared. For the Mount Point,

/mnt/sdcard/E will be the E directory in your Xoom home directory.

(you can use another name for the mount point directory if you choose to do so at this point)

Here is what I filled out for my Mount:

Share Path: //192.169.1.10/E

Mount Point: /mnt/sdcard/E

Mount Type: cifs

Auto Mounts: check mark filled in

Click on OK to create the mount.

Step 5) Next, go to your Xoom home screen and start up File Expert.

In File Expert, click on the Network tab at the top. Then, click on the New button at the bottom

of the screen. At this point you will be prompted to enter the the home computer information.

Here is what I filled out on the screen:

Server IP Address: 192.169.1.10

Anonymous: Check mark filled in

Leave the other fields blank and click on Okay.

Step 6) Click on the Network tab at the top in File expert. You will see an entry named 192.169.1.10.

Tap on this to open it. Locate your Shared folder and press your finger on the folder until

the operation screen appears. Tap on "Mount". Then, tap on "Confirm". You will see "MOUNt Failed"

as the last message. Proceed to the next step.

Step 7) Switch back to Mount Manager and tap on mount point that you create in Step 4.

The mount point will be activated when you see a green check mark and the orange bar light up on the screen

for the mount point.

Step 8) Next, Switch back to File Expert. Click on the Local tab at the top of the screen.

Scroll down the list and you will find the E folder. Tap on it and you will now see all

your shared videos and music. Tap on video file and select the MoboPlayer to play the video as a test.

If the video plays, your work is done. You can go ahead and test your music, pictures, documents, etc.

on your Xoom.

The mounted drive is accessible as long as you stay on your wifi network. If you disconnect your Xoom from the wifi

network, you can reconnect the shared drive on your Xoom by completing step 6 through 8 when you are in your wifi

network again.

I'm not a Linux expert. So, I cannot tell how or why this exactly works. But it does. Hopefully, the experts in this

forum will have some thoughts on this issue. Leave a thanks on this thread if this works for you.