Root Rooting an i7500L

[ct2020]

Hey Guys,

I have a Bell Mobility i7500L. I'm interested in rooting it, but the talk of the L causing trouble is scaring me. I was hoping some one could either list what I have to do (if it's possible at all) or point me to a very concise and specific guide for it. I'm looking at MustyMod 2.0 and would like to try it out.

Thanks,

Tony

 

[DaSchmarotzer]

Hey Guys,

I have a Bell Mobility i7500L. I'm interested in rooting it, but the talk of the L causing trouble is scaring me. I was hoping some one could either list what I have to do (if it's possible at all) or point me to a very concise and specific guide for it. I'm looking at MustyMod 2.0 and would like to try it out.

Thanks,

Tony

I own the same device as you do too. I never tried Mustymod or GAOSP, but I can tell you that Galaxo 1.6.3.2 works just fine.

 

[ct2020]

I own the same device as you do too. I never tried Mustymod or GAOSP, but I can tell you that Galaxo 1.6.3.2 works just fine.

You didn't have to do anything special?

 

[DaSchmarotzer]

You didn't have to do anything special?

Nope, I even wrote a guide on how to do it. It's right there.

By installing Galaxo, you don't change the baseband, which is what causes problems with flashing firmwares.

 

[weasel]

The only casualty with Mustymod is that you lose bluetooth and the camera. As soon as they get that sorted, its what I will be flashing to.

 

[ct2020]

Do you happen to know if they are still working on getting those running?

 

[DaSchmarotzer]

Do you happen to know if they are still working on getting those running?

No one is working on Mustymod anymore. Korline is working on the camera for GAOSP, but it's no easy task (now that the 3D is almost working).

I haven't heard about bluetooth.

 

[ct2020]

Alright, I put galaxeo on. It seems great so far. But being new to root I have no idea what I can do with it now. Where should I start? What fun stuff should I do?

Thanks

 

[DaSchmarotzer]

Alright, I put galaxeo on. It seems great so far. But being new to root I have no idea what I can do with it now. Where should I start? What fun stuff should I do?

Thanks

Well, you should start by overclocking your phone, you can do this by going into the Galaxo configuration app and selecting one of the two "O/C" options. Don't forget to click on Apply settings.

You can now apply themes to your phone. Not a lot are available, but you can create your own easily if you find the right icons or if you have some photo-editing skills (I use photoshop, but GIMP is a free alternative).

I installed Helix launcher, another launcher, but not the one from the market, because your phone will slow down a lot if you have multiple launchers. And I customized a theme to get what I wanted, so I used some stuff from GalaxAir and I made my own too (using metamorph).

You can also use the wifi tethering that comes with Galaxo.

 

[ct2020]

Alright, I overclocked it right off the bat. Then I got all my apps back (I kinda thought the Gapps backup and restore would bring them back automatically, but it didn't), then fixed my 3G issue.

Later I found the darksense theme and installed that. It looks really slick and sexy!

I just had a look at the helix launcher and it looks interesting. Can you point me in the direction to download it? I wouldn't mind having a try on that.

I've also read some about changing some memory settings for even better performance. Is there a guide for that out there somewhere?

 

[weasel]

I just had a look at the helix launcher and it looks interesting. Can you point me in the direction to download it? I wouldn't mind having a try on that.

Android Market.

 

[ct2020]

Android Market.

Hmmm... Don't think so. The one available on the market is 2.1 only. I think.

 

[DaSchmarotzer]

Hmmm... Don't think so. The one available on the market is 2.1 only. I think.

ct2020 is right, with Galaxo you'll need to have it as a .zip, or if you install it from the market you have to delete the original launcher (it's locked in memory).

Anyway, I didn't remember where I got it, so I just uploaded it for you.

HELIX.zip

There you go.

EDIT: You have to put it on your phone, do a nandroid backup, fix package permissions, apply any zip and select HELIX.zip

 

[ct2020]

Thanks!!

 

[ct2020]

OK, I want to say thanks to everyone who has been answering my questions so far. I really appreciate it! And with that said I have another question...

I am really liking the darksense theme I got. The only problem is that now all my non-stock apps have icons that look really out of place. Is there a way to change those to say ones that I get from an icon pack without using a home replacement like Open Home, ect.

Thanks,

Tony

 

[DaSchmarotzer]

OK, I want to say thanks to everyone who has been answering my questions so far. I really appreciate it! And with that said I have another question...

I am really liking the darksense theme I got. The only problem is that now all my non-stock apps have icons that look really out of place. Is there a way to change those to say ones that I get from an icon pack without using a home replacement like Open Home, ect.

Thanks,

Tony

You can easily change the icons yourself for any application using Metamorph (it's free).

To find out how to do so, I suggest downloading a theme to use with Metamorph, such as Galaxair. You'll then see how simple it is to make custom themes, and with a little experimentation you'll be able to do your own. Explaining it would take much longer than just checking out an existing theme.

Once you've done that, you can take the application you want (.apk file), and open it with winrar or something similar. In it, you should go in the "res" folder, then usually in the "drawable" folder. There, you'll see many pictures, and if you check them you'll recognize the application icon. That's the one you have to replace, and then put that into your custom "theme", ready to be applied using metamorph.

I hope that wasn't too complicated.

 

[ct2020]

I'm downloading it now and will play around with it tomorrow. I will most likely have questions then. haha

 

[ct2020]

So, metamorph doesn't recognize the theme I'm using. I'm using DarkSense 1.4 and MM tells me it isn't correctly written and therefore it doesn't open it.

 

[DaSchmarotzer]

So, metamorph doesn't recognize the theme I'm using. I'm using DarkSense 1.4 and MM tells me it isn't correctly written and therefore it doesn't open it.

Metamorph is only used to apply some themes (and I think Darksense doesn't work with Metamorph, if you had to install it via the recovery).

I'm not quite sure if you can modify market apps easily.

 

[DaSchmarotzer]

Oh my, I'm such an idiot.

You probably just wanted to change the icons, right? Well, you don't need to get into the metamorph business at all, and in fact it's much more complicated to use on market apps.

You simply need to download an app to change the icons. I know bettercut does it, maybe Anycut, so there must be others (and free ones!).

 

[FadeFx]

you can not use metamorph on market apps at all, if you would, the app would disapear since market checks if it gets changed. if you

 

[DaSchmarotzer]

you can not use metamorph on market apps at all, if you would, the app would disapear since market checks if it gets changed. if you