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    Porting android gingerbread on Samsung i7500

    We are trying to port gingerbread source (that is customized to our requirements) to samsung i7500. We made some customizations and tried building on pandaboard. First we've rooted the phone. We downloaded gingerbread source from linaro.org for pandaboard. Also we've pulled the system...
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    Help Are there any updates for Galaxy i7500?

    Im fairly new to all the updates and jailbreak for android. I have an older android that Ive been curious about it having any sort of updates or anything. Its a Samsung Galaxy GT-i7500L and its firmware version is 1.5. Helps appreciated:)
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    Root i7500 - All Things Root Guide

    *** Important Note *** Since this is a new root guide for your all-things-root sub-forum, we need your help to populate it and keep it organized with the best and most relevant information. Please contact (by PM) your favorite Guide, or drop us a note in the private chat section if...
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    Root Bell Galaxy Dead

    I am sooo hoping that this thread isn't dead yet. I made the mistake of trying to upgrade from 1.5 to 1.6 without reading all the instructions first. I flashed it with odin and 1.6 (russian one) and didn't read the part where it said not to do the phone section . So now my bell phone will not...
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    Root JC6 to Galaxo or GAOSP?

    Hi folks, I'm on a Bell i7500L. I initially attempted loading Galaxo sometime back but could not get the gapps to load so I installed JC6 which is where I am at now. I would like to continue tinkering so do I try Galaxo again or do I go straight to GAOSP? If I go to GAOSP, do I have to load...
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    Help Problem copying files to phone's inner memory

    I do not have an SD card in the slot, but my phone says it has an inner SD card with 6GB, almost all of it free. I'm using a 32-bit windows XP. I connect the USB cable, click the notification on the phone (It's in hebrew - it says "choose to copy files from the computer or to it"), and then I...
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    Root Unable to get the root?!?

    I have a Bell I7500L and successfully installed JC6... I wiped the I7500L clean, installed the native Bell ROM I7500BMIK6, Kernal 2.6.29, Build Donut.XEJC6 following DaSchmarotzer's guide on updating to JC6... I'm now on 1.6... The Galaxy is running smooth... I then downloaded...
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    Root Great problem with samsung galaxy i7500

    well i bought my samsung galaxy i7500 and i tried to load anther system version like 2.3 android....and now i got stucked at begining screen " SAMSUNG GALAXY AOSP" and can't get any further ...! can somebody please help me and tell me what to do...? please people i got my phone into a brick....?
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    Help Recovery Mode Fails for i7500L

    I'm trying to follow these instructions to root my phone. On the second-last step (reboot in recovery mode), I run into a problem: I just see an error screen with an exclaimation mark; the only option is to reset my phone. I can flash my phone okay, but recovery mode shows me the error screen...
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    Password protect Gmail?

    Does anyone know of a good way to protect gmail with a password. I want to be able to access my email on my phone but I don't like the idea that if I lost my phone anyone could just turn it on and get into my email account without a password required. I tried installing the free Android...
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    Help Connecting to NPS?

    Hi all, I want to upgrade my galaxy i7500 from 1.5 to 1.6 with the official upgrade through NPS but when I plug the phone in it shows the external and internal sd cards but doesn't seem to recognise the phone... When I click on Upgrade Mobile Phone it comes up with a menu asking me to select...
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    Help i7500 Won't Start Up

    Help! My Galaxy i5500 was bust, so I went to use my old i7500. It all went well, and it started up first time, it then tried to update all my emails, and ..... dead!! :( Since then I've occassionally been able to get it to start up when plugged in (say three times over a week of trying), but...
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    Help Factory data reset: The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly

    Dear all, My phone is i7500 + android 2.1 update1 when I reset phone: Setting -> Privacy ->Factory data reset I get error: The process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again so, I can't reset my phone Please help me Thank you
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    Help Gaosp public beta 3 switching off by itself

    Hello guys, I was just about to trash out my Galaxy i7500 because of its battery run time and i finally found out how to root it and upgrade it to the GAOSP beta 3. Well, worked almost great for months and now it started to switch off alone - even with a 50% juice remaining in the equipment...
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    Help Exchange Sync over WiFi on Tab 10.1

    Hi I have a Galaxy S2 and a 10.1 3G & Wifi tab. I have setup my exchange settings on both devises for e-mail, calender and contacts. On the S2 it works perfectly on both 3G and on WiFi over my home ADSL network. On the tablet it works on 3G however I get a "Cannot connect to the server"...
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    Help i7500 galaxo update

    hi all, looking for a bit of advice. i have read the threads for updating to galaxo but want to show the version/firmware on my phone at the moment, as it really doesnt mean a lot to me. being a newbie to the android phone world. just to find out what my phone details all mean before i go for...
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    Help urgent help needed -- Rectools.tar.gz was not found on sdcard

    guys I did a factory data restore on my samsung galaxy i7500(not L). after that it rebooted into recovery and showed a msg MINI RECOVERY MODE the archive: rectools.tar.gz was not found on sd card this small recovery ............. blah blah blah guys I did the following steps- 1. connected my...
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    Root No SMS notifications with custom ROM.

    Hello guys. I've been having this problem for over a year now. My phone doesn't notify me on, lets say, every fifth SMS. The SMS comes, it sits in the messaging app (native, handcent, chomp etc., I've tried them all), but the phone doesn't display a notification nor does it ring. It just plays...
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    Help Damaged Internal SD Card - BIG problem

    Hey guys, i have a big problem here. My friend took my i7500, and used a program to format him and place a bootable windows 7, so that's changed my system to NFTS, I guess, but whatever, what's matter is, after that my android is accusing "damaged internal SD Card" and doesn't mount the...
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    Help upgrade samsung gt - i7500

    hi to all the members and creators of this amazing site...... my name is dhawal n m using samsung gt - i7500. it came with android 1.5 and i up graded it to 1.6 but now a days every android phone is running on min of 2.2 android...................i just want somebody to help me upgrade my phone...
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    Help i7500 locked please help

    Hi my phone was locked affter to many pattern attempts and went into the mode where you unlock with gmail. But it doesn't work to unlock with my gmail and password. Ive checked and it works signing in on the computer. What should i do?D: Phone model: galaxy i7500
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    i7500 with eclair and a working camera??

    I was wondering if thr is any 2.1 Eclair Version for i7500 with a working camera.. i have used gaosp.. but it does'nt have a working camera in eclair beta.. 2.2 froyo has all the feature but its too slow.. i have also installed gingerbread on it but the camera is too buggy (((shaky.. n changes...
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    Help i7500 1.6 SMS sending problem

    Hello. I have a Galaxy i7500, on which I just successfully installed Android Galaxo 1.6.3.4, turns out everything works a-ok except for one little thing: Text messages, and in particulary sending them. I've tried to search the web and this forum for advice on the matter but with poor...
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    Help video player

    Hi, Can someone suggest me the best video player for the i7500? I have GAOSP Beta 3 on my galaxy and already have rock player lite. However, it does not play full length movies normally. It is so slow... a second of normal movie plays in 5-7 seconds. Also, it keeps asking me whether i...
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    I7500 runing 2.2 dead

    Hi all, im a new member on this forum and first of all id like to say hi to every1.. I have i7500 witch was running on 2.2, i got it like that from a friend, but now when i want to turn it on it just stops on start up at GALAXY AOSP logo. Can i flash it back with the original firmware (...