Replicant: Issueshttps://redmine.replicant.us/https://redmine.replicant.us/favicon.ico?15984615062020-12-01T19:42:15ZReplicant
Redmine Replicant - Feature #2190 (New): Ask the FSF if they can also accept Litecoin donations on our be...https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/21902020-12-01T19:42:15ZKurtis HannaKurtis@riseup.net
<p>The FSF's donation page accepts both Litecoin and Bitcoin crytpocurrency donations: <a class="external" href="https://my.fsf.org/donate">https://my.fsf.org/donate</a></p>
<p>The FSF's page about how to donate to Replicant only mentions how to donate to us using Bitcoin, when it comes to cryptocurrency, and not Litecoin: <a class="external" href="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=19">https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=19</a></p> Replicant - Feature #2186 (New): Add Support for the Samsung XCover 2 - GT-S7710https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/21862020-11-26T23:27:59ZKurtis HannaKurtis@riseup.net
<p>Upstream kernel DTS: <a class="external" href="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/log/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-ux500-samsung-skomer.dts">https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/log/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-ux500-samsung-skomer.dts</a></p>
<p>Upstream U-Boot Config: <a class="external" href="https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/configs/stemmy_defconfig">https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/configs/stemmy_defconfig</a><br />Upstream U-Boot README: <a class="external" href="https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/board/ste/stemmy/README">https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/board/ste/stemmy/README</a><br />Downstream U-Boot has recent commits: <a class="external" href="https://github.com/stericsson-mainline/u-boot/commits/master">https://github.com/stericsson-mainline/u-boot/commits/master</a></p>
<p>Has removable battery and 1GB Ram</p>
<p>We still need to determine if the NovaThor U8500 has a signed or unsigned bootloader and whether it has good modem isolation. This post suggested that it doesn't have good modem isolation: <a class="external" href="https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/27/topics/39?r=10155#message-10155">https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/27/topics/39?r=10155#message-10155</a></p>
<p>Has a Mali-400 GPU</p>
<p>PostmarketOS device page: <a class="external" href="https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Xcover_2_(samsung-skomer)">https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Xcover_2_(samsung-skomer)</a><br />PostmarketOS SoC page: <a class="external" href="https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ST-Ericsson_NovaThor_U8500">https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ST-Ericsson_NovaThor_U8500</a></p>
<p>Wikipedia page: <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Xcover_2">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Xcover_2</a></p> Replicant - Feature #2185 (New): Add support for the Samsung Galaxy S III mini (GT-i8190)https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/21852020-11-26T23:27:52ZKurtis HannaKurtis@riseup.net
<p>Upstream kernel DTS: <a class="external" href="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/log/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-ux500-samsung-golden.dts">https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/log/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-ux500-samsung-golden.dts</a></p>
<p>Upstream U-Boot Config: <a class="external" href="https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/configs/stemmy_defconfig">https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/configs/stemmy_defconfig</a><br />U-Boot Readme: <a class="external" href="https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/board/ste/stemmy/README">https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/blob/master/board/ste/stemmy/README</a></p>
<p>Was discussed a bit in our forums here: <a class="external" href="https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/27/topics/39?r=15709">https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/27/topics/39?r=15709</a></p>
<p>Has a removable battery and 1GB Ram.</p>
<p>We still need to determine if the NovaThor U8500 has a signed or unsigned bootloader and whether it has good modem isolation. This post suggested that it doesn't have good modem isolation: <a class="external" href="https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/27/topics/39?r=10155#message-10155">https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/27/topics/39?r=10155#message-10155</a></p>
<p>PostmarketOS device page: <a class="external" href="https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III_mini_(samsung-golden)">https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III_mini_(samsung-golden)</a><br />PostmarketOS SoC page: <a class="external" href="https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ST-Ericsson_NovaThor_U8500">https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/ST-Ericsson_NovaThor_U8500</a></p>
<p>Has a Mali-400 GPU</p>
<p>Wikipedia page: <a class="external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III_Mini">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III_Mini</a></p> Replicant - Issue #2027 (New): Investigate lthor / thor and samsung u-boot for Tizenhttps://redmine.replicant.us/issues/20272020-05-07T06:01:49ZKurtis HannaKurtis@riseup.net
<p>We already know of a method by which we can replace s-boot and replace it with u-boot, but it requires opening up the device and shorting a touch point on the logic board.</p>
<p>We have been looking for a method by which we can replace s-boot via software only techniques. One such technique might spring from the work being done here: <a class="external" href="https://github.com/oranav/i9300_emmc_toolbox">https://github.com/oranav/i9300_emmc_toolbox</a></p>
<p>Another option, if heimdall by itself doesn't prove in the end to be enough, might be lthor.</p>
<p>This upstream u-boot ODROID exynos4412 repo shows that lthor/thor is enabled: <a class="external" href="https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/configs/odroid_defconfig">https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/configs/odroid_defconfig</a></p>
<p>It was suggested to Wolfgang in the last email of this thread that he should use lthor to "convert" an i9300 to an RD-PQ/Trats2 board to get u-boot on the device: <a class="external" href="https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9345815/">https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9345815/</a></p>
<p>lthor is free software, but the i9300 doesn't have lthor support by default.</p>
<p>On post #77 here <a class="external" href="https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2482563&page=8">https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2482563&page=8</a> it is claimed that a modified kernel with access to the mmcblk0boot0 partition was used to flash a modified version of s-boot, which was dumped from a RD-PQ, that included u-boot with lthor enabled in it. Much of the same information is reiterated by the same author in this post: <a class="external" href="https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64794497#post64794497">https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=64794497#post64794497</a></p>
<p>It is my understanding that once you can use lthor with your device, you can then very easily flash any image that you'd like onto the emmc using the free software program lthor. At least that is the suggestion after reading to the end of this section of a Tizen wiki: <a class="external" href="https://wiki.tizen.org/Exynos#Creating_the_image_manually">https://wiki.tizen.org/Exynos#Creating_the_image_manually</a></p>
<p><a class="external" href="https://wiki.tizen.org/images/b/bd/Lecture-1.pdf">https://wiki.tizen.org/images/b/bd/Lecture-1.pdf</a> has some information about creating updated versions of u-boot-mmc.bin, which might come in handy.</p> Replicant - Issue #2022 (In Progress): Update our git to include forkbomb's u-boot midas updates.https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/20222020-04-17T15:10:32ZKurtis HannaKurtis@riseup.net
<p>Forkbomb's midas u-boot repo has commits in it that aren't included in our git repo here: <a class="external" href="https://git.replicant.us/contrib/GNUtoo/u-boot-midas">https://git.replicant.us/contrib/GNUtoo/u-boot-midas</a></p>
<p>Here are his most recent commits: <a class="external" href="https://github.com/fourkbomb/u-boot/commits/midas-2020.01">https://github.com/fourkbomb/u-boot/commits/midas-2020.01</a></p> Replicant - Issue #1974 (Resolved): Remove RepWifi since we are now able to use external Wii dong...https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/19742019-11-13T19:49:28ZKurtis HannaKurtis@riseup.net
<p>Since <a class="issue tracker-3 status-15 priority-21 priority-default closed parent" title="Issue: Make Replicant be able to use external Wii dongles from the settings UI (Resolved)" href="https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1801">#1801</a> is now closed, we can remove RepWifi, which is now EOL.</p> Replicant - Issue #1960 (Closed): Build release candidate image for 6.0 0004https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/19602019-10-09T19:48:49ZKurtis HannaKurtis@riseup.net
<p>We have identified a handful of remaining blockers for building a rc image for 0004. We hope to resolve these last few blockers in the coming days. This issue will only be open temporarily to allow us to visualize our progress towards removing the remaining blockers.</p> Replicant - Issue #1957 (New): Add MHL supporthttps://redmine.replicant.us/issues/19572019-09-12T05:00:38ZKurtis HannaKurtis@riseup.net
<p>The SiI9244 MHL Transmitter seems to be widely used in a lot of Replicant supported devices, but it doesn't seem to be supported in upstream LineageOS.</p>
<p>A discussion this on XDA's forums can be found here: <a class="external" href="https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2/devs-only/gt-i930x-hdmi-mhl-implementation-aosp-t2940110">https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-2/devs-only/gt-i930x-hdmi-mhl-implementation-aosp-t2940110</a></p>
<p>This github wiki has a picture of the MHL chip in the Samsung Galaxy S, which is said to have the text, "SIMG 9244BO NCS371A 10L2230" on it: <a class="external" href="https://github.com/TeamApexQ/apexq/wiki/Board-info">https://github.com/TeamApexQ/apexq/wiki/Board-info</a> This wiki links to this Silicon Image document about the chip.</p>
<p>It was suggested here that the MHL (SiI9244BO) chip and schematics can be found in the GT-I9100 Service Manual: <a class="external" href="https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/development/building-hack-pack-t1624685">https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/development/building-hack-pack-t1624685</a></p>
<p>Some kernel drivers for the chip were posted to github here: <a class="external" href="https://github.com/TeamNDVRu/android_kernel_lge_x3/tree/fa8143a4b6082eb103796a19553bfaf646aa060a/drivers/video/tegra/mhl">https://github.com/TeamNDVRu/android_kernel_lge_x3/tree/fa8143a4b6082eb103796a19553bfaf646aa060a/drivers/video/tegra/mhl</a> and here: <a class="external" href="https://github.com/HONO/lge-kernel-iproj-mod/tree/17750854ebd6a4e11880f618846275a273fae120/lge/com_device/mhl_v1">https://github.com/HONO/lge-kernel-iproj-mod/tree/17750854ebd6a4e11880f618846275a273fae120/lge/com_device/mhl_v1</a></p>
<p>It seems as though the SiI9244 is supported in the upstream kernel based on this matrix: <a class="external" href="https://blog.forkwhiletrue.me/pages/midas-mainline/">https://blog.forkwhiletrue.me/pages/midas-mainline/</a></p> Replicant - Feature #1889 (Resolved): Add USB Ethernet supporthttps://redmine.replicant.us/issues/18892018-09-01T06:02:26ZKurtis HannaKurtis@riseup.net
<p>Currently Replicant devices can connect to the Internet via a USB connection to a computer that's connected to the Internet: <a class="external" href="https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantUSBNetworking">https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/ReplicantUSBNetworking</a></p>
<p>However, Replicant devices can't connect to the Internet via a a USB Ethernet Adapter: <a class="external" href="https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/9/topics/8001">https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/9/topics/8001</a></p>
<p>It seems as though the reason why Replicant doesn't currently work with USB Ethernet Adapters is due to the fact that upstream LineageOS disables kernel module support for security reasons. <a class="external" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/5xrapo/ethernet_on_lineage/">https://www.reddit.com/r/LineageOS/comments/5xrapo/ethernet_on_lineage/</a> <a class="external" href="https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/9/topics/8001?r=8031#message-8031">https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/9/topics/8001?r=8031#message-8031</a></p>
<p>It seems like Android 6 does support this type of feature: <a class="external" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uisnj8Xufp0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uisnj8Xufp0</a></p>
<p>I'm not sure if this is helpful, but I figured I'd add this link to LineageOS' source code as well: <a class="external" href="https://git.replicant.us/LineageOS-mirror/android_frameworks_opt_net_ethernet/log/?h=cm-13.0">https://git.replicant.us/LineageOS-mirror/android_frameworks_opt_net_ethernet/log/?h=cm-13.0</a></p>
<p>Would it be a security issue to add this functionality to all Replicant devices by enabling kernel module support to get ethernet working, as the LineageOS dev suggested on the reddit post?</p>
<p>Replicant 6 currently supports 3 "Wi-Fi only" tablets. Without mobile data or the ability to use the internal Wi-Fi card with software freedom, users must choose between reverse tethering their Replicant device to a computer that is on the internet or buying an external USB Wi-Fi dongle and using RepWifi. It'd be great to offer another option.</p>
<p>Lastly, I couldn't find a Category for this issue that made sense. Please feel free to create an "Other" category in redmine or move this issue to a Category that makes more sense.</p> Replicant - Feature #1888 (New): Add a bot to our IRChttps://redmine.replicant.us/issues/18882018-09-01T04:41:05ZKurtis HannaKurtis@riseup.net
<p>Putting a bot in our Freenode IRC channel might result in a number of benefits such as creating logs of the chat that can then be published on the web, allowing users to tell the bot to send an IRC user that isn't currently logged in a message when they log in next, automatically posting when Replicant is mentioned on twitter, reddit, mastodon, and automatically posting relevant connect from our issue tracker, forum, blog, email list, etc.</p>
<p>Adfeno on the IRC said that #gnunet uses this bot: <a class="external" href="https://www.drupal.org/project/bot">https://www.drupal.org/project/bot</a></p>