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Nexus S Proprietary¶
This is the list of the proprietary libraries, binaries and firmwares shipped with cyanogenmod or the factory images on the Nexus S and the status of their replacement.
Note on shipping non-free programs¶
Note that we don't ship any proprietary binary, library or firmware.
First because our goal is to reach a 100% free Android distribution and also because sometimes, these are not even distributables.
Libraries¶
| Library location | Function | Can be replaced or avoided? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| /system/lib/libsecril-client.so | client to Samsung's non-free RIL | probably useless when we use another RIL (like a free replacement) | ||||
| /system/vendor/bin/gpsd | GPS daemon | has to be replaced to have working GPS | ||||
| /system/vendor/bin/pvrsrvinit | PowerVR server initializer, 3d-related | can be avoided | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/egl/libEGL_POWERVR_SGX540_120.so | PowerVR 3d lib | can be avoided | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/egl/libGLESv1_CM_POWERVR_SGX540_120.so | PowerVR 3d lib | can be avoided | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/egl/libGLESv2_POWERVR_SGX540_120.so | PowerVR 3d lib | can be avoided | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/hw/gps.s5pc110.so | GPS lib | has to be replaced to have working GPS | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/hw/gralloc.s5pc110.so | gralloc lib | cannot be avoided but was replaced by a (free) modified version of AOSP's gralloc | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/libakm.so | accelerometer + compass | can be avoided but a free replacement (libakm_free) already works with the accelerometer and the magnetic field (compass) will be supported soon | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/libglslcompiler.so | ? seems graphics-related | can be avoided | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/libIMGegl.so | ? seems graphics-related | can be avoided | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/libpvr2d.so | ? seems graphics-related | can be avoided | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/libpvrANDROID_WSEGL.so | ? seems graphics-related | can be avoided | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/libPVRScopeServices.so | ? seems graphics-related | can be avoided | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/libsec-ril.so | Samsung's RIL | has to be replaced to have working telephony and SMS (and data too) | /system/vendor/lib/libsrv_init.so | ? | can be avoided | |
| /system/vendor/lib/libsrv_um.so | ? | can be avoided | ||||
| /system/vendor/lib/libusc.so | ? | can be avoided |
Configuration files¶
| File location | Function | What depends on it? |
|---|---|---|
| /system/vendor/etc/gps.xml | gps configuration file | GPS. A (free) rewrite of this would probably conclude to producing almost the same file. |
Firmwares¶
| Firmware location | Function | What depends on it? |
|---|---|---|
| /system/vendor/firmware/fw_bcm4329.bin | wifi firmware | wifi |
| /system/vendor/firmware/fw_bcm4329_apsta.bin | wifi AP firmware | wifi access point |
| /system/lib/libpn544_fw.so | NFC firmware | Near Field Communication |
| /system/vendor/firmware/bcm4329.hcd | bluetooth firmware | bluetooth |
| /system/vendor/firmware/nvram_net.txt | wifi-related firmware | wifi |
| /system/vendor/firmware/samsung_mfc_fw.bin | MFC firmware | Multi Format Codec (hardware video encoding/decoding) |
References¶
Updated by Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli almost 13 years ago ยท 10 revisions