Galaxy Note 2 (N7100)¶

• Table of contents
• Galaxy Note 2 (N7100)
  • Replicant status
  • Replicant installation
  • Replicant usage
  • Replicant build
  • Replicant development
  • Research
    • Hardware table
    • Software Configuration
      • Partitions
  • Freedom and privacy/security issues

	Device	Galaxy Note 2 (N7100)
	Manufacturer	Samsung
	Release date	September 2012
	Codename	n7100
	Status	Maintained
	Maintainer(s)	Paul Kocialkowski
		Wolfgang Wiedmeyer
	Supported models	GSM: GT-N7100
	Latest images	Replicant 6.0 0003

Replicant status¶

Replicant status for the Galaxy Note 2 (N7100): ReplicantStatus Replicant 6.0

Replicant installation¶

To install Replicant on the the Galaxy Note 2 (N7100), see the RecoveryInstallationWithHeimdall and MinorVersionUpgrade wiki pages.

Replicant usage¶

• Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) compass calibration: GalaxyNote2N7100CompassCalibration

Replicant build¶

Replicant build for the Galaxy Note 2 (N7100): GalaxyNote2N7100Build

Replicant development¶

• Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) UART: GalaxyNote2N7100UART

Research¶

Hardware table¶

Component	Name	Source	Status
SoC	Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad	wikipedia	Linux kernel support

TODO: complete this hardware table

Software Configuration¶

Component	Name	data	Status
Bootloader interface	?	?	supported by heimdall

• GalaxyNote2N7100Pit: Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) PIT (a partition table)
• system fstab: fstab.smdk4x12
• recovery fstab: recovery.fstab

Partitions¶

WARNING some content may not be the same on your device

PIT	Linux name	mount point	partition type	block device	Description
SYSTEM	SYSTEM	/system	ext4	mmcblk0p13	system partition
EFS	EFS	/efs	ext4	mmcblk0p3	modem data partition

Freedom and privacy/security issues¶

Freedom issues on the Galaxy Note 2 (N7100):

• Proprietary hardware
• Proprietary firmwares, some of which have to be loaded by the system: GalaxyNote2N7100LoadedFirmwares
• Proprietary modem system
• Proprietary bootrom
• Proprietary and signed bootloader: GalaxyNote2N7100Bootloader

Privacy/security issues on the Galaxy Note 2 (N7100): GalaxyNote2N7100PrivacySecurityIssues