GalaxyS3I9300PrivacySecurityEvaluation » History » Version 4
Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 05/17/2016 08:21 PM
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3 | 2 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | Note that this information may or may not be exhaustive. |
4 | It also may or may not contain all known issues or good point about this device. |
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6 | Freedom issues on the Galaxy S 3 (I9300): |
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7 | 3 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | * The hardware is proprietary. |
8 | * Some peripherals do require proprietary firmwares to work, some of which have to be loaded by the system: [[GalaxyS3I9300LoadedFirmwares]] |
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9 | 4 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | * The bootrom code (which is read-only by definition) is proprietary. |
10 | 3 | Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli | * The bootloader is proprietary and signed: [[GalaxyS3I9300Bootloader]] |
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12 | Modem related: |
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13 | * The modem is isolated: |
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14 | ** It doesn't use shared memory with the CPU, instead it uses an "HSIC" bus. |
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15 | ** We are not aware of it being able to access the GPS, but it woulnd't be surprising if it still could (by having a direct connection to it). |
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16 | ** It has no access to the other CPU peripherals. |
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17 | * The modem runs non-free software, which is loaded but not shipped by Replicant. |
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18 | * When using flight mode, The main CPU has to ask the modem to power itself off. |