Galaxy S¶

• Table of contents
• Galaxy S
  • Replicant status
  • Installation guide
  • Build guide
  • Technical infos
    • Hardware table

	Device	Galaxy S
	Manufacturer	Samsung
	Codename	galaxysmtd
	Ships with root	No
	Root possible	Yes
	SIM Unlocked	Possible
	In production	Yes
	Replicant status	Supported, GSM flavour
	Developers involved	PaulK
	Replicant version	Replicant 2.3
	Last image	Replicant 2.3 preview 0003

Replicant status¶

Replicant status on Galaxy S: ReplicantStatus

Known freedom issues:

• Proprietary bootloader
• Modem firmware is non-free and there is no free alternative
• Shared memory used by the modem is also used by the main CPU

Installation guide¶

Installation guide for the Galaxy S: GalaxySInstall

Build guide¶

Build guide for the Galaxy S: GalaxySBuild

Technical infos¶

• List of the proprietary libraries, binaries and firmwares shipped on the Galaxy S and the status of their replacement: GalaxySProprietary
• For a technical overview of Galaxy S and a rationale explaining what makes it a better freedom-compliant device, see NexusSTechnicalOverview
• For Documentation on the preliminary work for freeing its bootloader: NexusSBootloader
• Status of the free software that talks to the Samsung modems : SamsungModems
• Status of the work on the Galaxy S GPS chip: Broadcom4751GPS

Hardware table¶

Component	Name	Source	Known protocol	Documentation
SoC	Samsung S5PC110	Kernel sources	N/A	?
GPU	PowerVR SGX540	https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Exynos	Unknown	?
CODEC	WM8994?	Kernel sources	implemented in ALSA driver	?
Modem	X-Gold 616?	iFixit	Samsung IPC protocol, secret	?
WiFi	BCM4329	Kernel sources	implemented in WiFi driver	?
Bluetooth	BCM4329	Kernel sources	implemented in Bluetooth driver	?
GPS	BCM4751	http://www.zdnet.com/photos/google-nexus-s-teardown/6189263?seq=59	MEIF, Unknown	?
Accelerometer	?	Kernel sources	data out of the driver is usable	?
Compass	AKM8973	Kernel sources	Unknown	?
Camera	?	?	implemented in V4L2 driver	?