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Paul Kocialkowski, 04/21/2013 04:00 PM


Galaxy S

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 (I9000)
Developers involved PaulK
Replicant version Replicant 4.0
Last image Replicant 4.0 0003

Replicant status

Replicant status on Galaxy S: ReplicantStatus

Known freedom issues:
  • Proprietary bootloader
  • Modem, WiFi and Bluetooth firmwares are non-free
  • Modem can access part of the CPU RAM and could use it to spy

Installation guide

Installation guide for the Galaxy S: GalaxySInstallation

Build guide

Build guide for the Galaxy S: GalaxySBuild

Technical infos

  • Status of the Samsung-RIL modem implementation: Samsung-RIL
  • Status of the Broadcom 4751 GPS chip implementation: BCM4751

Hardware table

Component Name Source Protocol/implementation
SoC Samsung S5PC110/S5PV210 Linux kernel Linux kernel
GPU PowerVR SGX540 https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Exynos Linux kernel and secret userspace
Audio Codec WM8994 Linux kernel Linux kernel ALSA driver
Modem XMM 6160 XDA-Developers Secret protocol: Samsung-IPC, implemented in libsamsung-ipc and samsung-ril
WiFi BCM4329 Linux kernel implemented in WiFi driver
Bluetooth BCM4329 Linux kernel implemented in Bluetooth driver
GPS BCM4751 https://plus.google.com/+StephenShankland/posts/CJ3bqa1x2Ek MEIF, Unknown
Accelerometer SMB380 Android module Linux kernel, Android module
Compass MS3C Android module Linux kernel, Android module
Camera S5KA3DFX/CE147 Linux kernel Linux kernel, FIMC, V4l2
FM Radio SI4709 Linux kernel Linux kernel

Updated by Paul Kocialkowski over 11 years ago · 16 revisions

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