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 (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 and likely signed 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¶

• List of the proprietary software shipped on the Galaxy S: GalaxySProprietary
• List of the Galaxy S firmwares: GalaxySFirmwares

• Details about the S5PC110 Hardware design used in the Nexus S: S5PC110HardwareDesign
• For Documentation on the preliminary work for freeing its bootloader: S5PC110Bootloader

• 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