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Paul Kocialkowski, 09/10/2012 07:24 PM

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|/11. !galaxys.png! | *Device* | Galaxy S |





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| *Manufacturer* | Samsung |





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| *Codename* | @galaxysmtd@ |





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| *Ships with root* | No |





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| *Root possible* | Yes |





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| *SIM Unlocked* | Possible |





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| *In production* | Yes |





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| *Replicant status* | Supported, GSM flavour |





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| *Developers involved* | [[People|PaulK]] |





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| *Replicant version* | Replicant 2.3 |





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| *Last image* | [[ReplicantImages#Replicant-23-0004|Replicant 2.3 0004]] |





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h2. Replicant status





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Replicant status on Galaxy S: [[ReplicantStatus#Replicant-23|ReplicantStatus]]





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Known freedom issues:





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* Proprietary bootloader





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* Modem firmware is non-free and there is no free alternative 





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* Modem could spy on the main CPU, the issue is beeing investigated in the [[SamsungModemIssues]] page





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h2. Installation guide





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Installation guide for the Galaxy S: [[GalaxySInstallation]]





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h2. Build guide





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Build guide for the Galaxy S: [[GalaxySBuild]]





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h2. Technical infos





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* List of the proprietary libraries, binaries and firmwares shipped on the Galaxy S and the status of their replacement: [[GalaxySProprietary]]





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* For a technical overview of Galaxy S and a rationale explaining what makes it a better freedom-compliant device, see [[S5PC110TechnicalOverview]]





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* For Documentation on the preliminary work for freeing its bootloader: [[S5PC110Bootloader]]





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* Status of the free software that talks to the Samsung modems : [[SamsungModems]]





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* Status of the work on the Galaxy S GPS chip: [[Broadcom4751GPS]]





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h3. Hardware table





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|_. Component |_. Name |_. Source |_. Known protocol |_. Documentation |





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| SoC | Samsung S5PC110 | Kernel sources | N/A | ? |





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| GPU | PowerVR SGX540 | https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Exynos | Unknown | ? |





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| CODEC | WM8994? | Kernel sources | implemented in ALSA driver | ? |





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| Modem | X-Gold 616? | "iFixit":http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus-S-Teardown/4365/2#s20143 | Samsung IPC protocol, secret | ? |





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| WiFi | BCM4329 | Kernel sources | implemented in WiFi driver | ? |





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| Bluetooth | BCM4329 | Kernel sources | implemented in Bluetooth driver | ? |





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| GPS | BCM4751 | http://www.zdnet.com/photos/google-nexus-s-teardown/6189263?seq=59 | MEIF, Unknown | ? |





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| Accelerometer | ? | Kernel sources | data out of the driver is usable | ? |





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| Compass | AKM8973 | Kernel sources | Unknown | ? |





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| Camera | ? | ? | implemented in V4L2 driver | ? |