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Paul Kocialkowski, 11/16/2012 03:22 PM
Galaxy S¶
Device | Galaxy S | |
Manufacturer | Samsung | |
Codename | galaxysmtd |
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Ships with root | No | |
Root possible | Yes | |
SIM Unlocked | Possible | |
In production | Yes | |
Replicant status | Supported, GSM flavour | |
Developers involved | PaulK | |
Replicant version | Replicant 4.0 | |
Last image | Replicant 4.0 0001 |
Replicant status¶
Replicant status on Galaxy S: ReplicantStatus
Known freedom issues:- Proprietary bootloader
- Modem firmware is non-free and there is no free alternative
- Modem could spy on the main CPU, the issue is beeing investigated in the SamsungModemIssues page
Installation guide¶
Installation guide for the Galaxy S: GalaxySInstallation
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 S5PC110TechnicalOverview
- For Documentation on the preliminary work for freeing its bootloader: S5PC110Bootloader
- 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 | ? |
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