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 0005

Replicant status¶

Replicant status on Galaxy S: ReplicantStatus

• 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¶