Galaxy S II (GT-I9100)¶

• Table of contents
• Galaxy S II (GT-I9100)
  • Replicant status
  • Replicant installation
  • Replicant usage
  • Replicant build
  • Replicant development
  • Freedom and privacy/security issues
  • Research
    • Hardware table
    • Software Configuration
      • Partitions
    • References
    • See also

	Device	Galaxy S II (GT-I9100)
	Manufacturer	Samsung
	Release date	May 2011
	Codename	i9100
	Status	Maintained
	Variants	GSM: GT-I9100
	Latest images	Replicant 6.0 0003

Replicant status¶

Replicant 6.0 status

Replicant installation¶

To install Replicant on the Galaxy S II (GT-I9100), see the RecoveryInstallationWithHeimdall and MinorVersionUpgrade wiki pages.

Replicant usage¶

• Galaxy S 2 (I9100) compass calibration

Replicant build¶

Galaxy S 2 (I9100) build

Replicant development¶

• Galaxy S 2 (I9100) serial
• If you don't have the device and need a quick test, see the People page for a list of people having a Galaxy SII (GT-I9100)
• If you already have substantial Replicant contributions, and you need a Galaxy SII (GT-I9100), we could ship one to you

Freedom and privacy/security issues¶

Galaxy S 2 (I9100) freedom issues:

• Proprietary hardware
• Proprietary firmwares, some of which are firmwares loaded by the system
• Proprietary modem system
• Proprietary bootrom
• Proprietary and signed bootloader

Galaxy S 2 (I9100) Privacy/security issues

Research¶

Hardware table¶

Component	Name	Source	Status
SoC	Samsung Exynos 4210	Linux kernel	Linux kernel support
GPU	Mali 400	https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Exynos	Linux kernel support, proprietary userspace
Audio Codec	Yamaha MC1N2	Linux kernel	Linux kernel support (ALSA), free userspace: Yamaha-MC1N2-Audio/Tinyalsa-Audio
Modem	XMM6260	Linux kernel	Free userspace implementation: Samsung-RIL/libsamsung-ipc
Wi-Fi	BCM4330	Linux kernel	Linux kernel support, proprietary loaded firmware
Bluetooth	BCM4330	Linux kernel	Linux kernel support, proprietary loaded firmware
NFC	PN544	Linux kernel	Linux kernel support
GPS	GSD4t	http://www.csr.com/news/pr/release/455/en	Proprietary userspace, no free implementation: GSD4t
Accelerometer	K3DH	Linux kernel	Linux kernel support, free userspace
Compass	AKM8975	Kernel sources	Linux kernel support, free userspace
Light	Capella CM3663	Linux kernel support, free userspace
Proximity	Capella CM3663	Linux kernel support, free userspace
FM Radio	SI4709	Linux kernel	Linux kernel support
Camera (back)	Fujitsu M5MO	Linux kernel support, free userspace
Camera (front)	Samsung S5K5BAFX	Linux kernel support, free userspace
Touchscreen	Atmel MXT224	Linux kernel support
Display	LD9040	Linux kernel support
Power Management IC (PMIC)	Maxim MAX8997	Kernel sources	Linux kernel support

Software Configuration¶

• GalaxyS2I9100Pit: Galaxy SII (GT-I9100) PIT (a partition table)

Partitions¶

WARNING some content may not be the same on your device

PIT	Linux name	block device	mount point	partition type	Description	size or size@location for 16G eMMC
GANG	No visible under Replicant 6.0				EMMC related?
BOOT	No visible under Replicant 6.0				Bootloader related?
EFS	EFS	mmcblk0p1	/efs	ext4	modem data partition (content)
SBL1	SBL1	mmcblk0p2	None		Bootloader related?
SBL2	SBL2	mmcblk0p3	None		Bootloader related?
PARAM	PARAM	mmcblk0p4	None		?
KERNEL	KERNEL	mmcblk0p5	None	zImage	boot partition, See IsorecRecoveryIssue for more details
RECOVERY	RECOVERY	mmcblk0p6	None		recovery partition, See IsorecRecoveryIssue for more details
CACHE	CACHE	mmcblk0p7	/cache	ext4	Android cache partition
MODEM	MODEM	mmcblk0p8	None		modem firmware partition
FACTORYFS	FACTORYFS	mmcblk0p9	/system	ext4	Android system partition
DATAFS	DATAFS	mmcblk0p10	/data	ext4	Android application data
UMS	UMS	mmcblk0p11	/mnt/media_rw/xxxx-xxxx	vfat	user data (music, pictures, etc)
HIDDEN	HIDDEN	mmcblk0p12	/preload	ext4	contains some data, and Samsung APK

fstab:

• Replicant 6.0

References¶

• Galaxy S 2 (I9100) Service Manual and Schematics
• Exynos 4210 User Manual

These documents are the propriety of Samsung Electronics and are not hosted by the Replicant project.

See also¶

• The Samsung_Galaxy_SII_(samsung-i9100) page on the PostmarketOS wiki. It has many informations on upstreaming and u-boot.