Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant SDK
If anyone has been able to build things properly with the Replicant SDK via Trisquel, please post on this Trisquel forum post or over on this issue on the Replicant issue tracker: https://redmine.replicant.us/issues/1861
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant SDK
> But is it complete, or broken? I've checked to make sure that it's installable, and it is. You can probably figure out how well it works faster than I could since you have a use case. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant SDK
But is it complete, or broken?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant SDK
> Not on Trisquel 7. Either you have another Trisquel version, or > you have added sources to it. Correct. I run Trisquel 8. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant SDK
On 24/07/18 05:36, Mason Hock wrote: >> Did the Replicant/Android SDK get into Trisquel? > $ apt-cache search android-sdk > android-sdk - Software development kit for Android platform > android-sdk-build-tools - Tools for building Android applications > android-sdk-build-tools-common - Tools for building Android applications - > Common files > android-sdk-common - Common files of Android SDK base toolset > android-sdk-platform-tools - Tools for interacting with an Android platform > android-sdk-platform-tools-common - Tools for interacting with an Android > platform - Common files > > Looks like it. Not on Trisquel 7. Either you have another Trisquel version, or you have added sources to it. -- Ignacio Agulló · agu...@ati.es 0xC6AB2D51.asc Description: application/pgp-keys signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant SDK
> Did the Replicant/Android SDK get into Trisquel? $ apt-cache search android-sdk android-sdk - Software development kit for Android platform android-sdk-build-tools - Tools for building Android applications android-sdk-build-tools-common - Tools for building Android applications - Common files android-sdk-common - Common files of Android SDK base toolset android-sdk-platform-tools - Tools for interacting with an Android platform android-sdk-platform-tools-common - Tools for interacting with an Android platform - Common files Looks like it. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
[Trisquel-users] Replicant SDK
Did the Replicant/Android SDK get into Trisquel? https://trisquel.info/en/forum/replicant-project-calls-android-sdk-be-i ncluded-trisuqel-can-you-help I was looking at how much work it'd be to manually install it, and I didn't find any information on the Replicant Wiki. It looks like the SDK includes a many complex programs. I don't have an Android device and would like to test things for friends.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant on Nexus One
I have bought Symphony V130 smart-phone in Bangladesh. Is possible install Replicant in this device?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant: Can't acces bootloader: i9100 motherboard in i9105p chassis
SOLVED - sort of: It turned out that the connector for the home button and the two touch buttons did not match. That also explains why the 'Volume, Select and Power' combination did nit work! It is possible though to replace that selector, but it requires removal of the screen, which I am not ready to yet.
[Trisquel-users] Replicant: Can't acces bootloader: i9100 motherboard in i9105p chassis
I just posted this on the replicant forum, but thought their might be people here who can help: I swapped the motherboard of a worn out i9100 into the chassis of a neat i9105p (S2 plus). Physically it seems to match perfectly, but I ran into two issues (perhaps related): 1) I cannot enter the bootloader by pressing Volume down, Select and Power (I also tried to run 'adb reboot bootloader which just give a normal reboot) 2) The touch buttons on the lower front panel don't seem to work Any suggestions to the underlying problem(s) and possible solution(s)?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant (unofficially) at FOSDEM '18
Hi Guys where do we meet? Preferably around 19:00, when all the talks are over...
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant (unofficially) at FOSDEM '18
Hey, I will also be around. I may have some free time on Saturday evening.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant (unofficially) at FOSDEM '18
Hi Fil, I will be in Brussels for FOSDEM too. We could surely meet.
[Trisquel-users] Replicant (unofficially) at FOSDEM '18
Hello everybody, some of the folks involved with Replicant will be at FOSDEM during next weekend (2nd to 4th of February). I'll be there too. If anybody is in Brussels in the same days, please leave a comment here, we can meet around and have some chatter and a couple of beers (..or more..) Happy hacking, Fil
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant on Nexus One
If you're aiming for the "latest" Replicant (6.0) it's based on Lineage OS, not Cyanogenmod (like 4.2). I've fiddled around with Replicant, but had to use 4.2 on an old Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 as 6.0 kept crashing and rebooting. On 4.2 it still regularly reboots itself for no reason, and I have to take great care not to install the wrong thing to avoid reflashing it. I think it's fair to say it's not quite ready for prime time. But as a "spare phone" OS it's passable! :) I'm holding out more hope for the Purism Librem 5 (which I've pre-ordered) or the Gemini PDA. In both cases you can run whatever GNU/Linux distro you want, then just boot back into Android whenever you need to.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant on Nexus One
Pretty much just follow the advice for installing cyanogenmod like unlocking bootloader if locked, installing custom recovery. Only thing thats a bit different is that your flashing an image file instead of a zip file.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant on Nexus One
Once you've subscribed to the mailing list, send your question to replic...@osuosl.org
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant on Nexus One
Yes, the IRC too isn't active. Could you please explain to me how the mailing list works? https://lists.osuosl.org/mailman/listinfo/replicant Do I simply send my question as an email to the address found under the "Using Replicant" subheading?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant on Nexus One
I had a Replicant question recently. The IRC was dead except for some weird racist spam, but the mailing list got back to me in a couple days, so you could try that in the future.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant on Nexus One
There is no *maintained* documentation anymore, the old documentation, which for you is still valid still exists. The build page for the Nexus One is here: https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/NexusOneBuild A search in the forum brought several old threads that would likely be helpful. Thats the joy of working with old hardware, all the questions you could possible have were already answered years ago. It is just a matter of finding those posts via archival search.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant on Nexus One
As I explain in the original post, Replicant on the N1 is not supported anymore, so there is no documentation for it available. Given that it's unmaintained, it's unlikely that I'll get a response about it in the forums. Plus, the forums there, regrettably, aren't particularly active.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant on Nexus One
Replicant is a mobile operating system based on android that has nothing to do with Trisquel. Replicant has its own forums and documentation that will likely be far more helpful.
[Trisquel-users] Replicant on Nexus One
Hello everyone, I have a Nexus One on which I would like to install Replicant. The wiki (https://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/NexusOne) states that it’s unmaintained, but the relevant files are still available to download. I accept full responsibility for the device, but I don’t know how to go about installing the OS. I’ve installed the latest version of Replicant on another device, but the files seem to be different from those of the Nexus one. Could anyone who is knowledgeable enough help me out? Thank you!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant WARNING: latest version of DAVdroid kills system
I can confirm that downgrading to DAVdroid 1.9-ose seems to solve the problem. The problem will be fixed in version 1.9.2 https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/9/topics/14618
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant WARNING: latest version of DAVdroid kills system
I experienced this -- twice! First time: I updated DAVdroid on my Galaxy S3, with the latest stable build of Replicant, which I had been using since its release September, and Replicant immediately goes into what appears to be an endless reboot loop. Second time: I wiped the 'data' and 'cache' partitions and rebooted. Then I installed everything I had on the phone before: AndStatus, Nextcloud, etc. Finally, I tried reinstalling DAVdroid again. Replicant goes into the reboot loop again. I repeated the procedure of wiping my 'data' partition and reinstalled Nextcloud yet again. And then was careful this time to install DAVdroid 1.9-ose instead of 1.9.1-ose.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant WARNING: latest version of DAVdroid kills system
Wish I knew how to update my replicant phone. The repo does not work at all right now even though I can connect to the internet via dongle... weird right? but maybe now is a terrible time. xD
[Trisquel-users] Replicant WARNING: latest version of DAVdroid kills system
At least two users of Replicant (including myself) have reported problems with the latest version of DAVdroid breaking their system: https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/9/topics/14618
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 released
Thanks a lot for your answer and the useful links. A pity that I have this G-version. I guess it won't be compatible in the future. :-(
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 released
GT-I9100G is not supported by Replicant because it has a different SoC (system on a chip). GT-I9100 vs. GT-I9100G: Chipset: Exynos 4210 Dual vs. TI OMAP 4430 GPU: Mali-400MP4 vs. PowerVR SGX540 http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3621=4327 Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 and Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 have Exynos/Mali-400 SoCs, like GT-I9100. http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9300_galaxy_s_iii-4238.php http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_ii_n7100-4854.php
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 released
Great news. Unfortunately the Galaxy 2, GT-I9100G doesn't seem to be supported. Does anyone know the reason and other ways to make it more secure?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 released
Sadly, Replicant only supports GSM for now and I see that there are no GSM carriers in Japan: Quoting this travel guide: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2223.html "Most importantly, there is no GSM network in Japan, so GSM-only phones do not work."
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 released
Just out of curiosity, would these devices work in Japan? My fiancee and I are looking at moving there next year, and I don't know if our existing phones would work there. It would be nice to have a mobile device running 100% free software to use once we get there.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 released
Thank you very much for this link. That's awesome news.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 released
The new release Replicant 6.0 incorporates the very needed security updates, a nicer and more modern graphical interface, and also it supports by default freedom-respecting external WiFi adapters! What better way for us at Technoethical to celebrate the new Replicant release than with the addition to our mobile devices catalog of the Note2 N7100 phone/tablet preinstalled with Replicant: https://tehnoetic.com/tet-n7100 Also, all our mobile devices now come preinstalled by default with Replicant 6.0. Each purchase also contributes with a donation to the Replicant project. :-) https://tehnoetic.com/mobile-devices Happy hacking everyone!
[Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 released
https://blog.replicant.us/2017/05/replicant-6-0-released/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
Not to my knowledge but they should not be that hard to find second hand
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
Is the samsung s2 being manufactured?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
Have you tried it?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
Thanks, Fil. Sorry for the late response. I'll reposnd on the replicant forum later too.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
Hi! I replied to your post on the Replicant forum, trying to explain things a little better. If you, or anyone else, still have doubts, please ask on the same post in the Replicant forum. Asking on Trisquel.info you won't get any specific answer, as this is not the right place. Also, please provide specific clues on *how* and *where* you need help, so that I can focus on giving you a better explanation. Thanks for using Replicant, and keep hacking! Fil
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
On 04/02/17 21:03, gromo...@web.de wrote: > That's good news! Here is the official announcement, btw: > http://blog.replicant.us/2017/02/replicant-6-0-development-updates/ Wow, Wi-Fi works for S3 as well! -- Ignacio Agulló · agu...@ati.es
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
This is really a big step forward. Thanks for all the efforts. I just posted a request similar to the following on replicant forum as well: I am uncertain of exactly what and how to do. I know it's extra work in a busy time, but I would really appreciate an easier 'manual' for getting wifi to work in R6.0 on S2 and/or S3. If there would be an easier to grasp explanation, I shall install and give feedback asap. R6.0 it self work very well, and especially the S3 is much faster than before.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
"It supports wifi as well after a little tampering." Where did you get this information do you have a link?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/21/topics/14009?r=14032 Check Using an external wifi dongle See this post.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
How do you make wifi works?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
That's good news! Here is the official announcement, btw: http://blog.replicant.us/2017/02/replicant-6-0-development-updates/
[Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
I just want you all to know, that Replicant 6.0 is now supported for S2 and I just successfully installed it. It supports wifi as well after a little tampering. I haven't had time to do this yet, though.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant 6.0 on S2
I have enabled support for the Tehnoetic freedom-respecting WiFi adapters (N150 and N150HGA) in Replicant 4.2. http://redmine.replicant.us/boards/33/topics/11763?r=13395#message-13395 My patches are not yet merged in the official image, but prebuilt Replicant 4.2 images with external WiFi support are available for both S2 and S3. https://wiki.tehnoetic.com/doku.php?id=tehnoetic_wifi_replicant Fil has written better scripts to make it easier for users to connect to WiFi http://redmine.replicant.us/boards/9/topics/13932 And Wolfgang has recently enabled the external WiFi support in Replicant 6.0 which is not officially released either. https://redmine.replicant.us/boards/21/topics/14009?r=14032
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant: First steps to wifi support
Apologies for misleading comments and thank you very much for your clarifications, Fil. I realize that having wifi dongle support is not "the real thing" yet but it's far better than nothing. Keep up the good work, guys!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant: First steps to wifi support
Hello Fil, thank you for the clarification! My disappointment was mainly due to a misunderstanding, it's not that your work / your results are disappointing in any way. I do agree that it's a very good progress. At least we have the option of using a wifi dongle now.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant: First steps to wifi support
This post was a bit misleading. I expected to see development on a free firmware for the Broadcom chip.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant: First steps to wifi support
I'm the OP on Replicant's forum. I'm sorry for your disappointment, and I'm sorry for the confusion. To state things more clearly: There is NO support for WiFi using the internal Broadcom chip (AFAIK). There IS support though, using an external dongle and ath9k_htc free firmware. The whole point in my original post was to share my enthusiasm in having discovered that WiFi use is much easier than expected, and that it is more stable than people at Tehnoetic thought it was (e.g. no need to fully wipe /data after a crash). I didn't mean to mislead people in thinking it has full support, and if I did, I make amends. In a way, I understand your disappointment. On the other hand, I think it is still a big step forward, as it makes WiFi a reality in Replicant, like it never was been before. I hope things are clear now. If not, just ask. I'll do my best to disperse any doubt! Happy hacking! Fil
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant: First steps to wifi support
Ah wait... now I get it. I was confused why tct was talking about atheros, while http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS2I9100 this page states that the galaxy 2 has some broadcom chip in it. Well, I think what's this post all about is the following: you now can buy a usb wifi dongle, and with this, you finally can connect to wifi without proprietary software. Am I correct? I think this is a good step, however, I really think it should be stated in a more clear way. My first guess was that the firmware for the original wifi chip got reverse engineered and is now usable without proprietary software, so I was quite disappointed, to be honest.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant: First steps to wifi support
The free firmware is the one packaged by Trisquel and it's linked in this section: https://wiki.tehnoetic.com/doku.php?id=tehnoetic_wifi_replicant#copy_free_firmware However, without the ath9k_htc support in Replicant kernel, there is no driver to work with that firmware. To be able to build the ath9k_htc free driver in Replicant's Linux, reverting some older patches was needed, as detailed in the section: https://wiki.tehnoetic.com/doku.php?id=tehnoetic_wifi_replicant#tehnoetic_wifi_patches and committed to the Tehnoetic repository at git.replicant.us: https://git.replicant.us/tehnoetic/kernel_samsung_smdk4412/tree/ath9k_htc It takes several hours and about 50GB available space to build Replicant, so for user's convenience, until these patches are reviewed and merged in the Replicant code, we provide an image already built by Tehnoetic for the Galaxy S2. http://tehnoetic.com/download/replicant-4.2-i9100-nonofficial-tehnoetic.zip Using the same patch set we have been able to also build Replicant for Galaxy S3 and WiFi is more stable there. It seems that S3 hardware can handle better the power consumption peaks of the ath9k_htc-based WiFi dongles. We'll soon upload the image for S3 and include Fil's accessibility scripts in the tutorial (which also work for the S3). As future development, we'll try to have Tehnoetic WiFi working on the upcoming Replicant 6.0 too. For convenience, we intend to offer our customers Tehnoetic S2 and Tehnoetic S3 phones preinstalled with one of the Replicant variants below: * Replicant 4.2 * Replicant 4.2 w/ Tehnoetic WiFi patches * Replicant 4.2 w/ Tehnoetic WiFi patches and Fil's scripts
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant: First steps to wifi support
I think the main issue that has been solved by the poster on the Replicant forums is the following: "Warning! This modified nonofficial Replicant version is experimental and until this moment we haven't been able to get WiFi working after a reboot without reformatting /data partition.". Apparently, this seems to be the real news.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant: First steps to wifi support
I don't get it. It says that you would have to install some nonofficial replicant image built by technoetic: https://wiki.tehnoetic.com/doku.php?id=tehnoetic_wifi_replicant Why not just hand over the free firmware for the wifi chip, since it's now obviously available? Besides, why does the whole post never talk about firmware but just about some more convenient ways to set up a wifi connection?
[Trisquel-users] Replicant: First steps to wifi support
I don't know too much about smartphones and their underlying technology but the Replicant project seems to have made some very serious recent progress concerning official wifi support: http://redmine.replicant.us/boards/9/topics/13932?r=13982 If some of you happen to know more than me about smartphone driver programming, please help out to make this a reality as fast as possible as it would be a very crucial step for the whole project (I guess).
[Trisquel-users] Replicant and GNU Libreboot at Coliberator 2016, June 4-5 Bucharest, Romania
Ceata, the foundation for Free Software and Free Culture based in Romania is organizing this weekend the 4th edition of its conference Coliberator. https://coliberator.ceata.org/2016/ This year PaulK, Replicant maintainer and GNU Libreboot contributor, will give two keynotes and coordinate two workshops for these two important projects. http://blog.replicant.us/2016/05/coliberator-2016-keynotes-and-workshops/ https://libreboot.org/workshops/ You are welcome to fly over to Bucharest (it's well connected and affordable) and join us this weekend at Coliberator: https://coliberator.ceata.org/2016/register.en.html Being fully aligned with the Free Software philosophy of the GNU project, the event doesn't attract corporate sponsorships and it's donation-based. Small individual donations are welcome, but not required for registration (simply click "Remind me later, confirm without donating" or set the donation level to zero). If you can't make if for this edition, please save the date June 3-4 2017 and consider making a donation for the video recording/editing of this edition of Coliberator: https://coliberator.ceata.org/2016/donate.en.html Thank GNU!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Hi, I'm the lead Replicant developer, also a Trisquel user and obviously free software enthusiastic! If you have any question about Replicant, it might be better to ask them on our dedicated forums: , mailing list: or irc channel: #replicant at freenode. Also, if you encounter any unusual behavior (on components that are supposed to work, as described on the Replicant status page: ), you're welcome to open a bug report on our tracker: ! Make sure to include logs taken when the problem happens: .
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Yes, you can do every one of those things, either built-in or via third-party applications from F-Droid.
[Trisquel-users] Replicant: About the Fairphone
I thought this theoretical marriage might interest quite a few people here. Spoiler: it's unlikely as of yet. http://replicant.us/2013/11/fairphone/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Yes. But for heaven's sake, don't. The Replicant developers (I'm one of them now; I just joined) are working hard to bring you a mobile device without proprietary software as much as possible. If you install proprietary software on your device, there is no point to using us. You might as well use CyanogenMod, which comes with that firmware pre-installed. To answer some other questions, mobile devices do not have a Wi-Fi card like desktops and laptops. They have a modem, which controls all network communications (including telephony and data). The modem and the OS interact through the RIL (Radio Interface Layer). Wi-Fi and Bluetooth will not work at all without those blobs, under any circumstances. The good news is, I'm going to try decompiling them. Stay tuned.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
You might as well use CyanogenMod, which comes with that firmware pre-installed. CyanogenMod has more nonfree firmware and nonfree userspace libraries. Replicant replaces some of these libraries and modifies the free code to not require 3d acceleration which requires nonfree libraries on all supported devices. CyanogenMod doesn't use these replacements unless they have all features of the nonfree ones. To answer some other questions, mobile devices do not have a Wi-Fi card like desktops and laptops. They have a modem, which controls all network communications (including telephony and data). The modem and the OS interact through the RIL (Radio Interface Layer). Wi-Fi and Bluetooth will not work at all without those blobs, under any circumstances. Any source for this? Many devices supported by Replicant have a single Broadcom chip providing wifi and Bluetooth which is separate from the modem (see e.g. [0]). Tablets without the modem have that chip too. Wifi and Bluetooth have free kernel drivers and nonfree firmware, unlike modem which has also a nonfree userspace driver in RIL that Replicant replaces. [0] http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS3 pgpNzSqwi5OOg.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Hi Xilixi, Kontalk is a fantastic free alternative to WhatsApp. I highly recommend it. It's easy to use and completely free as in freedom :-) It can be downloaded from F-Droid or Google Play. Steve
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
I recommend the Nexus S from experience, but the Galaxy S3 is the highest-end phone we support, so you may wish to look into that. The new ports Paul has planned are: * Samsung Galaxy Note 2 * Nexus 10 * LG Optimus L9 * Fairphone * Various Allwinner tablets And I'll be working on the LG Optimus Black. There are other potential targets, such as the international version of the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Premier. The Note 2, once added, will be the most advanced device we support, but it could take months for the new version to be released. We have full installation instructions for all our devices. See the links under the Supported Devices section. So there'll be no need to come here. Paul Kocialkowski considered the Galaxy S3 Mini a few months ago, but I doubt a port will be made. There needs to be a CyanogenMod port to a device before we can port to it, and the only ports of said OS are unofficial, which is a big disadvantage. So don't count on it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
I second that. I have a Nexus S and it works well. My only complaint is the lack of free firmware for some of the devices but it still has mobile data and makes phone calls, which are the two things I needed most. Like Armworm said, installation is easy. I've tried to root other phones before in order to install different boot loaders and Cyanogenmod and it was a nightmere! The Nexus S is cake by comparison.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Hi people, just wanted to add some questions to this thread... is there a free alternative to whatsap? Many contacts of mine use this app and it is my way to communicate with them. Thanks!
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Assuming what's app isn't a walled garden, which it seems to be - any XMPP account would work. This program also has HUGE security and privacy vulnerabilities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp Some suggested FLOSS alternatives for XMPP chatting over your phone would be: Beem Project
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Looks like CyanogenMod is on the black list as well. http://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#CyanogenMod
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
This is a difficult question and my experience is limited. I made my decisions based on: *GT-I9100 (Galaxy S2)* - Quite modern and cheaper than S3. - Smaller screen to S3. - Most important features supported (except the WiFi, but there is no perfect solution yet). The 3G *should* have worked as soon as I configured it, but apparently the vendor that sold me this phone sold it with the wrong modem configuration for my country (the phone was purchased in a different country). I still hope to resolve this issue, and it shouldn't affect you if you make sure that the modem (baseband mostly) is indeed configured for your country. *N7000 (Galaxy Note)* - My wife wanted a big screen. - I found an offer for a reasonable price. While everything works well on this phone, if you don't need a big screen I would go for the S2, which also appears to run faster, in my subjective experience. - In conclusion, I would not buy an older phone because I want these to last for a while (i.e. Nexus One or HTC), and I did not buy an S3 because it's more expensive and the screen is too big for my taste. I hope this helps.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
I strongly recommend the Nexus S. Installation is incredibly easy, it's cheap and it works well.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
As I understand it, CyanogenMod is not concerned with software freedom, but rather with open sourcing and the benefits that it can provide. They also include binary firmware with their distribution, whereas Replicant does not. I imagine, although I have not played around with CyanogenMod, that it must include more of google's features than Replicant. Replicant comes with the standard google search bar on the homescreen, which can be disabled in settings. It also does not allow you to create a calendar without linking it to an account, unless you download a program from f-droid called offline calendar. As far as I have tested, it is also not possible to make contact groups without this so called account (I imagine this means syncing my information to someone else's server, which I don't plan on doing). http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/About The only difference between my phones and a totally free Replicant installation is the non-free system loaded WiFi firmware (in any case, many chips contain hardcoded proprietary code. The FSF has chosen not to regard these as proprietary software because they are hardcoded on the chips and not loaded by the system (and because it would make it impossible to use any computer in the world, as far as I know). Whether or not you agree with FSF, it is impossible to run a computer without at least the hardcoded non-free code running on the hardware. Obviously it is not an easy problem to solve, as making hardware is a very expensive proposition. The case of system loaded firmware is arguably worse because it means the firmware is modifiable. It does not mean the hardcoded code cannot abuse the user, as I understand it. In the case of Replicant running non-free WiFi firmware, it seems unlikely to me that broadcom could push updates without my consent. Who knows. I'm not an expert. It certainly opens up the possibility of backdoors, malware, etc. through the WiFi firmware, and the impossibility of analyzing the code to make sure it does not abuse the user). So, a totally free Replicant install would work exactly like my phones do, just without the ability to enable WiFi.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Replicant is not connected to google and such by default. CyanogenMod I'm not so sure.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
According to this http://media.libreplanet.org/u/libby/m/denis-carikli/ Replicant developer Replicant is a freed Cyanogenmod. The main difference used to be that a CM base install included the blobs for things like WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS etc. The Google Apps etc were not included in CM's distribution, indeed Google hit them with a cease and desist when they did in th past. However, Cyanogenmod has recently been incorporated and they've put an installer on Google Play, what ships with that I don't know.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
For heaven's sake, remove that proprietary software! People have worked hard to bring you a phone containing only free software, and installing proprietary firmware defeats the purpose.
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I understand and agree with your sentiment, Armworm. I am unhappy that the WiFi firmware is proprietary. I am a FS advocate and I understand the risks of running such software, as well as the vicious cycle that compromise in this area often fosters. While I agree with you on principle, a smart phone without 3G or WiFi is pretty much useless for me. There is no workaround this issue. So it boils down to a binary choice. Just like I am forced to compromise and use proprietary BIOS or UEFI on most computers (as most do not support Coreboot), I have decided to compromise with the WiFi on these phones, until a free solution becomes available. As I see it, it is still much better than IOS, AOSP or CyanogenMod. Regarding the people who worked hard to bring a phone containing *mostly* free software (as far as I know the boot loader, or some program in the boot section, is still proprietary), I both admire and respect these people. I don't feel that I am disrespecting them by making this decision. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if some of these people themselves chose to use the proprietary WiFi firmware, and it would indeed be their choice (I would also understand if they chose not to publicly state it). So far (I have just started using Replicant), my way to show appreciation has been to make a financial contribution to the project. This is the same thing I do with the Trisquel project, as well as being an associate member of the FSF and contributing to some other FS initiatives that I respect. I live in an imperfect world. I do not encourage people to use proprietary software, quite the opposite in fact. I am, however, willing to make some small compromises for the sake of the reality in which I live. In a perfect world, my telephone would not be a tracking device. In a perfect world, I just wouldn't use a cell phone at all, given the architecture of current mobile networks. In an imperfect world, I choose thoughtfully and from time to time make small sacrifices. They allow me to survive, as I am bound to this system, unfree in many other ways. In this way, these sacrifices enable me to find greater freedom in other areas of my life. I don't expect you to follow suit either. I do not use any proprietary software on my Trisquel systems, apart from the UEFI. My wireless USB cards were purchased from libre.thinkpenguin.com. I will not support or endorse any non-free program in this regard. I do admire and support your sentiment, as I admire RMS's position. I apologize for not being able to live up, 100%, to these standards (as far as cellular computing is concerned). Digital freedom is but one aspect of the struggle for freedom in my life. Saludos Libres.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
We can do nothing about the bootloader, as it is unmodifiable, but we can do something about the Wi-Fi firmware: remove it! According to the Replicant Status page, mobile data is working on the Galaxy Note. Is it not working for you?
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Mobile data is now working on the N7000 as stated in my previous post. It is still not working on the GT-I9100. I have been working to fix this under advice from the developers of Replicant and hope to eventually resolve this issue. As to the WiFi firmware, I will not remove it. I hoped my previous post would provide a reasoned explanation regarding my decision. I would be happy to see you as a member of Trisquel, for example, but I won't chastise you if you're not. Cheers.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Boot firmware (called BIOS on x86) is much different on other systems. Commonly used ARM SoCs have bootrom (real ROM in the chip: just like circuit) that boots a bootloader from NAND (the phone memory where the OS is usually stored) which might be signed like in restricted boot. (There might be more stages and the names are usually different: I don't know the details.) Most Replicant-supported phones have a nonfree bootloader in NAND which is signed (not replaceable on nearly all phones except for flashing nonfree updates from the vendor) with the exception of GTA04 using free U-Boot. pgpB7Ufre6IXk.pgp Description: PGP signature
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They are trying: they added and improved some replacements for nonfree libraries from Replicant, they don't do it when it removes features. (Vendor-written nonfree code has low quality and security issues, so there is a nonfreedom motivation for this.) There are long lists of nonfree files that they import from stock systems on some phones. Replicant also removes the Google keylogger from the browser's address bar and doesn't add nonfree apps. pgpQjCht7VRLO.pgp Description: PGP signature
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Yep. And, if you want something really creepy, take a look at what the founder and leader of the project is wearing... http://cyngn.com/ (A Google Glass.) (Transhumanism, here we go... - http://www.danielestulin.com/2012/11/01/the-future-is-now-transhumanism/) Notice also how one of the board members came from Google's Android project, and how the rest of the team is made up of people who came from the top corporations. This whole project looks like a fake alternative, created by the same people behind Google Android. And, it sounds like an Ubuntu equivalent, among the Android/Linux user community, which is starting to betray the principles on which it is supposedly based on. The whole idea of CyanogenMod was (/seemed to be) to get rid of the proprietary software (that comes with the default Android/Linux). And, to go back on that principle (or to, purposely or not, never accomplish it), is to betray /the/ principle on which such project was (supposedly) founded. And, besides this philosophical principle... Being this kind of devices... How can we know, for example, that such proprietary software doesn't have tracking, listening and filming spyware, inside of it?... And, speaking of that... Is it legal for someone, in the United States, to walk around targeting everyone with a Google Glass? (How come we know that we are not being filmed?...)
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http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/11/14/2128211/cyanogenmod-domain-hijacked Cynical Facebook-style publicity for the project, is what it seems to me... :)
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And, not minding the meaning of the word Android - which is how the people at Google/CIA/NSA[1] see the rest of us[2]... Cyanogen is a toxic substance (i.e. a poison). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanogen So, I advise you all to keep away from it... :) --- 1. http://www.prisonplanet.com/group-calls-for-hearings-into-google%E2%80%99s-ties-to-cia-and-nsa.html 2. http://trisquel.info/en/forum/nsa-can-tap-android-systems#comment-42304
[Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Hello everybody, This topic is not directly linked with Trisquel. But it is about freedom with mobile phones. Do you know http://replicant.us/ ? Have you ever tried ? You know... I want to use free softwares, free OS on computers. But why should I stay with proprietary softwares on mobile phones. Replicant seems to be very free. If someone tried it. On which type of mobile phones can we install Replicant ? Where to get it ? How to install it ? Is some technical know-how required ? Possibly without abonment, without sim-locking. Thank you in advance for your answers.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Hi shokin, Replicant is compatible with a few different phone models: http://replicant.us/supported-phones/ It is very easy to install. I recently installed it on a Galaxy S2 and a Note. 2 initial comments: 1) I cannot get 3G to work on either phone. 2) The WiFi card on these phones (bcm4330) requires binary firmware to work. Without 3G and WiFi the phones are not much good for me. I also have been unable to get WiFi to work through the USB connection with the computer. I have been unable to find help regarding how to make WiFi work. I should have copied the firmware out of the phones initially before flashing Replicant on them, which I did not do, i.e. http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS2Firmwares There is no help to flash the stock ROM back into the phones either. I am not an expert but it seems that Replicant re-partitioned the phone's HD. I don't know how to re-flash using Heimdell (the flashing tool that works on GNU). I have found some tutorials to do this with Odin, but the tool only works in Windows. In any case, for the time being, I am stuck without any networking on both telephones. Replicant seems to work well except for the above. I would like to use it with the proprietary WiFi, as I consider it necessary. If I cannot get it and 3G to work on Replicant I will try Cyanogenmod. Hope this helps you. The instructions for flashing replicant are on their website. They are easy to follow.
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1) I cannot get 3G to work on either phone. It is officially supported, have you reported it to the developers? Without 3G and WiFi the phones are not much good for me. I also have been unable to get WiFi to work through the USB connection with the computer. The USB networking scripts on their site need some changes. (It's not for wifi, there are other issues with using USB wifi devices.) I should have copied the firmware out of the phones initially before flashing Replicant on them, which I did not do, i.e. http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/GalaxyS2Firmwares CM includes that firmware. There is no help to flash the stock ROM back into the phones either. Does Samsung provide the stock ROM images? It should be possible to install them using Heimdall. I don't know how to re-flash using Heimdell (the flashing tool that works on GNU). I have found some tutorials to do this with Odin, but the tool only works in Windows. Isn't it the same as installing the Replicant recovery? (Replicant has an IRC channel and forum.) pgpTGgLyJf2H6.pgp Description: PGP signature
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I found out the same things when I installed Replicant on my Galaxy Note just recently. The stock ROM can be re-flashed using heimdall-frontend. I am planning to purchase a used Nexus One and install Replicant on it as it seems the WiFi chip is supported.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Thanks for the response! (sorry, I don't know how to quote text, so I will answer one by one here without your quoted text). I e-mailed the developers yesterday and I'm waiting for a response. I tried copying the CM firmware into my Replicant but couldn't get the WiFi to work. The files under system/vendor/firmware on CM (the ones related to Broadcom) are different files than the ones listed on the Replicant website). I downloaded a stock ROM with the intention of extracting the proprietary firmware from that but they are .img files and I couldn't figure out how to unpack or mount them so I could see the directory tree. As far as I could see, Samsung does not provide the stock ROM. They can be found elsewhere, but none of them include a .pit file (to re-partition). I am weary of trying to flash the stock ROM without a .pit file. As you can probably tell, I am not knowledgeable on this subject. It might work without a .pit file...it might not. I didn't want to risk bricking one of the phones to test. I will try their IRC channel for the 3G. They make it clear they will not help with the proprietary WiFi firmware (which I can understand). The forum is quite empty. I may try to post there regarding 3G as well. I kind of wish they provided support for the WiFi since it is really quite necessary. I curse Broadcom and not Replicant though. I also noticed on the homescreen of replicant that it still includes the Google search box. I would like to change that to duckduckgo but it seems it is also used to search within the phone, so I'm not sure if this is possible. I haven't done much to look for a solution to this, since without any networking all I do is make and receive calls. I don't use a cell phone much anyway, but the Note was for my wife and she uses her phone more than I do...she's...hmmm...not so happy with me right now :/
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Hi shokin... Yes, it seems that they all require some non-free firmware. Hopefully someone will reverse engineer the bcm4330 at least. If it were a laptop I would have no problem buying a free USB WiFi stick. As it is a phone, I don't think the WiFi card can be replaced...but I don't know.
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Hi prvteprts, Can you explain to me how you reverted to the stock ROM with heimdall-frontend? Where did you download the Stock ROM from? Did it include a .pit file and is that needed? I guess I should have gone for the Nexus One. Pity.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
Nexus One isn't supported by the current version of Replicant and it needs firmware for wifi, audio and microphone unlike most other supported phones. Some phones have a USB host, while it doesn't provide enough power for the ThinkPenguin FSF-certified wifi card to work without external power. pgpbWnk732SOu.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
I guess the S2 and Note were better choices then. I mostly wanted a Replicant phone so I could use redphone and some other programs for encrypted comms. I'm willing to compromise on the non-free WiFi for now. I'm not happy about that, don't get me wrong. I'm also not happy with non-free bios or efi on desktops and laptops. Without 3G and WiFi these phones are useless for me though. I'd rather use a 20 dollar phone and use it sparingly. They are all tracking devices anyway. I will keep trying to get Replicant working with 3G and WiFi. If not I will try CM (which I am not thrilled about). If none of that works, back to stock ROM and time to replace for cheap non-smart phone.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant ?
If I cannot get it and 3G to work on Replicant I will try Cyanogenmod. I have a creepy feeling about Cyanogenmod http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=4231387threshold=1commentsort=0mode=threadcid=44887151 http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/12/11/14/2128211/cyanogenmod-domain-hijacked
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant
You might also want to look at the ZTE Open. I wouldn't call it free software friendly as it does depend on non-free firmware for the wifi although I believe the replicant phones all do too and it also has non-free maps. However the phone uses a 3d graphics chipset that has a reverse engineered driver in the works for it and the wifi chipset is an Atheros chipset (ath6k I think). Ultimately it might make a very good free software phone if someone pursues Atheros to release the drivers for it. Plus it's got a very low price point ($80 USD). The other thing in its favor is it's running firefox OS. Which is suppose to be free software friendly. The downside might be that it is more like software as a service model. The other downside is nobody has yet (as far as I'm aware) managed to get the code to compile on it. Another downside is that ZTE has no plans to release updates for it so unless we get the firefox OS working it may be all downhill from here out. And lastly ZTE has no plans on another production run of this phone so if we did get Atheros to release the firmware for the wifi and everything eventually worked it would not be much of a victory (short of maybe working on a campaign to get funding for a whole production run? and ZTE agreeing to it). In any case here it is: http://stores.ebay.com/ZTE-Mobile-US Clearly I did only a tad bit of research on this with no results and no plans at the moment to try to move anything forward. However I thought it might be worthwhile to mention it all in the case somebody else was interested or had an idea on how to maybe make something happen with it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant
It uses a Qualcomm SoC, it would need reverse engineering many drivers. For this reason Replicant developers don't recommend such devices. Replicant phones can be used without wifi, GPS, and other things requiring nonfree firmware, while wifi has a free userspace driver, GPS usually doesn't. The userspace modem driver (communicating with its firmware) is usually reverse engineered, like most drivers for sensors and sometimes sound. Since Firefox OS uses the same drivers as Android, I think it wouldn't affect the difficulty of porting a completely free system. (I'm not a Replicant user nor developer.) pgpyhe0wC2p6u.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant
While I have no experience with Replicant, which makes it impossible for me to help answering the questions made, I would like to point something out: using replicant does not make it impossible for you to be spied on. It makes a tiny bit harder, but you can still be spied just the same. The problem with smartphones is actually the way they are built (physically speaking) and not really the software. Using free software is good in many ways, but will do little to protect you from surveillance/spying/etc. I don't know if this is important to you or not, but just wanted to let you guys know =)
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The ZTE Open is a good choice. As far as SaaS goes, that is a yes and no answer. There are two ways to develop apps for Firefox OS, hosted and packaged. Hosted apps could be considered SaaS. Packaged apps run locally on the device. Hosted apps don't have access to very many of the APIs for the OS, while packaged apps do. On the subject of updates, it can be rooted and updated. I have not done that to mine yet.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant
Are there really so few people here that use Replicant? I would assume a good number of us use mobile phones.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant
Mobile phone yes, smartphone no. And this will not change until those get freer. The last phone I bought was 8€ ($10) second hand one. Ah well, more money for blackjack and hookers.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Replicant
Le 2013-10-03 04:36, darrenvenab...@shaw.ca a écrit : Does anyone here use a phone with Replicant? Since I'm currently looking to replace my bricked LG Optimus G, I'd like to know what your experiences with it are, especially compared to Android. I'd also like to know how easy it was for you to install. I can't afford to brick this second phone. Please mark off-topic posts as such ([OT] in subject). Please read the latest blog post of the Replicant project: http://replicant.us/2013/10/replicant-4-0-0005-images-release/ A lot of how-tos have been re-written and it should now be much easier to safely flash your device. I know Replicant has its own forums, but they're pretty much unwatched except for the developer. If you never post there, the developer may eventually think no one needs the forum... F. -- Fabián Rodríguez http://trisquel.magicfab.ca
