Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100)¶

• Table of contents
• Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100)
  • Replicant status
  • Replicant installation
  • Replicant usage
  • Replicant build
  • Replicant development
  • Research
    • Hardware table
    • Software Configuration
      • Partitions
  • Freedom and privacy/security issues
  • Links

	Device	Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100)
	Manufacturer	Samsung
	Release date	September 2012
	Codename	n7100
	Status	Maintained
	Variants	GSM: GT-N7100
	Latest images	Replicant 6.0 0003

Replicant status¶

Replicant status for the Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100): ReplicantStatus Replicant 6.0

Replicant installation¶

To install Replicant on the the Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100), see the RecoveryInstallationWithHeimdall and MinorVersionUpgrade wiki pages.

Replicant usage¶

• Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) compass calibration: GalaxyNote2N7100CompassCalibration

Replicant build¶

Replicant build for the Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100): GalaxyNote2N7100Build

Replicant development¶

• Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100) UART: GalaxyNote2N7100UART

Research¶

Hardware table¶

Component	Name	Source	Status
SoC	Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad	wikipedia	Linux kernel support

TODO: complete this hardware table

Software Configuration¶

Component	Name	data	Status
Bootloader interface	?	?	supported by heimdall

• GalaxyNote2N7100Pit: Galaxy Note 2 (N7100) PIT (a partition table)
• system fstab: fstab.smdk4x12
• recovery fstab: recovery.fstab

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
EFS		mmcblk0p3	/efs	ext4	modem data partition (content)
SYSTEM		/system	ext4	system partition
HIDDEN		mmcblk0p14	/preload	ext4	S Note, video and audio files

Freedom and privacy/security issues¶

Freedom issues on the Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100):

• Proprietary hardware
• Proprietary firmwares, some of which have to be loaded by the system: GalaxyNote2N7100LoadedFirmwares
• Proprietary modem system
• Proprietary bootrom
• Proprietary and signed bootloader: GalaxyNote2N7100Bootloader

Privacy/security issues on the Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100): GalaxyNote2N7100PrivacySecurityIssues

Links¶

• https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Galaxy_Note_II_(samsung-n7100)