Nexus S¶

• Table of contents
• Nexus S
  • Replicant status
  • Installation guide
  • Build guide
  • Technical infos
    • Hardware table

	Device	Nexus S
	Manufacturer	Google/Samsung
	Codename	crespo
	Ships with root	No
	Root possible	Yes, bootloader is easy to unlock
	SIM Unlocked	Possible
	In production	Yes
	Replicant status	Supported, GSM flavour
	Developers involved	PaulK
	Replicant version	Replicant 4.0
	Last image	Replicant 4.0 0002

Replicant status¶

Replicant status on Nexus 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 Nexus S: FastbootInstallation

Build guide¶

Build guide for the Nexus S: NexusSBuild

Technical infos¶

• List of the proprietary libraries, binaries and firmwares shipped on the Nexus S and the status of their replacement: NexusSProprietary
• For a technical overview of Nexus 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 Nexus S GPS chip: Broadcom4751GPS
• List of the Nexus S firmwares: NexusSFirmwares

Hardware table¶