Newbie questions

[Paul van der Vlis]

Op 03-01-14 11:35, Paul Kocialkowski schreef:

>> Ah, I found the way to unlock the device: "fastboot oem unlock" ;-)
>> This worked. But I still have no "su" executable, and I still don't
>> know if I need it. I don't want to change Android, I want to remove
>> it, and to install Replicant.
>>
> Read the rest of the installation guide then :)

Great, I have a phone with open sofware now ;-)  I am glad with it, the
userinterface is fast, and I can call with it. UMTS works too.

But I see on the GalaxyNexus page of the wiki: "Proprietary and likely
signed bootloader". What does that mean, do I use something like a
closed-source grub?

When I would replace my old Nokia with the Replicant phone I would miss
the camera a bit, so maybe I will switch to another phone with a working
camera like the Galaxy S2. I am wondering that camera does work and the
camera on the Nexus does not. Can somebody tell me more about that? Does
the S2 has firmware in ROM or something like that? Or is it really open
source firmware?

In my home UMTS is very unusuable, I have to go outside to use it. Is it
possible to use ethernet over USB? Or is it possible to use a wifi stick
on the USB port?

With regards,
Paul van der Vlis.





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