Oneplus One support

[Paul Kocialkowski]

> The Ascend P1 I know for sure has an unlocked bootloader and mostly
> stock android installed. How would someone know if a modem is isolated
> or not? Sounds like a tough call finding an ideal target device :)

I'm aware of the Ascend P1/D1 and they could make reasonable targets for
Replicant. The OMAP4 can run sufficiently well with a fully free system.
However, these two models ship with OMAP4 HS chips, that enforce
signature checks on the bootloaders, which doesn't allow us to use free
software bootloaders on those devices.

We cannot demonstrate that the modem is isolated, but we can look for
clues that it is not. Then only we can say that the device was not
proven to have bad modem isolation, which is as good as it can get.

There is a page on our wiki for evaluating new targets:
http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/TargetsEvaluation
In addition, a dedicated section in our forums allows for gathering
information about new targets evaluation. You're welcome to start doing
that evaluation and start gathering info about this device.

A Replicant port looks doable, so you're welcome to start getting
involved on that regard!

> On 10/2/14, Paul Kocialkowski <contact at paulk.fr> wrote:
> > Le jeudi 02 octobre 2014 à 19:27 +0300, Allan Mwenda a écrit :
> >> It runs a TI OMAP 3 though,would TI OMAP 4 phones be good for
> >> consideration? Like Huawei had a couple
> >> http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4570&idPhone2=4409
> >> http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5002&idPhone2=5003
> >
> > Replicant support is not limited to a platform or a few platforms in
> > particular. It is simply a matter of how much can work with free
> > software. In the case of Exynos and OMAP, it is possible to have a fully
> > free system running without losing key functionalities of the device.
> > However, they are not equal when it comes to bootloader issues.
> >
> > The criteria we usually evaluate when evaluating a new target are first
> > based on how well the device can perform with free software and what can
> > be freed on the system part. Then come considerations about the
> > bootloader, the modem system (always proprietary) and firmwares (nearly
> > always proprietary). We also look at privacy/security matters, mainly by
> > looking at whether the device is known to have modem isolation issues.
> >
> > For more information on these, I recommend that you read:
> > http://www.replicant.us/freedom-privacy-security-issues.php
> >
> > --
> > Paul Kocialkowski, Replicant developer
> >
> > Replicant is a fully free Android distribution
> >
> > Website: http://www.replicant.us/
> > Redmine: http://redmine.replicant.us/
> >

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