Pine64 details the list of blobs in the PinePhone
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https://www.pine64.org/2020/01/24/setting-the-record-straight-pinephone-misconceptions/
The TL;DR version is WiFi/Bluetooth, GPS/LTE, rear Camera.
I would also guess that the usual things like USB controllers have embedded blobs. Also, probably the OpenRISC power management controller.
https://linux-sunxi.org/A64/Memory_map
https://linux-sunxi.org/AR100
> The TL;DR version is WiFi/Bluetooth, GPS/LTE, rear Camera.
It sounds like the camera is *functional* without blobs, just missing a
feature. It's an improvement over the devices which currently support
Replicant. They can't even boot without non-free software, and they
have the modem enabled at all times.
> https://www.pine64.org/2020/01/24/setting-the-record-straight-pinephone-misconceptions/
None of this contradicts any of the information that has been shared in
this forum. However, I have noticed some sloppy discussion of the
Pinephone elsewhere. The "Comparison" section[1] of the Pinephone's
Wikipedia page is largely an advertisement for the Librem 5, which
falsely states that unlike the Pinephone the Librem 5 is endorsed by the
FSF. I took a look at the source[2] cited for this claim, and no
evidence is provided, but with the tone and spin of the article I can
see why people would come away with the impression that the Pinephone
has serious freedom issues (beyond that of a normal smartphone), when in
fact, as far as I can tell, it is about has close to a freedom- and
privacy-respecting phone as is possible at this time (which is
admittedly not very, but that's not Pine64's fault, and I've not been
shown an reason to think that the Librem 5 can do better).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinephone#Comparison
[2]
https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-vs-pine64-pinephone-linux-smartphone-comparison/
> It's an improvement over the devices which currently support
Replicant. They can't even boot without non-free software, and they
have the modem enabled at all times.
Regarding the devices supporting Replicant, I'm curious as to the following: is the hardware, such as Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, operational, even though it cannot be used because it requires non-free software? In other words, in a phone running Replicant, is, for example, the Wi-Fi module on, despite it being inaccessible by the user of the phone, or is it disabled and off?
Thank you for the link, it's good to know what explicitly is and is not blobbed.
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