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== Installation ==
== Installation ==
{{note|Working user interfaces: Weston, Mate, Gnome, XFCE4, i3wm, sxmo}}
{{note|Working user interfaces (on the downstream kernel): Weston, Mate, Gnome, XFCE4, i3wm, sxmo}}
* Enter fastboot mode.
* Enter fastboot mode.
* Execute  <code> pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs </code>
* Execute  <code> pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs </code>

Revision as of 00:44, 20 June 2021

Motorola Moto G6
Moto G6 with Mate desktop
Moto G6 with Mate desktop
Manufacturer Motorola
Name Moto G6
Codename motorola-ali
Released 2018
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450
CPU 8x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 506
Display 1080x2160
Storage 32/64 GB
Memory 3/4 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android 8.0
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline no
postmarketOS kernel 3.18.140
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Battery
Works
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
No data
Audio
Broken
Camera
No data
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
No data
GPS
No data
NFC
No data
Modem
Calls
No data
SMS
No data
Mobile data
No data
Miscellaneous
FDE
No data
USB OTG
Broken
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
No data
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Maintainer(s)

Uclydde

Users owning this device


How to enter flash mode

  • Power + Volume Down buttons or use TWRP reboot bootloader, or adb reboot bootloader

Installation

Note Working user interfaces (on the downstream kernel): Weston, Mate, Gnome, XFCE4, i3wm, sxmo
  • Enter fastboot mode.
  • Execute pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
  • Execute pmbootstrap flasher boot

Mainline Kernel

Mainlining attempts are currently in-progress (effort led by Uclydde, with guidance from gavodavo/Ultracoolguy).

  • Lk2nd has been ported, and can be found here: lk2nd

As of 6/19/2021, the Moto G6 is able to boot the msm8953 mainline kernel fork. The display and touchscreen "work", though there are a number of graphical glitches.

32bit or 64bit

For whatever reason, Motorola decided to ship a 32bit build of Android with the Moto G6, despite the SoC (sdm450/msm8953) being 64bit. For this reason, the postmarketOS build that was originally (and at the time of writing this) is 32bit. The device fails to boot a 64bit build of postmarketOS, though it may be possible with some additional modifications.

A way to circumvent this problem is by using the mainline kernel.

See also