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Revision as of 23:06, 26 February 2018
![]() Motorola Droid 4 | |
Manufacturer | Motorola |
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Name | Droid 4 |
Codename | maserati |
Released | 2012 |
Hardware | |
Chipset | TI OMAP 4430 |
CPU | Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 |
GPU | PowerVR SGX540 |
Display | 540 x 960 TFT |
Storage | 16 GB |
Memory | 1 GB |
Software | |
Original software | Android 2.3 on Linux 2.6 |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | no |
Flashing |
No data |
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USB Networking |
No data |
Internal storage |
No data |
SD card |
No data |
Battery |
No data |
Screen |
No data |
Touchscreen |
No data |
Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
No data |
Audio |
No data |
Camera |
No data |
Camera Flash |
No data |
Connectivity | |
WiFi |
No data |
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 |
No data |
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 |
Contributors
- TheKit
- Hexarei
- MartijnBraam
What works
What does not work
- The rest
Rooting
The Droid 4 doesn't have an unlockable bootloader, so rooting the device requires an exploit.
The easiest exploit is called "Saferoot", which was originally intended for Samsung devices, but also works for many others, including the Droid 4. You can find a saferoot .zip file in this XDA-Developers thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758
Download saferoot.zip, extract it somewhere, then enable USB debugging on the Droid 4 and connect it to your computer. With it connected, open a command line, cd to where you extracted the files, then run install.sh if you're on a Linux machine, or install.bat if you're on a Windows machine.
Following the on-screen instructions, you should eventually have a rooted device!
Custom Recovery: Safestrap
While there's no official version of TWRP for the maserati, there is a custom recovery based on early versions: SafeStrap!
YOU MUST ROOT AS LISTED ABOVE, FIRST!
You can download that here (make sure to get the one with maserati in the name!):
It's an APK file, so enable untrusted sources on your Droid 4 and install it. Once installed, if you're properly rooted, launching it should give you three options: Install recovery, uninstall recovery, and reboot to recovery.
Tapping "install recovery" should install the SafeStrap recovery! If it's successful, tapping "Reboot to recovery" should take you to the custom SafeStrap recovery.
Additional Info
Safestrap recovery has support for what it calls "ROM slots." At the time of this writing, you must select a non-stock slot in order to flash anything besides Android.
To repeat: DO NOT TRY TO INSTALL pmOS TO THE STOCK SLOT! IT COULD BRICK YOUR DEVICE!.
See also
- #1039 WIP pull request