Motorola Moto G7 Play (motorola-channel)
Appearance
Even though the chipset supports aarch64, the stock kernel is armv7 binder. |
![]() Motorola Moto G7 Play (XT1952-4) running Weston | |
Manufacturer | Motorola |
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Name |
Moto G7 Play / Moto G7 Optimo |
Codename | motorola-channel |
Released | 2019 |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 |
CPU | Octa-core (4x 1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x 1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver) |
GPU | Adreno 506 |
Storage | 32 GB |
Memory | 2 GB |
Architecture | aarch64 |
Software | |
Original software | Android 9 on Linux 4.9 |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Flashing |
Works |
---|---|
USB Networking |
Works |
Internal storage |
No data |
SD card |
No data |
Battery |
No data |
Screen |
Works |
Touchscreen |
Works |
Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
No data |
Audio |
No data |
Camera |
No data |
Camera Flash |
No data |
Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Works |
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
- 00p513
- Jetremblay
- Noocsharp
Users owning this device
The Moto G7 Play is a 5.7" phone with a 720 x 1512P display. It can be bought for about £120 in the UK. It is A/B partitioned, and has an arm64 cpu, however Custom ROMs must be a64 binder (32 bit OS). It is now booting with at least Weston working.
How to enter flash mode
Hold down
+ while booting to enter Flash Mode.User Interfaces
Weston
Working fine
MATE
Working fine
SXMO
Working fine
XFCE
may have changed
Black screen
fbcon
Does not work. So setting the ui to fbkeyboard just shows a blank screen.
Some notes from Amy
Variants
There are a few variants listed below:
Model Number | Region/Carrier |
---|---|
XT1952-1 | Europe |
XT1952-2 | Brazil |
XT1952-3 | United States (Unlocked) |
XT1952-4 | United States (Sprint) |
XT1952-6 | United States (Metro by T-Mobile) |
XT1952-DL | United States (Tracfone) |
XT1952-T | United States (T-Mobile) |
Kernel
We should almost certain upgrade kernel tag soon
Partitions
Default System sizes are 2352 MB each
$ tree /dev/disk/by-partlabel/
/dev/disk/by-partlabel/
├── DDR -> ../../mmcblk0p25
├── aboot_a -> ../../mmcblk0p9
├── aboot_b -> ../../mmcblk0p10
├── apdp -> ../../mmcblk0p49
├── boot_a -> ../../mmcblk0p41
├── boot_b -> ../../mmcblk0p42
├── carrier -> ../../mmcblk0p38
├── cid -> ../../mmcblk0p35
├── cmnlib64_a -> ../../mmcblk0p13
├── cmnlib64_b -> ../../mmcblk0p14
├── cmnlib_a -> ../../mmcblk0p11
├── cmnlib_b -> ../../mmcblk0p12
├── devcfg_a -> ../../mmcblk0p7
├── devcfg_b -> ../../mmcblk0p8
├── devinfo -> ../../mmcblk0p52
├── dpo -> ../../mmcblk0p51
├── dsp_a -> ../../mmcblk0p23
├── dsp_b -> ../../mmcblk0p24
├── dtbo_a -> ../../mmcblk0p43
├── dtbo_b -> ../../mmcblk0p44
├── frp -> ../../mmcblk0p34
├── fsc -> ../../mmcblk0p21
├── fsg_a -> ../../mmcblk0p30
├── fsg_b -> ../../mmcblk0p31
├── hw -> ../../mmcblk0p56
├── keymaster_a -> ../../mmcblk0p15
├── keymaster_b -> ../../mmcblk0p16
├── kpan -> ../../mmcblk0p40
├── logo_a -> ../../mmcblk0p36
├── logo_b -> ../../mmcblk0p37
├── logs -> ../../mmcblk0p48
├── metadata -> ../../mmcblk0p39
├── misc -> ../../mmcblk0p45
├── modem_a -> ../../mmcblk0p19
├── modem_b -> ../../mmcblk0p20
├── modemst1 -> ../../mmcblk0p28
├── modemst2 -> ../../mmcblk0p29
├── mota -> ../../mmcblk0p46
├── msadp -> ../../mmcblk0p50
├── oem_a -> ../../mmcblk0p58
├── oem_b -> ../../mmcblk0p59
├── padA -> ../../mmcblk0p55
├── persist -> ../../mmcblk0p32
├── persist2 -> ../../mmcblk0p33
├── prov_a -> ../../mmcblk0p17
├── prov_b -> ../../mmcblk0p18
├── rpm_a -> ../../mmcblk0p3
├── rpm_b -> ../../mmcblk0p4
├── sbl1_a -> ../../mmcblk0p1
├── sbl1_b -> ../../mmcblk0p2
├── sp -> ../../mmcblk0p57
├── ssd -> ../../mmcblk0p22
├── syscfg -> ../../mmcblk0p47
├── system_a -> ../../mmcblk0p62
├── system_b -> ../../mmcblk0p63
├── tz_a -> ../../mmcblk0p5
├── tz_b -> ../../mmcblk0p6
├── userdata -> ../../mmcblk0p64
├── utags -> ../../mmcblk0p26
├── utagsBackup -> ../../mmcblk0p27
├── vbmeta_a -> ../../mmcblk0p53
├── vbmeta_b -> ../../mmcblk0p54
├── vendor_a -> ../../mmcblk0p60
└── vendor_b -> ../../mmcblk0p61
0 directories, 64 files
Notes from Jean-Etienne
The SDM632 kernel from LineageOS builds fine with arm64 architecture. Apparently the bootloader passes a skip_initramfs option which needs to be disabled in the kernel for postmarketOS to boot.