Motorola Moto G 2013 (motorola-falcon)
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WARNING: This device
is not recommended for future use with postmarketOS due to its armhf architecture. Alpine Linux (the distribution that postmarketOS extends) pmaports#599 has been considering dropping it. |
![]() Moto G 2013 running Weston | |
Manufacturer | Motorola |
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Name | Moto G (1st gen) |
Codename | falcon |
Released | 2013 |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 |
CPU | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 |
GPU | Adreno 305 |
Display | 720x1280 IPS LCD |
Storage | 8 GB |
Memory | 1 GB |
Architecture | armhf |
Software | |
Original software |
Android 4.3 |
Extended version |
Android 4.3 |
Mainline |
no |
Device package |
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Kernel package |
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Flashing |
Works
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USB Networking |
Works
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Battery |
Untested
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Screen |
Works
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Touchscreen |
Works
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Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Untested
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Audio |
Untested
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Camera |
Untested
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Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Untested
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Bluetooth |
Untested
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GPS |
Untested
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Modem | |
Calls |
Untested
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SMS |
Untested
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Mobile data |
Untested
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Miscellaneous | |
FDE |
Untested
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Sensors | |
Accelerometer |
Untested
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Contributors
What works
- Device boots
- Framebuffer graphics
- Splashscreen
- Weston
- Touchscreen
- Flashing the kernel and system image via fastboot
What doesn't work
- Anything not mentioned (wifi, bluetooth, etc.)
Untested
- Interfaces other than weston (plasma, xfce4 are not working yet)
- Using full disk encryption
Installing
There appears to be no special process to flashing the device, as long as the bootloader is unlocked first
Once you're in fastboot by holding down vol down and power, flashing it is as follows:
$ pmbootstrap init
$ pmbootstrap install --no-fde
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
$ pmbootstrap flasher boot
You can also use $ pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel
to flash the kernel, however this breaks the charging splash screen
Useful stuff
Similar to the Moto G 2014, the LED can be controlled:
$ echo 255 > /sys/devices/leds-qpnp-rgb-e1dba000/leds/white/brightness