Motorola Moto E4 (motorola-perry)
This device runs a Downstream kernel. Some UIs will not work, and most features (3D acceleration, audio, etc.) may be broken. |
![]() xfce4 running on Moto E4 | |
Manufacturer | Motorola |
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Name | Moto E4 |
Codename | motorola-perry |
Released | 2017 |
Type | handset |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 (MSM8920) |
CPU | 4x 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 |
GPU | Adreno 308 |
Display | 720x1280 IPS LCD |
Storage | 16 GB |
Memory | 2 GB |
Architecture | aarch64 |
Software | |
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with. |
Android 7.1 |
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer. |
Android |
postmarketOS | |
Category | downstream |
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline. |
no |
pmOS kernel The kernel version that runs on the device's port. |
3.18.140 |
Device package |
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Kernel package |
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Flashing It is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher . |
Works
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USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system). |
Works
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Battery Charging and battery level reporting works |
Untested
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Screen Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control. |
Works
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Touchscreen |
Works
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Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Untested
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Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. |
Untested
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Camera |
Untested
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Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Partial
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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 Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. |
Untested
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USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching |
Works
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Sensors | |
Accelerometer Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile |
Untested
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Contributors
- lastramses
Maintainer(s)
Users owning this device
- Newblicious (Notes: Not usable)
How to enter flash mode
hold Power On and Volume Down buttons while device is powered off.
The device has to be unlocked before images can be replaced. It is strongly suggested to use TWRP recovery (twrp-perry-3.2.1-r1.img verified to work) if debugging is necessary. If the device does not boot it is possible to access log from last attempt at sys/fs/pstore/console-ramoops via TWRP.
Installation
This port has been done on the SKU: XT1766 of the Motorola E4 (Perry) version
This port has been tested on the SKU: XT1765 of the Motorola E4 (Perry)
$ pmbootstrap install
plug the device to computer and switch it to the fastboot mode
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
finally run $ pmbootstrap flasher boot
or reset the device
Device should boot with display and be accessible via ssh @172.16.42.1
Additional information
Normally display should work without any modification but at the time of writing there was a compatibility issue with Xorg packages (particularly Xorg-server) in the EDGE repository. To resolve the issue after flashing the phone postmarketos-ui-xfce4 and Xorg-server packages have been removed and installed from 3.11/main repository.
Hardware / sensors detail
For reference, sensor information from sensors sandbox (f-droid) on SKU xt1766; note that in addition to hardware-based sensors, it presumably includes software-based / derived sensors:
sensor details (sensorssandbox)
name | vendor | version | type |
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3-axis accelerometer | Bosch | 1 | 1 |
Compass | Vendor | 1 | 2 |
Orientation | Vendor | 1 | 3 |
Ambient light sensor | Elan | 1 | 5 |
Proximity sensor | Elan | 1 | 8 |
Flat up | Motorola | 1 | 65537 |
Flat down | Motorola | 1 | 65538 |
Stowed | Motorola | 1 | 65539 |
Moto glance gesture | Motorola | 1 | 65548 |
sx9310-cap | |||
Geomag rotation vector sensor | AOSP | 3 | 20 |
See also
- pmaports!1111 Initial merge request