Motorola Moto E5 Play (motorola-james)

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Motorola Moto E5 Play
Moto E5 Play
Moto E5 Play
Manufacturer Motorola
Name Moto E5 Play
Codename motorola-james
Released 2018
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 425/427 (MSM8937)
CPU 4x 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 308
Display 720x1280 IPS
Storage 16 GB
Memory 2 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version 8.0
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Features
Flashing
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
SD card
Battery
Screen
Partial
Touchscreen
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Audio
Camera
Camera Flash
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
GPS
Modem
Calls
SMS
Mobile data
Miscellaneous
FDE
USB OTG
HDMI/DP
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Haptics
Barometer


Contributors

  • e5playjames

Users owning this device

How to enter flash mode

volume down + power

Installation

motorola-james [1]

Recovery Image at: [2]

Install with recovery ZIP file on SD card inserted into device:

$ pmbootstrap install --android-recovery-zip

$ pmboostrap export

$ cp /tmp/postmarketOS-export/pmos-motorola-james.zip $SD

$ fastboot boot twrp-james-bootonly.img

Unmount system, data, cache. Install the ZIP.

$ ip a # May display an IP with a .2

$ ssh user@172.16.42.1 # Replace with .1

$ sudo nmcli device wifi list ifname wlan0

$ sudo nmcli device wifi connect "$SSID" password "$PASSWORD" ifname "wlan0"

$ sudo apk add wget

$ sudo apk add git

$ echo "merge configs from james_defconfig and get the rest of the kernel working!"

See also