Motorola Moto E 2014 (motorola-condor)
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| This device runs a Downstream kernel. Some UIs will not work, and most features (3D acceleration, audio, etc.) may be broken. | 
|  weston lock screen | |
| Manufacturer | Motorola | 
|---|---|
| Name | Moto E 2014 (1st Gen) | 
| Codename | motorola-condor | 
| Released | 2014 | 
| Type | handset | 
| Hardware | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8210/MSM8610) | 
| CPU | Dual-core Cortex-A7 1.2 GHz | 
| GPU | Adreno 302 | 
| Display | 540x960 LCD | 
| Storage | 4GB | 
| Memory | 1GB | 
| Architecture | armv7 | 
| Software | |
| Original software The software and version the device was shipped with. | Android 5.1 | 
| 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. | 3.4.112 | 
| Device package |  device-motorola-condor | 
| Kernel package |  linux-motorola-condor | 
| Flashing Whether it is possible to flash the device with  pmbootstrap flasher. | Works | 
|---|---|
| USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system). | Works | 
| Battery Whether charging and battery level reporting work. | Works | 
| Screen Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control. | Works | 
| Touchscreen | Works | 
| Multimedia | |
| 3D Acceleration | Untested | 
| Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. | Untested | 
| Camera | Untested | 
| Connectivity | |
| WiFi | Untested | 
| Bluetooth | Untested | 
| GPS | Untested | 
| Modem | |
| Calls | Untested | 
| SMS | Untested | 
| Mobile data | Untested | 
| Miscellaneous | |
| FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. | Untested | 
| USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching. | Untested | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces. | Untested | 
Contributors
- BogdanTheGeek
Maintainer(s)
- BogdanTheGeek
Users owning this device
- BogdanTheGeek (Notes: MSM8210 running MSM8610 FW)
- BruninTech (Notes: Running Android?, 1/4, Hard Bricked idk why)
- Roboe (Notes: broken screen flex connector, aftermarket screen replacement; ran OmniROM until some random upgrade, after that it won't boot some ROM/OSes)
- Stormwoodpecker
- ULumia (Notes: White XT1021)
What is working
- ssh over usb
- display works (changed the imgType to RGBA_8888 in mdss_fb.c with a patch like this)
- charging is working
- touch is working with initfs hook to reset the touchscreen driver similar to this, but like this:
#!/bin/sh
echo 1 > /sys/class/i2c-dev/i2c-1/device/1-0020/drv_irq
echo 1 > /sys/class/i2c-dev/i2c-1/device/1-0020/reset
How to enter flash mode
- Connect a USB cable
- Power the device off
- Hold power + volume down
- The device should now boot in bootloader mode
- Volume down moves down in the list
- Volume up selects item on list
- Power button reboots the device in normal mode
- fastbootwill now work
Before flashing
The bootloader needs to be unlocked before custom firmware can be flashed, twrp or a similar recovery tool is not needed but it helps. To unlock the bootloader follow the instructions on this page: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/standalone/bootloader/unlock-your-device-a
Installing
$ pmbootstrap init #select all the options and packages that you want
$ pmbootstrap install #create rootfs and boot image
$ pmbootstrap export --no-install #extract the boot.img
$ sudo fastboot flash:raw boot /tmp/postmarketOS-export/boot.img-motorola-condor #path and names could be different but the comand above will tell you where to look
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs #this will flash to the system partition which is about 900MB
If your rootfs is too large:
$ sudo fastboot erase system #otherwise it may boot something on that partition
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs --partition userdata #this will flash to the userdata partition
See also
- pmaports!1887 Initial merge request