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. |
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Manufacturer | Motorola |
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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 |
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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 |
Works
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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 |
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 Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. |
Untested
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USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching |
Untested
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Sensors | |
Accelerometer Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile |
Untested
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Contributors
- BogdanTheGeek
Maintainer(s)
- BogdanTheGeek
Users owning this device
- BogdanTheGeek (Notes: MSM8210 running MSM8610 FW)
- 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
fastboot
will 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