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Motorola Moto G5s (motorola-montana)

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Note This device is supported as part of a generic port. Refer to Generic MSM89x7 (qcom-msm89x7) for installation instructions and more information.
Motorola Moto G5s
File:motorola-montana.jpg
Manufacturer Motorola
Name Moto G5s
Codename motorola-montana
Released 2017
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 (MSM8937)
CPU Octa-core 1.4Ghz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 505
Display 1080x1920 IPS
Storage 32 GB
Memory 3 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Android 7.1 (Linux 3.18.31)
postmarketOS
Category testing
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
yes
Generic port Generic MSM89x7 (qcom-msm89x7)
Device package device-qcom-msm89x7
Kernel package linux-motorola-montana
Features
Flashing
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
Internal storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS, ...
Works
SD card
Also includes other external storage cards
Works
Battery
Charging and battery level reporting works
Works
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Partial
Camera
Partial
Camera Flash
Partial
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Works
GPS
Broken
Modem
Calls
Broken
SMS
Broken
Mobile data
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Works
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching
Works
Sensors
Accelerometer
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Broken

Contributors

Maintainer(s)

Users owning this device

  • DolphinChips (Notes: Current daily driver)
  • Lexpdev (Notes: not turning on, probably bricked)
  • Xproot (Notes: (2GB/32GB) Broken bat - broken display - broken digitizer - unused)

How to enter flash mode

Power + Volume Down buttons or use adb reboot bootloader

Installation

Note Warning: Flashing lk2nd is required, as it is a hard dependency. Without it the mainline kernel will not select the display panel (resulting in black screen on boot).
$ pmbootstrap init # choose Vendor: qcom Device codename: msm89x7
$ pmbootstrap install
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_lk2nd
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs

See also