Motorola Moto G6 (motorola-ali)
This device is supported as part of a generic port. Refer to Generic MSM8953 (qcom-msm8953) for installation instructions and more information. |
![]() Moto G6 with Mate desktop | |
Manufacturer | Motorola |
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Name | Moto G6 |
Codename | motorola-ali |
Released | 2018 |
Type | handset |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (MSM8953) |
CPU | 8x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 |
GPU | Adreno 506 |
Display | 1080x2160 |
Storage | 32/64 GB |
Memory | 3/4 GB |
Architecture | aarch64 |
Software | |
Original software | Android |
Original version The version the device was shipped with. |
8.0 |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images Whether pre-built images are available here. |
no |
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline. |
yes |
pmOS kernel The kernel version that runs on the device's port. |
6.12.0 |
Generic port | Generic MSM8953 (qcom-msm8953) |
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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Internal storage eMMC, SD cards, UFS, ... |
Works
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SD card Also includes other external storage cards |
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. |
Partial
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Touchscreen |
Works
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Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Works
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Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. |
Broken
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Camera |
Broken
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Camera Flash |
Broken
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Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Works
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Bluetooth |
Works
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GPS |
Untested
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NFC Near Field Communication |
Untested
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Modem | |
Calls |
Broken
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SMS |
Broken
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Mobile data |
Broken
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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 |
Broken
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Sensors | |
Accelerometer Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile |
Broken
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Magnetometer Sensor to measure magnetism |
Broken
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Ambient Light |
Broken
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Proximity |
Broken
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Hall Effect Also known as flip cover sensor |
Broken
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Haptics |
Untested
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This device is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 (MSM8953). See the SoC page for common tips, guides and troubleshooting steps |
Maintainer(s)
Uclydde
Users owning this device
- Bhashithe (Notes: 3GB/32GB)
- Clygro (Notes: 4GB/64GB, pmOS edge plasma mobile)
- FieryFlames (Notes: 3GB/32GB Google Fi)
- Foldmorepaper (Notes: 3GB/32GB)
- JoseskVolpe (Notes: (32GB, 3GB RAM) Running PostMarketOS)
- Michael Mc Donnell (Notes: 3GB/32GB Google Fi variant)
- Uclydde (Notes: 3GB/32GB, PVT2 variant)
- Xproot (Notes: (3GB/32GB) no pmOS - Unofficial Battery, degraded - Second Main)
How to enter flash mode
adb reboot bootloader
+ buttons, reboot to bootloader via TWRP, or
Installation
- Follow the Installation guide
Note: lk2nd is a hard dependency, without it the mainline kernel will not select the panel. |
$ pmbootstrap init # choose Vendor: qcom Device codename: msm8953
$ pmbootstrap install
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_lk2nd
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
Status
The Motorola Moto G6 is supported by upstream lk2nd. There is an initial device tree in upstream Linux for the Motorola Moto G6.
As of 11/21/2021, a device tree, panel driver, and kernel configuration have been added to the msm8953 mainline kernel fork, and patches have been submitted to upstream Linux to add initial support.
Display
Display malfunctions or inverts colors after resuming from suspension. It also refuses to turn on from screen lock sometimes. Disabling automatic suspending is recommended.
3D Acceleration
Though there's Vulkan support in stock Android ROM, Vulkan is currently not supported. Turnip currently only support up to a6xx and greater, there's currently no plans to support a5xx but a issue is open and patches are welcome, so please show your support and donate or contribute!
OpenGL and OpenGL ES are supported by Freedreno.
SD Card
Requires manual mounting.
Audio
The device uses a Cirrus Logic CS47L35 connected to the Snapdragon SoC by SLIMbus, CLK is pin 70 (Snapdragon) and DATA0 is pin 71. The driver is available on the kernel.
See also
- pmaports!1071 Initial merge request
- pmaports!1281 Update to arm64, update gcc, remove unused patches
- pmaports!1956 Revert arch to armv7
- pmaports!3569 Use mainline kernel fork and add firmware support
- pmaports!6041 Removal of device-specific packages in favor of generic msm8953 package
- Add support for Motorola Moto G6 to msm8953-mainlining/linux
- Add initial Moto G6 device tree to upstream Linux
- pmaports#1494 Motorola Moto G6 doesn't boot to graphics
- pmaports#1516 motorola-ali: How to use mainline?