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Motorola Moto G7 (motorola-river)

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Note This device is still *very* early


Motorola Moto G7
Running weston
Running weston
Manufacturer Motorola
Name Moto G7
Codename motorola-river
Released 2019
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 (SDM632)
CPU Octa-core 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold
4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver
GPU Adreno 506
Display 1080x2770 IPS
Storage 64GB
Memory 4GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version
The version the device was shipped with.
9
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available here.
no
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
Battery
Charging and battery level reporting works
Untested
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Untested
Camera
Untested
Connectivity
WiFi
Untested
Bluetooth
Untested
GPS
Untested
NFC
Near Field Communication
Broken
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
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Untested


Contributors

  • PentBeear

Users owning this device


Maintainer(s)

What has not been tested

  • Accelerometer, GPS
  • Wifi, Bluetooth
  • Camera
  • Battery
  • Mobile data/Calls
  • USB OTG, Audio


How to enter flash mode

hold Power and both Volume Up and Volume Down to get in Fastboot Mode.

User Interfaces

Weston

Working (Requires the use of echo 0 0 > /sys/class/graphics/fb0/pan to fix the screen on boot)

  • The initfs-hook.sh file currently does not fix this.

Variants

Known Variants:

Model Number Region/Carrier
XT1962 Europe
XT1962-4 USA


Installation

https://github.com/PentBeear/motorola-river

Download this and add to your /device/testing section

Then initialize and flash it to your device.

No merge requests have been made.

Wifi

Wifi support is currently unknown as finding the required firmware files requires too much time of the writer (PentBeear)

  • Please add support if you have this device!


See also