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Motorola Moto G 2015 (motorola-osprey)

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Note This page is about the dedicated port of this device. There is also an optional generic port available for this device - see Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916).
Motorola Moto G 2015
Moto G 2015
Moto G 2015
Manufacturer Motorola
Name Moto G 2015
Codename motorola-osprey
Released 2015
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916)
CPU Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306
Display 720x1280 IPS
Storage 8/16 GB
Memory 1/2 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android
Original version
The version the device was shipped with.
5.1.1
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
Unixbench score
Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.
902.7
Optional Generic Port Generic MSM8916 (qcom-msm8916)
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.
Partial
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Works
Camera
Untested
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Partial
GPS
Works
Modem
Calls
Untested
SMS
Untested
Mobile data
Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
Sensors
Accelerometer
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Untested

Contributors

Maintainer(s)

Device owners


How to enter flash mode

Power off the device, hold down the Power and the Volume Up key for 1-2 seconds. Some devices you may need to hold down the Power and the Volume Down key instead.

For unlocking the bootloader see Bootloader#Motorola.

There is some exploit, but it caused bootloops on this particular model according to a community report: https://github.com/alephsecurity/initroot

Mainline Installation

Follow the Installation_guide.

Download lk2nd from https://github.com/msm8916-mainline/lk2nd and flash it to the device. Make sure lk2nd is active before flashing postmarketos kernel.

Follow Qualcomm_Snapdragon_410/412_(MSM8916)#Installation.

Note: A recent (edge, alpine-release 3.19_alpha20230901) attempt to install via sideloading a recovery zip image fails (#1877, not specific to osprey, but rather to MSM8916). The end of pmos.log file shows:

+ chroot /tmp/postmarketos/chroot /bin/busybox --install /bin
chroot: can't execute '/bin/busybox': No such file or directory

Similarly, an attempt to manually flash via fastboot (lk2nd 0.15.0) fails with the error message

unable to mount root partition

User Interface

The following user interfaces run on the device:

  • Xfce4
  • Mate
  • Sxmo
  • Phosh

Known Issues

  • Brightness slider doesn't work
  • Bluetooth paring and audio works but file transfers fail
  • Password entry pad occasionally becomes unresponsive

Hardware details (hwtest)

Category Model Path Status Value
framebuffer msmdrmfb /sys/class/graphics/fb0 Working U:720x1280p-0
drm /sys/class/drm/card0-DSI-1 Working 720x1280
vibrator pm8xxx_vib_ffmemless /dev/input/event4 Working
input Synaptics S2726BR_T /dev/input/event3 Working
input GPIO Buttons /dev/input/event2 Working
input pm8941_resin /dev/input/event1 Working
input pm8941_pwrkey /dev/input/event0 Working
input msm8916 Headset Jack /dev/input/event5 Working

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