Motorola Moto G 4G 2013 (motorola-peregrine)

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Motorola Moto G 4G (2013)
Moto G 4G 2013 running Weston
Moto G 4G 2013 running Weston
Manufacturer Motorola
Name Moto G 4G (2013)
Codename motorola-peregrine
Released 2013
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926)
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 305
Display 720x1280 IPS LCD
Storage 8 GB
Memory 1 GB
Architecture armv7
Software
Original software Android
Original version 4.4
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline yes
Features
Flashing
Works
USB Networking
Works
Internal storage
SD card
Battery
Screen
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Audio
Camera
Camera Flash
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Modem
Calls
SMS
Mobile data
Miscellaneous
FDE
Works
USB OTG
HDMI/DP
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Haptics
Barometer


Contributors

  • pikpok

Maintainer(s)

  • pikpok

Users owning this device

  • Lloir (Notes: IMEI blocked,purchased on ebay everything else works)
  • Sanzoghenzo


How to enter flash mode

You need to unlock your bootloader first if you haven't yet. Hold Power and Volume Down button to enter fastboot mode if phone is turned on, or just Volume Down when connecting USB to turned off device.

Installation

Typical fastboot flashing procedure should be fine:

$ pmbootstrap init
$ pmbootstrap install
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs
$ pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel

WiFi and NetworkManager

WiFi does not work with NetworkManager out of the box. Seems like it's due to old kernel used (see pmaports#50 for more details).

There are two possible workarounds:

See also