Motorola Moto X (motorola-ghost)

Features
Flashing	Works
USB Networking	Works
Internal storage
SD card
Battery	Partial
Screen	Works
Touchscreen	Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Audio
Camera
Camera Flash
Connectivity
WiFi
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Modem
Calls
SMS
Mobile data
Miscellaneous
FDE
USB OTG	Partial
HDMI/DP
Sensors
Accelerometer
Magnetometer
Ambient Light
Proximity
Hall Effect
Haptics
Barometer

Motorola Moto X
	; Moto X
Manufacturer	Motorola
Name	Moto X
Codename	motorola-ghost
Released	2013
Type	handset
Hardware
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (MSM8960DT)
CPU	Dual-core Krait 200 1.7 GHz
GPU	Adreno 320
Display	1280x720 (316 PPI) AMOLED
Storage	16/32 GB
Memory	2 GB
Architecture	armv7
Software
Original software	Android
Original version	4.2.2 (Linux 3.4)
Extended version	5.1 (Linux 3.4)
postmarketOS
Category	testing
Pre-built images	no
postmarketOS kernel	3.4.42
Unixbench Whet/Dhry score	844.9

Contributors

Xinayder

Users owning this device

Entering "Fastboot mode"

Hold Volume Down + Power, let go of Power once the device display does something (e.g. turns from battery icon to black screen).

Installation

pmbootstrap install
pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel
pmbootstrap flasher flash_rootfs

The device must be in bootloader mode. While flashing, it's normal to see "variable not supported!" messages.

Zip installation fails with the message:

E: Error executing updater binary in zip

. The exported boot.img and motorola-ghost.img can be flashed with fastboot, however.

Additional info

The device freezes on the first boot after flashing. Rebooting it fixes the issue.

USB OTG works if USB devices are connected before boot.

An exploit for a locked bootloader exists: http://bits-please.blogspot.com/2016/02/unlocking-motorola-bootloader.html

Xfce4 tweaks

Disable screensaver and lockscreen (enabled by default). Otherwise screen will become blank and unresponsive, respectively. Once both are disabled, touchscreen will respond to power press, and screen will refresh (incrementally) by touch events. Non-responding screen can be addressed by restarting lightdm. Screen dimming works.
Power manager shows charging status correctly. Power-on via charger plug in will result in boot to pmOS since charging-sdl is not implemented.

Hardware details

hwtest output

Category	Model	Path	Status	Value
framebuffer	msmfb44_90701	/sys/class/graphics/fb0	Working	U:720x1280p-0
framebuffer	msmfb44_a0001	/sys/class/graphics/fb1	Working
input	gpio-keys	/dev/input/event5	Working
input	msm8960-snd-card Headset Jack	/dev/input/event4	Working
input	msm8960-snd-card Button Jack	/dev/input/event3	Working
input	synaptics_dsx_i2c	/dev/input/event2	Working
input	msp430sensorprocessor	/dev/input/event1	Working
input	pmic8xxx_pwrkey	/dev/input/event0	Working

sensors (lm-sensors package) output

tmp108-i2c-10-48
Adapter: QUP I2C adapter
temp1:        +30.5C  (high = +127.5C, hyst = -128.0C)

tsens_tz_sensor0-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:         +0.0C  (crit =  +0.2C)

tsens_tz_sensor1-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:         +0.0C  (crit =  +0.2C)

tsens_tz_sensor2-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:         +0.0C  (crit =  +0.2C)

tsens_tz_sensor3-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:         +0.0C  (crit =  +0.2C)

tsens_tz_sensor4-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:         +0.0C  (crit =  +0.2C)

pm8921_tz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:        +28.9C  (crit = +145.0C)

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