[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matmutant:
FAQ part1

FAQ​

[SIZE=+1]Q1: What are Moto G 4G/LTE tech specs ?[/SIZE]

The 4G/LTE Motorola Moto G is named peregrine

XT1039: Moto 4G/LTE - 8GB (UK/EU)

XT1040: Moto 4G/LTE - 8GB (Brazil/Canada)

XT1045: Moto 4G/LTE - 8GB

following model numbers are standard non-4G editions : (DO NOT FOLLOW THIS FAQ IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MODEL)

The 'standard' Motorola Moto G is named XT1032/XT1033/XT1034/XT1035/... aka Falcon

XT1028: Verizon US CDMA - 8GB/16GB

XT1031: Boost US CDMA - 8GB/16GB

XT1032: EU/Global GSM/GPe - 8GB/16GB. (GPe = Google Play edition)

XT1033: Brazil - 8GB/16GB (Colors Edition) (Dual Sim) + Moto G (Music edition) (Dual Sim) (16GB Only)

XT1034: US GSM - 8GB/16GB.

XT1035: Brazil - 8GB/16GB (Colors Edition) (Unconfirmed)

Complete specifications available in [MENTION=5697318]Mr hOaX[/MENTION] Tips and Tricks thread​

[SIZE=+1]Q2: How to Root my Peregrine?[/SIZE]

Use the SuperSU way (after flashing CWM recovery) OR the EasyRecovery Toolkit​

[SIZE=+1]Q3: Where can i find a Custom recovery ?[/SIZE]

TWRP 2.7.1.0 by [MENTION=3966540]Darkshado[/MENTION] (WIP)

CWM 6.0.5.0 by [MENTION=2614663]shabbypenguin[/MENTION] (WIP)

[SIZE=+1]Q4: Why doesn't the LED work ?[/SIZE]

maybe you disabled LED on you older device (or it didn't even have one) setting up you google account disabled the LED on you new Motot G use Notification Light Widget From Motorola to fix this issue (more info)​

[SIZE=+1]Q5: How to access Fastboot?[/SIZE]

Hold PowerButton and VolDown during boot.
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[SIZE=+1]Q6: How to unlock Bootloader?[/SIZE]

Boot to Fastboot and follow this guide

or Motorola guide on Motorola's website
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[SIZE=+1]Q7: How do i get adb and fastboot drivers ?[/SIZE]

For windows, follow this guide or this one

although, it seems Motorola Device Manager works ok for win7x86-32 (but not for win7x64-64?) i cannot answer this i'm under linux

other USB drivers if first method failed, source

For Linux, get fastboot files here also, adb and fastboot can be installed using repos for ubuntu-based distros packages needed are : android-tools-adb and android-tools-fastboot (android-tools-fsutils may be useful too)

eg:

sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot

[SIZE=+1]Q8: How to access bootloader?[/SIZE]

- Via ADB :

adb reboot bootloader

- The hard(ware) way :

With the phone powered off, press the VOL DOWN KEY for 2-3 seconds then POWER key then release.

The device will display different BOOT OPTIONS

Use the VOL DOWN Key to SCROLL to Recovery and VOL UP Key to select

[SIZE=+1]Q9: How to access recovery?[/SIZE]

using terminal, if the device is already rooted

su
reboot recovery

via adb

adb reboot recovery

via bootloader

boot to bootloader (see Q11) and select recovery (use Use the VOL DOWN Key to SCROLL to Recovery and VOL UP Key to select)

via external app

[SIZE=+1]Q29: Various way to fine tune your Moto[/SIZE]

Greenify : prevent unwanted apps from awaking device or runing in background (works on both rooted and not devices, but best performances are with rooted+Xposed.

MinFree settings : if you think the moto G (4.4.4) is too aggressive about killing apps to free memory so that you can't switch between two large apps without it killing one app and restarting it. then try tuning MinFree settings, rooted devices only.
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[SIZE=+1]Q30: What can i do with my Notification LED?[/SIZE]

Actually your device has 2 LEDs [source] and here is how to play with it : http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/development/led-moto-g-led-custom-controls-t2951463

it can be used as a eMMC activity monitoring, or for charging or USB connected!​

[SIZE=+1]Q31: How can i update my bootloader ?[/SIZE]

Understand the risks and simply choose between an automated process (for Windows users only) or the step by step one (for Linux users mainly) here​

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