G,day ppl 8)
Well I've installed WMSE_AU 2.06 on my XDA II. FANTASTIC, not a problem at all, neither with instalation nor afterwards.
there is only one little bugger. XCPUScalar always gets back to 400Mhz after a soft-reset. I use a registered 2.85 version. I leave it set at 530Mhz with "Auto scale with CPU load" disabled, flying at 530Mhz 24/7. Either turning the unit on/off, sets stay, no worries. however if I perform a soft-reset...BOOM !!! it comes back to 400Mhz and I have to re-accelerate it moving the slide back to 530Mhz manually. Does anyone either have the same probs or would know what to do to fix it ?? TKS in advance... :shock:
cheers,
Alex[/b]
Hi
Mine does the same, when it autostarts after a soft reset the speed is back to 400. Perhaps this is to ensure that soft restarts after having set the CPU speed a little too high work. If they did not reset the speed after a soft reset then a hard reset would be the only cure if you had been too optimistic with your speed setting, and crashed the device!
The 'autoacale' box also gets cleared when you stop/start xcpu.
Pocket Hack Master has more options, but I found that its scale engine was not as good. The simple pop-up menu that you get on the today screen makes it easier to change speeds manually though. I do not know whether it remembers its speed setting on a soft reset.
http://www.antontomov.com
Anyone know if there is a registry hack to permanently set an overclocked speed such that neither of these progs is required?
Nigel
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How fast is everyone running their STRTrk/S300/8500/3125?
Mine is 100% stable running at 252mhz all the time. It makes videos and menus a lot smoother.
252 Mhz too
I've used it at 240 a bit...but I used OMAP Clock and it resets to 180 after a few minutes.
Is there a way to make it stay permanently at a set speed?
thelostsoul said:
I've used it at 240 a bit...but I used OMAP Clock and it resets to 180 after a few minutes.
Is there a way to make it stay permanently at a set speed?
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Well I could never get omapclockplus to work at making it stick, so I use Tornado Power Control and manually modify the speed in the registry so it goes up to 252 instead of stopping at 228.
could you please give us details on the registry keys and where to get the program. thanks in advance.
bigdooky said:
could you please give us details on the registry keys and where to get the program. thanks in advance.
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http://www.modaco.com/lofiversion/index.php/t237427.html
Install it and then open it and set CPU speed to "Ultra Fast" and make sure it is not set to "Automatic CPU Speed". I personally disable the CPU speed indicator because I think it clutters the screen, but that is your choice. Then exit and go into whatever registry editor you use.
And they keys to change are:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TornadoPowerControl\CPUAuto3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TornadoPowerControl\CPUSpeed
Change them both to 252.
Exit your editor and then reopen Tornado Power Control. Don't change any of the speed settings from within or you will have to re-edit the registry. Just leave it running in the background and it will keep the speed at 252. You can independently verify with OMAPClock.
*I am not responsible if you damage your device by overclocking!*
What happens when you restart?
Hi Since you stated to leave the Tornado Power Control open, what happens when you restart the phone?
Since the information is in the registry all I have to do is open the Tornado Power Control?
Thanks
sacosta74 said:
Hi Since you stated to leave the Tornado Power Control open, what happens when you restart the phone?
Since the information is in the registry all I have to do is open the Tornado Power Control?
Thanks
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I have it set to start up in the back ground when the device turns on, so if I restart, it automatically launches and overclocks without any intervention.
I noted that running omap clock at 252 makes yahoo go run much better. TPC with registry modifications does not. Thoughts and ideas?
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I noted that running omap clock at 252 makes yahoo go run much better. TPC with registry modifications does not. Thoughts and ideas?
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It has more processing capacity at a higher clock rate...
Is v0.2 the latest omapclock?
I have version 0.2 from way long ago for my MPx220 - is that really the latest version of omapclock?
TIA,
Richard
Ok, I am having some problems with this on my StarTrek. For some reason, when I open up TPC, it keeps telling me that it can't map I/O and the initialization failed. Any help?
killerbeans said:
Ok, I am having some problems with this on my StarTrek. For some reason, when I open up TPC, it keeps telling me that it can't map I/O and the initialization failed. Any help?
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A search should have found the answer to this: you must application unlock your phone before any of the overclock utils will work.
Richard
Ok, how do i app unlock the phone?
Hi i installed the rom and all is well but i installed that wififofum application and found it wasn't too great and so uninstalled it, Once i'd done this i went to the comm manager and the font had changed and its annoyin me a bit. Just wondering if ic an change it and if this has happened to anyone else? Thanks
Also another thing is that when i leave it for a while for example go to sleep, when i wake up the charge light is flashing green and no button will turn the screen back on, ive disabled the battery options that would normally turn it off but still does it. I all so have average battery when i turn it back on so its not that. I have slide2unlock could that be causing it?
Thanks again lol
Raggers,
First, take S2U2 off. It will be contributing to your problem. Secondly, simply reinstall the comm manager and you should be ok.
If you are sure that the rom you are using has the fake server tweak setup correctly (stops activesync from continuously getting in the way and locking up your phone; google on here for a more detailed explanation) and you are sure you don't have software being polled off an external SD card (will also cause lockups) then you can reinstall S2U2 with the following settings:
On battery power:
- Lock when backlight turns off: set to on
-But blank screen; set to off
- Blank screen on talk: set to off
On external power - have all settings set to off.
In the Avanced section:
- Dont suspend power: set to on
- Safe mode: set to on
- Directdraw: set to off.
These settings will stop S2U2 locking up your phone provided all the other things I referred to are sorted (just sharing my hard earned experience with you).
Let us know how you get on.
Cheers
WB
that is fantastic thankyou very much. One thing i was wondering, is there any good applications i could use to replace s2u2 as an automatic keylock? i wiull have to leave it a while to test but thankyou very very much for the suggestions
So I have this problem I think many of you have had before.. I put SetCPU at 768mhz out of curiosity and voila it doesnt work. Is there any trick that I could pull to modify the value back to 710 (or default) without doing a full wipe ?
Help much appreciated.
Ps. I need my cell in about 1.5 hours.. :S
problem solved:
I installed a different kernel with default clocks ftw
noticed the wifi will disconnect after a short period when the screen turns off
i dont want my wifi to stay connected all the time but it would be handy if i could extend this timeout to maybe 5mins or something
anyone know if it can be done?
did you try bandswitch?
no, i prefer reg tweaks... installing apps just seems to make the phone unreliable
but i will try it anyway, thanks
you want
hklm - comm - bcmsddhd1 - parms -htckeepwifionwhenunattended
change the value to 1 and wifi wont disconnect.
I dont know if you can alter the timeout.....
the setting will need to be reapplied after a soft reset though.
touch tools will do it permanently.
hope that helps....
ooh, interesting...
have also found SuspendOffDelayInterval
will test and see if it changes anything
yes, seems to work for me, value in:
\HKLM\Comm\BCMSDDHD1\Parms\SuspendOffDelayInterval
seems to be the delay in ms, so default 30,000 = 30 sec, i just added another zero to make it 300,000 or 5mins.
that's good to know.....
im quite happy with mine on all the time but im sure someone else will find that useful
does that change survive after a soft reset?
seems to yea
So after some research and Googling, I discovered that "Killling" your app is only worse or has no effect for your battery life. Even using apps that "save" battery only harm it even more. I've been told these were the fundamental things to save battery ever since I even got my hands on a smart phone.. Guess I've been asking the wrong people.
So, what are real ways to save battery? I'm a heavy phone user, often surfing the net or watching Netflix on the go. Dimming my screen is not enough, are there any other techniques to prevent my phone from dying? I've got an Android 4.
If you're rooted:
Underclock
Undervolt
Change cpu governor/io scheduler
Flash different ROMS and kernels
Change your modem
And a few more.
Not rooted:
Use screen filter? Lol.
Update your firmware
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okmijnlp said:
If you're rooted:
Underclock
Undervolt
Change cpu governor/io scheduler
Flash different ROMS and kernels
Change your modem
And a few more.
Not rooted:
Use screen filter? Lol.
Update your firmware
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I am rooted, thank you for the info! I'll be looking into it~
Get bigger battery?
Turn thing off lol only kidding but turn off auto updates such as news etc
If you look at your battery stats, under settings, you'll see what uses the most battery. Usually I find that my screen uses around 70% of my battery, but if you have something else high on the list you might have a "rogue app" preventing your phone from going into sleep mode.
If your screen is the culprit you can only save 10% or so by throttling your CPU etc. The only way you can make real savings is by reducing screen brightness.
Easiest way to save battery is use gemini app manager to stop apps being able to autostart when you don't want them to as then you don't have the os having to kill off unused apps to make more free ram.
For example a lot of apps can autostart when your wifi goes on or off, when your 3G signal drops etcetera including things like facebook or google play. By changing auto start for such apps you don't have to run a task killer which also saves battery.
Dave
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i use the aokp rom milestone 4 atm, and i also have come accross a fantastic battery app called "Badass Battery Monitor". its free and details very very specifically what apps are using the battery most.
I have managed to increase my battery by rooting out the apps i dont use that are using prescious power...
Also, turning off useless app permissions for apps theat really dont need them and work perfectly well without them will also save on power massively. for this i use "LBE Privacy Guard" works an absolute charm
I have widget where I can turn off Internet connection, set brightness, GPS etc. Internet stand-by mode uses damn much battery... And when you don't use Internet, you can put on 2G, it also saves battery.
This may not benefit you if you are a heavy user but I find the feature on my Droid 3 that turns off 3G after 15 minutes of inactivity saves battery and also saves data. Not sure if this is a standard Android feature or if it would even benefit you.
Here with LG P990 and I don't have option to turn off 3G aftre some minutes... but if/when you didn't need high speed you can choose only 2G network (for example when needed receive only notification): this save a lot your battery.
Moreover you can verify battery consumption to see if there are autostart apps from your vendor than have heavy power consumption (for me there was OnScreenPhone) and use gemini app manager as explained previously.
In the end you can find out custom ROM for your device usually optimized for smoothness and power consumption.
First apps I download when switching to a new Rom to get a little control on battery are
Adfree- Get rid of ads, they eat a bit of battery.
DroidWall- Control what apps are able to access Internet under separate "Mobile Data" and "Wifi" Conditions.
Screenfilter- Dim the screen below factory settings.
LED's hack- Turn off the Softbutton Backlights (home/menu/back/search), even though they don't seem like it may eat up your battery, it is an extra 'light' that's on, even though it may be minimal, it's still drawing power.
Also, It maybe just a Photon thing cuz of the Pentile display but I always use if not completely Black background image, a dark one because the 'lighter' or 'whiter/colorful' images take more battery, same reason I always look for 'Inverted' or black themed apps too.
Turn OFF any 'Haptic feedback' settings on your phone (Keyboard, Phone DialPad, Screen/UI Interactions, etc..)
For Calls (Ringtone) and Notification settings, don't have them set to 'Ring and Vibrate' or just 'Vibrate' because the Vibration Mechanism will eat alot if battery. Some may argue that the Notification 'Vibrate' setting and even the Haptic feedback (which does in fact use the phones Vibration mechanism) would not kill battery because it's a 'quick' or 'minimal' use (depending on use) and but if your keyboard had the Haptic feedback on, thinking of how many times your touch the keyboard for even on Text message, try will add up and help kill the battery.
Turn OFF any/all Homescreen/UI Animations
Turn OFF any Auto Sync setting and instead have APPS sync in a specified interval, (Of course Depending on how important the information that's being pulled like Email) , Could be set to like every 4 hours to sync an so on.
Manually input Date/Time settings instead of "Get network provided values" because it'll be one less thing pulling from Internet.
Set Screen Timeout to 30 Secs and Never have Auto-Brightness set, instead use a brightness toggle of some sort (Stock 'Power Control' Widget works well) to only have it as bright as you need to view in current conditions.
Open the Google 'Talk' application and uncheck the 'Auto log-in' setting, and then 'Sign out'. For some reason this always runs in the background and eats alot of battery.
If I think of more things ill post them
Hope these tips help, if they do don't forget to hit the thanks button thanks.
MoPhoACTV Initiative
There are many ways...
Switch on WiFi, 3G at only using, and close the not using application, decrease display brightness etc...
And if you root your phone, you may change CPU governor, or build.prop tweaks, script tweaks... Or change to custom kernel or custom ROM.
I forgot that 'LED's hack' is not available in the market anymore, I attached it below.
i hv just downloaded screen-filter lets c how that works...
Juice defender
Try JuiceDefender by Latedroid. It helps a lot to turn off things you don't need when you don't need them. Sorry I can't post the link- I'm new to XDA
my experience:
undervolting does not help much. you have to test a lot for only a little bit of improvement.
in my opinion you will not really remark it.
but what helps, i think, is set cpu speed, if possible. for example i use samsung galaxy s2 where cpu has max 1200mhz. i set max cpu freq to 800mhz. with a good rom (hydrogenics f.e.) android keeps running smooth with 800mhz and battery lasts noticeable longer.
I agree that undervolting doesn't help so much.
Like in up post, best thing to save Your battery is to change cpu power. You can also use diffrent cpu govenor : good for battery are smartassv2 and power save. Just need to have rooted phone and download app, fx. Antutu CPU Master or Set CPU. U can also make your cpu speed profiles.