I read that 480mhz and 729mhz are the optimal settings for battery life while overclocking but the slider cannot hit these values, they always jump to 456, 608 and 760. I have tried being more prudent with the slider but I still can't get the values I want. I'm using setcpu 2.1.1a which I believe is the latest.
the values are preset in the kernel for safetu of phone... you cant get watever values u want, u need to make ur own oc'able kernel, if u wish to risk da phone
ahh damn, well it shouldn't matter too much but I think I'll try other kernels and see if I can get what I want.
baozhu said:
ahh damn, well it shouldn't matter too much but I think I'll try other kernels and see if I can get what I want.
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try mik_os kernel..
or other kernels from this blog.. u will b able to overclock very well
SetCPU sometimes buggy. Try again to Menu-Device Selection-Autodetect.
Sometimes I see 19MHz or other unreal values, the method described above really helps.
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Hello everyone, I just had one quick question (I'm also very new to Android in general so I don't want to do anything to make my phone un-useable). Does Setcpu work with samsung fascinate root and clockwork mod? I heard some people say theres a seperate application to underclock and overclock the fascinate, but then again i do not think they knew what they were talking about. Is there a better program than setcpu?
Sorry if this has already been posted. I know its been posted in other forums for different phones, but didn't find one for the fascinate.
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Hello everyone, I just had one quick question (I'm also very new to Android in general so I don't want to do anything to make my phone un-useable). Does Setcpu work with samsung fascinate root and clockwork mod? I heard some people say theres a seperate application to underclock and overclock the fascinate, but then again i do not think they knew what they were talking about. Is there a better program than setcpu?
Sorry if this has already been posted. I know its been posted in other forums for different phones, but didn't find one for the fascinate.
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setcpu is the only and the best overclocking app. If u want to be able to overclock ur phone us have to flash jt1134s 1.2ghz voodoo kernel then use can use setcpu to overclock to 1.2ghz!
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xsalientx said:
Hello everyone, I just had one quick question (I'm also very new to Android in general so I don't want to do anything to make my phone un-useable). Does Setcpu work with samsung fascinate root and clockwork mod? I heard some people say theres a seperate application to underclock and overclock the fascinate, but then again i do not think they knew what they were talking about. Is there a better program than setcpu?
Sorry if this has already been posted. I know its been posted in other forums for different phones, but didn't find one for the fascinate.
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SetCPU is the most popular one. You'll need root to even use SetCPU. And you'll need CWM to flash the OC Kernels. If you dont OC SetCPU is pointless
On that note.
SetCPU must be ran on conservative and with no profiles and no load on boot.
If you do reboot your phone, mine reverts back to 800, so I need to manually change it to 1200.
Do u have to set both min & Max to 1200???
no just the max
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SetCPU is the most popular one. You'll need root to even use SetCPU. And you'll need CWM to flash the OC Kernels. If you dont OC SetCPU is pointless
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Not pointless. You can always underclock to spare your battery life
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jt1134 said:
Not pointless. You can always underclock to spare your battery life
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Yes, of course you are right. Actually the other day I forgot to slide sliders up from 800 to 1200 and I was getting really good battery life for like 2 hours my % only dropped 1% and I was like wow.
Im just pleased as punch that there are OC/UV kernels out, its the best of both worlds.
Actually my battery life is above average it seems; either that or my usage is below average so Im not draining it as much. I'd gladly mildly overvolt to something like 1350mV if it meant I'd be rock solid stable at say 1.4Ghz
BTW, jt I heard you might be getting out the kernel speed chase after these 1.2Ghz's? Just don't feel like chasing 1.3 or 1.4?
I am running Dirrk's D012 LV 1200 Kernel with SetCPU
Luckily, the LV runs EXTREMELY smooth on my phone..
So smooth, that for the past day now I have been able to run with "set on boot" and constant restarts on my phone..and with Profiles for Screen Off, Temp (probably wont get there), and Charging. I can say that I have had no problems with my profiles and set on boot. Then again, I don't want to contribute to hurting anyone's phone
Just thought I'd let everyone know how my phone (and potentially others) can seem to handle profiles and set on boot.
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I am running Dirrk's D012 LV 1200 Kernel with SetCPU
Luckily, the LV runs EXTREMELY smooth on my phone..
So smooth, that for the past day now I have been able to run with "set on boot" and constant restarts on my phone..and with Profiles for Screen Off, Temp (probably wont get there), and Charging. I can say that I have had no problems with my profiles and set on boot. Then again, I don't want to contribute to hurting anyone's phone
Just thought I'd let everyone know how my phone (and potentially others) can seem to handle profiles and set on boot.
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No problems with set on boot here either. I keep it on.
so how do i use setcpu/what are the steps i need to take?
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so how do i use setcpu/what are the steps i need to take?
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Install it, tell it to auto detect, set the max where you want, leave the min at 100, and then leave it alone.
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I was hoping to get some help. I have installed jt's 1200 voodoo kernal, and I can't seem to get Setcpu to clock at 1200. It still says that the max is 800, however, on the slide it is only giving me the option to goto 528. Bellow are my facts, any help would be great!
Facts:
1. flashed jt's overclocked voodoo use clockwork, but did it through "install ROM from sd card". I am not sure if this is correct, but it seems to be running voodoo.
2. I have no idea how I need to have Setcpu set up.
I feel like I am blindfolded and I am trying to wack at a pinata.
thanks.
Edit: never mind...even a blind folded monkey hits the pinata every now and then
is it possible for me to increase my processor speed?? am using xperia mini pro.... it has 1Ghz but am thinking of increasing it. is it possible???
Have you tried overclocking?
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thanks for yur reply... i havent try it, i dont have any idea. hope it wont spoil my phone cos i try to use Android Overclocking application, after setting tha processor to 2016Mhz, my phone keeps restarting & it was very hot. i was lucky removing tha aplication!
139 views & no one wants to help???
please....
whalesplaho said:
thanks for yur reply... i havent try it, i dont have any idea. hope it wont spoil my phone cos i try to use Android Overclocking application, after setting tha processor to 2016Mhz, my phone keeps restarting & it was very hot. i was lucky removing tha aplication!
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Oh my god! Overclocking is not for starters! Be sure to read a lot before doing that. Go to wiki and search here on the forum. I can only say that you are doing in that in a irresponsible way, you could have bricked your phone.. The restart were normal overclocking brings instabillity. Just dont overclock if you like your phone.
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Oh my god! Overclocking is not for starters! Be sure to read a lot before doing that. Go to wiki and search here on the forum. I can only say that you are doing in that in a irresponsible way, you could have bricked your phone.. The restart were normal overclocking brings instabillity. Just dont overclock if you like your phone.
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thanks buddy... i thought as much dats why am asking cos some people will have done it!
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thanks buddy... i thought as much dats why am asking cos some people will have done it!
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I know that too but its really risky specialy when you overclock that much...
Try to search for a quicker rom or kernel instead of overclockin.
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thanks for yur reply... i havent try it, i dont have any idea. hope it wont spoil my phone cos i try to use Android Overclocking application, after setting tha processor to 2016Mhz, my phone keeps restarting & it was very hot. i was lucky removing tha aplication!
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Of course you can overclock but be very carefull not setting cpu speed too high and never set the speed at boot before you're absolutely sure that is stable else your phone will keep restarting like it did.Also overclocking depends on kernel too, so different kernels different stable max speed.I use rage 2.4 on my st15i and i went as far as 1.6 only to run some benchmarks.1.8 or more is very risky even for benchmarks the heat could destroy your phone.These speeds are not for everyday use beside the risk of destroying it the battery consumption would be massive.I'd say 1.2 for everyday use is perfectly normal cause it's already a very fast phone
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Of course you can overclock but be very carefull not setting cpu speed too high and never set the speed at boot before you're absolutely sure that is stable else your phone will keep restarting like it did.Also overclocking depends on kernel too, so different kernels different stable max speed.I use rage 2.4 on my st15i and i went as far as 1.6 only to run some benchmarks.1.8 or more is very risky even for benchmarks the heat could destroy your phone.These speeds are not for everyday use beside the risk of destroying it the battery consumption would be massive.I'd say 1.2 for everyday use is perfectly normal cause it's already a very fast phone
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yeah, tha phone already gat high speed... am using NeroDroid Rom!
I'm all confused now about with s-on only being able to write to system in recovery...does that mean setcpu won't work or the values won't stick on reboot
thanks in advance
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I'm all confused now about with s-on only being able to write to system in recovery...does that mean setcpu won't work or the values won't stick on reboot
thanks in advance
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You got it! I just wouldnt even bother with setcpu right now its really not necessary. Technically many of its controls wont work at all because we dont have access to the system partition at all while booted meaning build.prop mods and many kernel tweaks are not accessable. Just w3ait till kernel source drops to start playing with that stuff. Its really not necessary anyway yet. This SOC is a hoss!!!!:laugh::good:
I installed SetCPU and it does work for controlling the CPU speed, but you obviously can't overclock. I originally wanted to use it to lower the speed when the display is off, but it was doing a great job on it's own and rarely went above 384MHz when it was just sitting, so I uninstalled it. The only thing I found that didn't work was the graph that shows the usage at each speed.
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I installed SetCPU and it does work for controlling the CPU speed, but you obviously can't overclock. I originally wanted to use it to lower the speed when the display is off, but it was doing a great job on it's own and rarely went above 384MHz when it was just sitting, so I uninstalled it. The only thing I found that didn't work was the graph that shows the usage at each speed.
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If you wanna know that just download cpuspy!
Right now my rom and kernel is stable but would like to have a little more battery life and consider undervolting a little.
Just wondering whether the gains of soft undervolting (-25 / -50 / -75 across all steps) are visible in terms of increased battery lives for our GS2. Anyone did any test/comparison to determine if your battery life is better/ overall temp of device is lower?
Thanks in advance!
Get Gsam battery monitor from playstore and under volt -25 and test for 2 days aleast for freezes and sods. Then drop to -50 and so on. Some phone wont drop by -25 without sods. Also setting cpu to 1000mhz Saves battery not having to jump to 1200.
In my experience, some increase in battery life. I guess it depends on what kind of user you are. If you really chew through battery & find yourself reaching for a charger/spare battery halfway through the day, it might be significant/make a real difference to you. If you're someone who charges their phone overnight/uses the phone relatively 'normally', you probably wouldn't notice any great difference, and it might not be worth your while going through the time/hassle of working out exactly how much undervolting your CPU can handle.
Well, I've read some threads on undervolting and I think having a scaling stability test using the StabilityTest app could save quite a lot of hassle to do testing for cases of freezes and SOD. That was what got me thinking about doing some undervolting but not too aggressive to the point that I'm bordering on unstability, thus this thread! :cyclops:
Ok then max Uv -50 just test that -75 prob wont work anyway without problems
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Ok then max Uv -50 just test that -75 prob wont work anyway without problems
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Just wondering if -25 will have any effect at all. Hmm.
Anyway @andrewwright you mentioned something about Gsam battery monitor, it seems to do the same as betterbatterystats. I have BBS, so that's enough right?
. Its up to you what battery monitor you use :thumbup:. With -25 shouldn't be a problem. Each phone is different. Mine is group 1 which is a bad group to have but I can and am Uv by -50. And all ok
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. Its up to you what battery monitor you use :thumbup:. With -25 shouldn't be a problem. Each phone is different. Mine is group 1 which is a bad group to have but I can and am Uv by -50. And all ok
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Haha yeah just checking to make sure its not some special app that does something else special :good:
Well, but -25 probably won't make much of a difference right? I have group 3.
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Haha yeah just checking to make sure its not some special app that does something else special :good:
Well, but -25 probably won't make much of a difference right? I have group 3.
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Have a go and see.
Will do right after I do a nandroid
Thanks for the help anyway!
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Will do right after I do a nandroid
Thanks for the help anyway!
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Just check the link below to gain some info on OC/UV before proceeding ma8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34153152&postcount=15576
Sun90 said:
Just check the link below to gain some info on OC/UV before proceeding ma8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34153152&postcount=15576
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Read that before, twice!
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Just check the link below to gain some info on OC/UV before proceeding ma8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34153152&postcount=15576
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So undervolting is useless.Display takes much power so decreasing brightness is the only way to save maximum juice.
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So undervolting is useless.Display takes much power so decreasing brightness is the only way to save maximum juice.
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well, its not that 'Undervolting' is useless, but while doing so u have to take some risk, which IMO do always bring about bad results (rather than saving some Juice on ur batt, it might cause instability most of the time ).
So it would be better, the same is left to devloper's of Kernel's since they know what they r doing
This is why I have said little steps first.
I'm not going to say I'm right when a Rc is here saying don't do it but there are risks in pretty much every thing on xda.
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I'm not going to say I'm right when a Rc is here saying don't do it but there are risks in pretty much every thing on xda.
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Pretty damn right you are, I guess that's how xdadevelopers came to rise isn't it? :victory:
But well to each his/her own, there seems to be a healthy bunch of people on this forum that loves their undervolting but yes I agree that to tech noobs like me, maybe we shouldn't mess around so much unless we know for sure what we're doing haha
Thanks for the help everyone! Appreciate it!
Is there anyway to hit 3.0ghz?
I swear I was able to do this with beast kernel at one point.
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Is there anyway to hit 3.0ghz?
I swear I was able to do this with beast kernel at one point.
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Don't know if it will work, take a look http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646185 .
I would give a shot out to "Imoseyon" maybe he can come up with a kernel to a least be adjusted to the voltage and cpu clock speed to hit 3.0ghz may not be stable, but it would cool to see how fast it can go !!!