just wanted to ask a question about voltage control. I dont have much interest in OC or OV but would like to know if I need to change any settings in there to closely mirror the stock kernel? are they already set to a stock setting? I would rather not torch my fascinate and just let it run at what sammy designed it for....
mkzbdroid said:
just wanted to ask a question about voltage control. I dont have much interest in OC or OV but would like to know if I need to change any settings in there to closely mirror the stock kernel? are they already set to a stock setting? I would rather not torch my fascinate and just let it run at what sammy designed it for....
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the settings should be at stock but to be sure check if its at 1000 MHZ limit and none of the frequencies are undervolted as in they all show 0 mv.
I thought there was a slight uv to the kernel, or am I confusing it with commavolt?
Yeah comavolt is undervolted by 75mv. I just flashed 1.3 OTB and when i went to voltage control app 100-1000 MHZ were checked off and all of them were at 0 mv to begin with.
I have a question, if you are coming from Comm Rom 1.3, what link do you download to flash comavolt?
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I have a question, if you are coming from Comm Rom 1.3, what link do you download to flash comavolt?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011578
This should get you what you want, or you could just use voltage control to drop everything from 1000mhz down to -75mhz
I liked comavolt for sc 292, but like the otb 1.4 built in with kangbag 1.3. The more I play the more I find the basic settings giving me good battery life and zip. YMMV.
mellen_hed said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011578
This should get you what you want, or you could just use voltage control to drop everything from 1000mhz down to -75mhz
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Thank you. So you drop 1000, 900, 800, etc to -75. Which result better the OTB or Comavolt?
noyha said:
Thank you. So you drop 1000, 900, 800, etc to -75. Which result better the OTB or Comavolt?
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Your results may vary ive tried comavolt in the past with SC 2.9.2 and had no problems what so ever. Now with com ROM im running OTB kernel with no problems after settling on the ideal settings in voltage control. If you would like to go through trial and error to get the most out of your battery life go with OTB if you want the basic reliable one go with comavolt.
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Your results may vary ive tried comavolt in the past with SC 2.9.2 and had no problems what so ever. Now with com ROM im running OTB kernel with no problems after settling on the ideal settings in voltage control. If you would like to go through trial and error to get the most out of your battery life go with OTB if you want the basic reliable one go with comavolt.
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Thank you. I am going to check the battery life and try different setting for few days, and if it is bad or uncomfortable I will try comavolt.
I have to think there was a valid reason for the devs choosing OTB 1.4 over comavolt.
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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!
sent from my fascinate rooted and ocl'd to 1.2ghz with voodoo
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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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
Hey everyone. First off, I am very new to all this. I started reading last week about the idea of rooting a phone, and ended up doing it the next day. I have bionix-v installed now for almost 1 week, and no problems at all, except for one. The max speed limit in the "conservative" mode in SETCPU is 1000, but the TEAMWHISKEY Website says to set it from 200-1200. I was wondering if anyone can tell me why it's not allowing a speed higher than 1000, and what I can do about it to speed it up? After doing auto detect, the conservative mode simply gives the range of 100-1000. Any help is appreciated.
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Hey everyone. First off, I am very new to all this. I started reading last week about the idea of rooting a phone, and ended up doing it the next day. I have bionix-v installed now for almost 1 week, and no problems at all, except for one. The max speed limit in the "conservative" mode in SETCPU is 1000, but the TEAMWHISKEY Website says to set it from 200-1200. I was wondering if anyone can tell me why it's not allowing a speed higher than 1000, and what I can do about it to speed it up? After doing auto detect, the conservative mode simply gives the range of 100-1000. Any help is appreciated.
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You need to get a overclock kernel look at their post for more info.
I suggest u don't, it gives horrible battery life
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You need to get a overclock kernel look at their post for more info.
I suggest u don't, it gives horrible battery life
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yeah...
Bionix-V comes with VooDoo kernel...but it can't be overclocked...if you want overclocking get the Dragon kernel or DoW (Destroyer of Worlds)
Personally i would wait for a while until kernel devs get their hands on the official source code...so the OC kernels won't have such crappy battery life
Hey guys thanks for the quick replies. I tried to read up as much as I could but missed that info. Since you both suggest not doing it, or not doing it right now, I'll take your advice. Thanks a lot!
It isnt really needed anyway unless you just want to see higher numbers. just remember higher overclock doesnt always mean higher test scores.
Infact I often will underclock my kernel to 800mhz. these guys do such a good job you dont really even notice the speed difference.
Dow=fast kernel but leaves your battery dead and lonely.
dragon kernel has been my fav up until eugene's but still worse on battery.
Dont mess with eugene's kernel as it isnt overclocked yet and it isnt very noob friendly.
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You need to get a overclock kernel look at their post for more info.
I suggest u don't, it gives horrible battery life
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i agree, it's possible to make overclock kernels only when devs have source codes of a kernel. we had not had one until eugene recently released one (still not official vibrant kernel source). this means both dragon and dow kernels are based on galaxy-s i9000 model. because the kernel is not optimized to our phones, battery drain is quite bad. since we do have kernel source codes and eugene and team whiskey are working to improve it, we will probably see good overclock kernels soon.
I know how to use a search button, I have been on forums for a LONG time.
I also know how to use google. That being said, I have done hours (literally) of reading, learning, and attempting to choose and run the best kernel for my phone.
I would like some personal input from community if I could.
I have looked extensively into Imnuts and Nemesis2all's kernels.
I want one that will give me a tiny speed boost, but more so one designed to give me the longest battery life I can get while still containing the ability to run at a decent enough speed.
Any input would be great.
Edit-I guess it would be nice for you guys to know as well, I am running Evil Fascination 3.6.0, with the black mods =]
Ive heard both good and bad between these two kernels. Everyones phone is different and results will vary. Imnuts has a fixed undervolted setting either 100mv or 50mv but the limit is 1000mhz so theres no overclocking. Nemesis' OTB it is customized through voltage control app on which frequency steps you want to undervolt and you can overclock the kernel past 1000mhz for faster speeds. Ive also had good experiences with Comavolt (undervolted by -75mv) on SC 2.9.2 but I havent tried it out with CR 2.0 yet. If you arent into messing around with the voltage settings too much go with Imnuts or Comavolt. I suggest giving 4 days on each kernel with a battery stat wipe prior to see which one to settle with. Hope this helps!
Thanks man.
That's the kind of reply I was looking for. I think I am going to try out comavolt for a few days.
And do a full battery stats wipe, I may try and dig and see if I can locate an app that can log, and show me in much more detail where my battery life might be going, rather then just the silly android one in our menus ( I am fan of detailing when it comes to performance. )
I will post up in case any one else has concerns or questions whether to which to choose. Or if anyone else has an personal inout I would gladly take it into consideration.
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Thanks man.
That's the kind of reply I was looking for. I think I am going to try out comavolt for a few days.
And do a full battery stats wipe, I may try and dig and see if I can locate an app that can log, and show me in much more detail where my battery life might be going, rather then just the silly android one in our menus ( I am fan of detailing when it comes to performance. )
I will post up in case any one else has concerns or questions whether to which to choose. Or if anyone else has an personal inout I would gladly take it into consideration.
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CPU Spy and Spare Parts are two good apps for the kind of info you are looking for on battery usage and more.
Also, being that I am on evil fascination.
IS it considered to be more a AOSP rom, or is it something else?
And give the two options pretty much explained to me, does anyone know if theses are STRICTLY zip? Or can they be had in an ODIN compatible format as well, (hate flashing from sd card if I don't have to.)
I had been using Comavolt with Comm 1.3 until I went to PBJ with the Comm 2.0. I will see how it is with PNJ. I had very good result with Comavolt; so I hope that helps out.
EF is a touch wiz rom
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I am running otb. OTB lets you change the clockspeed and voltage. Effectively, you can undervolt, overclock, or both in whatever combination. I have a voltage control app on com rom that makes it easy. I'm not too aggressive, and I've not had a single issue out of it (performance or stability).
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Personally, I believe that there's no point to overclocking your phone other than being able to say "my phone is overclocked." I've always gone for battery life when choosing kernels and I've never had performance issues. I've had good experiences with all of imnuts' 100-mv UV kernels. I just put SetCPU on conservative and forget it.
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i'm running stock, debloated ED01 and nemisis2all's OTB 1.6 on stock settings flie for my phone and the battery life is great for me. you can tweak the clock speed and voltage really easily with the recommended voltage control app that's free from the market.
Just flashed faux's newest kernel, and it has undervolting.
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this or has a guide for it.
I just want to maximize its potential.
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Just flashed faux's newest kernel, and it has undervolting.
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this or has a guide for it.
I just want to maximize its potential.
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there is no specific guide. Unfortunately every CPU is different so the values you can use to undervolt will be different. Check out Faux's Thread Around page 50. There should be some info there.
Read Faux's kernel thread. There are several settings that people have posted and some info on how they tested their phone.
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Just flashed faux's newest kernel, and it has undervolting.
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this or has a guide for it.
I just want to maximize its potential.
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Just have to play around with it. Usually start off with the lower frequencies and see if stable. Then continue up.
Good rule of thumbs are the higher freq, the less you should undervolt.
Another important thing is uncheck Set on Boot. Last thing you want is for it to be unstable and you're stuck in a reboot loop cause it keeps setting itself.
So far I've just been using SetCPU for over/underclocking but have never messed with undervolting. I was wondering what most people use if your main priority is undervolting for better battery life. I'm running Siyah 2.6.7 with SHOstock ROM. Any help/feedback is appreciated.
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So far I've just been using SetCPU for over/underclocking but have never messed with undervolting. I was wondering what most people use if your main priority is undervolting for better battery life. I'm running Siyah 2.6.7 with SHOstock ROM. Any help/feedback is appreciated.
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Well, undervolting is very tricky. Each CPU differs in its ability to undervolt, so settings that work for one may not work for others. You'd have to do some testing. I recommend either a.) undervolting one tick and run AnTuTu benchmark multiple times as well as a demanding game/app (Run them for a long time), or b.) undervolting one tick and using your phone normally as per your current usage and if by the next morning it's still running as normal, repeat one tick.
Do NOT set "Set on Boot" to on until you've run these tests and have had no issues.
Hope this helps a little.
Do not worry about 1400,1600 mhz till later since that's when your overclocking.
Bump everything else down by 25mv, run the stress test and a few intensive programs like benchmarks/games.
Keep doing that till you start to notice problems and then revert to the best setting you had. (make sure to backup or not set on boot)
Once you go through all that then you can do it for individual mhz and see which can still be lowered.
This should keep you busy for a hour or so.
I'll share what I posted in another thread. Doing stress tests are fine, but if you test throughout the course of a day or more, you have the opportunity to come across situations you might not think of during testing.
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Ouch....I think the best way to experiment with undervolting is to use Voltage Control. Save the stock settings as your boot settings (it saves everything - governor, frequencies, etc; so, make sure those are what you want them to be as well), then undervolt (at the beginning of the day). If you make it to the end of the day with typical usage, you can save those as your new boot settings. Undervolt further at the beginning of another day, etc. Once you make it to the point where you get locked up, voltage control will set the previous values at boot and you'll know that those are your limits.
EDIT: If you want to play it extra safe, run values for more than one day.
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I'm at work right now trying not to get easily distracted by xda since I keep checking whether or not an ICS leak has been ported or something. Thanks guys for your much appreciated input. I've been running with all voltage values knocked down by 50mV with the exception of 1.4 and 1.6 GHz. Those I kept stock since I'm not overclocking. So far so good actually with sio/ondemand and Max 500 Mhz. It's surprisingly smooth and battery of course is doing exceptionally well at these settings. Switched over to voltage control for now.
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I personally have become very fond of voltage control where as I'd previously been using set-cpu for nearly ever since the H1 and mytouch days. Voltage controls just allows more freedom and tweakability.
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I personally have become very fond of voltage control where as I'd previously been using set-cpu for nearly ever since the H1 and mytouch days. Voltage controls just allows more freedom and tweakability.
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Right there with you. just "converted" to Voltage Control. (thanks Simba!)
K Rich said:
Right there with you. just "converted" to Voltage Control. (thanks Simba!)
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Heh, glad I'm not the only defector
Simba501 said:
I'll share what I posted in another thread. Doing stress tests are fine, but if you test throughout the course of a day or more, you have the opportunity to come across situations you might not think of during testing.
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That's the post I was thinking of, I just honestly couldn't figure out where I saw it or who wrote it.