I'm running cm9 alpha and I was only getting about 8-10 hours of moderate use...I used CPU master to lower the phone to 1.0 instead of 1.3 and now I'm getting about 19-22 hours. Just wondering are others getting better results??
I usually set my Max clock to 750 unless I'm doing something other than browsing the web, texting, or streaming music. Or if I'm multitasking I'll push it up to 1000. I usually get about 12 hours, 8 of that streaming Google music to Bluetooth over wifi.
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I posted in the CM9 thread my usage, but this is all i have for settings...
SETCPU settings
max 1300 and min 216 for <101%
max 456 and min 216 for <20%
All speeds UV by -75mV
Once there is a beta and tweaked kernels, Ill probably play around and see how much more i can push it, but for now ill ride the boat patiently. yesterday i was able to hit just over 20 hours. I think of myself as a mid-light user. not heavy on data, no games, just phone, text, emails when away from desk.
Good news is battery life will be getting better as development continues and things are cleaned up. I already am happy with CM9 and look forward to the future
I meant to say that I'm running alpha 19. I would have liked to post this in the official thread, I just don't have 10 posts yet.
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Am on Froshedyo Vanilla + Green minimal theme and was wondering does the min CPU of 245mhz and 19mhz eat up the amount of battery? Do they run the same voltage? Any of you guys see a difference as far battery life running 19? I know it makes the phone take a little longer to wake up when a call is coming in. Thoughts?
Currently I have it 528/245 Smartass with a charging profile
I always had problems with lag when I clocked down to 19. I never really felt that it provided any extra battery life, but others feel that it does.
+1 on the lag. We run 245 and its smooth.
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There have been occasions, possibly the particular combination of ROM, the apps installed, and what app or method I'm using to overclock which have resulted in 19 working fine sometimes, but most of the time at least 160 or 210 (?) would be a necessary happy medium so that waking the screen or answering calls wouldn't be downright excruciating, so my short answer is yes, at least 210 or 245. I forget and am too lazy to look if 210 was an option, and I'm tired. LOL.
FroShedYo runs Conap's CFS kernel, and, IIRC, it was made quite clear in that thread that the kernel runs best at a minimum of 245 MHz.
I'll say this - last month I spent a lot of time going back and forth between xtrSENSE and xtrROM, both running at 604.8 max and as low as 19.2 min (I tried all steps from 245 down to 19.2), and CELB, running at 710 max and 245 min, and I get much better battery life with CELB. In fact, with xtrROM I had to set some of my update times for apps that I use to longer intervals just to get through the end of the day with 20% battery life left. With CELB I never finish the day with less than 40%, and it's often over 50%.
It may be different for you, but that's what happens on my phone.
I use 19.2.
122 and 19.2 both use the same voltage though I believe. I only use 19.2 because it keeps the average down.
I listen to pandora with 19.2 min 480max smartass with no lag.
I'm looking for a good baseline to see what works best on this phone.
list everything, screenshots prefer and please specify your rom, kernel, and theme.
Mine are as follows...
all info in my sig. I use 500-1400 conservative with a 500-500 power save profile set for when the screen is off.
My battery lasts between 28-42 hrs pending my usage level from high - low. YMMV.
Miui
200 to 1200
Conservative
Noop
Using no-frills
Same settings when using perception. Awesome battery life, almost two days.
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CM7
200-1400 On demand
nothing else changed in setcpu
using red drop them for theme changer
CM7 launcher (ADW)
Widgetlocker for lockscreen theme
So, I'm heavily themed, but not much in widgets.
Seems good on battery, can last ~14 hours with moderate to high use.
Stable as well, no major crashes other than the usual browser and market.
I use Voltage Control myself and I've UV'd all across the board by -50. I've also dropped max speed to 1000Mhz. The rest should be pretty self explanatory...
Oh and I can't really list battery life because my usage really varies day to day, by quite a bit. I will say that I definitely get through an entire day with very high usage with no problems at all. Much... MUCH better than when I was running stock.
Default voltages and frequencies, ondemand, ignore nice load
llescaflownell said:
CM7
200-1400 On demand
nothing else changed in setcpu
using red drop them for theme changer
CM7 launcher (ADW)
Widgetlocker for lockscreen theme
So, I'm heavily themed, but not much in widgets.
Seems good on battery, can last ~14 hours with moderate to high use.
Stable as well, no major crashes other than the usual browser and market.
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Do you notice any difference at all in performance? How much display time do you get?
Cansomeone tell me the stock voltages I think mine are messed up
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roadrash7 said:
Cansomeone tell me the stock voltages I think mine are messed up
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Add 50 to each of the ones in my picture posted in the reply up above.
Simba501 said:
Default voltages and frequencies, ondemand, ignore nice load
Do you notice any difference at all in performance? How much display time do you get?
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Day to day performance, there really is no difference than stock, but to compare quadrant, I got ~3300 stock, but at this OC I get ~4400. It's gonna be smooth as butter either way, I just like numbers
Display time, I'm not too sure, but my settings are at its 1/3 highest (so not too bright, but not too dim either for me). If I were to approximate, I would say a good 2 hours of the display being on, give or take an hour or too (not the best estimate, but Ill try and keep track next time and report back).
Rooted stock
No themes
I get a good 14 to 18 hrs (minimal usage during the day and heavier usage evenings/nights - lots of wifi or data intensive apps)
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Add 50 to each of the ones in my picture posted in the reply up above.
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thanks but it looks like that is not stock settings, turns out if you click revert in setcpu it tells you how to get back to stock. they are...
1200-1275
1000-1175
800- 1075
500 - 975
200 - 950
my new settings are...
1200-1175
1000-1100
800 - 1000
500 - 925
200 - 850
all is well so far. stress test with no probs.
Here's my settings
Main Profile: 200Mhz Min 1Ghz Max running conservative governor. During the day. Conservative is performing better than ondemand for me.
I've also been toying with the up and down thresholds on the conservative governor to find a difference. Haven't really experienced any lag unless I set the up threshold to 90 or over.
Screen Off: 200 Min 500 Max also conservative
Charging: 200 Min 1400 Max ondemand
Battery <25% 200Min 800Max conservative
I've been finding the phone is just as good running at 800mhz max on the main profile. It's amazing how much faster this thing is then my captivate.
As far as voltages
1600: 1450
1400: 1325
1200: 1225
1000: 1100
800: 1000
500: 900
200: 825
Been getting amazing battery life. Been on battery for 10 hours now. Still 65% battery. Not bad.
My phone absolutely blows for overclocking. anytime i try the settings posted here it locks up
Also using No Frills here. Settings are:
Max: 1200
Min: 200
Conservative and Noop
I unplug it at 7am and by the time I get off of work at 5:30ish I still have 60%+ of my battery left. Running MIUI with quite a few widgets and I leave wifi on all the time.
roadrash7 said:
thanks but it looks like that is not stock settings, turns out if you click revert in setcpu it tells you how to get back to stock. they are...
1200-1275
1000-1175
800- 1075
500 - 975
200 - 950
my new settings are...
1200-1175
1000-1100
800 - 1000
500 - 925
200 - 850
all is well so far. stress test with no probs.
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Thanks for this!
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My phone absolutely blows for overclocking. anytime i try the settings posted here it locks up
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Might have to Overvolt. I had to overvolt 1400Mhz by 25mv in order to get it stable.
Also I've noticed lately when it's not happy with the setCPU settings I'm using the phone seems to emit a high pitched frequency when you put your ear to the back cover. When I get stable it appears to stop.
roadrash7 said:
thanks but it looks like that is not stock settings, turns out if you click revert in setcpu it tells you how to get back to stock. they are...
1200-1275
1000-1175
800- 1075
500 - 975
200 - 950
my new settings are...
1200-1175
1000-1100
800 - 1000
500 - 925
200 - 850
all is well so far. stress test with no probs.
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Not sure what to tell ya. I just installed SetCPU and this is the default settings showing - the same as Voltage Control and what I was referring to. I deleted the boot and profile settings first from Voltage Control and then rebooted, then installed SetCPU.
The only thing I can think of is that since I'm running UnNamed with Entropy's daily driver, maybe the voltage was tweaked from him? I'm only assuming because reading through his thread doesn't seem to indicate that he upped the default voltage on all levels. Unless I missed it somewhere.
This is in Entropy's Daily Driver thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18433190&postcount=213
Kadin said:
Not sure what to tell ya. I just installed SetCPU and this is the default settings showing - the same as Voltage Control and what I was referring to. I deleted the boot and profile settings first from Voltage Control and then rebooted, then installed SetCPU.
The only thing I can think of is that since I'm running UnNamed with Entropy's daily driver, maybe the voltage was tweaked from him? I'm only assuming because reading through his thread doesn't seem to indicate that he upped the default voltage on all levels. Unless I missed it somewhere.
This is in Entropy's Daily Driver thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18433190&postcount=213
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Thanks for the clarification
I'm still trying to find settings that give the most performance and give the best battery life
bump...
No one cares to share?
Stock voltages and frequencies - on demand
Charging - stock frequencies - on demand
screen off - 200-500 conservative
I recently flashed the 1.4 cm-1.4-240-325-300 kernel and when i run let my phone run up to 1.4, in set cpu with 216 min and 1400 max. My phones cpu seems to run really hot, i have a profile set to let me know if it goes over 50 degrees Celsius and if i play with phone for more than maybe 10 or 20 minutes with a few apps it seems to jump to 50-55 degrees Celsius, not even any super graphics intense games or anything, just opera mini and stock messaging app mainly. Is the temp reader in Setcpu off? The phone doesn't seem to feel all too insanely hot in my hand, and its definitely been hotter before even before overclocking, atleast to the touch. My question is what is a "safe range" for the Tegra 2 in our phone? Ive read that in general about 50 Celsius is recommend. Also any recommendations for ways to easily monitor my cpu temps without having to pull open all menus in Setcpu, maybe an app that runs in notification bar?
since its winter time your phone is just being smart and activating its handwarmer functions...
well according to the manual don't recharge it when its above 45 celsius and don't expose it to temperatures above 60 celsius... so yeah running a lil hot... have you under volted at all? if it gets to hot it will also start doing silly stuff like crashing and such. so keep an eye on it, and be a tad concerned maybe add a few case fans... oh wait wrong subject ...
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perfect system monitor is one widget that will show temp cpu usage and other stuff ... its free as well...
Dont trust this but my kernels will limit the clock on overheat.
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It would figure that a question like this would come up AFTER I deleted the ton of datasheets for the Tegra2. If I remember correctly, the max is around 60C. Your biggest concern is cooking the battery if plugged into a charger/dock while running that hot.
Yes im undervolting, rather heavy, imo atleast. At 216 mhz im at -175 mv with no issues whatsoever.. and at 1400 mhz im undervolting by -100 mv. Undervolting should make the phone cooler, am i correct? And thanks to all who posted, especially with the specific temps and apps, huge help!
over clocking newbee
the things brought up here are some of the things im worried about doing to my phone. I looking to over clock my photon without loosing anything 4g,wifi,ext. i am running a stock rom that is rooted and running SD speed increase. i would like to use the 1.5 ive seen but i am more concerned about keeping the phone stable if anyone has ideas for me appreciate the help thanks
Ive been running the "cm7-1.4highpro-test-rev3" kernel and it runs great. I've been bumping up my undervolting slowly, and im at -475 at 216 mhz, which (in theory) should be the undervolt clock speed that will save me most battery becasue i have phone set to go between 216 mhz and 312 mhz when screens off. Ive got both 216 and 312 mhz undervolted extremely heavily and i haven't seen ANY issues. The rest of clock speeds are at -100 or so, and if i push much further than that the phone locks up and does weird stuff. This would lead me to believe that the undervolting IS indeed working. But can the processor really run at -475 @216mhz and [email protected] without any side affects?? I haven't once had it get stuck in sleep mode with screen off or ANYTHING, so im a bit unsure if it is actually undervolting or not.. Myrt undervolt shows that my phone is undervolted to the specific settings i set within SetCpu. I also havent seen much, if any, difference with battery life. With 10 hours of idle time, straight idle screen off whole time, wifi, gps, mobile data, 4g, bluetooth, all that stuff off and after 10 hours my battery is down to 85%.
I limited uv clocks, so there is a low limit. One day ill add more low end clocks but it won't matter because the photon uses a separate clock for suspend. I knew people would try to uv to 500 with it set on boot and screw there phone up. So this way I didn't have thousands of user error related uv issues. Uv does works but its more for high end than low end. Low end uv causes sleep of death.
w0lf215 said:
Ive been running the "cm7-1.4highpro-test-rev3" kernel and it runs great. I've been bumping up my undervolting slowly, and im at -475 at 216 mhz, which (in theory) should be the undervolt clock speed that will save me most battery becasue i have phone set to go between 216 mhz and 312 mhz when screens off. Ive got both 216 and 312 mhz undervolted extremely heavily and i haven't seen ANY issues. The rest of clock speeds are at -100 or so, and if i push much further than that the phone locks up and does weird stuff. This would lead me to believe that the undervolting IS indeed working. But can the processor really run at -475 @216mhz and [email protected] without any side affects?? I haven't once had it get stuck in sleep mode with screen off or ANYTHING, so im a bit unsure if it is actually undervolting or not.. Myrt undervolt shows that my phone is undervolted to the specific settings i set within SetCpu. I also havent seen much, if any, difference with battery life. With 10 hours of idle time, straight idle screen off whole time, wifi, gps, mobile data, 4g, bluetooth, all that stuff off and after 10 hours my battery is down to 85%.
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haha ok I understand, just thought I was going crazy there for a bit, or had the most amazing tegra 2 known to man. is there a way to UV the suspend mode then or no? And is my battery life at idle about average or low considering the UV. do you have any kernels for CM7 that aren't limited for UV? Thanks for reply, and all your hard work on the photon!!
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Changing suspend voltage can only be done in source. I havnt played with it yet because i need to test it on a stable kernel that way i know any issues would come from it. As far as extra uv steps its planned after wifi fix. I wont add 500 new steps probably 2 steps at a time(-25 steps). Im also planning on changing my clock table(multiples of 216 only). I might make a half step 1.0 kernel underclocked to 108~192. It will be mem underclocked and gpu/avp underclocked. With lower voltage tables on everything. Default scheduling will be powersave. Which you can check out with cpu master right now. That kernel will also have a tweaked 2 core start/stop.
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haha ok I understand, just thought I was going crazy there for a bit, or had the most amazing tegra 2 known to man. is there a way to UV the suspend mode then or no? And is my battery life at idle about average or low considering the UV. do you have any kernels for CM7 that aren't limited for UV? Thanks for reply, and all your hard work on the photon!!
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"That kernel will also have a tweaked 2 core start/stop. "
Holy ****!
That would be the best thing
All new ones this week have tweaked 2nd core
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"That kernel will also have a tweaked 2 core start/stop. "
Holy ****!
That would be the best thing
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around?
You post in the wrong spot and also u need to find that out on your own because all ROMs have deferent stuff inside them also all phones not all work the same
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Posting in the right forum is my favorite way to save battery.
this is the rom sub-forum isnt it? if isnt can someone please move it to the right place
Don't listen to what anybody says: battery life isn't too ROM-dependent for our LG OG. I get the same battery life no matter what ROM I use. It all depends on your kernel settings. I get at least 4 hours of screen on time with the following settings in the Official CM11 rom with the LGE Gproj Kernel:
162 min, 1026 max, Wheatley with a powersave bias of 1, MPDecision ON (from what I've seen, it's better at turning off cores than the in-kernel implementation), max GPU at 128 if you don't plan on playing too many games with the interactive governor, Multicore Power-Saving set to 1, and -150 UV across the board (voltage for 162MHz starts at 650; I have a fast-binned E970). Also, I use auto-brightness but I've edited the brightness table heavily so it's JUST bright enough for most situations. I also keep GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, LTE, notification light, and cap keys off. My data is off whenever possible too. And every time before I turn off my device, I press Greenify's "hibernate now" widget to prevent any wakelocks. Lastly, I use ART instead of Dalvik but I don't think that it makes that much of a difference in battery life (that should change by the time Android 4.5 comes out though).
Hope all this helps lol. But seriously, you posted in the wrong forum noob
i apologize for the mistake but in other forums i havent really been meet with such issues then again i suppose this phone is more popular then my previous ones. In any case i got around 4:30 hours right now, i was just hoping to get more out of it. I would expect a phone with such a huge battery to do 8 or 9 hours but maybe thats just too much
topdawg7793 said:
Don't listen to what anybody says: battery life isn't too ROM-dependent for our LG OG. I get the same battery life no matter what ROM I use. It all depends on your kernel settings. I get at least 4 hours of screen on time with the following settings in the Official CM11 rom with the LGE Gproj Kernel:
162 min, 1026 max, Wheatley with a powersave bias of 1, MPDecision ON (from what I've seen, it's better at turning off cores than the in-kernel implementation), max GPU at 128 if you don't plan on playing too many games with the interactive governor, Multicore Power-Saving set to 1, and -150 UV across the board (voltage for 162MHz starts at 650; I have a fast-binned E970). Also, I use auto-brightness but I've edited the brightness table heavily so it's JUST bright enough for most situations. I also keep GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, LTE, notification light, and cap keys off. My data is off whenever possible too. And every time before I turn off my device, I press Greenify's "hibernate now" widget to prevent any wakelocks. Lastly, I use ART instead of Dalvik but I don't think that it makes that much of a difference in battery life (that should change by the time Android 4.5 comes out though).
Hope all this helps lol. But seriously, you posted in the wrong forum noob
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I consistantly get ~4 hours screen on with 384 min/1512max ONDEMAND. Everything else (undervolting, alternate governors, disabling radios) just hurts it for my OG.
Like honestly, Mine has gotten a lot better since I quite trying to do so much to it and just let it do its thing.
droidkeyboardfan12 said:
i apologize for the mistake but in other forums i havent really been meet with such issues then again i suppose this phone is more popular then my previous ones. In any case i got around 4:30 hours right now, i was just hoping to get more out of it. I would expect a phone with such a huge battery to do 8 or 9 hours but maybe thats just too much
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You're never gonna see 8 to 9 hours on any phone for on screen time. I had a huge extended battery on my SGS3 and still got only 7 at best (4200mah battery)
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well is there at least a rom that is more stable then others for this phone?
droidkeyboardfan12 said:
well is there at least a rom that is more stable then others for this phone?
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From my personal experience. CM nightlys are very stable. I've read good things about mokee but haven't tried it out yet. I think CM with xposed framework and AC display from the play store is perfect.
I get about 3 to 3.5 hours screen time with about 12 hours off charger (this is with location turned off... Until Google fixes all the nlp wakelocks it's not worth having it turned on).
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I still use the 4.4 beanstalk rom with the adreno kernel.. from my personal experience it's the best.. power saving wise..