This might be a dumb question but...if we are rooted can we use setcpu? What I mean is I thought you had to have a custom kernel in order to run it but I think I saw a screenshot earlier (can't find it now of course) of somebody running setcpu with stock rooted rom/kernel.
If we can run it what would be the optimal settings?
Thanks!
My understanding is that we can use SetCPU when rooted, even with a stock kernel. And then some custom kernels have their own control built-in, thereby making SetCPU redundant.
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I rooted and am using setcpu. It's working fine after autodetecting the cpu speeds.
bernechad said:
I rooted and am using setcpu. It's working fine after autodetecting the cpu speeds.
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I can get it to work and autodect the speeds. I'm not sure what to set the max and min at for say ondemand governor if I don't want to overclock but just maybe save a little battery without losing performance.
I used setcpu on my OG EVO for a long time and felt like it did a great job. Just not sure of the optimal settings with this device.
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I can get it to work and autodect the speeds. I'm not sure what to set the max and min at for say ondemand governor if I don't want to overclock but just maybe save a little battery without losing performance.
I used setcpu on my OG EVO for a long time and felt like it did a great job. Just not sure of the optimal settings with this device.
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For me, setcpu won't allow me to overclock yet. The max CPU speed is 1512mhz and that's all setcpu will allow. The min allowed is 300 something.
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Ive had my evolte since launch coming from an evo3d and when i got my new evo i didnt install setcpu because i wasnt rooted. Now that Im rooted i want to know if anyone is running setcpu and is it saving any battery at all. I get pretty good battery life runnning mean rom on the evolte but any battery saving would help.
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Ive had my evolte since launch coming from an evo3d and when i got my new evo i didnt install setcpu because i wasnt rooted. Now that Im rooted i want to know if anyone is running setcpu and is it saving any battery at all. I get pretty good battery life runnning mean rom on the evolte but any battery saving would help.
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U've been using Setcpu, and although there is no HWA, I at least can set it to turn down the proc. when my screen is off. I think it's doing it's job, although I haven't been taxing it real bad today, I know my og Evo would have been at like 30 percent when my LTE is sitting pretty at 71% in the same time frame.
almost every rom has built in tweaks to save battery.. setcpu is good for overclocking.. and we dont have any custom kernels yet so setcpu is no good really.. must people use system tuner because u can see both cores... i have had the og evo.. the evo 3d and now the lte.. last time i used setcpu was on the og evo..
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Does anybody know if it's safe to use SetCPU on the D2? The processor is fast enough. I'd just like to see if i can stretch the battery by underclocking it while the screen is off as I've read is commonplace on other phones. Thanks.
I would definitely like to know also cause if you can I would root right away
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I rooted yesterday and setCPU was one of the first apps I installed - just for underclocking when asleep! Seems to have worked fine, no problems yet.
Yea I autodetected speeds and it seems fine. It won't allow you to overclock yet until we are able to either get a new kernel module to do it or a full kernel (bit off still, even droid x can't do that yet). I underclock when screen is off and that works just fine
ok. thanks. i've been running it for about 12 hours now to underclock with the screen off and so far, no issues. this phone is getting better by the day.
I've used SetCPU to underclock while the screen is off. My battery life is much better than before. I've also removed some of the bloat.
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I too have been using SetCPU to underclock when the screen is off or when I'm in class. I haven't had any problems yet.
It's the first app that I've paid for but thats just because I'm cheap, but that's only because I'm a broke college student.
I'm running SetCPU 2.02 no problems. I'm actually running my phone underclocked to 800 and it's running fine. Screen off is set to 600.
I am one of the unlucky ones that no matter what kernel/rom combination I cannot sustain over 1.5GHZ without a re-boot.
Curious to see how many share my ill fortune to see whether this is more the exception or the norm among the XDA EVO 3D community...
I can do 1728, but 1782 reboots on me. I'm glad though... My hero was stuck at 691, my first shift couldn't top 1000, the second one got 1600 but others got 1800, so I'm happy with 1728. And just a note, I could get higher using on demand versus other governors, so be sure to try that.
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I don't know what the **** a 3vo is, but my Evo 3D gets sluggish if I go over 1.5. But that's because of something in the SilverNeedle test5 kernel, from what I hear.
1728 max/min for two days now with no problems
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1728 max/min for two days now with no problems
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same here ...
I can do 1.8GHz with no problem. I actually want to see if I can hit 2GHz.
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I don't know what the **** a 3vo is, but my Evo 3D gets sluggish if I go over 1.5. But that's because of something in the SilverNeedle test5 kernel, from what I hear.
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I dunno, mine is rock solid at 1728 and benchmarks faster and is still liquid smooth... My Evo3D that is. Idk wtf a 3vo is either but they sound fast as well.
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Finna shoot for 2.0ghz report back I I make it
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From what I now understand, the CPU bin will play a role of whether your phone can go past 1.5Ghz and remain stable. But some of you guys need to wait because the kernels aren't made for every phone in mind. One may work for yours, the other may work for someone. So let the kernels get out of there beta stages.
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I'm at 1728Mhz and works perfect. Been using 1728 pretty much since the first OC was released.
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I've had mine up there without issue. Though where I got into trouble was using insmod and undervolting, my phone generally needed a reboot under 1100000 =/
Well that officially BLOWS!!!
I'm the exception... guess bad silicone... oh, well may be something else will go wrong and I'll get an exchange...
BTW, anyone know how to rename a Thread so I can put Evo 3D since seems some don'y like me calling it 3Vo :
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Well that officially BLOWS!!!
I'm the exception... guess bad silicone... oh, well may be something else will go wrong and I'll get an exchange...
BTW, anyone know how to rename a Thread so I can put Evo 3D since seems some don'y like me calling it 3Vo :
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It isn't bad silicone, just lower binned. But we don't know if that is the case. The kernels are still in their beta stages.
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No problem here.
Now we need to ask about battery life. How does the overclock messes up your battery life? Out a normal 100%, how much % gets eaten on your normal day by the cpu?
And the 1.8ghz is max? In standby ect i want it underclocked.
I eun mine at 1.8 and have no issues at all. I'm on mags rom as well
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Now we need to ask about battery life. How does the overclock messes up your battery life? Out a normal 100%, how much % gets eaten on your normal day by the cpu?
And the 1.8ghz is max? In standby ect i want it underclocked.
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On my E4G I set min384/max1176 for a vast majority of its life and never had bad battery life that wasn't coming from somewhere obvious like 4g on, low 3g signal, etc... And with the havs/uv kernels it was even better battery life than bone stock.... Id image same will happen here. I've been rocking 384/1728 since netarchy released his test kernel and I have no noticeable difference in battery life.
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the cpu on the 3d is a 1.5GHz, but HTC underclocked it to 1.2GHz.
i get 1.8 and am stable, on a 1.5, you should be able to hit 1.7 with zero issues. most should be able to hit 1.8+ w/ no (or very little) issues.
Was running 1836 with no problems when I was temp rooted. Now I'm fully rooted and using nets kernel and capped at 1728. Both are stable and fast.
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wth is a 3vo???
Anyone have a ultimate setting for saving battery life in SETCPU for the Motorola Photon?
Bump.. Just bought it myself will read more into it... But if someone has a quick down and dirty on settings for the photon would be appreciated... I did do some initial settings but felt the screen was getting too hot so I aborted the settings I applied.
I stopped using setcpu back when i had an HTC hero (2009). You really don't need it imo lol. Wanna save battery, use an undervolt kernel or turn off mobile data when you're not using it. You could also turn off auto background data sync.
Will look into it, just seemed that the percentage based rules looked attractive inthe program.. Always nice to be able to apply less than rules, greater than etc..
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Don't think an app can control our cpu. I've tried setting frequencies only to have them ignored, pretty sure some programs will have the under volt ignored.
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Set cpu undervolting my photon def works.. I did notice (not recently though) that under a lot of stress while undervolted itll kick up to a higher voltage though I havnt seen it do that for a long time now..
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So there is or is not good reason to use setcpu on the photon?
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So there is or is not good reason to use setcpu on the photon?
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Its all based on the personal preference man. If you feel the need to use it go ahead. Myself, I don't think its necessary. I mean it's good for setting profiles in different situations (screen on/off,charging etc). Most of the time the kernels baked in settings are good enough but some people combine a custom kernel with setcpu for maximum control over CPU. Setcpu is absolutely pointless unless you're running a custom kernel. Plus if you use cyanogen roms it will allow you to set CPU values within the rom. Again, these are just my thoughts on it man.
Well I'm in the process of trying to get CM9 working, so I guess I wouldn't need it.
Thanks for the clarification.
Can I ask, how did you UV your cpu ? is it somewhere within the setcpu, or it comes from the kernel ? I really don't understand about ocing/uving an android phone, thx.
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Can I ask, how did you UV your cpu ? is it somewhere within the setcpu, or it comes from the kernel ? I really don't understand about ocing/uving an android phone, thx.
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Custom kernels will allow you to over clock or undervolt. Set CPU just allows you to set clock speed upon boot along with custom profiles. If you install a kernel that allows undervolting it should have the custom values baked in. Again, use set CPU if you please. Joker has a set of custom kernels both uv/oc. I'm using his 1.3 oc kernel for CM7 at the moment but I'm only clocked at 1.2 just testing out. So far its amazing.
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Well I'm in the process of trying to get CM9 working, so I guess I wouldn't need it.
Thanks for the clarification.
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How did this work out for you? Where's the install? Desperate to give it a try.
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How did this work out for you? Where's the install? Desperate to give it a try.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413349
Doesn't voltage control also work? When I was using my Epic4g, i preferred voltage control over setcpu since it does both: OC and UV.
However, I'd agree with kennypow3rs that i dont think any of it is necesary with the Photon. It's quite fast already and the battery life is amazing. I hacked my Epic 4g like crazy, through 10 ROMs, OC/UV, Eclair through GB, and I have to say, it was a waste of my time. I am now extremely happy to have the Photon, stock and rooted.
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Doesn't voltage control also work? When I was using my Epic4g, i preferred voltage control over setcpu since it does both: OC and UV.
However, I'd agree with kennypow3rs that i dont think any of it is necesary with the Photon. It's quite fast already and the battery life is amazing. I hacked my Epic 4g like crazy, through 10 ROMs, OC/UV, Eclair through GB, and I have to say, it was a waste of my time. I am now extremely happy to have the Photon, stock and rooted.
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I've been where you've been, done what you've done, and am now at where you're at and I couldn't be happier myself.
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thanks man!
I prefer to use this instead of the ones built in to cm7/9, personal preference i guess.
But the only real reason i use it is for the profiles feature. Which i set my phone to screen off to max at 216mhz(wish i could auto disable while using Pandora), then to any time below 100% battery to max 750mhz (with jokers kernel that disables the 2nd core) and then finely to run full speed when its plugged in.
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Custom kernels will allow you to over clock or undervolt. Set CPU just allows you to set clock speed upon boot along with custom profiles. If you install a kernel that allows undervolting it should have the custom values baked in. Again, use set CPU if you please. Joker has a set of custom kernels both uv/oc. I'm using his 1.3 oc kernel for CM7 at the moment but I'm only clocked at 1.2 just testing out. So far its amazing.
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where can I find those custom value ? and how I set them ?
and while on it, I want to ask since I'm using setCPU to undervolt, what is the normal voltage of 1.2 cpu clock ? I'm noob at this please bear with me, thx
Funny, I have been using SetCPU until Kennypow3rs said something. Although it worked, I have ROM Toolbox Pro. I figured out yesterday, It does all that performance crap and more. Matter fact, I got 15 hours out of my battery (Granted, 7 of those hours I was sleep!)
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What do you guys think is better smartassv2 or ondemand? I usually use smartassv2 but im not sure with the rezound.
I'm using ondemand and its been perfect for me. no rebooted and great battery life.
I flashed incredikernel 6 the day it was released weeks ago.
I use on-demand, I have not had a single reboot/bootloop etc yet & the battery life is super.
I use on demand with the stock Kernel (using cleanrom 3.5). I drop the cpu down to about 1.ghz and set a profile for on demand between 192 and 760 something when the screen is off. I only dropped about 3 percent a few nights ago while sleeping (6.5 hours roughly). (the phone doesn't go into sleep mode and I dont have a battery saver). I don't get that with my heavy usage, but that is a big plus.
Where do you guys get the download for ondemand? Back in the day when I had the OG Droid, everyone used SetCPU. Doesn't seem to be the app of choice any more to set frequencies. I can't find ondemand (or smartass for that matter) in the market. ANy suggestions?
I had been using ondemand up until a few days ago. The last couple days I have been using interactive, and it seems like both battery life and performance are somewhat better, although I have no hard numbers to support this, and I have really random usage.
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smartassv2 seems to be working well for me so far.
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Where do you guys get the download for ondemand? Back in the day when I had the OG Droid, everyone used SetCPU. Doesn't seem to be the app of choice any more to set frequencies. I can't find ondemand (or smartass for that matter) in the market. ANy suggestions?
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They're features on the kernel. When you install the kernel you'll be able to check which one you wanna use from the app. (SetCPU may be good, but it seems the apps of choice on the Rezound are AnTuTu or Systems Tuner Pro, I use AnTuTU.)
Or if you use incredikernel the app incredicontrol goes along with it perfectly and is 100% totally stable for me. I have tried every kernel there is both GB and ICS on my phone and incredikernel and the stock kernel are the only ones that will run stability test scaling stability test all night long without bootlooping.
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They're features on the kernel. When you install the kernel you'll be able to check which one you wanna use from the app. (SetCPU may be good, but it seems the apps of choice on the Rezound are AnTuTu or Systems Tuner Pro, I use AnTuTU.)
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Thank you so much for the reply. I am just sticking with the stock Kernal for now, but I was interested in undervolting the kernal while it's in sleep mode and while charging to see if I can save battery life. I just tried SetCPU, but was not pleased with the constant SU pop ups. It was keeping my screen awake. I think I'll five AnTuTu a shot.
If I ever load a custom kernal, I'll know what to keep an eye out for.
I have completely given up on undervolting at this point, I never once saw a noticeable increase in battery life but I definitely ended up with a less stable phone.........
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I have completely given up on undervolting at this point, I never once saw a noticeable increase in battery life but I definitely ended up with a less stable phone.........
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What we need are more custom kernels.
I have undervolted (Incredikernel with Incredicontrol) and it's quite stable and the battery life is pretty good. I can get 12 - 16 hours with the stock battery with medium usage (texting, browsing).
Interstingly, it was 10 - 12 with OnDemand. Interactive seems to be better.
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I have undervolted (Incredikernel with Incredicontrol) and it's quite stable and the battery life is pretty good. I can get 12 - 16 hours with the stock battery with medium usage (texting, browsing).
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Have you ever tried leaving all the settings exactly the same and NOT undervolting??
I would be willing to bet the battery life would be almost identical.
CPU Tuner is awesome also. Might be the best.
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Have you ever tried leaving all the settings exactly the same and NOT undervolting??
I would be willing to bet the battery life would be almost identical.
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Actually, yes. It did make a difference. Not as significant as on the Incredible, although that may be a difference in HAVS vs SVS.
But what works for one may not work for all.
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im hoping IMO ends up making a kernel for us. i know he makes them for the thunderbolt.
I'm pretty content with Inredikernel. I'm sure Chad is going to hit us with something awesome soon.
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I'm pretty content with Inredikernel. I'm sure Chad is going to hit us with something awesome soon.
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The more options the better though.
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The more options the better though.
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Well played sir. /bow
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on my og evo 4g i think it was 1.2 on my evo 3d i could overclock to 1.8 the highest but i used to just leave it at 1.5 because it was most stable.. when we get some oc kernels should we be able to oc higher then 1.8?? im happy with my phone where it is now but was just wondering because i like to mess around with quadrants sometimes.. thanks... i was thinking 2MHz????
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on my og evo 4g i think it was 1.2 on my evo 3d i could overclock to 1.8 the highest but i used to just leave it at 1.5 because it was most stable.. when we get some oc kernels should we be able to oc higher then 1.8?? im happy with my phone where it is now but was just wondering because i like to mess around with quadrants sometimes.. thanks... i was thinking 2MHz????
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we won't know until the kernels hit. finding out is pretty much just trial and error to see where it freezes at
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we won't know until the kernels hit. finding out is pretty much just trial and error to see where it freezes at
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thanks for getin back!!.. yea thats what i figured but just wanted to check
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thanks for getin back!!.. yea thats what i figured but just wanted to check
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no problem
I can't wait to find out how high a 28nm chipset will go
My OG Evo topped out at just a hair under 1.2. I never had the 3D so I never got a chance to play with those. But I would think that the LTEvo would be capable of some very nice OC's. Though, I would probably only use that if I am playing some kind of demanding game (which I rarely ever do) or if I am just trying to test the limits of my phone (which I always do). However, I would think that as a daily driver setting I probably won't ever have it set higher than 1.6 - 1.7 with a fairly conservative governor in place.