Hi all,
I have been browsing this forum for a while now and finally decided to register.
After getting incredibly frustrated waiting for HTC and T-mobile to get their act together and release 2.1 I followed the guides on here and rooted my G2.
I originally flashed VillainROM10.3 and then upgraded to VillainROM12. Both of which are great!
I have since been playing with the CPU speed. I see many people on here claiming CPU speeds of ~750Mhz, however the most I seem to be able to get out of my phone is ~650Mhz (I'm using OverclockWidget from the market to set the frequencies). Is this a problem anyone else has experienced? If so is it down to my phone having a duff CPU or could the problem be with the ROM or the widget I'm using. Whenever I set the phone to anything higher than 650 it either just freezes or reboots itself.
Thanks Guys (and girls?)
hopoffbaby said:
Hi all,
I have been browsing this forum for a while now and finally decided to register.
After getting incredibly frustrated waiting for HTC and T-mobile to get their act together and release 2.1 I followed the guides on here and rooted my G2.
I originally flashed VillainROM10.3 and then upgraded to VillainROM12. Both of which are great!
I have since been playing with the CPU speed. I see many people on here claiming CPU speeds of ~750Mhz, however the most I seem to be able to get out of my phone is ~650Mhz (I'm using OverclockWidget from the market to set the frequencies). Is this a problem anyone else has experienced? If so is it down to my phone having a duff CPU or could the problem be with the ROM or the widget I'm using. Whenever I set the phone to anything higher than 650 it either just freezes or reboots itself.
Thanks Guys (and girls?)
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It's as simple as; some phones simply can't handle higher MHz
So if I flash for example SuperHero which is supposed to be clocked by default at 691Mhz will my phone freeze on boot or is it smart enough to figure out its max speed.
hopoffbaby said:
So if I flash for example SuperHero which is supposed to be clocked by default at 691Mhz will my phone freeze on boot or is it smart enough to figure out its max speed.
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It will probably freeze but there are kernels the isn't overclocked that high by default
So I don't mean to keep going on about it but when I flashed VR12 the description said:
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- 19MHz to 748MHz OC kernel
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However when I run it the default speed its using is 619? Is that normal?
hopoffbaby said:
So I don't mean to keep going on about it but when I flashed VR12 the description said:
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- 19MHz to 748MHz OC kernel
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However when I run it the default speed its using is 619? Is that normal?
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Yes. Many ROMs aren't set to the highest available clock speed by default because there are phones like yours that can't handle it
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Thats right, just loaded it up after rooting this bad boy and it is working just fine!
I am not responsible if you brick your device in the process.
UPDATE!
Ok so here is what is needed to run this badboy without problems.
Use only the conservative option (least problematic and no sleep comas)
I dont use the widget, i already know the speeds i set it at.
The settings stick even after a reboot, but when you click on the setcpu icon they revert back and you lose your settings. If that happens just go back and click on detect auto speeds and set up your speeds again.
Happy clocking!
what version? 2.0.1?
Were you able to overclock it past the 1ghz?
I rooted mine today and installed setCPU which worked flawlessly but I am not able to move the slider past 1ghz.
I loaded it on mine and while it *appears* to work, it doesn't seem to effect the clocks any.
heck just underclock your phones to save battery lol
I can only seem to clock mines to 800? hmm. I noticed when i first opened setcpu it was clocked to 384/245!! wow so low
edit: setting it to nexus one/snapdragon Qsd it clocks to 1ghz exact. not really sure it's working though
jroid said:
I can only seem to clock mines to 800? hmm. I noticed when i first opened setcpu it was clocked to 384/245!! wow so low
edit: setting it to nexus one/snapdragon Qsd it clocks to 1ghz exact. not really sure it's working though
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To see if it's working set it to underclock and then get into an adb shell and run the command: cat /proc/cpuinfo
It should display cpu data that includes the current clock speed.
I don't know if this helps but when I was in the Quadrant Standard app it has the system info. I hit it, scrolled down to cpu and it said
Current: 400 mhz, Max: 1000 mhz, Min: 100 mhz,
and I just checked it now and it said my current clock was 800 mhz, so i guess the cpu scales dynamically based on what the load is and what we are doing, thats a pretty great power saving feature.
Select 'Auto Detect'.
I believe you need an oc'd kernal to be able to move the slider past 1ghz.
Also, the dev has stated that it should be set to 'conservative', not 'ondemand'. 'Ondemand' was causing random shutdowns on the Galaxy S.
I installed SetCPU on my Vibrant too but removed it because it appears that it caused the phone to power off.
Does there need to be device specific support for a processor/device or does the auto-detect work on any processor?
Koblek said:
I installed SetCPU on my Vibrant too but removed it because it appears that it caused the phone to power off.
Does there need to be device specific support for a processor/device or does the auto-detect work on any processor?
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Look at the post before yours.......from me.
SetCPU needs to be set to 'conservative' on the Vibrant, not 'ondemand'. Also, per the dev in the "Random shutdowns?" thread: "You can "simulate" ondemand by changing freq step in Advanced to 100%"
Has anyone noticed any significant battery conservation with this?
MINUS Stl said:
Look at the post before yours.......from me.
SetCPU needs to be set to 'conservative' on the Vibrant, not 'ondemand'. Also, per the dev in the "Random shutdowns?" thread: "You can "simulate" ondemand by changing freq step in Advanced to 100%"
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Hey, sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but why does it max out at 800,000?
i am still having problems with setcpu even on conservative mode. i have stopped using setcpu completely for now.
wbexpress said:
Hey, sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but why does it max out at 800,000?
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Auto detect...
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i have this on my rooted vibrant. Max is 1000 and Min is 100. My battery life has doubled. I have not experienced any force closes, no slowness and no freezing. the phone is running super fast and smooth. Love it. After looking at the stats, it seems like the CPU uses 400 and 800 a lot.....thats probably where the extra battery life comes into play. 1000 is used when on full load.
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i have this on my rooted vibrant. Max is 1000 and Min is 100. My battery life has doubled. I have not experienced any force closes, no slowness and no freezing. the phone is running super fast and smooth. Love it. After looking at the stats, it seems like the CPU uses 400 and 800 a lot.....thats probably where the extra battery life comes into play. 1000 is used when on full load.
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What are your exact settings in profiles, advanced and overview?
any one running their phone at 1Ghz all the time?
+1, hah2110 please post your settings if they're working for you so a noob like me can learn some things!
does this app work on Streak?
I tried out and nope, it don´t work how it should. It says the Streak is running with 998 Mhz and you can´t overclock it. Waiting for update...
crazy cat said:
I tried out and nope, it don´t work how it should. It says the Streak is running with 998 Mhz and you can´t overclock it. Waiting for update...
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998Mhz is the limit for the kernel. you need a kernel that can be overclocked for that option....
it works fine. at this moment in time you can not overclock but it auto detects settings just fine and you can set screen off speed/battery low speed to extend your battery life.
crazy cat said:
I tried out and nope, it don´t work how it should. It says the Streak is running with 998 Mhz and you can´t overclock it. Waiting for update...
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Wait, u know there are three levels of clocking, right? one is under clock, one is clocked and one is over clock. There are two frequencies when u turn on the setcpu, one is max and one is min...but i would like to know if u r able to make the max and min both up to 998mhz so that it can run at full speed at all times
zgmf-x322a said:
Wait, u know there are three levels of clocking, right? one is under clock, one is clocked and one is over clock. There are two frequencies when u turn on the setcpu, one is max and one is min...but i would like to know if u r able to make the max and min both up to 998mhz so that it can run at full speed at all times
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yes you can bro. both max & min are customizable from 24500Mhz upto 99800Mhz. however, ive found that having the streak running totally max when the screen on will simply drain your battery, there are no real speed improvements to be seen. a good compromise to combat lag would to be to set screen on: 76800 - 99800Mhz.
i completely downscale mine when the screen is off and although the battery life on the streak is good, doing this makes it even better. no lag when switching screen on either (frequency change)
Works great for me too! I don't see any need for overclocking a phone (unless you don't use it as a phone..)
I unplugged mine from the charger about 1.5 hours ago, still 100% battery..
thanks guys for the reply, appreciated it alot!
it does and very well
to get interactive setting you must at least have performance fix and it will let you overclock and add interacting setting i just did perf. fix and setcpu settings and now quadrant score of 1700+
Works great for me. Flash smokku and fard's djsteve kernal perfmod using clockwork or streak mod and then you can overclock using setcpu. Look at my signature line below.
Dell Streak, 2.2 froyo (318), custom kernel, OC to 1.2ghz, quadrant 2002, hspda signal mod,
So, I've rooted my phone a couple weeks ago and I've been messing around with different roms and kernels and I thought the reason my phone was crashing at above 748mhz was because of the kernel or rom I had. I've been reading around though and I read that some phones simply can't OC stably like others. Does this mean if my phone crashes a ton at 806mhz and quite a bit at 768mhz that my phone simply can't OC that high? Are there methods to improve my phones OC stability?
Yes that means your phone can't handle that high clocked speeds. Just keep trying to find a stable clock speed. You will probably not find a big difference between 748 or 806.
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There are no methods to improve OC stability (AFAIK ). Don't try to OC more than what ur phone can handle.
You can always try other tips from our forum to make ur phone more responsive
alright thanks for the input guess my phones processor was made in Ethiopia
Kryptonite1371 said:
alright thanks for the input guess my phones processor was made in Ethiopia
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try 729/480
should work without crashing
Hey guys,
I have just installed OmegaRom by Team Cooper and what a Rom it is!!! Amazing is an understatement.
Okay so with there new Rom v2, it has an OC kernal built in and it does work...BUT I need to know how to OC the thing safely and squeezing as much performance as possible!
I have it at 825 and min 806 mhz, scaler is performance.
What settings would you pro's recommened?
Thanks!
Edit 1- I am using SetCPU to OC.
"overclock" and "safe" cannot be use in the same sentence, it just wrong.
theres no safe overclocking. moreover each and every device is unique even for the same model.
what is working with others doesnt guarantee it'll works with yours.
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"overclock" and "safe" cannot be use in the same sentence, it just wrong.
theres no safe overclocking. moreover each and every device is unique even for the same model.
what is working with others doesnt guarantee it'll works with yours.
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What I meant was a stable OC that may work with my phone... I OC computers too so I know the risk's involved. So what I was asking was what OC's worked with peoples phones so I could get a rough idea on how to govern my cpu and OC it without totally messing it up.
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What I meant was a stable OC that may work with my phone... I OC computers too so I know the risk's involved. So what I was asking was what OC's worked with peoples phones so I could get a rough idea on how to govern my cpu and OC it without totally messing it up.
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i hope u are aware of the ill effects of OCing.....battery takes a real beating....well i have done it upto 886 mhz....many others have done it upto 1ghz mark...but i personally do not recommend...
CPU Tuner
I try CPU Tuner, is similar ti setCPU but is free whit THE END 3.0 custom ROM and use the 864-254 mhz for screen on and 480-122 for screen off whitout problems, previously I use 904 mhz, but sometime it freeze...
Bye Pistaaa
sreesh87 said:
i hope u are aware of the ill effects of OCing.....battery takes a real beating....well i have done it upto 886 mhz....many others have done it upto 1ghz mark...but i personally do not recommend...
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I have OCed it to 902 mhz..
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Thanks for the comments guys... Gives me a rough estimate on its limits.
So far I have been running 844mhz performance for a while, since I created this thread and the battery has remained at 82%!
I have benched using AnTuTu twice and have excellent read and write speeds, compared to other benchies I have seen, OmegaRom is the best Rom I have ever used!
Cheers,
i tried cpufrills and its the best for me
I don't Think U mustuse over clocking,even my setting was min245 max 902,the effect just draining more battery,and if using to much can damaging ur prosessor
I know you might think what I'm going to write is unnecessary and going to contradict with your believes here. but I'm going say it anyway.
If you are going to use your device for a long time then I would suggest not to overclock too much. You'll know when something will go wrong with your over-clocking. Your SGA would start rebooting randomly. Heating up would be excessively common once you start overclocking, using your SGA while it's charging. Over clocking will definitely reduce your processor life span. People who do can over clock their device to get the max out of their device and know they're going to change the device in sometime later anyway.
Rushyang said:
I know you might think what I'm going to write is unnecessary and going to contradict with your believes here. but I'm going say it anyway.
If you are going to use your device for a long time then I would suggest not to overclock too much. You'll know when something will go wrong with your over-clocking. Your SGA would start rebooting randomly. Heating up would be excessively common once you start overclocking, using your SGA while it's charging. Over clocking will definitely reduce your processor life span. People who do can over clock their device to get the max out of their device and know they're going to change the device in sometime later anyway.
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Don't worry! Like I said, I have experience O/C'ing processors etc and I know how bad the effects can be! I am not going for a massive overclock at all. Just a tiny bump in the speed. At the moment, I am running 825mhz and already the speed has improved dramatically. I may go a little further but 902mhz is a bit mental for my liking.
Pistaaa said:
I try CPU Tuner, is similar ti setCPU but is free whit THE END 3.0 custom ROM and use the 864-254 mhz for screen on and 480-122 for screen off whitout problems, previously I use 904 mhz, but sometime it freeze...
Bye Pistaaa
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SetCPU is free for XDA members and it's the best one ever...period
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
Pistaaa said:
I try CPU Tuner, is similar ti setCPU but is free whit THE END 3.0 custom ROM and use the 864-254 mhz for screen on and 480-122 for screen off whitout problems, previously I use 904 mhz, but sometime it freeze...
Bye Pistaaa
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setCPU is free to if you download it from the forum
I found a solution to fix the Doom kernel reboots for those who are unable to download stock roms from HTC (Rogers Customers). Requires CWM Recovery.
1. Download stock kernel here - http://www.box.com/s/7dc3bf2adc9e2f05b717
2. Unzip archive
3. Move Zip file to SD card
4. Reboot into bootloader fastboot reboot-bootloader
5. Flash the img file fastboot flash boot name.img
6. Go into CWM and install the zip.
This solved my problem, hopefully it works for you guys too.
This should work on ALL devices not just Rogers
it doesn't actually solve the kernel issues...
your just replacing him.
i still think his kernel has a lot more potential than the stock.
It fixed my issue.
I care more about having a functional tablet than a kernel that may have more potential but is buggy as hell.
i agree. and i'm running the stock as well.. just wished the doomlord one would work as well.
Hi there,
Noob user here.
I got HTC JetStream from previous owner with doomlord Kernel on it.
Tablet is constantly crashing for no logical reason which leads me to believe that the kernel is causing this issue.
I would like to flash back to the stock kernel only as my device (Rogers) is running a stock image.
I am having difficulties to follow your instructions.
Wold somebody be so kind to post more detailed process steps to complete this kernel flashing back to stock.
Thank you very much.
I had the same random reboots using Doom's kernel until i overclocked it to the maximum. It's been almost 2 weeks since i experienced any reboots....
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could you be more specific?
did you set both the minimum and the maximum to the maximum?
did u change the voltage?
Yes I changed the min & max all the way to max.. not sure if it will have some long term effects on my tablet, but it's been working great for a while now.
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lol... so the "solution" to the DooM kernel reboots is to not use the DooM kernel. Brilliant.
If I find some time this weekend, I'll try maxing out the O/C though and see how it goes, as I do find the DooM kernel snappier, even at stock speeds.
craig0r said:
lol... so the "solution" to the DooM kernel reboots is to not use the DooM kernel. Brilliant.
If I find some time this weekend, I'll try maxing out the O/C though and see how it goes, as I do find the DooM kernel snappier, even at stock speeds.
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You do realize that by doing that you are running your kernel at max speed constantly which means additional heat, stress and wear on all systems?
ATT Intruder said:
You do realize that by doing that you are running your kernel at max speed constantly which means additional heat, stress and wear on all systems?
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No, it won't run at max speed constantly unless I set the governor to "performance" mode. In "interactive" mode, which I believe is the default, it will still clock the CPU at its minimum value until the tablet needs more CPU resources, such as when scrolling, loading a webpage, playing a game, etc.
But yes, I'm aware of the risks of overclocking. I've overclocked every HTC device I've had very few problems (my One XL has exhibited some bootloops, so I've stopped O/C'ing it.)
craig0r said:
No, it won't run at max speed constantly unless I set the governor to "performance" mode. In "interactive" mode, which I believe is the default, it will still clock the CPU at its minimum value until the tablet needs more CPU resources, such as when scrolling, loading a webpage, playing a game, etc.
But yes, I'm aware of the risks of overclocking. I've overclocked every HTC device I've had very few problems (my One XL has exhibited some bootloops, so I've stopped O/C'ing it.)
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I'm running 1.83 ghz ondemand with also the lowest setting for the min freq setting. I will increase it to 1.944ghz ondemand as the max setting and increase my min setting to 756Mhz on deadline, and see if the reboots stop, otherwise I will have to install the stock kernal.
I am just wondering if I install the stock kernel on top of my OziMood rom, if this will cause Rom problems?
Any thoughts on this?
globalgpj said:
I'm running 1.83 ghz ondemand with also the lowest setting for the min freq setting. I will increase it to 1.944ghz ondemand as the max setting and increase my min setting to 756Mhz on deadline, and see if the reboots stop, otherwise I will have to install the stock kernal.
I am just wondering if I install the stock kernel on top of my OziMood rom, if this will cause Rom problems?
Any thoughts on this?
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I have mine on max: 1.62 ghz , min: 594 onDemand and it hasn't crashed in two or three days. So we'll see. Now to answer your question, if you want to flash back to stock on that Rom you'll have to install the stock WiFi modules from recovery. After that everything should work normally.
AlexFG said:
I have mine on max: 1.62 ghz , min: 594 onDemand and it hasn't crashed in two or three days. So we'll see. Now to answer your question, if you want to flash back to stock on that Rom you'll have to install the stock WiFi modules from recovery. After that everything should work normally.
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Thanks for that.
So far, I haven't had anymore reboots.
Increasing the minimum seems helpful.
I get plenty of battery life, so I am really happy about this for now.
Just a quick update.
I've been running 1.944 GHz as my high setting and 756 GHz as my low setting for some time now and I have to say, no reboots, no lag, super fast and stable.
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Nice, I'll try those frequencies on mine. Thanks for sharing.
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