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Anyone here try setcpu on your Galaxy S 4G?
I'm sure there is some "new and improved software" reason to not need it, but I figured I would try it to see if I could improve battery life in some way.
I'm still tinkering with the settings, but I think I have noticed a slight improvement. If you try it, don't set your screen-off speed to any lower than 400mhz. If you do your phone will slow to an unimaginable crawl, sometimes only to be recovered from with a reboot/battery pull.
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You can use it but until there are custom kernels that allow you to underclock or overclock its gonna be a lost cause imo. At this point its only good for changing governors and possibly screen off profiles and things like that
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setcpu not work even u rooted also droidoverclock i'm try it both
Can't wait for an Oc kernel
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It already hauls once I removed bloatware, my system is pretty "bare bone" now, and it's FAASSSTTT.
That being said, one of the main reasons I upgraded to this phone from my modded HTC HD2 was the battery life was horrible on that phone (comparible to an evo 4g as per many side by side tests with a friend who had a new one).
Battery on this phone is GARBAGE, basically the SAME battery life, maybe only slightly better if at all....
I thought technology was supposed to be improving. I mean I abuse the phone, It's my sole entertainment while I'm at work (I work at a call center). I'm doing things on it 24/7.
But I figured it would perform better than a non-native android phone, modded to run android, that's two years old.. (htc hd2)
I have been using an app called tegrak overclock. it seems to work great for me.
slipin3 said:
I have been using an app called tegrak overclock. it seems to work great for me.
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You can overclock without overclock kernel?
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I just use setcpu to disable auto scaling..
slipin3 said:
I have been using an app called tegrak overclock. it seems to work great for me.
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Bl4ckpheniX said:
You can overclock without overclock kernel?
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TegraK seems to work. It's an "on demand, on the fly" patch that isn't persistent.
I see improvements in benchmarks and reads/writes. So, it seems to work. Every time you reboot though, you have to reset it.
-Steve
"Third -(Root Needed) Set CPU. Have had this on my G1 and N1 and it does nothing but save battery. I currently have it set on 216 - 1000 for when the screen is on and the only profile i have is for when the screen is off and it is at 216-216.
(Alternative) Pimp My CPU. I now am using this for my G2x because I am running custom kernal. Personally I like Set CPU better, but do to the fact that Set CPU can't get past 1000 MHz makes it kinda useless for the G2x Tegra 2. "
This is for the thread "Twenty Hour Of Battery Life" When he says he currently has it set on 216-1000, is he using the "Pimp My CPU"? Also where is that set at exactly? Is it set on the "Main-Scaling Driver" When you open up SetCpu? My "Scaling" is greyed out, I can not set it to "OnDemand" or anything, and yes my phone is rooted, it was the first step in that thread. Both Min, and Max go from 122, 128,245, and 528mHZ, so I am confused on this 216-1000? Also When I go to create a profile, and choose "Screen Off", I have the same issue as above, 216-216? What is that??? Be specific, and I am not a stranger to rooting, etc, so help me out, so I can on to the next step and install "Battery Calabration"
Gv2004 said:
"Third -(Root Needed) Set CPU. Have had this on my G1 and N1 and it does nothing but save battery. I currently have it set on 216 - 1000 for when the screen is on and the only profile i have is for when the screen is off and it is at 216-216.
(Alternative) Pimp My CPU. I now am using this for my G2x because I am running custom kernal. Personally I like Set CPU better, but do to the fact that Set CPU can't get past 1000 MHz makes it kinda useless for the G2x Tegra 2. "
This is for the thread "Twenty Hour Of Battery Life" When he says he currently has it set on 216-1000, is he using the "Pimp My CPU"? Also where is that set at exactly? Is it set on the "Main-Scaling Driver" When you open up SetCpu? My "Scaling" is greyed out, I can not set it to "OnDemand" or anything, and yes my phone is rooted, it was the first step in that thread. Both Min, and Max go from 122, 128,245, and 528mHZ, so I am confused on this 216-1000? Also When I go to create a profile, and choose "Screen Off", I have the same issue as above, 216-216? What is that??? Be specific, and I am not a stranger to rooting, etc, so help me out, so I can on to the next step and install "Battery Calabration"
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20 Views and no response, great...
20 views and no response because no one can understand what you typed
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tackleberry said:
20 views and no response because no one can understand what you typed
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Haha What typed is pretty simple to understand. I have the app SetCpu and when you open up, you are at the "Main" Tab, "Scaling" is greyed/blacked out, I can not set it to On Demand or Conservative. My phone is rooted, and SetCpu has Root Access.
Now how come scaling is disabled? Also, when the person who created the thread "Twenty Hour Battery Life" said he currently has it set to 216-1000, what does that mean? how do I set it to that? He also mentioned that he created profile for when the screen is off, and set it to "216-216", I do not understand what that means, and how to set it like that? I created a profile "Screen Off", but I am stuck at how to put it to "216-216"?
Ummmm. Iirc set CPU does not work on the g2x yet. Pimp my CPU should.
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Setcpu works fine he needs a custom kernel.. Like mordic or faux..
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On my Nexus One here the only thing I have Setcpu do is when the screen is off it goes to min245 max 384. While using your phone Android regulates your processing power based off of what it needs. While Android does that when the phone sleeps I don't want it going above 384. With my Nexus One I usually get around 18hours + of battery life w/ medium usage. I didn't have my G2x long enough to try out Setcpu but IMO only have setcpu regulate your sleepmode
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Ummmm. Iirc set CPU does not work on the g2x yet. Pimp my CPU should.
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Why do people keep saying this? I guess the author of the app is lying when he says it is compatible and all the people running it successfully are lying also.
SetCpu supports Terga 2 starting with version 2.1.1a
I have no idea where you are getting you info, but you are wrong.
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Why do people keep saying this? I guess the author of the app is lying when he says it is compatible and all the people running it successfully are lying also.
SetCpu supports Terga 2 starting with version 2.1.1a
I have no idea where you are getting you info, but you are wrong.
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I recall reading it here on xda. But that was over a week ago. Like I said iirc does not mean I'm 100% right.
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SetCPU does work with the tegra2 but I am not sure if it is playing nice with the custom kernels made by Faux and Morfic, that is why everyone is using Pimp My CPU
SetCPU works for scaling but not overclocking.
A great free app that DOES work with both of those kernels is CPU Master - find it on the market.
Thanks for clearing that up. I knew something wasn't right with set CPU onthis phone
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What are your settings for CPU Master for the Tmobile G2X? I want to get 20+hours at least, I am using Battery Calabaration from the Market and I charged the phone to 100%, opened up the app which required root access, tapped battery calaberate, then unplugged it, that was at 130 or 1:40, it is now 5:35pm, and it is at 76%, not lasting at all
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I used Titanium Back up to remove the extra apps that take up space and consume battery
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Gv2004 said:
What are your settings for CPU Master for the Tmobile G2X? I want to get 20+hours at least, I am using Battery Calabaration from the Market and I charged the phone to 100%, opened up the app which required root access, tapped battery calaberate, then unplugged it, that was at 130 or 1:40, it is now 5:35pm, and it is at 76%, not lasting at all
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That's great battery life considering its a dual core tegra 2 phone which will always suck alot of battery juice . If you want a 20+ hour device then get a blackberry.
Android phones are known battery leeches. Look into a portable battery charger
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Setcpu does support tegra in G2X but currently does not support oc'ing. The scaling is greyed out on mine to but doesn't affect it sd i have seen.
So if your looking for settings use these for setcpu
Profile battery < 25%
Max 500
Min lowest
Reason: save battery amd extend phone usage
Profile sceen off
Max 1ghz
Min lowest
Reason: will drop to 216 if not using and is in idle but will jumo up if processing power is needed
Profile general (main screen)
Max 1ghz
Min 1ghz
Reason: makes cpu run full steam when using
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SetCPU master coolbho3000 has updated his app to include support for the Tegra 2. It's available at all the familiar places.
2.2.0 - Added an "In Call" profile. Improved the Set on Boot safemode function by including a flashable zip that toggles SetCPU's safemode. Press menu on the main tab for more details. Added autodetect support for all Tegra 2 fakeShmoo kernels (ie. G2x). Added a "Voltage" tab for undervolting the CPU on fakeShmoo kernels, some custom Galaxy S kernels, and some Nexus S kernels. This is a full-fledged interface for undervolting these devices, and includes backing up and restoring and a Set on Boot checkbox. Improved the way SetCPU initially requests root. Various miscellaneous bugfixes.
Undervolting in SetCPU, now that's fantastic. By far the best purchase I've made on the market.
GideonX said:
Undervolting in SetCPU, now that's fantastic. By far the best purchase I've made on the market.
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Also has a cool feature that allows you to extract a zip file to your sdcard in case you've set it to 1.5/1.5 and your phone freaks out. You can just boot into recovery, flash the zip and it resets setcpu.
I must say, SetCPU 2.20 is quite amazing... worth every penny
Note to ppl who upgraded from existing setcpu...re-detect your cpu speeds from the main screen. Otherwise, voltage tab will force close on you.
What would you set "in-call" to?
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What would you set "in-call" to?
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I have 400/400 for screen off. I set in call to slightly higher at 400/500.
I'll need to test it tomorrow during calls and see if the screen wakes up quicker after a call ends.
For benching, I set it at 1500/1500 at 1300mV with no profile set for maximum power, and I'm getting much lower benchmarks in Smartbench 2011, than I was with pimpmycpu. Why do you think that would be?
pimpmycpu: 4400-4700
setcpu: 3700-4000
Wow very nice.
yes nice news ! Im happy to see old school
Great news. Just re-downloaded this and uninstalled pimp my cpu.
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Epiccccc. Bye bye pimp my CPU.
I love setcpu profiles
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I'm so pissed off by this. I legit bought cpu master at like noon on the 20th. Then I come home from work too setcpu being updated. dammit I want my two dollars back, I'm broke enough, and that could be bus money lol.
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McFroger3 said:
I'm so pissed off by this. I legit bought cpu master at like noon on the 20th. Then I come home from work too setcpu being updated. dammit I want my two dollars back, I'm broke enough, and that could be bus money lol.
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womp womp. Broke but have a G2x! legit! lol. theres nothing that can come inbetween a man and his phone and car lol!
I didn't pay anything for the phone lol.
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New setcpu is working like a champ. OP, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
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diablos991 said:
Great news. Just re-downloaded this and uninstalled pimp my cpu.
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I did the same, but unfroze SETCPU and FROZE pimpmycpu.
In the transition, the battery got drained quite a bit over a few minutes, and heated up pretty fast when initially recharging. I had rebooted in between, but there may still have been some residual conflicts between the apps.
It froze at one point, but after a battery pull, it settled down. Overnight battery drain (with screen-off profile set pretty low) was only 4% over 8 hours. This is on EB 1.0.2 and faux stock kernel. Quadrent "only" around 4000, but everything works and this has apparently improved battery life.
A note on pimpmycpu - I thought scaling to min had stuck, but apparently not. Battery consumption was 12-15 % overnight compared to the above.
Thanks OP! I severely dislike pimpmycpu...
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So am I the only one that is getting significantly lower smartbench 2011 results with this updated setcpu as opposed to pimpmycpu?
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So am I the only one that is getting significantly lower smartbench 2011 results with this updated setcpu as opposed to pimpmycpu?
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I have not seen that, although compared to Quadrent, I had not seen the very high scores that some had. I doubt SETCPU would impact you OC'd performance at max setting (although pimp had scheduler settings and SETCPU does not).
What do you think is the best OC/UV app ? If so can you also post the recommendations ? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
There's been thousands of posts, not sure of threads, in the forum regarding this.
Tegrak OC seems to be the most popular though. Most tend to stay away from SetCPU.
I personally never OC or UV. I find that my speed and battery life are perfectly acceptable.
Yeah tegrak seems to be what everyone uses. I stay away from OCing though because i don't really see the purpose of OCing just for browsing the web, text messaging, Facebook, twitter, and YouTube. The phones really smooth already. I'm probably going to UV though to get a little better battery life.
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You can't oc with set CPU without an overclock kernel
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Tegrak Ultimate since it allows OC/UV with a kernel module as opposed to requiring a OC/UV kernel.
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Tegrak Ultimate since it allows OC/UV with a kernel module as opposed to requiring a OC/UV kernel.
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What's the difference?
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For this phone tegrak is the best with the most control paid version is well worth it
at first this phone relied on overclocking but months later it is no longer needed imo, i just stay at 1000 mhz stock with undervolting and my phone feels as smooth as a 1.2 thank you gingerbread lol
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I use tegraq (paid) version to UC.. everything is so smooth now, the UC gives battery life and my quadscore is still in the 2500 range.
TegraK
Hi,
I'm interested only in UV, since my phone is super fast with Valhalla 1.1 ROM
and Adrenaline Shot X, but i drain my battery every day!
can you please explain -
1. can i undervolt using the free edition of tegrak ?
2. do i need to replace the kernel or can i work with tegrak app out of the box?
i didn't get that.
Thanks !
Well I just downloaded Taegrak ultimate, but it seems like my values will never stay ! I tried setting my CPU Lv 0 to 1000,1165,1055 but it'll always revert back to normal. Sometimes I'll catch a glimpse of "Targrak has unexpectedly.."
Hey! I just purchased two 2600mAh batteries for my S4 along with a Samsung Spare battery charger. Now, my phone is rooted and is running a custom Rom and kernel. I am using Ktoonsez KT-SGS4 TW ATT Edition. now what I'd like to know, is (since I'll have SO much battery power) what are the fastest possible Ktweaker settings that ARE STABLE AND DO NOT EXCEED 2.1Ghz? Let's turn this into a competition. Whoever can give me their best and awesome settings wins. C'mon guys, let's figure this out. I don't want conservative battery settings, I'd like some beastly processing settings that will help TouchWiz with the lag it contains. Please respond soon, you guys here at XDA are amazing.
Thanks!
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Snapdragon 600 Quad-Core @ 2.0Ghz
Adreno 320 GPU @ 504 Mhz
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The lag should really not be there on a custom touchwiz rom
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And just how are you going to determine if I'm more beastly than you?
Balance is key my friend... the whole point of ktoonsez' kernel (well more like his govenor ktoonservative) is power with battery conservation. Even with 2x 2600 you need some or else you will kill both in a day. I have an anker 5600mah battery and it is possible to kill it in a day just from screen use.
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Nm
Stock kernel settings (Ondemand at 1.8 GHz or something like that). Yes, you heard me, stock. Overclocking won't do much for you at all. The other thing you're changing is the governor, which simply chooses when to ramp up the clockspeed from resting state. Changing the governor isn't going to get you more FPS on something, or really even much faster load times, for the phone will ramp up to full speed when doing work or animations.
It's fun to tweak and play with this sorta stuff, but really, you're really just gonna get placebo in terms of speed, and if you try to save battery through undervolting, you'll either have rather unnecessary performance loss or instability. Also, overclocking runs the risk of burning up the phone, and possibly destroying it to where it never turns on again all for something you can barely notice.
You really wanna speed up your phone, make things load quicker, and overall make the experience faster? Get Greenify and hibernate any apps you don't actively use (you'd be amazed at how much some background apps like Facebook consume.) Go into your Developer Options and set the animation speeds to 0.5x (or even off). Use a custom launcher such as Action Launcher or Nova Launcher that will help you access your apps quicker. Get the AOSP web browser, which tends to be faster than the other browsers. Just don't go overclocking your phone acting like that 0.3 GHz of extra power usage and potential instability is making any more than a few fractions of a second in difference.
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Stock kernel settings (Ondemand at 1.8 GHz or something like that). Yes, you heard me, stock. Overclocking won't do much for you at all. The other thing you're changing is the governor, which simply chooses when to ramp up the clockspeed from resting state. Changing the governor isn't going to get you more FPS on something, or really even much faster load times, for the phone will ramp up to full speed when doing work or animations.
It's fun to tweak and play with this sorta stuff, but really, you're really just gonna get placebo in terms of speed, and if you try to save battery through undervolting, you'll either have rather unnecessary performance loss or instability. Also, overclocking runs the risk of burning up the phone, and possibly destroying it to where it never turns on again all for something you can barely notice.
You really wanna speed up your phone, make things load quicker, and overall make the experience faster? Get Greenify and hibernate any apps you don't actively use (you'd be amazed at how much some background apps like Facebook consume.) Go into your Developer Options and set the animation speeds to 0.5x (or even off). Use a custom launcher such as Action Launcher or Nova Launcher that will help you access your apps quicker. Get the AOSP web browser, which tends to be faster than the other browsers. Just don't go overclocking your phone acting like that 0.3 GHz of extra power usage and potential instability is making any more than a few fractions of a second in difference.
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Talk about a pessimist. You must of had some issues undervolting and configuring because my ktweaker settings have TRIPLED my battery life and kept my device stable without decreasing performance at all.
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Hey! I just purchased two 2600mAh batteries for my S4 along with a Samsung Spare battery charger. Now, my phone is rooted and is running a custom Rom and kernel. I am using Ktoonsez KT-SGS4 TW ATT Edition. now what I'd like to know, is (since I'll have SO much battery power) what are the fastest possible Ktweaker settings that ARE STABLE AND DO NOT EXCEED 2.1Ghz? Let's turn this into a competition. Whoever can give me their best and awesome settings wins. C'mon guys, let's figure this out. I don't want conservative battery settings, I'd like some beastly processing settings that will help TouchWiz with the lag it contains. Please respond soon, you guys here at XDA are amazing.
Thanks!
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Snapdragon 600 Quad-Core @ 2.0Ghz
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I have designed a setup for ktweaker just for your device the i337.. ultimate performance ultimate battery life.. tell me how it goes.
http://www23.zippyshare.com/v/75298192/file.html
Drop it in your ktweaker folder. If you experience any issues let me know and ill make it perform even faster.
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Oh - And for all devices including and other than SGH-I337 here is my latest and greatest in ultimate performance / battery life.
Super Bull 1.2
http://www33.zippyshare.com/v/48155660/file.html
Works on all Qualcomm SGS4 (non international)
Installation Directions: insert file into /sdcard/ktweaker/ and in Ktweaker application select restore prefs from SD card.
Enjoy! Please send your screenshots of your amazing battery life
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Can anyone check back for results on these settings
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Can anyone check back for results on these settings
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Try them yourself! It doesn't hurt to try
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Thanks for posting these trying them now!
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Here's my results after a 12 hour work day with Super Bull 1.2!
Used GPS to navigate, used Facebook in the background all day, took 15 pictures, made about 5 phone calls, downloaded about 400mb on LTE, txt messaged all day, installed programs, browsed this forum about 20 times, heres the results @ 50% battery. Full screen brightness 90% of the time. This profile has an overclocked CPU and GPU!
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Oh and P.S.
-=Stock Battery=-