Hi Guys / Gals
I have set cpu on my rooted tbolt and after looking through the threads and not seeing exactly what im looking for (if there is a thread please point me in the right direction).
I was wondering if you could give me some ideas of what my settings should be. I had done it on my eris while I was rooted and seemed ok but for the tbolt i would like to get it set the best i can.
Right now im have it set at:
On demand
1024 Max / 768 min
Profile
Screen off - 245 max / 245 min
Should I be doing anything else or different?
Thanks
Set min to 245 for regular use and disable perflock by pressing menu->perflock disabler->attempt to disable perflock. Also, this should be in general.
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That's pretty low for the screen off profile. Do you have any trouble with the phone waking up, like to answer a call? I'm coming from the OG Droid and I know I had issues answering calls if the profile was set to low.
One last thing, I could not get my profiles to work because I never hit disable Perflock Disable, again coming from OG Droid I did not need to do this. So make sure you have this done so the screen off profile is working.
Thrillhouse847 said:
Set min to 245 for regular use and disable perflock by pressing menu->perflock disabler->attempt to disable perflock. Also, this should be in general.
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I read somewhere that if you flash a new rom or something and you forget to unclick "disable perflock" something bad can happen.
Is that true? I know I'll forget...
I did disable perflock when i first set it up, so im good there.
Also i have seen no issue with the phone waking up yet so hopefully it stays that way.
I will try the on demand set to 245.
Im familiar with rooting and set cpu but wanted some backup advice for this since its a new phone and different system/cpu then my eris.
Thank you for all your input guys, appreciate it...
pman555 said:
I read somewhere that if you flash a new rom or something and you forget to unclick "disable perflock" something bad can happen.
Is that true? I know I'll forget...
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Had perflock disabled when I did my last two flashes, no issues.
Odinist said:
Had perflock disabled when I did my last two flashes, no issues.
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Hmmm...maybe its an urban legend.
Odinist said:
Had perflock disabled when I did my last two flashes, no issues.
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One more question: Are you supposed to click "set on boot" in the main setcpu screen as well as the disable perflock screen?
Thanks.
pman555 said:
One more question: Are you supposed to click "set on boot" in the main setcpu screen as well as the disable perflock screen?
Thanks.
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I don't know if you're supposed to but I always have and I've never had any issues.
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bp328i said:
That's pretty low for the screen off profile. Do you have any trouble with the phone waking up, like to answer a call? I'm coming from the OG Droid and I know I had issues answering calls if the profile was set to low.
One last thing, I could not get my profiles to work because I never hit disable Perflock Disable, again coming from OG Droid I did not need to do this. So make sure you have this done so the screen off profile is working.
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It all depends on the governor you are using. Some governors when waking the phone kick up the clock speed faster, some do not. I always found the battery saver and conservative did this on my Evo 4G and it would sometimes be a good 15 seconds before I could unlock the phone, this phone is different obviously, so we'll have to see what plays nice where, it may not have an issue with any governor.
pman555 said:
One more question: Are you supposed to click "set on boot" in the main setcpu screen as well as the disable perflock screen?
Thanks.
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if you don't you'll have to manually start SetCPU everytime and then disable perflock manually everytime you reboot the phone.
Anyone played around with the Sampling Rate & Up Threshold on this device?
Mine defaults to 50000/95
This is my first HTC phone so I haven't used perflock disabler in setcpu before. I'm watching setcpu right now on my screen go back and forth between 1024 and 245 Mhz ... so what other reason would I need to disable perflock?
I have my SetCPU set to:
- While Charging:
1024min, 1024max, Performance.
- Screen Off:
245min, 368max, On Demand
- Temp > 71C:
245min, 368max, On Demand
- Battery < 15%:
245min, 368max, On Demand
- Temp > 55C:
245min, 768max, On Demand
- Battery < 25%:
245min, 768max, On Demand
- Battery < 101%:
245min, 1024max, On Demand
It surprises me that there is no step between 368 and 768mhz though.
i just have screen off profile 245/245, the rest seem like overkill to me. hell some kernels you dont even need setCPU
dvation191 said:
This is my first HTC phone so I haven't used perflock disabler in setcpu before. I'm watching setcpu right now on my screen go back and forth between 1024 and 245 Mhz ... so what other reason would I need to disable perflock?
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Perflock needs to be disabled in order for the stock kernel to under clock properly.
System Panel shows that the stock kernel ramps down to just about nothing while the screen is off. I'm not sure how useful SetCPU is at this point.
CorporateGoth said:
I have my SetCPU set to:
- While Charging:
1024min, 1024max, Performance.
- Screen Off:
245min, 368max, On Demand
- Temp > 71C:
245min, 368max, On Demand
- Battery < 15%:
245min, 368max, On Demand
- Temp > 55C:
245min, 768max, On Demand
- Battery < 25%:
245min, 768max, On Demand
- Battery < 101%:
245min, 1024max, On Demand
It surprises me that there is no step between 368 and 768mhz though.
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I am new to all this rooting phone stuff and wanted to say thanks for the settings.. I have copied these on my newly rooted thunderbolt and the battery is already lasting so much longer. I have been off the charger for 6 hours and I am only at 80 percent of my battery...
Thank you to everyone on this forum for excellent advice...
Spyder
CorporateGoth said:
I have my SetCPU set to:
- While Charging:
1024min, 1024max, Performance.
- Screen Off:
245min, 368max, On Demand
- Temp > 71C:
245min, 368max, On Demand
- Battery < 15%:
245min, 368max, On Demand
- Temp > 55C:
245min, 768max, On Demand
- Battery < 25%:
245min, 768max, On Demand
- Battery < 101%:
245min, 1024max, On Demand
It surprises me that there is no step between 368 and 768mhz though.
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Don't you have a problem answering phone calls with your screen-off settings that low? I remember on my droid I had a similar profile and the screen would take so long to turn on, I'd miss the call before I could answer it.
kr0n1c said:
Don't you have a problem answering phone calls with your screen-off settings that low? I remember on my droid I had a similar profile and the screen would take so long to turn on, I'd miss the call before I could answer it.
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After I set it to that low after a few hours I put it up to 368 because yes it was a pain answering calls or just getting the phone to wake up..
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anyone got what they think is the best configuration for SetCPU?
stock configuration works great for me
min cpu = 225 (or something like that)
max cpu = 995 (again, or something like that)
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Stock settings are:
Min: 245
Max: 998
CPU Governer: On demand
Charging 998/998
Sleep/Standby 499/245
Power < 25% 576/245
i concur about the stock clock settings, they work best for me. 998 high/245 low
i am opting for stock... im going to assume that htc/google did their research to give us the best blend of CPU speeds depending on what the phone is doing and what the battery power is...
if stock settings are 998 mhz why overclock it? can you get more from the processor than that?
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if stock settings are 998 mhz why overclock it? can you get more from the processor than that?
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you probably can, but you'd just end up burning it out. what you can do is set the low a bit higher than 245. more battery drain will result.
So what are the out of the box settings on the CPU if you dont use setCPU?
Read this thread you will see them
No one has messed with this app?
I have mine set @ stock, but have also enabled a profile for when the phone is asleep. I set it at 300/245. Not really sure if it makes a difference in battery life.
Mine is set to the A1clock speed which is 768max and 245 min.. no lag when swippin and in act1 video player its still smooth..even a droids 550mhz stock speed. Also got it 245max/min when sleep, remember to exclude setcpu if you u wanna see results..
Goonzy said:
Mine is set to the A1clock speed which is 768max and 245 min.. no lag when swippin and in act1 video player its still smooth..even a droids 550mhz stock speed. Also got it 245max/min when sleep, remember to exclude setcpu if you u wanna see results..
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What's a1clock?
I noticed that when using SetCPU and setting the minimum CPU speed to 245mhz, it seems like the CPU doesnt clock down to 245, but instead stays at 998. By setting the minimum to 328, it works.
Where can u see that?
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Where can u see that?
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I agree...where are all you guys/gals seeing/getting information like that off of the phone. What are the apps needed to monitor that information.
Also, exactly what is the stock CPU settings?
gururise said:
I noticed that when using SetCPU and setting the minimum CPU speed to 245mhz, it seems like the CPU doesnt clock down to 245, but instead stays at 998. By setting the minimum to 328, it works.
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I noticed something similar.
When setting it to 998/245 and hit refresh 5 or 6 times you'll never see something under 998 at the top.
When setting min to something else than 245 but keeping 998 for max and hitting refresh 5 or 6 times you'll see the min value a few times when refreshing.
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where is the difference between on demand, user space and performance and what did you take? I took performace for some weeks and just set it to on demand (and 998/245)
so what settings would be proper to set to see a difference?
Does anyone knows how to use SETCPU app for G2x? I read somewhere states that if setting the min at 312 will help/reduce the freeze problem. I downloaded the SETCPU app but has no clue what to do, under menu/devices it does not list G2x phone. Please helps. I'm running EB 1.04, besides the freeze problem, no complains. Thanks much.
Open SetCpu. Click the bottom left key (settings). Click on device selction. Choose Tegra 2. It will check for root. Follow the steps. Next click profiles. Choose Screen Off. Set to max 312, min 216, prority 100.
On the main screen, I use max 1000, min 216.
Those are the settings that have seemed to work the best for me.
Be sure to clink on the "set on boot" option on the main screen. Hope that helps.
jcbofkc said:
Open SetCpu. Click the bottom left key (settings). Click on device selction. Choose Tegra 2. It will check for root. Follow the steps. Next click profiles. Choose Screen Off. Set to max 312, min 216, prority 100.
On the main screen, I use max 1000, min 216.
Those are the settings that have seemed to work the best for me.
Be sure to clink on the "set on boot" option on the main screen. Hope that helps.
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Thank you for your help.
Without setcpu or pimp installed, if I just set the max of 1000 and min of 216 in the cm7 performance settings menu to restore on boot, will I get the same effect (the only governor setting that will stick is "null")?
Or is it still beneficial to use setcpu to set a screen-off profile?
And the screen-off profile, should the min and max be the same? 216/216? Or is it better to stagger it a little, like 216/312?
I ended up still using setcpu. The built in CPU settings did not work for me.
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Without setcpu or pimp installed, if I just set the max of 1000 and min of 216 in the cm7 performance settings menu to restore on boot, will I get the same effect
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No, because this allows the governor to change the CPU anywhere between 216 and 1000. This is the default; unrooted stock has it like this.
And the screen-off profile, should the min and max be the same? 216/216? Or is it better to stagger it a little, like 216/312?
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I keep it 216/216 then allow an in-call profile that goes up to 312 in case when I'm calling someone and the screen is off it needs a bit more juice.
So basically, if I have setcpu installed, but I leave profiles "DISABLED", and leave the sliders alone, then I'm getting no different result from stock? The governor will decide to use the cpu at whatever frequency between 216 and 1000 that it needs at the time?
mmapcpro said:
So basically, if I have setcpu installed, but I leave profiles "DISABLED", and leave the sliders alone, then I'm getting no different result from stock? The governor will decide to use the cpu at whatever frequency between 216 and 1000 that it needs at the time?
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The Tegra 2 chipset doesn't allow you to change the governor settings. So to answer your question, yes the CPU chooses what frequency it needs depending on load.
I am using the Clemsyn Kernel now, but have never done any overclocking before.
What is the effect on battery life if I went to around 1.4ish?
What is the effect on the lifetime usage of my unit if I overclock?
After I download SetCpu, what settings do I use? Do I have to change anything in voltage?
I read something where people sometimes underclock when the screen is turned off. How can I do this?
Thanks for any help. I am a noob when it comes to overclocking.
deadhead85 said:
I am using the Clemsyn Kernel now, but have never done any overclocking before.
What is the effect on battery life if I went to around 1.4ish?
What is the effect on the lifetime usage of my unit if I overclock?
After I download SetCpu, what settings do I use? Do I have to change anything in voltage?
I read something where people sometimes underclock when the screen is turned off. How can I do this?
Thanks for any help. I am a noob when it comes to overclocking.
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Start off by setting your main profile to 1.4GHz and tick set on boot. And theres your overclock... I think interactive gov. is the most useful, you can try others if you want.
If you would like to limit the speed when screen off, add a profile under profiles select screen off and set your wanted frequency when screen off.
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Start off by setting your main profile to 1.4GHz and tick set on boot. And theres your overclock... I think interactive gov. is the most useful, you can try others if you want.
If you would like to limit the speed when screen off, add a profile under profiles select screen off and set your wanted frequency when screen off.
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+1 This is exactly what I've done
If you set the max speed to 1.4 GHz and set the governor to performance it will drain the battery faster than if you had it set to the others. You'll most likely have already upgraded the TF by the time it dies due to overclocking. It does shorten the life, not dramatically though. You can set up underclocking in profiles.
If you have specific profiles in SetCPU and a set CPU frequency NSTools, is there anyway to keep the profiles working without having to disable set on boot for NSTools? NSTools seems to overtake CPU settings on boot.
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why do you even want use SetCPU ? it seems to be useless with NSTools because what ever it can do is to be done by NSTools , if you say you wanna do something like change frequency while screen off , then the governor will do it automatically if you choose appropriate CPU governor
Jamin13 said:
If you have specific profiles in SetCPU and a set CPU frequency NSTools, is there anyway to keep the profiles working without having to disable set on boot for NSTools? NSTools seems to overtake CPU settings on boot.
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CPU Profiles aren't worth it for day to day use. Constant ondemand is perfectly fine and won't steal any extra battery from you.
However, setting NSTools to set on boot should still allow SetCPU to work fine, as long as CPU settings are set the same on boot time. If not, use init.d scripts but remove CPU parameters from them (find them in /system/etc/init.d/xx-xxxxx), keeping the other settings as you prefer. Might want to remove NSTools after this though as it may undo your changes after opening again.
i guess setcpu makes it easier to change cpu frequencies quickly through the widget, ns tools doeesnt have a widget so its "harder"
qtwrk said:
why do you even want use SetCPU ? it seems to be useless with NSTools because what ever it can do is to be done by NSTools , if you say you wanna do something like change frequency while screen off , then the governor will do it automatically if you choose appropriate CPU governor
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SetCPU won't control the Backlight Notifications and Dimmer.
Harbb said:
CPU Profiles aren't worth it for day to day use. Constant ondemand is perfectly fine and won't steal any extra battery from you.
However, setting NSTools to set on boot should still allow SetCPU to work fine, as long as CPU settings are set the same on boot time. If not, use init.d scripts but remove CPU parameters from them (find them in /system/etc/init.d/xx-xxxxx), keeping the other settings as you prefer. Might want to remove NSTools after this though as it may undo your changes after opening again.
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I'm just a bit OCD about battery life some days. I'd rather use the app than making my own scripts. I kinda derped with the profiles earlier today. All is good now.
I wish the two would play better together too - and I don't see how "just don't use them both" or saying SetCPU is no longer needed is acceptable answers. Especially since many of us actually paid for SetCPU...
Now that it looks like we'll only get two governors in MathKids kernel (what a crock)... saying you are picking the wrong one is a bad answer too. Ondemand certainly isn't the best for battery life, and for those of us who have tested and measured battery life we know just picking one isn't a solution either.
So what is the actual answer? Because setting the governor parameters at boot isn't the problem. It's switching between profiles - and the governors that give you the best battery life and giving acceptable performance need to be tweaked from their defaults.
With OnDemand I'm looking at using over 16% battery per hour under 4.1, even with considerable screen off time. Not being able to set it to Wheatley on screen off is killing the battery.
I will say the problem seems to lay directly with SetCPU and I'm going to contact the dev and see what I can find out. I don't see why it should be changing the parameters back to default on profile change.
But people who use neither or just one probably just not comment. Not to flame, or fight, but it's not helpful to add nothing.