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uhm. not sure if its working or not to underclock for screen off profile
do we need a custom kernel?
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I tried it as i bought it when I had a g1 and the sliders are grayed out.. guess we have to wait for a kernel. Shouldn't be long though LG released the source already..
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squish099 said:
I tried it as i bought it when I had a g1 and the sliders are grayed out.. guess we have to wait for a kernel. Shouldn't be long though LG released the source already..
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that's what I was thinking ... I bought setcpu when I had my mt4g
ugh I can't waot til we can reallt have control over our dual core!
android 2.4 needs to hurry lol
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I was able to use setcpu without an issue for screen off. Are you sure you guys gave root permission?
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I was able to use setcpu without an issue for screen off. Are you sure you guys gave root permission?
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yep... I have profiles set.
but if u can't put scaling on demand then how is it working.
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Correct me if I'm wrong. All scaling does is how the CPU scales itself(to a given formula depending on the profile) for example if using a conservative scale the CPU scales itself by 15mhz depending on the task so if your min is 218 it would go up or down by 15 until it reaches the maximum or min. Since no kernals are available yet for our device it will use the default scaling profile built in. my screen off profile is a Max 218 Min 218 with a priority of 100. Regardless of the scaling profile selected I am forcing the CPU to down clock to that set of perimeters
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Berat said:
Correct me if I'm wrong. All scaling does is how the CPU scales itself(to a given formula depending on the profile) for example if using a conservative scale the CPU scales itself by 15mhz depending on the task so if your min is 218 it would go up or down by 15 until it reaches the maximum or min. Since no kernals are available yet for our device it will use the default scaling profile built in. my screen off profile is a Max 218 Min 218 with a priority of 100. Regardless of the scaling profile selected I am forcing the CPU to down clock to that set of perimeters
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thats how I have mine set up, but usually when I set up profiles woth notifications and I turn the screen I see it switch but I just realized as I'm typing that I only have one profile lol
so
your probably right and I'm lame for npt realizing tjat befpore I posted haha
regardless
thanx for ur replies and input
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I'm using it and it's working great all we need now is a oc kernel
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Berat said:
Correct me if I'm wrong. All scaling does is how the CPU scales itself(to a given formula depending on the profile) for example if using a conservative scale the CPU scales itself by 15mhz depending on the task so if your min is 218 it would go up or down by 15 until it reaches the maximum or min. Since no kernals are available yet for our device it will use the default scaling profile built in. my screen off profile is a Max 218 Min 218 with a priority of 100. Regardless of the scaling profile selected I am forcing the CPU to down clock to that set of perimeters
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You are correct in that CPU scales itself based on the parameters Nvidia gave it. In this particular kernel there is only one governer by default (this is why you cannot alter the governor settings) and it's set to Performance Powersave. The scaling driver used according to the source code is tegra_cpufreq. I haven't dug far enough through the code to figure out what that means but it appears most frequencies are in intervals of 24mhz.

so i've been hesitant to use my setcpu. just wondering what everyone set their profiles to. lol

Overclock? Dualcore! WTF? lol its like ocing my mt4g to 2ghz... Cool to show off but really worth the risk? As well as side effects?
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Overclock? Dualcore! WTF? lol its like ocing my mt4g to 2ghz... Cool to show off but really worth the risk? As well as side effects?
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You know I wanna see minimum 2Ghz Overclock ! I hope is gonna be "2" just because its Dual-core

profresh said:
so i've been hesitant to use my setcpu. just wondering what everyone set their profiles to. lol
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I only have one profile which is the screen off profile
Max : 218
Min : 218
Priority 100
thats all I have ever used, been getting really great battery went from 11am - 4am on a single charge and could of gone further but I needed to sleep

Berat said:
I only have one profile which is the screen off profile
Max : 218
Min : 218
Priority 100
thats all I have ever used, been getting really great battery went from 11am - 4am on a single charge and could of gone further but I needed to sleep
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good to know! thanks.

I dont know why, but my SetCpu comes to the main screen and giving me option to what phone to choose.. then it Force Closes each time.
Cant seem to do anything...
Any help?

Are you positive your rooted?
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Yes positive am rooted. I used and use titanium backup and terminal.
Does any One have the link to the free copy of the app on this site, maybe can try that before contacting the developer for support.
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mumbojumbo01 said:
I dont know why, but my SetCpu comes to the main screen and giving me option to what phone to choose.. then it Force Closes each time.
Cant seem to do anything...
Any help?
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I would attempt three things before seeking any further escalation. First I would try running fix permissions using rom manager /cwm if that doesn't work delete the apk using root explorer and reinstall the software if that doesn't work create a nand backup of your device and start from scratch. Setcpu should work with the tegra2 plus the developer you reach out to regarding this will ask you to do this regardless.
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Ok when you guys first start SetCpu (after clean install), what screen do you guys get? And what selection do you make?

When i first boot the phone I have a whole bunch of options to select on which device I use. The first one should be tegra2.

[Q] SetCpu help!!

"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

tackleberry said:
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.

jcbofkc said:
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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Big Battery diff between using Live Wallpaper and Non?

This is almost a rhetorical question, but does the battery drain when using live wall paper that much more then that of just using a standard image? I enjoy the Beautiful Widgets live wall paper because I think its cool the way the elements change. I couldn't really find any information on this.

It does because it takes more power moving it
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XAviierG said:
It does because it takes more power moving it
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a substantial? I was reading that most stock live wall paper stop when they are back-grounded but that cant be said about 3rd party

Some does. But my experience it drained mines
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Set the settings profile for Setcpu for the off screen to 450-500mhz Max and when screen is off,the Max the CPU will run is whatever u set. Makes huge difference
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mattmiller said:
Set the settings profile for Setcpu for the off screen to 450-500mhz Max and when screen is off,the Max the CPU will run is whatever u set. Makes huge difference
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The lowest amount is 245 for the Rom I`m using, would it be fine to sit it at that or is that too low?

CashmereEsquire said:
The lowest amount is 245 for the Rom I`m using, would it be fine to sit it at that or is that too low?
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Uncheck "set at boot".
Set it.
If it fails, it means it doesn't work. Since the change is not permanent (cos set on boot is unchecked), u can play around till u find the best fit.

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Uncheck "set at boot".
Set it.
If it fails, it means it doesn't work. Since the change is not permanent (cos set on boot is unchecked), u can play around till u find the best fit.
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If I had it on set at boot, that will make it perm in the Rom where it cant be changed or something? I never used SetCPU in the past, so I`m still learning it, and most youtube videos just show how to set things.
Setting it to 245 mhz max (245 mhz is the min clockspeed) on screen off can harm it can it?

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If I had it on set at boot, that will make it perm in the Rom where it cant be changed or something? I never used SetCPU in the past, so I`m still learning it, and most youtube videos just show how to set things.
Setting it to 245 mhz max (245 mhz is the min clockspeed) on screen off can harm it can it?
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You want 245 min/max when screen is off. If you use smartass gov it'll do this for you.I personally use interactive though.
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Setcpu is God send, I don't think I can ever live without it.
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This is almost a rhetorical question, but does the battery drain when using live wall paper that much more then that of just using a standard image? I enjoy the Beautiful Widgets live wall paper because I think its cool the way the elements change. I couldn't really find any information on this.
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I was curious about the same thing, so I did some informal testing a few weeks ago. I ran two 5 minutes tests where I let my phone just sit and do nothing at the home screen, one test with a static wallpaper and one test with a live wallpaper, and I used Battery Widget Monitor to compare the battery drain in millivolts. The live wallpaper drained about 50% more power than the static. Of course this doesn't mean your overall battery life will be 50% less, since most of the time the typical user is running an app where the background isn't even visible. But during the times you are on an icon screen/desktop, or swiping between desktops, the drain of a live wallpaper is about 50% higher. I'm sure this number will vary somewhat depending on the complexity of the live wallpaper.

I recently started running a 3rd party live wallpaper (made by Kittehface, I think) and haven't noticed much difference in battery life from when I was using a static wallpaper. The wallpaper should shut down when the screen is off.

I run live wallpaper and don't notice a huge impact on battery performance.

NsTools with SetCpu?

I have both nstools and setcpu running on my phone. Do I need both? I changed the Max to 1200 on nstools and set cpu changed to 1200. Should I just keep one or do they work off each other.
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robogoflow said:
I have both nstools and setcpu running on my phone. Do I need both? I changed the Max to 1200 on nstools and set cpu changed to 1200. Should I just keep one or do they work off each other.
Thanks in advance
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One of them is enough...i prefere NS-Tools because ther you can set a lot whit it..but it´s your decision..
the fact is only one is needed...

thanks. i just love the widget that gives me battery temps. but i guess i can do without it. If the back of my hand starts burning, i should probably stop what im doing.

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thanks. i just love the widget that gives me battery temps. but i guess i can do without it. If the back of my hand starts burning, i should probably stop what im doing.
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better to use one apps...

lowest safe cpu speed for screen off and in call?

trying to make some custom setcpu profiles and curious if anyone knows what the lowest safe cpu speed for when the screen is off and also while in a call and the screen is off?

Right now I'm on VI and I'm running 368 max and 245 min which is the lowest min for this rom. I always run the lowest on min and 1 higher for max on sleep settings. I don't encounter any issues.
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Don't go below 200 when screen is off. You'll get the "sleep of death" at the most inconvenient times.

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Don't go below 200 when screen is off. You'll get the "sleep of death" at the most inconvenient times.
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I have never dealt with that issue.
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coupetastic-droid said:
I have never dealt with that issue.
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Well don't do it or you will
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OP, you may want to look into andrev_oc or virtuous oc daemon. Both are superior to setcpu profiles.

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OP, you may want to look into andrev_oc or virtuous oc daemon. Both are superior to setcpu profiles.
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Nope, they aren't, i have programed scripts for both and I own SetCPU. Stick with SetCPU
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Well don't do it or you will
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I have already gone under 200mhz for sleep frequencies. Android revolution goes under 200 and I would run it under 200 always till now that I'm on VI.
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I run lowest at 187MHz @ 700mV without any problem. I also set my screen off freq to that. Never tried one below that freq.

Here's a little info on using an overclocking daemon vs setcpu taken from the virtuous unity thread.
Introduction to the new Overclocking Daemon
This ROM features a completelynew wayof Overclocking and managing screen states.
The History But before explaining it further, let's talk about previous solutions. There are several different approaches to achieve "screen-state-scaling". That means basically thatthegovernor changes if you turn the screen off and changesbackto normal when turning the screen on.
This is mainly used to restrict the amount of CPU usage (the frequency in fact) during screen off. This can lead to a major battery life increase.
The solutions so far were:
Apps likeSetCPU,which changeautomaticallythe governor based on profiles Integrated solutions in the governor itself
Both these solutions have major problems.
The one with a tuner app is always a little laggy right after turning on the screen because SetCPU (or any other CPU tuner) needs some time to change the governors (up to 7 seconds). This leads mostly to major lag in the lockscreen.
The second solution is the smartass governor. It has already a screen-state-scalingincluded,so it reduces the frequency when the screen turn off. This could be a really nice solution but it has some problems too. Smartass most of the time is not really stable and has problems with its frequency scaling.
Be aware that the daemon only works if all CPU tuner apps are deinstalled. Otherwise it deactivates itself.

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I run lowest at 187MHz @ 700mV without any problem. I also set my screen off freq to that. Never tried one below that freq.
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Thats very low. Surprised you do not get any issues.

Wish I could find the thread, but I was on a custom ROM that set the minimum CPU frequency to something below 200 by default, and I couldn't send text or MMS messages. Really weird.