I am currently using TW_kernel-0415-voodoo with Heinz 57 Rom but i am seeing a lot of people using OTB Voodoo kernel. What are the advantages of the OTB Kernel vs my current kernel and where can i download this OTB Voodoo Kernel?
Heinz 57 has the OTB kernel built in, if you would've read the post you would know this.
Thanks for that info what i was saying is that i flashed the TW Kernel and is the OTB Kernel better maybe i did not explain properly my bad
The OTB has the abilty to be configured how ever you like. Overclock underclock undervolt. Whatever you like. Where as the others are set however there set. So it just depends on what ur after. I personally have tried JT's., Peanut butter jelly time, the comavolt and OTB and OTB was the one I liked the best so I've stuck with it.
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mkemvp said:
Thanks for that info what i was saying is that i flashed the TW Kernel and is the OTB Kernel better maybe i did not explain properly my bad
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What add was saying is if you flashed H57 after you flashed that old TW kernel, you would already have OTB because it flashes with the H57 ROM. If you flashed the tw kernel after, then you would need to flash H57 again (or just the OTB kernel, which is found in the fascinate forums, pay attention to the version there are 3 different OTB's one for each type of ROM, AOSP/CM7/TW.)
Do some reading in the OTB thread and you will understand a lot more about it and how to use it, read from start to finish please
Ok thanks man that makes sense and i will roll with OTB
Thanks for all the input appreciate it. I flashed rom again and i am currently using OTB Kernel now where can i find information on stable setting for overclocking and undervolting etc?
Check out the OTB thread in fascinate development. I recommend reading the whole thread as it has a lot of settings and info that others have tried.
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Stable settings seem to vary from phone to phone. I can't get mine to run over 1200. 1300 works for a couple hours then locks up. I see some say they can hit 1400. Trial and error is they only way to find out.
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Just don't set any settings to boot in voltage control without a day or two of testing them out first.
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Once again, jt1134 has delivered the goods. This is based on the EA11 leak, packaged with voodoo. For those of you that have been asking for it, here it is.
This kernel only includes the Voodoo ext4 lagfix, as without source code, Voodoo sound and color fixes are not possible. Full credit to Supercurio for the Voodoo lagfix code, as well as the scripts that jt1134 used to package it all into this kernel.
The kernel is also modified to support external bootanimations, ie: /system/media/bootanimation.zip
This package will also flash a modified recovery, which can be used with both Voodoo and non-Voodoo installations.
Make a backup. I am not responsible for what you do to your phone. Flash in recovery.
EA11 Voodoo kernel
I love you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no homo
well quadrant got ~1400ish with this...so happy you guys got the initial release out...thanks again
Just flashed and enabled lagfix, quadrant score 1435 stock froyo leak. Thanks a lot!
Quick question seeing as this is built off the kernel that was leaked with the froyo this should work when we get our real official upgrade release right?
Swyped using USCC Mesmerize
Ok, dumb question here. How do I flash this without ClockworkMod Recovery installed? I don't have an option to do it from stock recovery.
Um you might need to get clockwork mod to install this.. You can probably it with odin but I dunno..
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Yeah, just read that in the Leaked Froyo thread. Red CWM installed.
Ok so I have to flash update.zip from stock recovery every time I need to get to red recovery.did that then flashed voodoo from red and no noticeable difference. Ntm tried to install boot animations just to see if voodoo went through and nothing happened. Im obviously missing something, any ideas?
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Nice! Just flashed, rebooted into recovery via terminal (right to red CwM, thank you!) and enabled lagfix. One more reboot...sweet voodoo voice confirming it was working...
Nice quadrant and linpack scores. Very happy. Thanks devs!
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Gotta enable lagfix after you flash the zip.
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Ok so I tried to reboot to red recovery to enable lag fix. got hung up at the samsung screen. So I used odin to reflash froyo, followed by red recovery and reflashed voodoo , enabled lag fix and all is good once again.
You guys are the sizzle.
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++ new issue.
phone does not ring for incoming sms.
not really sure whats going on. Anyone else experiencing this?
Dont know if it matters or not but i use handcent not the
stock sms app
dont feel bad...mine only uses the default text ringtone no matter what
guessing its a froyo bug
is this kernel undervolted?
atleast your working with a ringtone. i get no notifications whatsoever. no ring , vibe , or message counter in the notification bar. odd. ive checked handcent and the orig sms apps, everything is enabled.
YAY JT! Thanks for posting Phidelt!
1500 Quadrant. Kind of strange this scores lower than 2.1 Voodoo though.
I got 1692 last quadrant run, overclocked 2.1 with voodoo.
/edit: Just ran again, 2002
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sageDieu said:
I got 1692 last quadrant run, overclocked 2.1 with voodoo.
/edit: Just ran again, 1855
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what are you oc'ing to?
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1500 Quadrant. Kind of strange this scores lower than 2.1 Voodoo though.
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Same here I got like 1935 with Voodoo5 on 2.1 abd hour like 1435 on this voodoo lag fix.
Swyped using USCC Mesmerize
I'm at 1.2 ghz. ran it again for 2002, that's the highest I've ever gotten.
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Is this kernel undervolted? also, does it allow overclocking?
BakedTator said:
dont feel bad...mine only uses the default text ringtone no matter what
guessing its a froyo bug
is this kernel undervolted?
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Is this kernel undervolted? also, does it allow overclocking?
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No, this is not undervolted and does not allow overclocking. To do either of these we will need the source code for the kernel which android has not released yet. once that is released, new kernels can be built with those and other mods built in.
I was hoping to conduct a brief survey of which Kernel people are using.
Please list which Kernel you are using on your Charge and why you like it? Also, what other Kernels have you tried?
I am pretty new to this whole deal of flashing Kernels and ROMs as I have only had my Charge for 2 weeks now(my first smart phone). I am currently running EE4 stock right now but I have tried a few different ROMs(Gummy and AB) and JT's Kernel(root/voodoo/CWM). I keep coming here every day for the last 2 weeks reading and reading on what to do and what works well and what doesnt. I was curious as to the Kernel specifically and wanted to find out what most of the more experienced users are using and liking.
We have 4 kernels, Stock, Kangfuscius, JT's, and Mine. Stock is what it is, the stock kernel. JT's I believe is stock with modified initramfs for Voodoo and some other functions. Kangfuscius is built from source, but has few modifications outside of OCing and some initramfs tweaks I believe. Mine is built from source, has a variety of mods to it, as well as tweaked initramfs with fixes, features, and voodoo. The kernel really comes down to what you are looking for. Personally, I run my own
Right now I'm using imnut's kernel. I used JT's right after he released it, and switched to imnut's because it is more heavily optimized. So far I like it just fine.
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We have 4 kernels, Stock, Kangfuscius, JT's, and Mine. Stock is what it is, the stock kernel. JT's I believe is stock with modified initramfs for Voodoo and some other functions. Kangfuscius is built from source, but has few modifications outside of OCing and some initramfs tweaks I believe. Mine is built from source, has a variety of mods to it, as well as tweaked initramfs with fixes, features, and voodoo. The kernel really comes down to what you are looking for. Personally, I run my own
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OK what is a initramfs? Or should I just not ask? lol
PB & J all the way! I've had zero problems with this kernel, just hoping for some overclock someday.
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imnuts's PB&J mostly because I like the lagfix, it's the newest, and he is the most active in the community, so I feel like we get the best support.
Also, what CWM do you prefer? Imnuts one or JT's? Or the one packaged into Droidxcon's AB rom?
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Also, what CWM do you prefer? Imnuts one or JT's? Or the one packaged into Droidxcon's AB rom?
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AB has JT's bundled in. I prefer imnuts's because the buttons work, he removed the potentially damaging backup/restore options, and he can test on the Charge. JT threw his out as a favor, but I don't think he actually has a Charge he can test on, and doesn't plan on doing dev for it (my apologies if I'm wrong on that).
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OK what is a initramfs? Or should I just not ask? lol
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initramfs=ramdisk It sets up the system as the phone boots to get it ready to run.
OK I installed Inmnuts new CWM and PB&J kernel earlier today. So far so good. I do notice it is decently faster with the lagfix enabled. Although the EE4 update did improve the speed alot IMO over ED1 and ED2. I have learned so much from all of you guys reading all this stuff over the past few weeks. I wanted to say thank you for all the advice and hard work!
Hey, i am running on infused v2.1.0 and i have transfuzion theme. Anyway i tried to flash the kernel and i thought i did it right went to recovery mode then falsh zip from sd watever then reboot consol. i go back to my About Phone and still no infusion 1.1 it says : Kernel Version 2.6.35.7-I1997RUXKG-3-CL366622... Any help would be appreciated ! Thank you for your time .
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Hey, i am running on infused v2.1.0 and i have transfuzion theme. Anyway i tried to flash the kernel and i thought i did it right went to recovery mode then falsh zip from sd watever then reboot consol. i go back to my About Phone and still no infusion 1.1 it says : Kernel Version 2.6.35.7-I1997RUXKG-3-CL366622... Any help would be appreciated ! Thank you for your time .
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I'm pretty sure that is the Infusion kernel. If you read the rest it should say [email protected] # infusion gb
I'd suggest downloading Voltage Control and seeing what options you have in there. You'll know you installed it correctly if you see speeds up to 1600 in there. Plus it's a good tool if you want to Under Voltage a little bit to help on battery life.
Kernel Version number is 2.6.35.7-1997RUXKG3-CL366622 for infusion 1.1. Your good.
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Kernel Version number is 2.6.35.7-1997RUXKG3-CL366622 for infusion 1.1. Your good.
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Actually that version string is useless for determining which kernel you're running other than "based on Rogers Gingerbread" - since the proprietary Samsung modules force kernel devs to avoid doing anything that modifies that string. (Modify that string = device will not boot.)
The best way to figure out which kernel you're running are:
1) Featureset. If you have frequencies higher than 1200 MHz you're running Infusion as it's the only overclock kernel there is. If you have netarchy-style voltage control but no overclock, you're likely on my Daily Driver. If you have neither, you're probably on Hellraiser or the stock Infused ROM kernel.
2) Build username/host of the kernel to determine who built it. If you look back through my posts you should find one with a list of a few known user/host combos for various kernel devs.
Thanks for the replies guys! I checked in my voltage control i have the 1600mhz in there but i dont really know how to set them... ive looked around i did something but im not sure if thats the best set up. I sitll do not know if i am running on infusion 1.1 i have infused 2.1 for sure but not sure about the kernel. Anyway thanks for the reply guys the help is much appreciated but IF you can help me figure out this voltage thing it'll be great! Also i have downloaded the tranzfusion theme and i dont really like it is there anyway i can delete it?
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Actually that version string is useless for determining which kernel you're running other than "based on Rogers Gingerbread" - since the proprietary Samsung modules force kernel devs to avoid doing anything that modifies that string. (Modify that string = device will not boot.)
The best way to figure out which kernel you're running are:
1) Featureset. If you have frequencies higher than 1200 MHz you're running Infusion as it's the only overclock kernel there is. If you have netarchy-style voltage control but no overclock, you're likely on my Daily Driver. If you have neither, you're probably on Hellraiser or the stock Infused ROM kernel.
2) Build username/host of the kernel to determine who built it. If you look back through my posts you should find one with a list of a few known user/host combos for various kernel devs.
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Sorry didnt know this, thanks for the correction. I dont like giving people bad info.
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IrInfuseD said:
Thanks for the replies guys! I checked in my voltage control i have the 1600mhz in there but i dont really know how to set them... ive looked around i did something but im not sure if thats the best set up. I sitll do not know if i am running on infusion 1.1 i have infused 2.1 for sure but not sure about the kernel. Anyway thanks for the reply guys the help is much appreciated but IF you can help me figure out this voltage thing it'll be great! Also i have downloaded the tranzfusion theme and i dont really like it is there anyway i can delete it?
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If you installed 1.1 and voltage control tells you can OC to 1600 then you have 1.1 installed. People use different setups for the Overclocking. use Cfq as scheduler and Ondemand as governor. make sure you turn on 1600 by hitting the red button next to it if you already havent. dont use more than 5-6 mhz speeds at one time. I use 200 400 800 1200 1600.
Just to the OP...the easiest way to me to flash a kernel is simply by downloading SGS Kernel Flasher, selecting the kernel, and flashing it. It's about as painless as you can get.
Thanks for the replies guys much appreciated !
Hello, I'm brand new to all of these roms and such, I've got a rooted 2.2.2 froyo g2x/lgP999. I am interested in getting a rom and a kernel. I am interested in getting ginger bread 2.3.3 and overclocking along with more battery life and a theme. Could I be linked to tutorials and suggested roms/kernels, and I have looked around but i really have no idea what im looking at so please don't say you've done nothing and are making us do all your work :\
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Hello, I'm brand new to all of these roms and such, I've got a rooted 2.2.2 froyo g2x/lgP999. I am interested in getting a rom and a kernel. I am interested in getting ginger bread 2.3.3 and overclocking along with more battery life and a theme. Could I be linked to tutorials and suggested roms/kernels, and I have looked around but i really have no idea what im looking at so please don't say you've done nothing and are making us do all your work :\
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if i am sure overclocking would kill your battery but im not sure. i would recomend Weapong2x 3.0 is the best rom our there
Hi there,
If you don't have cwm recovery installed on your phone follow the instructions on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847 to flash it.
Then pick one of the following 2.3.3 roms and flash it following the instructions provided on the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400620
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207125
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139832
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1280047
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380987
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348635
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199304
There might be more 2.3.3 roms available in the development section, also you might wanna consider flashing a 2.3.7 rom, if so check out the development section and pick one, or try several roms and pick whichever one you like most. Devs are more active with 2.3.7 roms, so you'll find better support and more features.
As for the kernels, you can usually overclock your CPU with any custom rom (provided you get the appropriate app from the market if there are no OCing options built into the rom), but I haven't used a 2.3.3 rom in a long time so I'm not sure if OCing is available with the stock kernels they come with. If you do go with a 2.3.5 (or above, namely 2.3.7) rom then you can try either:
Morfic's kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078049
or Faux's kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1073626
They're both excellent kernels, Trinity (Morfic's kernel) has a known issue with rebooting, the phone will freeze every now and then when you try to reboot so you'd have to do a battery pull.
Faux's kernel doesn't have that issue, but, for me at lease, when trying to reboot into recovery it does a normal reboot instead.
As you might already know, the G2X has a somewhat crappy battery life, most people can't get more than 24-30 hours of battery life with the stock battery, and from what I read most of the custom batteries aren't as good as advertised, so your best bet is to use an under volted kernel and try to find some battery tweaks in the forums.
There's way too many themes to list here but basically, for CM7 roms you can look for themes in the market, and for MIUI themes you can use their themes app to find something suitable.
All credit goes to the devs for their hard, and much appreciated, work, don't forget to hit the thanks button where ever appropriate, and/or leave a thanks comment
A note on overclocking:
Please know that not all phones respond the same when overclocked. In other words, some phones can't handle the same overclock speed as other phones. And also note that overclocking sacrifices a bit of battery life to increase the performance, the extra juice has to come from somewhere. I suggest starting from the stock kernel of whichever rom you choose, see how your phone does on a stock, unmodded kernel. If you want a little more performance, then you can flash a custom one and slowly increase clock speed over time to see how your phone responds. If you want more battery life, then you should read up on UV (undervolting) settings in the custom kernel. The key is to try and find a nice combination of both so you can benefit great battery life and performance, but requires some tinkering and testing to get that right combination. Just something to note.
Phoenix Blood 1.7 with Faux123 048 kernel is the way to go. Do some reading on Google how to nvflash cwm and do a Android backup. Also titanium backup your applications and your golden.
Making bad decision's one at a time.
jj_z1 said:
Hi there,
If you don't have cwm recovery installed on your phone follow the instructions on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847 to flash it.
Then pick one of the following 2.3.3 roms and flash it following the instructions provided on the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400620
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207125
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139832
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1280047
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380987
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1348635
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199304
There might be more 2.3.3 roms available in the development section, also you might wanna consider flashing a 2.3.7 rom, if so check out the development section and pick one, or try several roms and pick whichever one you like most. Devs are more active with 2.3.7 roms, so you'll find better support and more features.
As for the kernels, you can usually overclock your CPU with any custom rom (provided you get the appropriate app from the market if there are no OCing options built into the rom), but I haven't used a 2.3.3 rom in a long time so I'm not sure if OCing is available with the stock kernels they come with. If you do go with a 2.3.5 (or above, namely 2.3.7) rom then you can try either:
Morfic's kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078049
or Faux's kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1073626
They're both excellent kernels, Trinity (Morfic's kernel) has a known issue with rebooting, the phone will freeze every now and then when you try to reboot so you'd have to do a battery pull.
Faux's kernel doesn't have that issue, but, for me at lease, when trying to reboot into recovery it does a normal reboot instead.
As you might already know, the G2X has a somewhat crappy battery life, most people can't get more than 24-30 hours of battery life with the stock battery, and from what I read most of the custom batteries aren't as good as advertised, so your best bet is to use an under volted kernel and try to find some battery tweaks in the forums.
There's way too many themes to list here but basically, for CM7 roms you can look for themes in the market, and for MIUI themes you can use their themes app to find something suitable.
All credit goes to the devs for their hard, and much appreciated, work, don't forget to hit the thanks button where ever appropriate, and/or leave a thanks comment
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Thank you all for the fast response.
Now I have a question, are kernels used to acheive anything other than overclocking/undervolting? And are there any for 2.3.3 roms, if so which would you recommend?
rasdabess said:
Thank you all for the fast response.
Now I have a question, are kernels used to acheive anything other than overclocking/undervolting? And are there any for 2.3.3 roms, if so which would you recommend?
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Yes, your phone won't function without the kernel (obviously) and custom kernels are better than the stock one in that (in simple words) they improve performance and power consumption (kinda like drivers for computer parts).
I think the following would work for 2.3.3 roms, do a nandroid backup and try it, if it doesn't work just restore
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1246419
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102720
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if i am sure overclocking would kill your battery but im not sure.
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I get better battery life on Eaglesblood 2.3.7 and Trinity ELP kernel (overclocked to 1.1GHz, normal is 1.0) than a stock based rom, like Weapon, will ever get. And on T15 kernel at 1.56 I can still get pretty damn good battery.
IRASadPanda said:
I get better battery life on Eaglesblood 2.3.7 and Trinity ELP kernel (overclocked to 1.1GHz, normal is 1.0) than a stock based rom, like Weapon, will ever get.
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+1
Cm based roms > ota based roms for battery life
Pin it to Win it.
IRASadPanda said:
I get better battery life on Eaglesblood 2.3.7 and Trinity ELP kernel (overclocked to 1.1GHz, normal is 1.0) than a stock based rom, like Weapon, will ever get. And on T15 kernel at 1.56 I can still get pretty damn good battery.
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Cant seem to find the t15 kernel, not in the kernel list.
I run overclocked to 1.6 with a pretty aggressive undervolt. With the right profiles in setcpu I get better than stock battery and very very good performance.
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Cant seem to find the t15 kernel, not in the kernel list.
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Go to http://www.derkernel.com/ and look under current G2x kernels for 2.3.5 builds. There's ELPmax, T15max, and TD158. Don't flash any of these kernels if you're on a 2.3.3 rom though. Good luck
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I run overclocked to 1.6 with a pretty aggressive undervolt. With the right profiles in setcpu I get better than stock battery and very very good performance.
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That is impressive but i would defiantly not recommend doing that if you are just starting... That can cause extreme instability...
If you want to undervolt start small and work your way up in increments making sure to not have the settings to "Apply on boot" that way if you get a crash (And you will until you find the sweet spot) you wont be stuck with your phone crashing over and over because the cpu/kernel is freaking out
And SetCPU is a great program for OC/UV for any rom
question i cant seem to quickly find about undervolting:
when undervolting in pimpmycpu (SetCPU crashes on me when I go to voltage settings for whatever reason) do you undervolt each setting? Like -50mv for 1.4GHz, -50mv for 1.2Ghz, -50mv for 1Ghz etc etc etc.. or just -50mv for the top (1.4Ghz) setting?
Oh, I'm on Faux's 048 kernel..
brockmo said:
question i cant seem to quickly find about undervolting:
when undervolting in pimpmycpu (SetCPU crashes on me when I go to voltage settings for whatever reason) do you undervolt each setting? Like -50mv for 1.4GHz, -50mv for 1.2Ghz, -50mv for 1Ghz etc etc etc.. or just -50mv for the top (1.4Ghz) setting?
Oh, I'm on Faux's 048 kernel..
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You only undervolt the clock speed you're using, you can do it for both min and max values, or just for one. But if you use multiple OC profiles, then you can UV every clock speed you're using.
Either way, UVing all clock speeds shouldn't cause any issues, but it wouldn't help much
I'm currently on Beans R6 and just flashed imo's lean kernel v0.1. I had been using this script with the "powersave" mode with pretty good results. I was just read on the rootzwiki thread for imo's kernel and saw that people were using SetCPU. Is one better than the other?
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I'm currently on Beans R6 and just flashed imo's lean kernel v0.1. I had been using this script with the "powersave" mode with pretty good results. I was just read on the rootzwiki thread for imo's kernel and saw that people were using SetCPU. Is one better than the other?
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I tried using the cpu script today, I have had great results with both. The only thing is (i can be wrong) is setcpu does not disable the second core when you don't need it. Again I could be wrong, but if it does then they pretty much do the same thing