For the kernels for this phone I've noticed most people are now using pimpmycpu instead of setcpu. Why is pimpcpu better, and is there any reason to run setcpu at the same time if I switch to pimpmycpu?
So far the only difference I know about is pimpmycpu allows underclocking profiles.
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i think pimpmycpu was made especially for tegra2 devices. i could be wrong though...but i wouldn't have both installed at the same time.
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I'm new to the G2x, but not rooting, specifically. I've rooted the phone via NVFlash, and installed the latest Weapon X. I'm pretty much just looking for some general information on which kernels to use. I'm looking for a kernel that will let me change governors. For some reason, SetCPU would not let me select a governor after flashing faux's kernel. I'm not sure which CPU settings to use in SetCPU. I selected the nVidia Tegra 2 as a setting, but it would only let me underclock the CPU, and not select any governors.
A bit of help?
Not sure but our CPU doesn't use governers or something to that effect.
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xsteven77x said:
Not sure but our CPU doesn't use governers or something to that effect.
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I see. I just came over from the EVO yesterday, where there are so many different governors between stock ones and custom implimentations by devs over there. Now what about being able to overclock in SetCPU?
edit: yes I know right after I hit the submit thread button I realized I spelled kernel wrong
I just flashed faux's 0.1.2 1.56 GHz NoHz kernel, and everything worked fine. My question is to do with utilizing the kernel for what it can do. I checked my cpu speeds via adb, and the max speed is indeed just stock. Now, I would love to utilize the 1.56 GHz capability of this kernel, but in the first post of his thread faux says not to use any OC apps and I also remember from reading through another thread (I think the Dual-Core support discussion thread) that he doesn't recommend the OC Daemon either. How are people OC'ing if you can't use OC apps or OC Daemon? I vaguely remember seeing a post/thread once that had to do with manually entering clock speeds, but I can't remember where it was. So my question for this part is how can I get the cpu up to speeds I want to like other people are doing (basically, is there a manual way or some other way I don't know about or is everyone just using OC apps/OC Daemon against faux's wishes)?
This part is to do with governors. I can find a wealth of information on what particular governors are designed to do. "This governor is designed to conserve battery when the screen is off" "this governor is designed for maximum performance" yada yada. What i can't find is how you choose which governor your phone uses. I used adb to check available governors and it gives me "ondemand performance". I assume this means that my phone/kernel is currently using that governor. Cool. But how do I switch to a different governor if I want to? It looks like SetCPU allows you to change governors, but is that the only way?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Shouldnt need oc app with his kernels mine is at 1.56 ever since i flashed it.
On demand is the only one that properly works with dual core processor. Even with an oc app you can only select on demand or performance and you wouldnt want to use that governor since it forces the cpu to work at max frequency at all times. To use oc daemon you need the virtous oc scaling files to select frequencies
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hev88 said:
Shouldnt need oc app with his kernels mine is at 1.56 ever since i flashed it.
On demand is the only one that properly works with dual core processor. Even with an oc app you can only select on demand or performance and you wouldnt want to use that governor since it forces the cpu to work at max frequency at all times. To use oc daemon you need the virtous oc scaling files to select frequencies
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Thanks. I'm curious then why faux includes smartass in his thread if on demand is the only one that works properly. I'm also not sure why mine is at stock clock speed, but it definitely is. So is oc daemon the way I should try to bump it up to 1.56?
I believe the smartass governor is supposed to have buipt in profiles like the ones you can make in a app like setCPU. so a cpu tuner would be pointless with the smartass.
And yes i prefer oc daemon to other apps like it. The newest one is like 2.1.3 i think. You are also gonna need the folder "vituous oc" with 6 files governors for screen on and off and min and max frequency. One file for each. Im on ARHD 3.0.4 with 0.1.0 kernal so it already came with the folder in system/etc/virtuous_oc
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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.."
I recently got faux's kernel for GB and I'm wondering what voltages I should use in SetCPU or PimpMyCPU for optimum battery life and performance.
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Every phone is different some can handle extreme uving others can't even boot the phone after flashing the kernel. You have to just try and test until you find something stable and up to your needs.
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I have no experience with cpu overclocking so I really don't know what it means like a -100mv undervolt @1.4 GHZ. Would I get the same performance but use less power??
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I'm looking for a kernel that will let me overclock and also undervolt. And I want to be able to set profiles, so I'd like to be able to select my low-power profile (undervolt, 1GHz) and, say, a performance profile (normal volts, 1.2GHz).
Any suggestions?
Terrible! We need more info, I see in your signature you are running cm nightly 225! Not everyone is on the actual site. you have 2 choices Faux or Morfic pick one try it out.
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I'm looking for a kernel that will let me overclock and also undervolt. And I want to be able to set profiles, so I'd like to be able to select my low-power profile (undervolt, 1GHz) and, say, a performance profile (normal volts, 1.2GHz).
Any suggestions?
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+1 you have to try them out all phones aren't created equally and aren't as stable. use pimp my cpu to set those profiles, its free on xda
I only want to try out the ones that meet my requirements.
I'm already using SetCPU.
EEngineer said:
I only want to try out the ones that meet my requirements.
I'm already using SetCPU.
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trinity and morfic will and has set cpu been updated to do undervolting profiles?
EGB build 3,
James2004 said:
EGB build 3,
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Just installed Trinity ELP. SetCPU crashed with that kernel so I bought Pimp My CPU.
1.1GHz isn't quite enough for me for some HD videos.