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[KERNEL] Undervolt driver for the stock HTC kernel for EVO 4G and others (2.6.32.15)

This kernel module allows you to run any stock HTC Froyo kernel with lowered CPU voltages. Reducing voltage decreases power consumption by the CPU, thus lowering heat and increasing battery life.
INSTALL:
You need root or an unrestricted recovery image (e.g ClockworkMod) to install this. The default settings decrease voltage by 75-100 mV which seems stable on my device (HTC Desire) and is reported to be fine on the EVO. Just download the attached file and select it from recovery or ROM Manager.
I've built "update.zip" files for the EVO 4G with Linux kernel versions 2.6.32.15-g746f4f0, 2.6.32.15-ge2fb08e, and 2.6.32.15-g59b9e50. You can check your kernel version in Settings->About phone->Software information.
Other HTC devices running Froyo are supported. If you have a different device, please give me the full version number and I can add an update.zip for it.
Full details and source are in the original thread in the Desire forum:
[KERNEL] Undervolt driver for the stock HTC kernel for Desire and others (2.6.32.15)
Update, 2010-11-22: Added driver for 2.6.32.15-ge2fb08e.
Update, 2010-11-23: Added driver for 2.6.32.15-g59b9e50.

recant: love this idea when trying to keep this stock

Sounds like it would go well with Fresh's new rom.

ericwgarza1 said:
Sounds like it would go well with Fresh's new rom.
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+ 1 on that I agree

sweet I like. Does it change the kernel version?

Too weak... funny considering there is more work involved in setting this up than most linux guys even do on a pc... let alone a phone.
tatnai said:
what's this here? sounds like an add on for those too weak at heart to flash a modded kernel. will likely find some friends, strong work.
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tatnai said:
what's this here? sounds like an add on for those too weak at heart to flash a modded kernel. will likely find some friends, strong work.
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Maybe not. I run the netarchy kernel but don't OC because it seems to crash at random times. I use it because the battery life is better than stock.
I'll revert to a clean back-up and give this a try just for giggles.

I would like to see some results.
I say that because I have tried a few havs roms and get worse battery life.
I think what a lot of people don't realize unless they are heavily into overocking is that microadjustments just dont have much effect there needs to be some substantial drops to really have any effect on battery and heat.
I realize that this is no desktop or laptop cpu, and that this cpu is based off such low voltages but such minor voltage adjustments, 80-100mv just arent going to have the desired effect unless that equates to a "substantial" voltage drop.
Not to mention the fact that most of you are going to overclock your phone without the faintest idea that doing so, even with a lower cpu voltage, will still cause worse battery life. This is a fact.. to argue it is futile. Its the nature of the beast.. do some reading and find out for yourself.
You can overcome some things by using on demand overclocking but you have to do extensive testing to find the sweet spot.
fr4nk1yn said:
Maybe not. I run the netarchy kernel but don't OC because it seems to crash at random times. I use it because the battery life is better than stock.
I'll revert to a clean back-up and give this a try just for giggles.
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Nice work. I'm not interested in oc'ing, nor flashing a custom kernel. I may give this a go after a few others check in w/ results. I just want to know that it's stable.
I went to your other thread and saw the source. Clever solution, nice work. I really do like that you wrote a device to /proc that does a little more than report the frequencies back. This will make it very easy to write some scripts, or even a UI, that lets me tweak the settings. Hopefully I have some time to work on that in the upcoming weekends.

Will take a look at this first chance I get. Trying to finish my battery logger since everything available now doesn't log exactly what I want to know. Kudos.

Does this make HAVS obsolete ?

iscaela said:
This kernel module allows you to run any stock HTC Froyo kernel with lowered CPU voltages. Reducing voltage decreases power consumption by the CPU, thus lowering heat and increasing battery life.
INSTALL:
You need root or an unrestricted recovery image (e.g ClockworkMod) to install this. The default settings decrease voltage by 75-100 mV which seems stable on my device (HTC Desire) and is reported to be fine on the EVO. Just download the attached file and select it from recovery or ROM Manager.
I've built "update.zip" file for the EVO with Linux kernel version 2.6.32.15-g746f4f0. You can check your kernel version in Settings->About phone->Software information.
Other HTC devices running Froyo are supported. If you have a different device, please give me the full version number and I can add an update.zip for it.
Full details and source are in the original thread in the Desire forum:
[KERNEL] Undervolt driver for the stock HTC kernel for Desire and others (2.6.32.15)
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Undervolting meaning only when screens off or on and off ?

I installed and will get the best battery life yet. Better than when I was with King and other kernels....thanks!!!

Anyone have any results from flashing this yet? How is battery life? Any stability issues?

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Anyone have any results from flashing this yet? How is battery life? Any stability issues?
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No stability issues and it seems to help on battery a little bit but I really can't tell a big deference. I was expecting for it to help out more. Thanks anyways OP for the share

i did say those little microvoltages aint gunna make any difference.
plus if you try to overclock you just cancelled any lowered voltages and actually cause higher power draw than stock mhz at stock voltages.
higher mhz equals higher power draw whether you have it undervolted or not.
you have to make a signifigant drop in voltage to make any difference at all. let alone if you try and overclock.
not trying to dog the guy who discovered this i am just sing plain and simple math, heat, and electronic voltages.
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question there a some diference between this kernel and the once from King and Net, talking about battery life and performance

juancaperez2000 said:
question there a some diference between this kernel and the once from King and Net, talking about battery life and performance
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This isn't a kernel its just a couple of files that go with the kernel. One file for initial boot ect/initd and a .ko file that goes in system/lib/module folder.

I have an Evo, [email protected] #11. I would like to try it. Please build an update.zip to support it.
Cheers.

snovvman said:
I have an Evo, [email protected] #11. I would like to try it. Please build an update.zip to support it.
Cheers.
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OP
Sent from my EViO + PURE= PURE Baked EViO

[KERNEL] [GPL] MixUp - Overclock/Undervolt (11/10/2010 - Taco Madness!)

This is based off the latest Samsung kernel source (DI18) with some of my tweaks. Overclock to 1.2Ghz @ 1.25V is maximum. That is 50mV LESS than the voltage given in a stock kernel for 1Ghz!
This kernel is UNBELIEVABLY fast! Average Linpack scores of 9.5+ mflops & Quadrant scores of ~950-1050.
Battery life is great on this beast. Yesterday I ran it all day starting around 8AM, and I didn't hit low battery until 10PM. Thats the furthest I've ever gone, and almost double stock.
Just flash the zip in recovery. I have had no issues with this kernel, nor have any of my testers. This kernel is already included in AOSP Magic & Tha Boss ROM v.2 or above (it was actually made special for Tha Boss at the request of it's maker @KyleCole90). If you're running one of those ROMs you don't need to flash this, unless I release a new version here.
Use SetCPU to set the clock. You'll have to re-do the autodetect (press Menu, Choose Device, Autodetect) for it to decide the new speeds, and you may have to do it a few times. Also, if you flash a different kernel, or update then you'll have to re-detect as well.
Props to @Decad3nce for the BFQ patch from his Hero kernel, @Supercurio for his Voodoo Color mod for the i9000 I just ported it to Epic, Skeeterslint for helping me solve a problem with my ramdisk, @KingKlick92 for a baseline of safe values for voltages from his Vibrant kernel, @Herver for the conservative tweaks, and to Unhelpful on the Captivate forum for his helpful (*rimshot*) source for his Captivate overclock kernel.
If you have any questions or problems (shouldn't be any ) then Twitter me or email me. Also, I don't ask for donations, but if you're feeling generous and you like my work please check out my apps on the Market or send me a donation via the Paypal Donate link in my signature.
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Root Issues On Some ROMs:
There are some root issues on some ROMs due to the fact that they still use the old JoeyKrim root. It was never intended to be a permanent root method. Once we got kernel root it became moot. I recommend you ask your ROM dev to fix this, instead of complaining to me
Here's how to fix it if your ROM dev doesn't (just run this from a shell/command prompt, you must have ADB set up):
Code:
adb shell
remountrw
rm /system/bin/playlogo
rm /system/bin/jk-su
mv /system/bin/playlogo-orig /system/bin/playlogo
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Changelog:
MixUp-20101110-1036 -- Released 11/10/2010 10:37PM CST:
Added Smartass governor. Still beta. Not default, but available. Similar to interactive, but more responsive & better battery supposedly. Thanks to a dev in the Hero forums whose name I can't remember.
CIFS support
VooDoo Sound support. Still beta.
1.3Ghz & 1.6Ghz OC!
Light & CPU tweaks from Devin
Several more small tweaks I can't remember
This version is beta! I have NOT tested this one at all! I'm running FroYo atm, and I can't test this kernel since it isn't .32. Let me know of any (probably a few) bugs.
MixUp-20101024-847 -- Released 10/24/2010 8:47PM CST:
Switched back to conservative scheduler by default. Interactive is still there, but not default. It'll get set to default when someone fixes interactive.
Patched up to 2.6.29.6 (thanks @Nullghost)
Various scheduler tweaks, backported from newer versions
New BusyBox version
Back camera tweaks, sharpness & saturation upped a notch. I think its better, but if you disagree then take them down a notch in camera settings.
Front cam tweaks. Samsung -- People != blobbish vampires. Sharpness & color upped. No more pale blobs of Play-Doh.
RNDIS! Finally! DevinXTreme got this one goin.
Speaking of Devin, this is now a collab between him & I, with some (credited) kanging from @Nullghost
Optical sensor tweaks. I know, I know, they keep coming. It's good, I promise. I think I FINALLY fixed it.
IMPORTANT! Calibrate your battery after flashing this kernel, else it will decrease! To calibrate, charge your phone all the way (or insert a full battery), wipe battery stats in Clockwork, let it drain to ZERO, plug it in and charge to FULL! Do NOT put in a full battery after the discharge. Your battery should really improve after this.
MixUp-20101017-855 -- Released 10/17/2010 10:05PM CST:
New CPU tables again. Alleviate radio sleep issues. Anything left is just DI18's fault
Actually capped at 1Ghz at boot now, just change with the OC program of your choice
No more no-voodoo version. Voodoo is brightness issue free now, and its too much hassle to maintain two kernels. It may return eventually if I get around to integrating it to my config
Interactive CPU governor added & set as default. Ondemand still available as are the rest.
Fixed lots of config errors, depriving you of EXT4 & BFQ
More optimization for Cortex-A8
MixUp-20101005-809 -- Released 10/5/2010 8:09PM CST:
New CPU Tables (MOAR BATTERYZ!!11!)
More conservative tweaks from Herver (BATTERYZ!!!)
Updated to DI18 sources
New ramdisk
Limited to 1Ghz until changed in setcpu now, better battery by default & more stable for some users. Just up it in SetCPU if you want OCing
Tweaked minimum brightness levels
Screen doesn't fall to minimum brightness automatically until 1% battery now. Used to be 5%. You're welcome
I left up the old DG27 kernel for people who haven't yet upgraded to DI18, just in case the DI18 one causes issues for them
MixUp-20100926-323 -- Released 9/26/2010 3:55PM CST:
Switched to BFQ scheduler. See here for details.
Tweaks to the default Conservative governor. Scales up sooner to avoid hangups and scales down sooner to save battery
Added the Voodoo Color option (thanks @Supercurio for creating it, I just ported it to Epic). There are some issues with it as described at the link. If you don't like it, use the one without it instead of complaining, kthx
Fixed root issues finally, if you experience them you still have the JoeyKrim exploit installed. Bad user.
Undervolted 50 more mV across the board, battery life on this beast is amazing
Added Superuser Permissions app (thanks for the help, Skeeterslint)
adbd now runs as root by default. That means "adb shell" drops you straight to # instead of $
EXT3/EXT4 FS support included in kernel. Do with it what you will.
Changed to a different floating point emulation method that *may* yield better performance
NEON support in the kernel
MixUp-20100921-655 -- Released 9/21/2010 6:55PM CST:
Added Clockwork & ROM Manager support.
Judging from the reports I've heard and things I've seen, I'ma call this one Stoopid Fast. Just cuz it sounds cool
MixUp-20100920-630 -- Released 9/20/2010 6:30PM CST:
adbd now runs as root. This allows adb push to /system. It also enables adb remount to remount /system to RW or RO, but there is something missing from the ROMs that don't allow adb remount yet. I'm working on it.
Small tweaks to voltage table (I think) so possible better battery life on this one, but don't hold me to that. I'll be fine tuning them later on some more.
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Source:
My source is now on GitHub.
Stock DI18 Samsung kernel branch here. This is for beginning kernel devs. It's totally stock. Feel free to fork this or download the tree to start your own kernel base.
MixUp VooDoo is here. This has all my changes applied and I will push all my changes to it.
I did not have time to upload my source for the non VooDoo kernel today, I have the local repo done, but I only have access to a high speed connection when I go into town, and I didn't have time to upload this one while I had access. Really though, if you want the source for a non-Voodoo kernel its identical to this, just change the "drivers/video/samsung/s3cfb_tl2796.c" and "drivers/video/samsung/s3cfb_mdnie.c" files with the ones from the stock repo. Everything else is identical.
For devs wondering how I made ADBD run as root, I'm sure you already know how to do this, but if not do the following. Go to your ramdisk, open up default.prop, and then:
Change ro.secure=1 to ro.secure=0
Change ro.debuggable=0 to ro.debuggable=1
Change persist.service.adb.enable=0 to persist.service.adb.enable=1
Then recompile. That's it.
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And just to protect me:
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE!
Overclock kernels carry an inherent risk. You're pushing your hardware further than it's meant to go. Everything should be safe, and I've tested it myself and I trust it on my phone. But that doesn't mean it's perfect.
If *you* screw up and blame me, I will point at you and laugh. Deal with it.

i think i'll wait a bit to see if this is safe to flash

If I flash this kernel will I get those black screens like I did with Heros rom?
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plmiller0905 said:
If I flash this kernel will I get those black screens like I did with Heros rom?
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I don't notice them, but if you got them on his ROM you may well see them here too since its the same kernel. I recommend you set it on OnDemand scheduler with SetCPU instead of Conservative or whatever the default is

Geniusdog254 said:
I don't notice them, but if you got them on his ROM you may well see them here too since its the same kernel. I recommend you set it on OnDemand scheduler with SetCPU instead of Conservative or whatever the default is
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Ok sounds good...what about having to hurry up and put the phone to sleep on the intial startup to stop the bootloops, do I have to do the same for this kernel as well?
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plmiller0905 said:
Ok sounds good...what about having to hurry up and put the phone to sleep on the intial startup to stop the bootloops, do I have to do the same for this kernel as well?
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Probably. I've gotten away without doing it, but the last couple boots I've had to. I'll build my own kernel later today and see if that fixes it. Just gotta download the Samsung source and set up a build environment for this instead of my Evo

Geniusdog254 said:
Probably. I've gotten away without doing it, but the last couple boots I've had to. I'll build my own kernel later today and see if that fixes it. Just gotta download the Samsung source and set up a build environment for this instead of my Evo
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Ok I'll wait to flash this then cause trying to hurry up and put the phone into sleep mode at startup is hell. I'll be looking forward to your kernel and thanks for your hard work.
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This kernel boot loops your phone. Even with a battery pull. I suggest flashing back to the stock kernel with Odin3.

casual864 said:
This kernel boot loops your phone. Even with a battery pull. I suggest flashing back to the stock kernel with Odin3.
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are you putting it to sleep as soon as it boots??

Good so far thanx for posting it

BopChie said:
are you putting it to sleep as soon as it boots??
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Even if I do that, whenever I put the phone to sleep it won't turn back on. Forcing me to do a battery pull.

casual864 said:
Even if I do that, whenever I put the phone to sleep it won't turn back on. Forcing me to do a battery pull.
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Hmm did you put SetCPU at Set on Boot? I've seen that cause issues before. I know that it's working fine for me, although I occasionally have to do the instant-sleep trick on boot, but not always.
I know that it works for me, and it's reported working in the og. Grimey Goods thread as long as you do the instant-sleep. YMMV

so i dont set setcpu on boot or i do?

evoguyfhp said:
so i dont set setcpu on boot or i do?
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You can give it a shot. I have it set on boot and it works for me but it's caused problems in the past if you set weird freqs. YMMV

Just posted a new version. Yes, I actually compiled this one
Let me know how it works. I'm going to bed. It's late here. I'll check feedback in the morning and respond to them tomorrow after class.
Enjoy

Geniusdog254 said:
Just posted a new version. Yes, I actually compiled this one
Let me know how it works. I'm going to bed. It's late here. I'll check feedback in the morning and respond to them tomorrow after class.
Enjoy
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changelog?

[email protected] said:
changelog?
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See OP. No more issues on boot (don't worry about locking and unlocking as soon as it boots anymore) and no wake issues. To make sure you have no wake issues, use the "ondemand" governor. That's the only one I've tested with. Can't guarantee that on conservative or powersave or any of the others. You can change them in SetCPU

Got It.. D'Oh..

PlankLongBeard said:
Only thing I ask for is a update.zip for returning to stock DI07 Kernal. After that all is well.. (BTW.. Thats for the Just In Case) Makes it Easier!
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clockwork backup?

BopChie said:
clockwork backup?
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Yeah, will be doing so, I forgot..

[KERNEL/GPL/Sense]ScaryKernel 1.8 super uv/oc/uc/smartass/scary governor/bfq

PaulB007 said:
If you haven't been able to get past the HTC screen at boot and keep bootlooping, YOU MUST INSTALL BC'S 1.5 GHZ KERNEL FIRST AND THEN FLASH THESE KERNELS OVER THAT I also just flashed it straight off of a new Mikshift install and I got the bootloop until I did this. So if you guys didn't do this, then install bc's kernel and flash Scary kernel again.
Scaryghoul, I have installed your 1.8 suv successfully on Mikshift. This is great news. I knew it would work, but for some reason I just cant get it running on aosp. I will keep you updated on IRC or through this thread, I haven't seen you on today yet.
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Link to bcnice20's 1.5ghz kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=941728
If that doesn't work, try flashing over his 1.8ghz kernel(This is what worked for me, bcnice, if you want me to take down this link just let me know.) - http://thebcblends.com/shift/kernels/Sense-1.8ghz-bfq-test1.zip
Table of contents:
Intro
Features/what this includes
Why it's labeled unstable
Disclaimer
Latest kernels
Instructions for using swap
Governor exlainations
Governor strategies
Recommended apps
Locating cpu% Eaters && other negative items towards battery life
FAQ!
Changelog
Stable/safe voltage kernels
Notes
Source
Credits
Intro: I'm scaryghoul.
What this includes
Swap
BFQ I/o scheduler
Extreme undervolt
Overclocked & underclocked values
HW3D enabled
Sleepers disabled
Smartass governor
New Scary governor!
Tweaked conservative governor
and much more(All of bcnice20's kernel)
Why it's labeled unstable: So I don't get people poking me in the eyes with spoons if/when it freezes up. It actually works quite well, but since I heavily undervolted an undervolted kernel, it is bound to not be 100% stable(It is about 90% stable =P)
Disclaimer: What everyone else puts in kernel threads, about me not being responsible, ect.
Latest kernels
The voltages of the superUV will not work for everyone, if they don't work for you, then try the builds labeled stable
Recommended speeds 245-800mhz or 245-1ghz on scary governor && no setcpu profiles
Scarykernel 1.8 suv - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15373824/Sense/ScarySense1.8Suv.zip
Scarykernel 1.8 stable undervolt - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15373824/Sense/ScarySense1.8Stable.zip
Instructions for using swap
For a swapfile do something like this.
dd if=/dev/zero of=$Swapfile bs=1048576 count=$Size
Where $Swapfile is the location of the file you want, and $Size is the amount of mb for swap you want to use.
Then type
mkswap $Path
swapon $Path
Replacing $Path/$Size with your own values of course, so if I wanted 20mb of swap I'd execute the commands
dd if=/dev/zero of=/sdcard/swapfile bs=1048576 count=20
mkswap /sdcard/swapfile
swapon /sdcard/swapfile
Governor exlainations
Toasty makes one transition to the max speed and stays there(benchmarks only usually)
Batterysave! sits at the bottom and when the cpu load increases past the threshhold it scales up to the next speed and takes another load sample and keeps doing that(best on battery life/performance ratio)
Ondemand sits at the bottom and when the cpu load increases past the threshhold, it scales ot the max speed then takes another load sample and scales down accordingly
Powersave makes one transition to the bottom speed and stays there
Smartass(Quoted from another author http://www.ziggy471.com/2010/11/07/smartass-governor-info ) - "is based on the concept of the interactive governor.
I have always agreed that in theory the way interactive works – by taking over the idle loop – is very attractive. I have never managed to tweak it so it would behave decently in real life. Smartass is a complete rewrite of the code plus more. I think its a success. Performance is on par with the “old” minmax and I think smartass is a bit more responsive. Battery life is hard to quantify precisely but it does spend much more time at the lower frequencies.
Smartass will also cap the max frequency when sleeping to 352Mhz (or if your min frequency is higher than 352 – why?! – it will cap it to your min frequency). Lets take for example the 528/176 kernel, it will sleep at 352/176. No need for sleep profiles any more!"
Scary - A new governor I wrote based on conservative with some smartass features, it scales accordingly to conservatives laws. So it will start from the bottom, take a load sample, if it's above the upthreshold, ramp up only one speed at a time, and ramp down one at a time. It will automatically cap the off screen speeds to 245Mhz, and if your min freq is higher than 245mhz, it will reset the min to 120mhz while screen is off and restore it upon screen awakening, and still scale accordingly to conservatives laws. So it spends most of its time at lower frequencies. The goal of this is to get the best battery life with decent performance. It will give the same performance as conservative right now, it will get tweaked over time.
Governor strategies
Conservative - Upthreshold 85, downthreshold 60
Smartass - Sleep max 245760Hz, Ramp up at 384000Hz at a time, up threshold 90, downthreshold 60
Scary - Upthreshold 80, down threshold 45, sleep max 245760Hz, sleep min, 122880Hz
Recommended apps =)
Zdbox - Great toolbox app, just don't let it run in your notifications bar, it's a cpu eater
Setcpu/Nofrills - Apps that help manage your cpu/profiles/ect.(I don't use them but they're pretty okay)
Perfect system or Elixer widgets - Widgets that monitor battery, current, cpu%, cpu speed, and more(Great for battery guru's)
Adw ex - Smoothest/fasted/lightest ratio in a launcher I've seen so far, and least cpu intensive(for me that's a big thing so the cpu scales less)
Colorize widgets - Great widgets to replace the lpp ones for those converting to other launchers.
AppMonster(pro or free) - Great backup utility, automatically backs up all apps.(I like it better than TB)
GPS Status - Great application for finding satalites near you and helping get a quick lock.
Any go dev team app - Great dev team, all their apps are worth looking at.
Frequently asked questions
Question: My phone is boot looping/not booting on the released suv, what do I do?
Answer: Your phone cannot handle the super undervolted values, you will need to flash the stable undervolted kernel
Question: My phone is running slow on the batterysave or scary governors, what do I do?
Answer: Set your minimum speed higher, those governors spend a lot of time at the lowest values
Question: How do I flash this?
Answer: You probably shouldn't be flashing one of my kernels if you don't know how(Mine are unstable =P)
Question: I'm not getting the amazing battery life/benchmark scores that others are getting
Answer: Well, every device is different, so you may not be able to score as high as some others, but you should get close at least, and the battery completely depends on usage patterns
Question: My phone can't clock to 1.8ghz, or some of the other higher values but does fine on the lower ones
Answer: Every device is different and not all can handle the same speeds/voltages, you are probably better off staying away from the higher speeds, I enabled the speeds but hope that you all are mature enough to handle them
Locating cpu% eating applications.
When in ADB shell type the following
top |grep app
Then look for items with high amounts of cpu% while the phone is idle.

Changelog
v1.8 - Initial kernel release for sense
Safe voltage kernels
v1.8
Scarykernel 1.8 stable - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15373824/Sense/ScarySense1.8Stable.zip
Notes:
No I can't take the overclock any higher, I think everyone who's had a chance to take a crack at this source has tried, and going any higher seizes up after a few seconds.
Here is the source code for this build. I'll try to maintain it, I have a lot of kernel sources, but this will always be the latest release code, unless I state otherwise.
https://github.com/Scaryghoul
Credits: bcnice20 - For 99.8% of his kernel source.
Dogejcr/Preludedrew - For helping me get my laptop setup for kernel compiling.
Testers - For flashing this even though it says unstable :-X
JoesephMother - For helping me unlock the new lower clock values && other kernel related matters =)
x99percent - I used his middle clock speeds between the 3xx->7xx values as a base(edited voltages) as well as used his smartass source.

I see nobody else has chimed in on this kernel yet.. I will install Mikshift tomorrow and report my findings.

Bummer, my phone is a wuss! I can't boot either one of these. Just sits on white screen. They look cool as hell though.
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Yeah both versions don't work on mine.

If you haven't been able to get past the HTC screen at boot and keep bootlooping, YOU MUST INSTALL BC'S 1.5 GHZ KERNEL FIRST AND THEN FLASH THESE KERNELS OVER THAT I also just flashed it straight off of a new Mikshift install and I got the bootloop until I did this. So if you guys didn't do this, then install bc's kernel and flash Scary kernel again.
Scaryghoul, I have installed your 1.8 suv successfully on Mikshift. This is great news. I knew it would work, but for some reason I just cant get it running on aosp. I will keep you updated on IRC or through this thread, I haven't seen you on today yet.

Tried going strait from BC's still no go.
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ozzie1p said:
Bummer, my phone is a wuss! I can't boot either one of these. Just sits on white screen. They look cool as hell though.
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Did you flash over bcnice20's kernel?
PaulB007 said:
If you haven't been able to get past the HTC screen at boot and keep bootlooping, YOU MUST INSTALL BC'S 1.5 GHZ KERNEL FIRST AND THEN FLASH THESE KERNELS OVER THAT I also just flashed it straight off of a new Mikshift install and I got the bootloop until I did this. So if you guys didn't do this, then install bc's kernel and flash Scary kernel again.
Scaryghoul, I have installed your 1.8 suv successfully on Mikshift. This is great news. I knew it would work, but for some reason I just cant get it running on aosp. I will keep you updated on IRC or through this thread, I haven't seen you on today yet.
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Thanks for clarifying that, I took down the links until we can get this working on several devices.
ozzie1p said:
Tried going strait from BC's still no go.
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Did you try both of them over bcnice20's 1.5ghz? Not everyone can handle the suv one.
edit: Links back up! I need some testers to try the fix at the top.

Ya, I flashed right over the top of bc's. Ill try these new ones.
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Scaryghoul are the reposted links any different than the old kernels you had up the first time? If not, the suv build would boot and run, but after using the phone after awhile for cpu intensive tasks it would lock up and require a battery pull. Im wondering if just a tiny bit more voltage would solve this problem.
On the stable build, it would run a minute or so and always lock up and require a battery pull..

PaulB007 said:
Scaryghoul are the reposted links any different than the old kernels you had up the first time? If not, the suv build would boot and run, but after using the phone after awhile for cpu intensive tasks it would lock up and require a battery pull. Im wondering if just a tiny bit more voltage would solve this problem.
On the stable build, it would run a minute or so and always lock up and require a battery pull..
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Same links....and I see. If the stable build has the same issue as the suv, then it's not the voltage >.<

Oops. Thought they were new. At least I got the flash bug scratched. Flashed over both bc 1.5 and 1.8, no go.
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Scaryghoul said:
Same links....and I see. If the stable build has the same issue as the suv, then it's not the voltage >.<
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Whats the suspected culprit?

ozzie1p said:
Oops. Thought they were new. At least I got the flash bug scratched. Flashed over both bc 1.5 and 1.8, no go.
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Whats the suspected culprit?
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I don't know so much for the freezes, but I believe that the booting has to do with me using my old voltages, and sense handling things differently than aosp >.<
I'll redo the voltage table later.

Just Wondering?
When Source Code is released will you make a suv kernel for the Gingerbread Update i loved it on froyo and mikshift and gave great battery life.

notsointeresting said:
Just Wondering?
When Source Code is released will you make a suv kernel for the Gingerbread Update i loved it on froyo and mikshift and gave great battery life.
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The source code isn't actually the issue right now. Lack of motivation mainly, I would consider it more if I hadn't deleted my toolchain from my dev station, can't be bothered to get another one setup right now.
When I get motivated again I will, I honestly don't use my phone much anymore(maybe pick it up once or twice a day).

Scaryghoul said:
The source code isn't actually the issue right now. Lack of motivation mainly, I would consider it more if I hadn't deleted my toolchain from my dev station, can't be bothered to get another one setup right now.
When I get motivated again I will, I honestly don't use my phone much anymore(maybe pick it up once or twice a day).
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Ah ok that sucks was really hoping for it but I understand thanks for the fast reply

Scaryghoul said:
The source code isn't actually the issue right now. Lack of motivation mainly, I would consider it more if I hadn't deleted my toolchain from my dev station, can't be bothered to get another one setup right now.
When I get motivated again I will, I honestly don't use my phone much anymore(maybe pick it up once or twice a day).
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The ndk from google's web site has the toolchains needed to build gb kernel in it. The dl isn't terribly huge.
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[Q] Noob questions on G2X OC/UV...

I recently rooted my P999/G2x and installed CM7.1.0.1, and am extremely happy with it. Am looking to tinker just a *little* bit more, but have some questions... I have LOTS of answers on the forums, but am somewhat skeptical about the currency of some of the information out there (let's face it, stuff changes fast!). So, down to it:
Kernels:
- Did CM7 overwrite the stock kernel?
- I understand the benefits to changing the kernel; what about drawbacks?
- Does CWM back up your kernel with Backup and Restore? If not, how do you do this?
- Recommendations on a good, reliable kernel to use w/ CM7? I am looking at faux123's CM and morific's Trinity. Thoughts?
OC/UV:
- Can you OC on stock/CM7 kernel?
- What is the best app to manage OC/UV? I have my eye on setCPU, cpu Master, and Android Overclock (JRummy16)
- Any recommended settings for the G2x? Any settings to avoid? My plan is to incrementally adjust, but don't really have an idea as to where to start.
Thx in advance!

- Did CM7 overwrite the stock kernel?
Yes
- I understand the benefits to changing the kernel; what about drawbacks?
Since not all the chips are made in the same way, you could soft brick your phone if you try to flash an undervolted kernel. This is the way mine is, and it's somewhat irritating but not all that bad using the stock voltage and overclocking to around 1.4ghz rather than 1.5ghz+. Also, battery life should be expected to be less with an overclocked CPU. It's up to you to decide how you want to run your device.
- Does CWM back up your kernel with Backup and Restore? If not, how do you do this?
Yes, backup creates an image of the entire thing. Before you start making changes, always make a backup so you can revert to previous settings should you soft brick your device. Make a backup, clear cache/dalvik, flash the kernel and reboot the phone. First boot times will always be a little longer when flashing a kernel, so be patient and don't pull your battery right away. For me personally, if it hasn't done anything noticeable after about ten minutes, I pull my battery. Reboot into recovery and restore from the backup you made. If you started off trying an undervolted kernel, time to try the standard voltage now!
- Can you OC on stock/CM7 kernel?
No, and you'll be able to tell once you flash CM7 and use SetCPU (or whatever you use) and see the max is still at 1ghz.
- What is the best app to manage OC/UV? I have my eye on setCPU, cpu Master, and Android Overclock (JRummy16)
Personal preference. I think probably SetCPU is used by most people including myself.
- Any recommended settings for the G2x? Any settings to avoid? My plan is to incrementally adjust, but don't really have an idea as to where to start.
If you want to be safe just start out at 1ghz. If you have no random reboots with your kernel then move it up to 1.1 or 1.2 and see if it's stable there. Personally, I just went ahead and overclocked to 1.4ghz. For the most part people don't really have problems with this I guess. The problems usually lie in whether or not you are undervolted and by how much. If you find your device can run an undervolted kernel, I would just leave the undervolt settings the way they are. As I said, I can't run OC/UV and have to use SV, so I never touch any of the voltage settings.
Hope this helps!

Using eagle blood (cm7 based) with faux kernel.
I heard trinity kernels may have random reboot but don't quote me on that.
Try faux kernel with oc/uv. Its very good, latest is 0.48. But if you go with the ds version (debaouch?) The battery percentages are all over the place... Lol one minute its 50% the next it may be 34%...
Use set cpu. I've uv additional 25mv across the board with no I'll effects. Screen off profile at 503 mhz max and some other profiles will have you getting 24hours easily with normal usage.
Make sure test it out before you "set on boot"...
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I tired using DS OC/UV Kernel Version 0.4.8 kernel on my g2x running the latest stable release of CM7 1.0.1. Followed all the necessary step of wiping cache, and darvik but when I reboot, I get the blue lg sign after which the screen just black out and its stuck like that till i pull the battery out. Any one know what I may be going wrong here? ? ?

Trinity ELPmax with Phoenixblood is the best combo. Trinity batterylife is amazing. When i leave the house my phones battery is 100%. 11 hours later (I when i make it home) my battery is always under 60% but never less then 40%. I play music as soon I leave the house, and till I get in the house. I also turn of data when not using and have setscpu set to 900mhz max and screen off profile set to 432 max 216 min.
Just my personal results

e4e5nf3nc6 said:
- Did CM7 overwrite the stock kernel?
Yes
- I understand the benefits to changing the kernel; what about drawbacks?
Since not all the chips are made in the same way, you could soft brick your phone if you try to flash an undervolted kernel. This is the way mine is, and it's somewhat irritating but not all that bad using the stock voltage and overclocking to around 1.4ghz rather than 1.5ghz+. Also, battery life should be expected to be less with an overclocked CPU. It's up to you to decide how you want to run your device.
- Does CWM back up your kernel with Backup and Restore? If not, how do you do this?
Yes, backup creates an image of the entire thing. Before you start making changes, always make a backup so you can revert to previous settings should you soft brick your device. Make a backup, clear cache/dalvik, flash the kernel and reboot the phone. First boot times will always be a little longer when flashing a kernel, so be patient and don't pull your battery right away. For me personally, if it hasn't done anything noticeable after about ten minutes, I pull my battery. Reboot into recovery and restore from the backup you made. If you started off trying an undervolted kernel, time to try the standard voltage now!
- Can you OC on stock/CM7 kernel?
No, and you'll be able to tell once you flash CM7 and use SetCPU (or whatever you use) and see the max is still at 1ghz.
- What is the best app to manage OC/UV? I have my eye on setCPU, cpu Master, and Android Overclock (JRummy16)
Personal preference. I think probably SetCPU is used by most people including myself.
- Any recommended settings for the G2x? Any settings to avoid? My plan is to incrementally adjust, but don't really have an idea as to where to start.
If you want to be safe just start out at 1ghz. If you have no random reboots with your kernel then move it up to 1.1 or 1.2 and see if it's stable there. Personally, I just went ahead and overclocked to 1.4ghz. For the most part people don't really have problems with this I guess. The problems usually lie in whether or not you are undervolted and by how much. If you find your device can run an undervolted kernel, I would just leave the undervolt settings the way they are. As I said, I can't run OC/UV and have to use SV, so I never touch any of the voltage settings.
Hope this helps!
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+1 to everything you said
just to add if you want to over clock then go with faux or trinity. the cm7 kernel is faster then both @1000mhz, if speed is what your looking for without the dangers of oc. The stock cm7 kernel also lacks the ability to under volt soo battery life might not be as good though

Rbern144 said:
I tired using DS OC/UV Kernel Version 0.4.8 kernel on my g2x running the latest stable release of CM7 1.0.1. Followed all the necessary step of wiping cache, and darvik but when I reboot, I get the blue lg sign after which the screen just black out and its stuck like that till i pull the battery out. Any one know what I may be going wrong here? ? ?
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Format data/ factory reset.
Wipe all cache.
Format system. (don't forget)
Flash cm.
Flash kernel.
It may take a while for the system to boot, 5 min. Let it load, and reboot, enjoy.
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[Q] Governor and Clocking

Whenever I use the built-in Processor manager in CM9 (our CM9) and whenever I change the maximum MHz or the governor everything is fine. However when I'm using some apps such as browser it will soft boot in some times, not rarely but occasionally.
Is this normal? If it is then is SetCPU for Root Users worth buying to use for our phone (it looks very neat and has profiles too!)? If it is not then how will I manage my problem?

Would you point me to the "Processor manager" you are talking about? I didn't know CM9 had one!
Which build of CM9? Have you installed any other kernels or tweaks?
It is not normal in my experience with Team Acid / Hefe Kernel to have unexpected reboots.
What are you trying to manage with the app and when? That may impact the choice.
I use System Tuner (Pro) and find it does what I need. Then again, I don't change settings once I've got a kernel dialed in.
Posted from my SGS4G, thanks to Team Acid development

jeffsf said:
Would you point me to the "Processor manager" you are talking about? I didn't know CM9 had one!
Which build of CM9? Have you installed any other kernels or tweaks?
It is not normal in my experience with Team Acid / Hefe Kernel to have unexpected reboots.
What are you trying to manage with the app and when? That may impact the choice.
I use System Tuner (Pro) and find it does what I need. Then again, I don't change settings once I've got a kernel dialed in.
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In "Settings" under "Performance", then go to "Processor". Once there you will see some settings pertaining to the processor.
Build R8, no tweaks or custom kernels.

So will SetCpu for root users app work for our phone?

th3controller said:
So will SetCpu for root users app work for our phone?
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It did for GB. Haven't tried it on ICS. Jeff mentioned System Tuner above and I couldn't agree with him more. It's the only app I use for setting OC/UV as well as I/O schedulers. Try the free version first. It does everything though. SO if you like it kick down for the paid version.

I have used setCPU since I bought it way back when. It works. Jeff's the man though I might have to switch just because lol.

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Jeff's the man though I might have to switch just because lol.
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What am I chopped liver? llol jk. Jeff is indeed a great resource to have around.

TwitchyEye said:
Jeff's the man
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Cedric's the man -- the author of System Tuner Pro. His support has been beyond expectations. I'm very picky about what I pay cash for. His pride in his products and quick, intelligent responses has more than earned the relatively small price that he asks for his "Pro" versions. Past that, he doesn't overly "cripple" his ad-supported versions.
I've never tried SetCPU, but I know many people have had great success with it.
Many of the "tweaks" are governor-specific. Most "reasonable" programs work through the exposed "sysfs" entries that allow one to read/set parameters of the kernel. In this case, the governor, governor parameters, and the voltage table.

I actually experience the same problem with the soft reboots after switching to CM9

So the answer is yes, set cpu will work for our ice cream sandwich phone?
Cause I will buy it now.

Seems to be working fine... For now, when I first tried to set clock settings at:
Min: 200 MHz
Max: 1200 MHz
Governor: SmartAssV2
I/O Scheduler: Deadline (Jeff what scheduler do you suggest? Or is Deadline fine?)
After these settings were put in effect, I went back to the home screen, the screen froze with a weird effect. I had to do a battery pull, rebooted phone and tried to reapply settings again. It worked and I'm going to report back if weird stuff happens.

th3controller said:
Jeff what scheduler do you suggest? Or is Deadline fine?
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I've stayed out of the scheduler fray as much as I can. From what I have read, there is a very significant difference between them when you have spinning disks. I've also read that the ones that work well for spinning disks aren't so good for flash media. I've heard that there is a new one in the works for mainline Linux (FIOPS), but it is far from production quality. Not clear how any of them interact with Samsung's umm, well, "unique" approach to managing flash -- we're neither an SSD nor a raw card for internal memory. I switch between deadline and noop with the phase of the moon, and haven't personally noticed an astounding difference between them. I couldn't tell you what I have set right now.