Hey guys, I'm new to this forum but not Android Central. Anyways, I just recently switched to jelly beans build 14 w/lean kernel. For some reason my battery life is just terrible. I'm just barely making it through an 8 hour workday, and that's not even using it that much. I was wondering if you guys had any tips for good battery life on this ROM/Kernel combo. I do have set cpu installed and running but I'm only Overclocked to 1.6 and undervolting by 50 mv. I also have a save battery life profile that drops it down to 1026 when the screen is off, it's charging, or battery is below 40%. Can you guys give me advice on settings to use to save battery life? I really like this ROM and kernel but I'm getting such terrible battery life. I think it's probably more user error than anything but maybe you guys could provide some tips.
Thanks in advance.
Nick
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How recently did you switch to Beans and LK combo? I wouldn't base battery life off of the first day after a flash. I use the same combo, however I use the LK exp version. I would suggest changing your voltages to match begin at a lower mv. I have mine starting at 900 mv according to Imoseyon voltage chart.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31329-ke...nimalistic-kernel/page__st__1410#entry1042976
That said, I have my screen off max cpu speed at 486 so you could probably go lower. How's your signal at work as well?
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How recently did you switch to Beans and LK combo? I wouldn't base battery life off of the first day after a flash. I use the same combo, however I use the LK exp version. I would suggest changing your voltages to match begin at a lower mv. I have mine starting at 900 mv according to Imoseyon voltage chart.
That said, I have my screen off max cpu speed at 486 so you could probably go lower. How's your signal at work as well?
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Hey thanks alot for the response!! It's the third day of this ROM/Kernel combo. So I can really go as low as 486 when the screen is off? I figured it probably wouldn't be very stable if I dropped it that low. I've looked at the Rootzwiki thread you posted and have set all my voltage settings as follows for the last two days:
1900mhz-1250mv
1809mhz-1200mv
1720mhz-1200mv
1620mhz-1150mv
1512mhz-1100mv
1458mhz-100mv
1350mhz-1125mv
1242mhz-1125mv
1134mhz-1125mv
1026mhz-1125mv
and its 1125 mv the rest of the way down.
So basically I'm undervolted by about 50mv at the highest clock speeds, then gradually come down to about 25mv at the lower speeds.
I'm really scared to go much more than that for fear of causing instability. I would love to be able to undervolt by more if I knew for sure it wasn't going to make it unstable. What are your voltages at the highest clock speeds and the lowest? Can I undervolt it by more when I get down below 1026 mhz? I figured they were all set to 1150mv stock for a reason. Got any advice on that? I want to squeeze as much battery as possible..
Oh and my signal is perfect! I think it's even better than it was before. This Rom didn't come with a different radio too did it?
Thanks for the reply!!
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Hey thanks alot for the response!! It's the third day of this ROM/Kernel combo. So I can really go as low as 486 when the screen is off? I figured it probably wouldn't be very stable if I dropped it that low. I've looked at the Rootzwiki thread you posted and have set all my voltage settings as follows for the last two days:
1900mhz-1250mv
1809mhz-1200mv
1720mhz-1200mv
1620mhz-1150mv
1512mhz-1100mv
1458mhz-100mv
1350mhz-1125mv
1242mhz-1125mv
1134mhz-1125mv
1026mhz-1125mv
and its 1125 mv the rest of the way down.
So basically I'm undervolted by about 50mv at the highest clock speeds, then gradually come down to about 25mv at the lower speeds.
I'm really scared to go much more than that for fear of causing instability. I would love to be able to undervolt by more if I knew for sure it wasn't going to make it unstable. What are your voltages at the highest clock speeds and the lowest? Can I undervolt it by more when I get down below 1026 mhz? I figured they were all set to 1150mv stock for a reason. Got any advice on that? I want to squeeze as much battery as possible..
Oh and my signal is perfect! I think it's even better than it was before. This Rom didn't come with a different radio too did it?
Thanks for the reply!!
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I actually have my voltages set to exactly what Imoseyon has listed for the nominal cpu. As far as my screen off, I honestly just picked a low number and since I don't see lag I keep it there haha in addition, I use interactive governor which scales up the cpu once the screen comes on so it balances out either way.
To check which cpu type you have, do this. Details on what the cpu differences are included in the link as well. Matching your cpu type and adjusting your voltages may help extend your battery life but some say it is marginal.
No, your radio actually stays the same unless you manually flash a different one. I should also ask, what else do you have enabled? For example, in Maps/Settings, do you have everything disabled except "Enable Location History"?
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Yeah i already did that to sort out what Cpu I have as well.
And I have limit background processes enabled in developer options, limit processes 4 at most. Also where exactly are the maps settings? I have GPS off and Google maps frozen by Titanium backup (except when I use it occasionally). I also have every other unnecessary app frozen. Like the Samsung keyboard (use swiftkey) the stock email app, etc.
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Yeah i already did that to sort out what Cpu I have as well.
And I have limit background processes enabled in developer options, limit processes 4 at most. Also where exactly are the maps settings? I have GPS off and Google maps frozen by Titanium backup (except when I use it occasionally). I also have every other unnecessary app frozen. Like the Samsung keyboard (use swiftkey) the stock email app, etc.
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Well it's under Location Settings but if you have Maps frozen until needed then it's an unnecessary step. You have done even more than I do or suggest haha I haven't frozen anything.
What would you say you're seeing as your average screen on time?
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Oh average screen on time is probably around 2.5 to 3 hours or so. Nothing crazy. I just wanna get my battery life back to before, where basically I could leave home fully charged and work a 10-12 hour day and come home with around 30% or so battery life. That's good enough for me.
So about these recommended voltages. I have the "fast" processor, should I just st the voltages for what he recommends? Are those recommended for bet battery life or best performance? I want to undervolt as much as possible without creating an unstable system or causing damage.
And can you help me understand the governor settings, my understanding is that "ondemand" activate both cores when needed, and interactivex is all the time? Is that roughly correct?
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Okay nevermind about the governers. I read quite a bit more about them over the last hour and feel that I understand them at least a little bit better. hehe. So much to learn!! It seems InteractiveX is the obvious choice for performance AND battery. I'm still kinda unsure about how much undervolting I can really get away with though. I love how smooth everything runs when I'm overclocked, but i'm not sure it's worth it in terms of battery life (unless I'm playing a game, or flying my AR Drone). It seems there is still an advantage to be had by setting it to the normal clock speed (1512mhz) and then undervolting by just a bit. Might be able to squeeze just a tad more battery life out. It's still nice to have these things within my realm of control though. I understand why people find this so addicting now!
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Okay nevermind about the governers. I read quite a bit more about them over the last hour and feel that I understand them at least a little bit better. hehe. So much to learn!! It seems InteractiveX is the obvious choice for performance AND battery. I'm still kinda unsure about how much undervolting I can really get away with though. I love how smooth everything runs when I'm overclocked, but i'm not sure it's worth it in terms of battery life (unless I'm playing a game, or flying my AR Drone). It seems there is still an advantage to be had by setting it to the normal clock speed (1512mhz) and then undervolting by just a bit. Might be able to squeeze just a tad more battery life out. It's still nice to have these things within my realm of control though. I understand why people find this so addicting now!
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Yea flashing kernels and roms is very addicting. Since you have a fast cpu, you can actually UV much lower than I can with my nominal cpu. You can set your voltages to match Imoseyon's table and you'll be fine or maybe try lower. I know from experience that I can't UV lower than 900 mv without my phone immediately locking up lol You can even hold off on setting voltages at boot if you want to get a feel for performance while UV'ed.
I can't really speak on OC vs. regular clock battery life, I keep mine OC'ed at 1.62 ghz so I'd notice minor drops in battery life compared to say 1.8 ghz. I don't even have much need for that since its fast enough to me as is. I haven't noticed too much of a hit on battery, I still range between 2.5-4 hours screen on pending if I'm on LTE or wifi during that charge.
Also, if you want to try your hand at really digging into kernel settings then you should also check out the the Team Kernelizer's thread for KT747 kernel. Personally, I use LeanKernel cuz it works really good for me so I applied some settings from there but not everything was applicable. This thread has some really knowledgeable people in it. Definitely give KT747 a look, or any other kernel for that matter, and see which ones you like the best.
Yeah i think i may have had a bad battery. I checked and I know my phone is deep sleeping, but since adjusting my voltages and settings last night it'd definetely improving. I have my voltages set to 25mv under what is recommended on that chart down to 1.4 the in the lower clock settings o have it exactly at the recommended settings. Seems to work okay. I have set on boot enabled but i also have the stock voltage settings on my SD Just in case of a boot loop.
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Does anyone have any suggestions? I really like this ROM and would prefer to keep it if possible but this battery life is terrible. Ant ideas on some measures I could take to try and improve it a bit?
I wiped cache partitions, davlik cache, and did factory reset before installing. I even do them twice just to be sure.
Would maybe wiping and re flashing the Rom help? I'm totally stumped here.
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I don't understand. I used cpu spy and i know phone is deep sleeping. I have set CPU to drop the clock speed when screens off.
Why the heck is it using so much battery? I'm dropping about 6-7% battery at idle. Somebody shed some insight.
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*Added a setting for charging that is 100/1400 conservative with a priority above everything except the heat one. so like 91 heat and 89 charging.
Seems stable, zippy and doesn't kill the battery too fast. All good.
Nobleskill
UPDATE: the settings above worked a treat for me on froyo but after updating to gingerbread I found it was back to the old drawing board time. For whatever reason, and being fair to Samsung and gingerbread by saying that the tab is now older and been used and abused its whole life, I wasn't able to apply the same level of undervolting without lockups and rebooted.
Why? Well could be a few reasons, the one mentioned above I really think plays a part in it. I also think though that gb is just different. Obvious I know but I mean its different at a base operating level. It needs new bootloaders and as alot of the experienced developers currently doing the tab gb stuff I think are finding its got a few curveballs its very happy to throw into the mix. The other point is that the control app has been updated dramatically with new ui and a more polished look to the outside which I think also follows into the coding. Xan, the developer must be a very talented individual and is pioneering the CPU control at kernel level IMO and really deserves our support. You can get the fee apk but I think its worth a donation just for the free version.
I notice the newer kernels are also having preset UV settings which is awesome. Gives you a base to build on and as each tab is different, yours may not go as low in volts as little Johnny's tab but it may go further than big Bob's one, it provides a good starting point. Or whatever..
Jump on over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943669
This guy is my favourite developer evar! Very friendly, very talented and shares <3. Read this thread as much as you can, its brilliant and has a few gems hidden in the posts. Also the kernel's are basically on the cutting edge. Its this guys patches that find their way to other, and all I'm pretty sure, kernels and roms.
thanks a lot buddy ! I was really looking for this !!!!!! you're my hero !!!!
Your most welcome mate. Any issues make sure and let me know through this thread.
Nobleskill
Ps. Watch how big a difference it makes to battery drain with screen off and below 30. I keep thinking it will die before I get a charger and like 4 hours later its only gone down by about 10 percent.
As always, support the Dev's if your able to. They richly deserve it and it doesn't have to be much to make a difference. )
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Your most welcome mate. Any issues make sure and let me know through this thread.
Nobleskill
Ps. Watch how big a difference it makes to battery drain with screen off and below 30. I keep thinking it will die before I get a charger and like 4 hours later its only gone down by about 10 percent.
As always, support the Dev's if your able to. They richly deserve it and it doesn't have to be much to make a difference. )
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there is a problem regarding those settings. did you try to restart the Tab after? mine doesn't start at all ! I should try several times to keep pressing the power button and then, after few minutes it starts again. after uninstalling the Set CPU and Voltage Control, everything comes to normal.....any advice?
SetCPU seems to be very crashy on the SGT. You might want to try not decreasing the voltages quite as much, some CPUs can't cope with it. I've got mine set even lower and I'm fine.
The "performance" governor locks the speed at the "max" value, the "powersave" one locks it at the "min" value. It's a pity that the "Ondemand" and "Interactive" governors seem to be so unstable as either would be better for performance than "Conservative".
I've also got another profile for "Charging" which ramps everything up a bit.
One thing I have noticed after spending some time in here is that all SGT's are not created equal!! I have no issues with the settings above, none at all. It boots fine, runs super fast with 2200 being the average score in quad. And I am on my second day without charging... its been lighter usage but still....
I guess I got lucky but all I can say is trial and error, or search for a simillar problem with another user and ask what settings if any worked for them. My thinking is that there would be batches that will run one way and others that won't.
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One thing I have noticed after spending some time in here is that all SGT's are not created equal!! I have no issues with the settings above, none at all. It boots fine, runs super fast with 2200 being the average score in quad. And I am on my second day without charging... its been lighter usage but still....
I guess I got lucky but all I can say is trial and error, or search for a simillar problem with another user and ask what settings if any worked for them. My thinking is that there would be batches that will run one way and others that won't.
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Its the CPU. They all have different tolerances on the minimum they can run at. Samsung just uses a voltage that guarantees all of them will work at. I've decreased everything 800mhz and up to -200mv. So far so good.
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there is a problem regarding those settings. did you try to restart the Tab after? mine doesn't start at all ! I should try several times to keep pressing the power button and then, after few minutes it starts again. after uninstalling the Set CPU and Voltage Control, everything comes to normal.....any advice?
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Try install jus UV & set the limit to 1400ghz. Run it for a day or two.
I have problem with SetCPU, give up on it. So now i only have UV installed.
thanks for the settings, no problems since 1 day
Sorry for stupid question, Am I need to flash kernel for 1400ghz? Or just use SetCPU with overcome 1.0 karnel?
Since there are some karnel said they are for 1.4ghz so I am confusing on it, tks!
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Sorry for stupid question, Am I need to flash kernel for 1400ghz? Or just use SetCPU with overcome 1.0 karnel?
Since there are some karnel said they are for 1.4ghz so I am confusing on it, tks!
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If the kernel does not support >1ghz, then setcpu cannot set the speed to anything higher.
The overcome kernel supports an overlock of 1.2 and 1.4Ghz.
Overcome Kernel 1.0 is an overclock kernel. Just install setcpu to oc
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Seems stable, zippy and doesn't kill the battery too fast. All good.
Nobleskill
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with the settings above do you have it set up as "Save as boot settings"? i had set mine at bfq and limit clock to 1200mhz and not changing anything else saving it as boot but when i went to restart the tab it got stuck on the Galaxy Tab screen, i had to re-store my backup in order for the tab to re-start.
also how did you get the 600mhz:?-100=?mv?
i am using richardtrip's [Kernel] [EURO] [1.4ghz OC/UV] MCR EXT4 compatible/Voodoo Sound V15 22/02 hope that helps with what i am asking.
I gave up on Set Cpu and switched to Cpu Tuner, a choise I don't regret at all.
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Recently changed to overcome kernel 2.0 and have changed to bfq. All stiull running smoothly.
And yeah i have mine all set to set at boot.
Thanks! Was looking for this.
I copied your settings to the last detail (bfq scheduler) and my Tab is crashing.
Now I am trying with lower UV.
braby said:
I copied your settings to the last detail (bfq scheduler) and my Tab is crashing.
Now I am trying with lower UV.
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Sorry buddy its been ages I should probably update this. I find that overcome has gottan alot better I still use the same undervolting but no profiles on set CPU. Just set to 100 min and1400 Max ondemand. I can use bfq and have no issues but one thing I know for sure, and I think it was even stated in this thread, no 2 of these are the same... same deal with more strain on the CPU than others so if my settings didn't work for you I'm sorry for that but all I can suggest is what I did to find the right setting... experiment, trial and error...
Best of luck,
Nobleskill
I found out what I did wrong...on Screen Off profile I didn't set "Performance" scaling, instead I did "Conservative"...the Tab was only crashing when screen was off!
Now that I switched it to performance it works just fine...
Using Overcome 1.4.2...
What's has better battery life, now that you have experience with both, with the profiles mentioned above or "On Demand" with no profiles?
That's a tough one as I use my tab a whole heap more and for many more things. I have 3 times as Widgets and so on... put it this way I used to get 2 days with low to moderate use on the setting in this thread, now with extremely heavy usage, I'm talking 8 hours or more almost straight with web browsing, ebooks, video, music, news ect...
I like my new set up cause its alot easier to configure and I find the most important aspect to battery life is the undervolting... overcrowded seems to handle the just fine. The only other thing I really swear by is an app like juice defender or battery boost.. set them up and its turning things off when not used which can be massive...
Hope this has helped and I'm happy to hear you sorted the crash issue.
Nobleskill
Good Morning Thunderbolt Community:
I am looking for the best way to extend my battery life, I have a 2750 Extended battery and still only get a little over a day of battery life. I've read that some folks are using SetCPU again, and would like a thread dedicated to those who want to share their settings to benefit others....
Thanks in advance...ChiefDroid (a.k.a Chiefd23)
Running chingys 3d rom runing set cpu st 1113 max 368 min no profiles and st the end of my 12 hour day I have 70% left. have any more questions lemme know
Liquid gingersense 1.6. Imoseyons 3.5 kernel on extreme mode. Verizon 2750 battery. I get 50 hours easy with a lot of phone usage.
Gingeritis 3D beta VI, ziggys kernel set at 245/1.344 smartass gov, with script fusion (set cpu can be a big no no with some kernels, and id rather use scripts anyway) . I get 20+ hours with average use on a stock battery.
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Pureasoptheory 1.3x modded imo kernel (stock with rom) setcpu at 1222/245 interactive and a profile for less than 30% @745/245 avg is around 24 hours on stock battery with low to moderate use, maybe a couple youtube videos lots of texting a few calls and lots of web browsing.
Edit: about 50% of the time I'm on wifi vs. 4g to clarify.
M0N0LITHTH3ORY. 245/1024 extreme battsaver. Standard battery. Lucky to get 8 hours. Best battery life of any rom for me so far. Average an hour of calls, 100 texts, TweetDeck and friendcaster pretty much every hour, words with friends, and web browsing.
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Hack3dao5p by dhacker29. 12 hours and I'm at 80% NO UNDERVOLTING. I will undervolt with vipermod tomorrow and report back. Don't use setCPU. Use vipermod or speedtweak. I recommend vipernod for more control.
Just plug it in every night. I can get 2 days out of my extended battery but what's the point??? Have fun with it instead of worrying about getting more than one day of battery out of it!
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M0N0LITHTH3ORY. 245/1024 extreme battsaver. Standard battery. Lucky to get 8 hours. Best battery life of any rom for me so far. Average an hour of calls, 100 texts, TweetDeck and friendcaster pretty much every hour, words with friends, and web browsing.
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Same here on all accounts
xTFGx said:
Hack3dao5p by dhacker29. 12 hours and I'm at 80% NO UNDERVOLTING. I will undervolt with vipermod tomorrow and report back. Don't use setCPU. Use vipermod or speedtweak. I recommend vipernod for more control.
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I think I might make the switch! How much use? light, mod, heavy?
M0N0LITHTH3ORY straight out of the box, I'm getting close to 20 hours with 20% left for the first time ever. 4g when I'm out and WIFI at home. Like I said in the MONO thread this ROM is the best out there. oh yeah stock battery too. Thanks DT!
This is by no stretch of the imagination an Android development thread.
Fits better in General. I've moved it there.
Continue.
I haven't used SetCPU on my Tbolt in a while. My config is in my sig and my settings are implemented through ScriptFusion. The following is the settings I'm using in ScriptFusion. The first image is the clock/voltage settings, the second image is time-in-state. As you see, it spends most of it's time sipping .8 volts or less. As long as I'm not tapping glass like a mad man, eeking out a full day on the stock battery isn't terribly difficult.
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Same here on all accounts
I think I might make the switch! How much use? light, mod, heavy?
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Mod-heavy mostly internet jtexting and Facebook with a few phonecalls here and there. GPS off
i use gingeritis 3d, wifi when im home, and when im out, i only activate mobile data if i wanna check my fb or look something up. cpu is usually max 1113600 min 8064000 scaling powersaver, i also use chainfire's nightmode setting when im not actively using my thunderbolt (tested today and seamed to help alot), auto brightness on. at the end of the day on a stock battery i am usually at 20-10%
I flashed the newest radio turned off 4g and am running CL3ANTH3ROY and i got 20 hrs on the charge off of 1.0. Im on 1.1 now at about 14.5 hrs on mod/heavy use with a little 4g use in there.
I know if you do not have 4g in your area all the time turning that off is a MANOR battery saver. If you didnt know go *#*#4636#*#*phone identity, scroll down and choose cdma auto (prl)
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z06mike said:
Just plug it in every night. I can get 2 days out of my extended battery but what's the point??? Have fun with it instead of worrying about getting more than one day of battery out of it!
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This.
I charge mine every night and it makes through the whole day no matter what I throw at it. I keep email on push notifications and gps/sync on all the time. 4G is on all the time. None of those are ever turned off.
Why? Because that's how smartphones are supposed to be used! It's not a marathon race.
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Can I just make a quick comment about freq_min, freq_max, and governors? I like to equate them to a car's engine. At idle (freq_min), it's should be just loafing along, doing the least needed to keep things going. At red line (freq_max), it's chugging down the fuel and kicking out all the horsepower possible to haul that ride down the road. And your governor is kinda like your cruise control. You're cruising across Nebraska, not a hill in sight (you're phone is doing nothing) and it's just BARELY tipping that throttle in to maintain. But, you hit Colorado with those big ol' hills, and now it's flooring it, letting off, then flooring it again to get over those hills. Think of those hills like you making your phone do stuff.
Here's my point:
When you set your freq_min to 800MHz with, it's like running your engine at 5000RPM, all the time, regardless of load. Setting your freq_max at 800MHz is kinda like jamming a stop under your throttle so it will never make enough power to pull you over those big hills. The idea of a governor is to throttle the speed up and down relative to the load... kinda like your cruise control. Some could do it better, some have very limited real-world application (performance and powersave), and some are pretty much ideal. It really depends on how the dev has set them up or how you've tweaked them.
I post this because I'm looking at some of the setting some of you are using and I KNOW they could be more efficient. I would encourage you to look at your time-in-state and experiment with your freq_min, freq_max, and gov. As you can tell from mine, though I have my max set at 1.49GHz, it spends VERY little time up there. It's more like the nitrous shot if things get real hairy and the system needs the extra power.
i currently use BURNTH3ORYX V1.5 w/ the MR3.5 (802) radio, also have the 2750mAh battery, and i just use the built in "performance" option. I set it to 'OnDemand' and overclock to 1.5 Jigga Hertz.
for example, last night the battery was at 100% and decided to watch the movie "Return Of The Living Dead" all the way through. when it was done, the battery was at 95%.
Is there a tutorial (written or video) that shows how to use this? I've never overclocked or changed the voltage before and i dont wna just go in there n start messing with stuff when i have no clue what im doing. Ive looked around for maybe a begginers tut or like voltage control for dummies, but havent really found anything. Anyone know of one? Thanks.
It's really not very hard. The regular Voltage Control will not allow you to overvolt, so you will not run the risk of frying your processor. Don't go over 1400 mhz though. Bad magic after that.
Undervolting will not harm your phone, the most it will do is make it lock up. Just experiment with different voltages. Back in the day I used to run -75 mV across the board without many issues, but I don't really have a use for it anymore since I carry a spare battery. Don't be frustrated if your phone doesn't like even -25 mV though, because every processor is slightly different in their abilities to handle voltage and frequency changes out of spec.
Please note that PBJT kernel is already undervolted a good amount.
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Here's my setup - no lag, no hiccups or freezing!!
1300mhz (max) -75mV
1200mhz -75mV
1000mhz -75mV
800 down to 100mhz -50mV
Hope this helps!
n1ghtwish said:
Here's my setup - no lag, no hiccups or freezing!!
1300mhz (max) -75mV
1200mhz -75mV
1000mhz -75mV
800 down to 100mhz -50mV
Hope this helps!
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Can you please tell me what the actual voltage is? I found that with IMO 4.0 kernel, and with Tegrak Overclock Ultimate, I can clock the at 1.252 Ghz @ 1285mV and 1.3 Ghz @ 1330mV stably. However, I don't know what the actual stock voltage is or the PBJT voltage or IMO 4.0 voltage, etc.
I figure you could check the voltage at least with the free version of Tegrak.
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Phone is laggy
I am also new to the voltage and clock adjustments. I am finding that my phone is SUPER slow now. I used another forum member's numbers that were supposed to offer a good balance of performance and battery life. I know that every phone is a little different, but I don't want to start messing around and screw stuff up
My setup is:
1300-1400 -0
1000-1200 -50
800-900 -75
100-700 -75
I am running PBJ 415 with FP1 on Tweaked 2.0.
Please be gentle, I am a newb
dees_74 said:
I am also new to the voltage and clock adjustments. I am finding that my phone is SUPER slow now. I used another forum member's numbers that were supposed to offer a good balance of performance and battery life. I know that every phone is a little different, but I don't want to start messing around and screw stuff up
My setup is:
1300-1400 -0
1000-1200 -50
800-900 -75
100-700 -75
I am running PBJ 415 with FP1 on Tweaked 2.0.
Please be gentle, I am a newb
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Was your phone slow when you first flashed the new kernel? imnuts' kernels tend to slow down over time on my phone and I've had better luck with stock. Some people never seem to have issues.
Personally, I run the stock kernel which can't be overclocked. I do have the minimum clock speed set to 400 and the governor (which I think makes the biggest difference) set to performance. i/o scheduler is noop, but I've heard that it doesn't make a huge difference either way.
The only issues I have with speed are RAM related. I typically reboot my phone first thing in the morning just to get it going.
And battery life has maybe suffered some, but its hard for me to tell. I get horrible reception downtown, so when I need my phone I toggle data off to keep it from dying. When I'm home, I keep it on since I'm close to a charger. There's too many variables in my day to know (or even remember at this point) whether its had a significant impact.
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Was your phone slow when you first flashed the new kernel? imnuts' kernels tend to slow down over time on my phone and I've had better luck with stock. Some people never seem to have issues.
Personally, I run the stock kernel which can't be overclocked. I do have the minimum clock speed set to 400 and the governor (which I think makes the biggest difference) set to performance. i/o scheduler is noop, but I've heard that it doesn't make a huge difference either way.
The only issues I have with speed are RAM related. I typically reboot my phone first thing in the morning just to get it going.
And battery life has maybe suffered some, but its hard for me to tell. I get horrible reception downtown, so when I need my phone I toggle data off to keep it from dying. When I'm home, I keep it on since I'm close to a charger. There's too many variables in my day to know (or even remember at this point) whether its had a significant impact.
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FYI, if you have the governor set to performance, then the minimum doesn't matter. That governor runs the CPU at max constantly. Great for performance, but hideous for battery life. The only time it will ever ramp down is when it goes into deep sleep, otherwise, it's running at 1GHz.
BleedsOrangeandBlue said:
Was your phone slow when you first flashed the new kernel? imnuts' kernels tend to slow down over time on my phone and I've had better luck with stock. Some people never seem to have issues.
Personally, I run the stock kernel which can't be overclocked. I do have the minimum clock speed set to 400 and the governor (which I think makes the biggest difference) set to performance. i/o scheduler is noop, but I've heard that it doesn't make a huge difference either way.
The only issues I have with speed are RAM related. I typically reboot my phone first thing in the morning just to get it going.
And battery life has maybe suffered some, but its hard for me to tell. I get horrible reception downtown, so when I need my phone I toggle data off to keep it from dying. When I'm home, I keep it on since I'm close to a charger. There's too many variables in my day to know (or even remember at this point) whether its had a significant impact.
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My phone was great when I flashed, but within about 12 hours, things were horrible. I have since flashed back to the stock fp1 kernel, and life is good. Unfortunately, I am not a person who 'leave well enough alone'. I'd like to enter the world of over/ under clocking and see if I can gain some additional performance.
Thanks in advance for any additional info/advice you can provide.
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FYI, if you have the governor set to performance, then the minimum doesn't matter. That governor runs the CPU at max constantly. Great for performance, but hideous for battery life. The only time it will ever ramp down is when it goes into deep sleep, otherwise, it's running at 1GHz.
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War Eagle!
I thought that was how it worked, but I will open voltage control from time to time and it will read that its currently at 400 or 800 MHz. Does the program not display properly?
edit: Playing around with it some more, if I change it to something else and then switch it to performance it goes right to 1000. Weird that it displays incorrectly when the program is opened.
It seems alot of people dont know the proper way to undervolt their phones, so I'm gonna try to help out! This is my first attempt at a guide, and i tend to ramble so just tell me if it makes no ****-for-sense
Undervolting is great, it allows us to change the voltage in our phones while we use it! this can really increase battery life and reduce heat in the phone. but if its not done right, it causes many more problems than it fixes.
When you are following this guide you WILL have issues! This is not a generic disclaimer, it is the TRUTH! the goal here is to find out where your phone stops working, and you cant do that without causing it to STOP WORKING.
once again: THIS WILL MAKE YOUR PHONE FREEZE, IT WILL HAVE AWFUL BATTERY LIFE, AND IT WILL MAKE BAD THINGS HAPPEN
But after its all done it should work much better
To start off, too much or too little voltage in the phone causes any number of things including:
Reboots (Screen Off and Screen On)
Lagging
Phone Overheating (Hot to the touch)
Reduced Battery Life (this includes the phone using more power, as well as reducing the battery's ability to hold a charge)
'Strange' issues with things shutting off/not working (WIFI, Bluetooth, your favorite app, ect...)
Many other 'weird' things
If you are having any of the above issues, and you are using a custom kernel, they may be caused by inproper undervolting.
THIS CAN BE THE CASE EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE ANY UNDERVOLTING YOURSELF!!!
Most custom kernels have undervolting build into them, and even 'stock voltage' versions allow overclocking, and those frequencies have no 'safe' voltage associated with them.
How to Properly Undervolt your Phone:
*this assumes you have no idea where to start, if you have some past experience, USE IT!!!*
First, Undervolting a phone the right way is not a quick job, like most things in life the more time you put into it the better your end result will be. For me i like to take an ENTIRE WEEK OR MORE to get all my settings down right. whenever you decide to do this, expect any and all of the issues i listed above to happen while you are trying to find the right settings.
Step 1: Starting Fresh
Disable all overclocking, undervolting, AND PROFILES on the ROM, you need to get the stock speeds working before you try to push the phone to its limit.
This will be your baseline. Use the phone like you normally do, text, call, surf the web, even let it sit in your pocket for a while. Do this for as long as you need to to be sure that everything is stable.
If you have any issues during this stage. STOP! add +25mv to every frequency across the board and start over. Do this up to 3 times if necessary, if after you have added +75mv to your stock voltage and you are still having issues, it is most likely something else in the rom causing the issue (rogue app, wrong kernel version, phone was dropped in the toilet too many times...) try to fix that first, or just try to ignore the issue, its up to you.
Otherwise, if everything is stable, Continue to step 2!
Step 2: Start Lowering Voltages
Lower all of the voltages by -25mv across the board. (If your phone needed any voltage added over stock to be stable, skip this step.)
This is where you begin testing the waters. Once again use the phone like normal, including some screen off time, as well as some CPU intensive tasks (playing music while websurfing, gaming, ect.)
If your phone is still stable after a good amount of time, then do it again. Your looking for the moment when things start to go wrong.
When you notice your first random reboot, or you start to feel the phone getting hot, or not responding STOP! you found the limit of your phone. Go back to the last working voltages you have and use them for step 3.
The more time you spend at this step the better your overall result will be! if you dont get any symptoms in an hour, they might show up later in the day, or overnight. Just take your time and have some patience.
Step 3: Lowering Voltages Independently
Now that you have a stable working phone. you can start lowering voltages one by one!
Starting with the lowest frequency, lower the voltage by -25mv.
Run this for a while, until you feel it is stable. Then move to the next highest voltage and do the same.
*If you have any issues, undo ONLY that frequency!!! Write down that frequency somewhere. you are done with it! you know that frequency is stable, and you shouldn't need to touch it again!!!
Keep doing this till you get to your stock maximum frequency, then continue to step 4!
*NOTE:* if any 2 voltages have more than a 100mv difference (125mv difference on Morfic's Kernels) between them, you need to raise the others around it to be equal or less than that. For exampe:
if at 1ghz, the phone is at 1000mv and at 1.2ghz the phone is at 1150mv. the higher one needs to be lowered (set 1.2ghz to 1125mv). if that is not stable for you then you must raise the lower one higher (set 1ghz to 1025mv).
Step 4: OVERCLOCKING!
At this point you should have a completely stable phone with no overclocking, grats! Now you get to start raising the frequency.
starting with the next highest frequency, set it to its stock voltage. if this is more than 100mv (125mv for Morfic's kernels) more than the previous frequency, set it to 100mv (125 for morfic) more than that.
run this until it is stable, and keep reducing it as much as you feel until you find instability. set it one step higher and move on to the next highest frequency.
if, after setting the voltage to 100mv (or 125mv) more than the last one, it is not stable, you need to raise the lower frequency's voltage up. sometimes this can cause a chain reaction that makes you raise 3, 4, or even all of the other frequencies up, if this happens you need to decide if that frequency is worth it to raise all the other frequencies to the next level.
If all is running good, proceed to step 5!
Step 5: The part where you hate me
(this step is optional, its just something i do to help with stability)
Now that you have a fully overclocked phone that is running as low of a frequency as it can safely, raise all of the voltages up by +25mv!
yes yes, i know, it sounds retarted to just undo that hard work and all that time you just put into finding the perfect voltages, but just hear me out.
Even if you spent a week on each step, did everything perfectly and tested everything you ever do on your phone and it is all completely stable. one day you are going to do something that will push the phone, which is running at its limit. so by adding 25mv to everything you are giving yourself some insurance. you may loose some battery life (i honestly don't ever notice a change with only 25mv) but when your phone alarm goes off in the morning to get you up for class, or you get that call you got that job you wanted, just be happy its not frozen on the table, or black screened in your pocket.
There you go! you should now have a stable phone with great battery life, and now you can stop bugging the devs about 'that strange reboot that is still there' or 'how every time you use his kernel you get black screens'
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If your having issues with your phone and you think its related to UV, and your much too busy/lazy/cool to read the above, try this: (Results will most likely be worse...)
Set (all of) your lowest voltages to 775mv (or 750 if you think your phone can do it)
Set your 1ghz voltage around 1000mv (give or take 50-100mv)
Set the highest speed to no more than 100mv below its stock seting.
Set the rest of all the speeds below 1ghz on a line between it and the lowest, and after 1ghz on a line between it and the highest. ex(From Morfic's T15 Kernel):
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Truly a great guide. I agree mostly with the last part, my alarm stopped ringing two days in a row, so I added 25 mv across the board, and it works perfectly. Thank you on behalf of the community, everyone will appreciate this guide for sure.
Helped fix an overheating problem!
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This is done using setcpu?
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imoumni said:
This is done using setcpu?
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Any CPU managing app. I use CPU Master but there's lots more options out there. I don't use SetCPU because it took nearly a year to update.
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Klathmon said:
*NOTE:* if any 2 voltages have more than a 100mv difference (125mv difference on Morfic's Kernels) between them, you need to raise the others around it to be equal or less than that. For exampe:
at 1ghz, the phone is at 1000mv if at 1.2ghz the phone is at 1200mv. the higher one needs to be lowered (set 1.2ghz to 1175mv). if that is not stable for you then you must raise the lower one higher (set 1ghz to 1025mv).
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First off, thanks for this guide. I do rely on my phone's alarm clock pretty regularly so I'll have to start setting another alarm clock while I do this. Also, consider posting this in Android General to reach a larger audience.
My only question: I understand what you're saying, but I think your example may be incorrect. 1200mV - 1000mV = 200mV difference, so you would need to change one or the other by 75 to 100mV, right?
This is done using setcpu?
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It can be done with any app that works with this phone.
I use an app called "System Tuner Pro" because it allows you to add voltage from stock settings (my phone seems to like a minimum voltage of 775 vs the 750 that most kernels start with) and im not sure any more but i think its free...
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My only question: I understand what you're saying, but I think your example may be incorrect. 1200mV - 1000mV = 200mV difference, so you would need to change one or the other by 75 to 100mV, right?
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thanks, yeah thats what i meant to say
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Klathmon said:
It can be done with any app that works with this phone.
I use an app called "System Tuner Pro" because it allows you to add voltage from stock settings (my phone seems to like a minimum voltage of 775 vs the 750 that most kernels start with) and im not sure any more but i think its free...
thanks, yeah thats what i meant to say
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No problemo. Looks like System Tuner is free but the Pro version is $3.99. How is it on resources? That's the only thing that worries me about these jack-of-all-trades apps.
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No problemo. Looks like System Tuner is free but the Pro version is $3.99. How is it on resources? That's the only thing that worries me about these jack-of-all-trades apps.
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it keeps a service running all the time, but is very CPU friendly, and wont hog resources. So far it hasn't been a problem for me at all.
and just for full disclosure; the dev is a close friend of mine, so i may be a bit biased
EDIT: added a quick "help im lazy" version for people that dont want to put the time/effort into doing it the right way.
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thanks for this
Thank you, this was very helpful!
Thanks for taking the time to make a great post.
I just started to OC/UV my G2X. I will use this as a guide.
-Thanks again
a noob question, Whats the difference between an app (eg, setcpu, pimpmycpu etc etc) lowering the voltage for you and "one doing it via your guide"
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a noob question, Whats the difference between an app (eg, setcpu, pimpmycpu etc etc) lowering the voltage for you and "one doing it via your guide"
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not really sure what you mean, to the best of my knowledge, no programs out there automatically undervolt for you. you use those programs to reduce or increase the voltage in each frequency yourself.
Hope that helps
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not really sure what you mean, to the best of my knowledge, no programs out there automatically undervolt for you. you use those programs to reduce or increase the voltage in each frequency yourself.
Hope that helps
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sorry, my bad. I just flash faux kernel. I thought all frequencies worked at the same voltages (silly me!) lol. Thatswhy when i saw there were different voltages for every frequency, i thought this guide was about that. (i.e i thought faux already did it for us in his kernel). lol
If my phone is stable at the current voltages that came with faux kernel, should i still try lowering them?
How much of a battery life can i get if i lower them by -25mv?
Lets say, i flash another kernel in the future and then reflash any oc/uv later on. Do i have to do these steps again or just simply input the (uv)values which i get after doing it right now?
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sorry, my bad. I just flash faux kernel. I thought all frequencies worked at the same voltages (silly me!) lol. Thatswhy when i saw there were different voltages for every frequency, i thought this guide was about that. (i.e i thought faux already did it for us in his kernel). lol
If my phone is stable at the current voltages that came with faux kernel, should i still try lowering them?
How much of a battery life can i get if i lower them by -25mv?
Lets say, i flash another kernel in the future and then reflash any oc/uv later on. Do i have to do these steps again or just simply input the (uv)values which i get after doing it right now?
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its up to you. personally, i would follow the "if its not broken, dont fix it" rule. if your happy with the current battery life, and you like the stability, no need to change it. But if you really want to go for broke, and squeeze every last bit of battery life out of this phone, then by all means go for it (you can ALWAYS undo it all) although -25mv most likely wont make much of a difference.
and to the second question, as long as its the same kernel, the same values should be alright, but each kernel is different. (i can get -50mv more on faux123's kernels, but i get better battery life on Morfic's even with the higher voltage)
Since we all have the same phone couldn't we all use the exact same voltages? and are the ones pictured yours?
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Since we all have the same phone couldn't we all use the exact same voltages? and are the ones pictured yours?
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Voltage depends on the chip (CPU) you have - every chip is different. you need to try playing with it according to what your chip can endure.
Klathmon said:
its up to you. personally, i would follow the "if its not broken, dont fix it" rule. if your happy with the current battery life, and you like the stability, no need to change it. But if you really want to go for broke, and squeeze every last bit of battery life out of this phone, then by all means go for it (you can ALWAYS undo it all) although -25mv most likely wont make much of a difference.
and to the second question, as long as its the same kernel, the same values should be alright, but each kernel is different. (i can get -50mv more on faux123's kernels, but i get better battery life on Morfic's even with the higher voltage)
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If I end up squeezing every bit of juice, wouldn't that make my charger life short?
This guide needs a sticky!
Thank you for taking the time to write this.
Here's a response from a PM i recieved about my Antutu benchmark scores. This is meant to be a reference to others who are working to squeeze optimal performance out of their captivates.
Hi, want to know what setting you do to reach more than 4000 points on antutu bench xD i just cant go more than 3800
Regards
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Overclock at your own risk!
I am not responsible to any damage to your phone
I've had lots of experience over clocking desktops computers, I started when I was 14 years old or something. I am very happy to share my experiences here with my captivate.
Here's what I've been using to test the stability and speed of each incremental change: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...chMark&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
It's Antutu Benchmark.
Some may not like Antutu, and that's understandable, it's just the standard i have used to compile my testing results. if you have a better app to use suggest it!
The highest Antutu score i was able to achieve was 4044 when i was on 1.508 ghz. running Devil .86
Recomendations/Results:
I've been testing mostly stock settings between devil .86 and semaphore 1.2.5sc and devil keeps coming out on top with it's scores. not trying to start a war, but devil is just faster. don't get me wrong i love semaphore.
I am using Slim ICS 4.1, it's been the most stable ROM for me so far, if somebody can post their results with a different ROM and kernels then i gladly support it!
Slim: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517486
Tests between Semaphore 1.2.5.sc and Devil .86
I had both semaphore and Devil running live OC of 116% and after each test devil kept winning by about 50-80 points.
I recommend the Devil Kernel by DerTeufel1980, DerTeufel1980 is very helpful and supportive, he also turns out updates like a machine!
The devil kernel supports increasing frequency as well as live OC. It also has so many other cool features that make it fast(like GPU overclocking). This is why I recommend this kernel for Overclocking speed and stability.
His kernel is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1642460 Sometimes he posts a downloadable release in the middle of a page so you usually have to search for it.
Advice/Settings
Overclocking to high stable frequencies, and having the least apps active is the key to getting the highest overclocking scores with Antutu.
To get scores over 4000 I use this set up:
My settings, SIO, Conservative governor, Frequency at the 1300mhz step, live OC at 116%(this yielded 1.508ghz). I had UKSM on(whether on or off didn't seem to make a difference during my tests), i had the GPU overclocked to 250mhz. I was using the XL mem version (391mb ram).
I had intended on running more tests on the big mem version but the constant reboots got tiresome, if anybody wants to take this up I'll gladly support it.
Crashes: Crashes are inevitable when testing. sometimes you get lucky and only the app crashes, most of the time though you will get a frozen screen or a few seconds followed by a reboot. depending on your kernel some may reset your settings. Use NS tools and save a setting that you know is stable and save your test settings so you can start from where you left off.
Voltages: the key to stability!
BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN YOU ADJUST YOUR VOLTAGES! too much is harmful to your chip!! Heat and overvolting is harmful!
these are my voltages:
Arm voltages
1400mhz it's 1.475
1300mhz its 1.450
Int Voltages
1400mhz it's 1.25
1300 it's 1.225.
The rest is stock. If anybody has found stable underclocking for the lower frequencies please post them here.
Live OC:
Something strange i noticed was that whenever i would do a odd numbered live OC i would get major instability... 116% was much more stable than 115%. weird huh? also i am pretty much unable to get a stable live OC of more than 116 regardless of the frequency step. Each phone will have it's own stability limit for Live OC. Some phones can go all the way up to 130%, but that's rare.
the key is to keep finessing it and carefully and incrementally change things till you find a nice sweet stable spot, other phones can achieve more live OC.
My favorite Fast Stable Safe setting:
My phone is almost always on this setting for everyday use: SIO, Conservative, Freq OC at 1200 and Live OC at 116% yielding 1.392ghz. with a bit of voltage increase this has become my favorite setting, i always use this setup.
Some may balk at my use of the conservative governor, I Love it actually, CPU spy reports that the conservative governor barely ever uses the highest step for regular usage. Which is great because you don't need the highes step to be running all the time as most actions don't require it, the less high voltage you send to the chip the better. It also helps with battery life.
HEAT!!!!
Warnings about heat. voltage increases mean more latent heat. your phone is a closed system so the heat gets locked in easily... Warm is allright(not wonderful) any hotter than warm and you need to take steps to manage the heat. I've found two easy ways to deal with it, aside from putting it in my refrigerator lol
For stress testing I ussually have the battery cover off, one less thing to get hot.
One simple way to manage it when you feel the sd card slot warm is to press the SIM/Sd slot to your lips and blow air through the phone, this will help cool it down. another way to manage the heat is to do this
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I borrowed a cooling fan from my gaming computer and set the phone up on it with the battery cover off. this really helped keep it cool.
Also, never leave your phone sitting in the sun on a hot day, I don't know why you would in the first place. But just don't.
Higher scores are achievable... just keep tweaking things.. I deleted all my user apps so nothing would run in the background and that did helps my scores a bit.
Also airplane mode prevents unwanted texts form interrupting testing. that way the phone can focus only on the task at hand
I bet wiping the SD card would improve read/write speeds incrementally...
If somebody wants to research this please post it here
Please read this before you post "results"
Please run at least 2 or 3 tests to sort of average the scores before you post about a result. This will help keep information clean of errors that can affect test results.
for example when i was doing a 1.392ghz test on Antutu, during the knights hacking thier swords scene a glitch happened and my frames per second shot up to 102 fps. It occurred for a few seconds but it was enough to offset the scores A LOT. I got a 4185 on 1.392ghz which doesn't seem possible. consequently I hold the #6 score listed for the captivate :laugh:
This is why I say get an average for the scores. with my 1.392ghz set up i tend to get scores ranging from low 3800's to high 3900's
Remember each phone is different!
Have fun tweaking!
Hope this helps!
Hi.
Thanks for sharing.
My undervolting values are:
100 Mhz = 800
200 Mhz = 850
400 Mhz = 950
800 Mhz = 1125
1000 Mhz = 1225
1200 Mhz = 1300
The attachment is a graph with my experiments to find a fast and stable configuration. The red line is my best so far.
BitteredBro said:
Hi.
Thanks for sharing.
My undervolting values are:
100 Mhz = 800
200 Mhz = 850
400 Mhz = 950
800 Mhz = 1125
1000 Mhz = 1225
1200 Mhz = 1300
The attachment is a graph with my experiments to find a fast and stable configuration. The red line is my best so far.
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Excellent! i might have to try some of your undervolting! Did you do tests with a max voltage set to determine stability?
also what do you test it with?
What voltage you undervolt, arm or init
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melvinaury said:
What voltage you undervolt, arm or init
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My guess is that it's the ARM voltages, idk though.
My phone doesn't like speeds over 1.4 nor live OC over 20%. Those are my max settings without freezes or reboots.
For stability testing I use nbajam and blood and glory. Those games are very sensitive to changes in voltage and overclocking.
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melvinaury said:
What voltage you undervolt, arm or init
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Those are arm voltages.
I don't feel comfortable messing with Int voltages.
Anybody able to get a stable 1.6? I can't seem to get it stable...
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I think Icepack might work better!
bravomail said:
I think Icepack might work better!
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Hahaha! Good idea!
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baconatorXVI said:
My favorite Fast Stable Safe setting:
My phone is almost always on this setting for everyday use: SIO, Conservative, Freq OC at 1200 and Live OC at 116% yielding 1.392ghz. with a bit of voltage increase this has become my favorite setting, i always use this setup.
Some may balk at my use of the conservative governor, I Love it actually, CPU spy reports that the conservative governor barely ever uses the highest step for regular usage. Which is great because you don't need the highes step to be running all the time as most actions don't require it, the less high voltage you send to the chip the better. It also helps with battery life.
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Great info, thanks. I had my phone running 1.5ghz (directly, no Live OC) all day long on Glitch kernel a while back... before I started flashing Devil. Right now on Devil I am trying out underclocking while using live OC, so I have the frequency set to 800 with a 110% Live OC so the CPU is at 880mhz. SmartassV2 and SIO. It is very responsive and I should try a higher Live OC I think.
I had trouble using the GPU OC feature... have you been using that at all? I think I remember someone mentioning they had GPU OC plus a Live OC on top of that... I would think that would be harmful to the GPU, right? I set the GPU back to 200mhz since I was getting more and more frequent FCs, freezes and reboots. Thanks for your posts and sharing your results.
They Drew First Blood said:
Great info, thanks. I had my phone running 1.5ghz (directly, no Live OC) all day long on Glitch kernel a while back... before I started flashing Devil. Right now on Devil I am trying out underclocking while using live OC, so I have the frequency set to 800 with a 110% Live OC so the CPU is at 880mhz. SmartassV2 and SIO. It is very responsive and I should try a higher Live OC I think.
I had trouble using the GPU OC feature... have you been using that at all? I think I remember someone mentioning they had GPU OC plus a Live OC on top of that... I would think that would be harmful to the GPU, right? I set the GPU back to 200mhz since I was getting more and more frequent FCs, freezes and reboots. Thanks for your posts and sharing your results.
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No problem, your post on the devil kernel thread helped convince me to switch to SmartassV2. I'll probably bring a condensed version here for whoever else stumbles here.
I've only had one troubling experience with gpu overclock on. I was going for a high antutu score running something like 1.5ghz. Anyways, for whatever reason during one stage of the test, can't remember which, i got a strange green flashy line across the screen. it was very unsettling cause i thought it was a hardware issue that i would have to live with. it stayed there even though i stopped the test. turning the screen on and off didn't fix it either. thankfully rebooting fixed the issue.
The only other time i've seen visual artifacts like that is when I would overclock my graphics card on my desktop. so i assume it was a graphical processing error.
I can't say for sure if gpu overclocking AND live OC together cause problems. although I wouldn't be too disappointed if my cappy died, then i'd unfortunately have to upgrade to the Galaxy SIII
Dumb question, but how have you two over clocked the gpu? Is it possible to underclock while having the CPU overclocked? For my phone, the gpu always locks before the ram/proc. I can tell because the screen gets all fuzzy with lines which makes me reboot.
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goob1284 said:
Dumb question, but how have you two over clocked the gpu? Is it possible to underclock while having the CPU overclocked? For my phone, the gpu always locks before the ram/proc. I can tell because the screen gets all fuzzy with lines which makes me reboot.
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Well we are able to overclock our GPU's because the devil .79 and on kernel allows the choice between either 200mhz(stock) or 250mhz.
to underclock the gpu you would need to talk to a kernel maker.
Maybe you need to increase your voltages... don't increase them too much though. I'm not totally familiar with the architecture and design of each processing bit inside the captivate but from my knowledge of computers, more voltage makes it more stable.
this question should be asked to a kernel maker! i hope you find your solution.
are you past warranty? you're positive it's not a rom issue? did this happen while it was stock?
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Well we are able to overclock our GPU's because the devil .79 and on kernel allows the choice between either 200mhz(stock) or 250mhz.
to underclock the gpu you would need to talk to a kernel maker.
Maybe you need to increase your voltages... don't increase them too much though. I'm not totally familiar with the architecture and design of each processing bit inside the captivate but from my knowledge of computers, more voltage makes it more stable.
this question should be asked to a kernel maker! i hope you find your solution.
are you past warranty? you're positive it's not a rom issue? did this happen while it was stock?
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Overclocking GPU is an option, but it is disable as well as the 56/60 Hz switch.