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Overclocking and still only getting 540

I apologize if something like this has already been posted. Fel free to just point me to another thread. I have rooted my phone and installed the overclock widget. I also installed quadrant and ran the benchmark, but even with overclocking, I am only seeing a result around 540. Any ideas?

did you flash a kernel that allows for overclocking? Just installing the overclock widget isn't going to allow your phone to overclock. You need a kernel with the instructions added. There are some in the development forum, but it looks as of right now they break the cameras and perhaps the Wifi.

boredmug said:
did you flash a kernel that allows for overclocking? Just installing the overclock widget isn't going to allow your phone to overclock. You need a kernel with the instructions added. There are some in the development forum, but it looks as of right now they break the cameras and perhaps the Wifi.
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You know what? You're right and I knew that a few hours ago, and forgot between then and now. Thank you.

I got around 1270 on mine without an overclock.... but I am using FroYo ;p

[INFO] SetCPU Settings for the Vibrant

SetCPU. In my personal opinion, one of the best Android apps out there. It lets you overclock/underclock your phone. Here I will describe how to set it up for the Vibrant so you do not brick/crash your phone.
1. Uncheck/DO NOT Check Set on Boot (this will cause crashes in most phones if checked)
2. Set the CPU Governor type to "Conservative"
3. If you're using a kernel such as JAC's OC/UV(/VOODOO) set the MAX Clock speed at 1.2Ghz, also set the MINIMUM clock speed at 200MHz (not doing this could cause random crashes/reboots/freezes)
4. Don't underclock too low (as this could cause crashes), I recommend nothing below 750MHz (although it could *probably* run at 400MHz, no lower though!)
5. Don't blame the dev of your kernel or SetCPU's dev if you break your Vibrant, you shouldn't do something you know nothing about.
6. Set a warning up so if your Vibrant gets hotter than 115° Fahrenheit SetCPU will alert you. (125° Fahrenheit is when your Vibrant will start to get damaged.)
7. Always ask if this works on the ROM you have flashed before you try to use it on the ROM.
8. SetCPU is free for XDA members only.
9. This will NOT work on the Vibrant's Stock kernel, a new one must be flashed (such as JAC's OC/UV(/VOODOO) kernel or Kingklick's OC/UV Kernel)
That is all.

A couple of things:
1. It's been found that setting the minimum to 200 MHz is too low on some ROMs and can cause problems with some applications, like Pandora. Users have reported that setting the minimum to 400 MHz alleviates those problems.
2. SetCPU is and has been free for some time to XDA members. However, if you like the application, you should throw the dev some coins and buy it in the market or make a donation.

NikolaiT said:
SetCPU. In my personal opinion, one of the best Android apps out there. It lets you overclock/underclock your phone. Here I will describe how to set it up for the Vibrant so you do not brick/crash your phone.
1. Uncheck/DO NOT Check Set on Boot (this will casue crashes in most phones if checked)
2. Set the CPU Governor type to "Conservative"
3. If you're using a kernel such as JAC's OC/UV(/VOODOO) set the MAX Clock speed at 1.2Ghz, also set the MINIMUM clock speed at 200MHz (not doing this could cause random crashes/reboots/freezes)
4. Don't underclock too low (as this could cause crashes), I recommend nothing below 750MHz
5. Don't blame the dev of your kernel or SetCPU's dev if you break your Vibrant, you shouldn't do something you know nothing about.
6. Set a warning up so if your Vibrant gets hotter than 115° Fahrenheit SetCPU will alert you. (125° Fahrenheit is when your Vibrant will start to get damaged.)
7. Always ask if this works on the ROM you have flashed before you try to use it on the ROM.
8. SetCPU is not (and probably never will be) free, so DO NOT bug the dev for a free copy.
9. This will NOT work on the Vibrant's Stock kernel, a new one must be flashed (such as JAC's OC/UV(/VOODOO) kernel or Kingklick's OC/UV Kernel)
That is all.
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I am interested in how you have determined this.

How legit are these instructions, im interested in this app. Since im running bionix 1.9.1 jacs oc/uv rom.
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I agree with most of what the OP is saying, I've been using setcpu since my G1. I'm currently running Fusion 1.0 with JAC kernel. I have 200 min with 1200 max. No set on boot and no profiles. I'm not sure about the damage temp, I've ran the gps for an hour with the phone in direct sunlight and it hasnt gotten that high.

This is what works for me, as well as many other users, and the issues posted here have been reported by many users. Also to the person with JAC's OC/UV Kernel, this app is required. If it isn't used, you can experience random freezes/crashes/reboots.
opiomorph said:
A couple of things:
1. It's been found that setting the minimum to 200 MHz is too low on some ROMs and can cause problems with some applications, like Pandora. Users have reported that setting the minimum to 400 MHz alleviates those problems.
2. SetCPU is and has been free for some time to XDA members. However, if you like the application, you should throw the dev some coins and buy it in the market or make a donation.
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Yes, this is true, but the only time time the vibrant will reach 200MHz (100MHz if SetCPU isn't used) is when the phone is idle.

Double post, apologies.

i have set on boot checked on bionix 1.9.1 with no problems. 200min,1200max, conservative.

Im running the bionix 1.9.1 with jacs oc/uv. I havent installed the set cpu app yet and my phone is running great. Im working on getting up the nerve to try it.
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GreggoryD502 said:
Im running the bionix 1.9.1 with jacs oc/uv. I havent installed the set cpu app yet and my phone is running great. Im working on getting up the nerve to try it.
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Do eet! The worst that will happen is that your CPU can't handle an overclock and you'll be stuck at 200/1000. Cross your fingers!

It is worth the money for the developer, for sure.
Also, can you post your source for the temperatures you listed? Seems kind of low for Fahrenheit. Especially since where I live those temps are just above room temperature sometimes

Ok. Just installed and set 1200.max 400 min. Will post latet let everyone know.if I notice a differnce. Phone does seem snappier, or could be.my imagination. Lol
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Quick, possibly dumb question. Do I have to reset the settings if I turn my phone off and turn back on?
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GreggoryD502 said:
Quick, possibly dumb question. Do I have to reset the settings if I turn my phone off and turn back on?
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not if you have 'set on boot' checked. but some people claim that setting can cause problems. however i've been running bionix 1.9.1 with set on boot checked since 1.9.1 came out with 0 problems. otherwise, yes, you have to reset it every time you reboot.

Thanks. Ill check set on boot and see what happens.
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Be careful about "Set on Boot", it someone resets SetCPU and underclocks your phone to the point of crashing shortly after it boots. This is a pretty common issue but it doesn't happen to all users.

funeralthirst said:
not if you have 'set on boot' checked. but some people claim that setting can cause problems. however i've been running bionix 1.9.1 with set on boot checked since 1.9.1 came out with 0 problems. otherwise, yes, you have to reset it every time you reboot.
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i dont have set on boot checked, and my settings are preserved on reboot

Ive been using set on boot for several days now, and no issues so far. To be honest I cant really tell any difference in the phones performance. But im not really pushing it either.
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NikolaiT said:
9. This will NOT work on the Vibrant's Stock kernel, a new one must be flashed (such as JAC's OC/UV(/VOODOO) kernel or Kingklick's OC/UV Kernel)
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This does work on stock vibrant kernel. I have it on JI6 stock except for Root and mods. The OP is correct that you cannot over clock on stock.
As a battery saver for JI6 possibly. Also I am currently using it as an attemped fix for my Gallery freeze, lockup/CPU hog issue.
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hi all been a member for a long while from HTC 8525 days, just wanna say i love this site, saw that the app was free for members, but i love supporting you guys i bought the app anyway! thanks for all the hard work all of you put in... im sure we all appreciate it!

SetCpu - Best Settings?

What is the best recommended settings to SETCPU??
thanks

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=985752
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=828572
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976775

I would not mess with the settings if I were you.
I have mine on conservative at all times. If you have ever burned up the cpu or underclocked it too far then you know what I mean.
Set cpu? Lol. Why pay for what your droid can do on its own?
Hmm the words foot in mouth come to mind lol see comment below. £:0 ← €≥√
Still I like cpu Tuner.. its a nice app if you don't have one ur attached to.
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A)Set to Smartass governor.
B)Clock MAX speed to anything you want to (make sure its below 1870MHZ or you will have crashes
C)Set/leave MIN at 245MHZ
Make sure you get a custom kernel ( Lee's Is good with his ROM - LEEDROID)
Also have a look at the links CitizenLee posted -Especially the last one about the governors.
Good Luck!
P.S. Avid Droidery : SetCPU Is available FREE to all XDA members

why dont i have option of smartass ect?? also i cant set it as high as anyone else

snowwhite007 said:
why dont i have option of smartass ect?? also i cant set it as high as anyone else
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As someone mentioned above, you need a custom kernel.

snowwhite007 said:
why dont i have option of smartass ect?? also i cant set it as high as anyone else
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You need to flash a custom kernel - have an exploration around the Desire HD Android Development Board.
As I mentioned earlier - have a look at Leedroid's Kernel in conjunction with his ROM - Fantastic.

Cheers guys missed that mite flash his new gb rom tom
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Buy What is the best recommended settings to SETCPU????
What to write ?

See all those links I posted? It wasn't just for ****s and giggles... read them and you'll see this question has been answered over and over

Voting for adding "smartass" governor to i9000 froyo/gingerbread kernels

hi guys..
i opened this thread in order to hopefully urge all developers, and kernel developers in particular, to consider adding the "smartass" governor to the list of cpu governors already available...
before anyone asks, here's what the governor developer said about it:
Technical Details-originally posted by erasmux :
smartass governor 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!
also here's more on other governors in addition to the smartass governor in this thread
so what is this about??
"almost" all kernels available for samsung phones are missing this governor, and as some might think "hey, we don't need it..".. well i also own a samsung vibrant, and one of the devs there (ECOTOX) was so kind to add the goveror to his existing kernel called "SuperDragonModz", and the result was fanf*ck*ntastic.
here's what one of the guys at the kernel's thread had to say about it:
a4 moda said:
Eco, omg. Wtf. This new governor ands native functions if the kernel are simply amazing.
Smartass is so fast and efficient! ! !
Way better than conservative or on demand, one is schitzy ands the other is too battery strenuous.
Great FF+$% job! ! !
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i had owned a few HTC Android phones in the past couple of years, and all the kernels there have smartass.. i don't think the devs there add it for no reason!!
this is about spreading the "smartass culture" among samsung rom/kernel developers..
what do you guys think?

I don't know enough about it but what you have detailed there makes me think it's a good idea.

Damn good idea, smartass rocks
Insanity cm 014/glitch

This is an excellent idea, I've used in the past

FlanFlinger said:
This is an excellent idea, I've used in the past
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You should be using it now, your sig says you own a htc hero, i'v had one in the past, smartass was one of the reasons the phone was so fast(for a hero), and yet battery efficient..
Look for flykernel 11c.. You'll love it

6 votes out of 191 views..
you guys rock

jaikat said:
You should be using it now, your sig says you own a htc hero, i'v had one in the past, smartass was one of the reasons the phone was so fast(for a hero), and yet battery efficient..
Look for flykernel 11c.. You'll love it
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Ah must update my sig, the Hero went off to it's new owner last week, running Elelinux-6.2.0-Hero-Speedmachine-v4

322 views... 13 votes..
am i missing something here?!

Most kernels for i9000 dont have smartass, so probably its only because few people know that they like it or not. Or the thread title is intriguing for people that dont know its a cpu governor hahaha

glitch use it in his cm7 kernel, and that is by far the fastest kernel available for the sgs

jornbjorn said:
glitch use it in his cm7 kernel, and that is by far the fastest kernel available for the sgs
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Yeah some cm7 kernels have smartass, but almost no samsung kernel has it.. Only SuperDragonModz for the vibrant.. We need i9000 kernels to support it to get the most out of our devices..

Perhaps changing the thread title might help, there's already too many smartarses on here

+1. Change the title.
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+1. Change the title.
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done.
i hope this clears things for both smartasses and non smartasses
vote people.. maybe we can pump more enthusiasm towads the devs, and our phones

bumping for composure

really want to try smartmass governor.

smartass cpu governor for i9000
+1. I'd like to see it included for i9000 galaxy s

+1 smartass governor for our SGS would be great.
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darkstar2k77 said:
+1. I'd like to see it included for i9000 galaxy s
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+1 smartass governor for our SGS would be great.
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thanks for the support guys, this goes to all those who voted and didn't actually post anything also
i hope this gets attention from devs, hopefully by the next update(s) for froyo/gingerbread kernels we'll start to see something from the devs..

Its already in talon kernel, you just have to go and change it to smartass in the configuration files.
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Hi guys. Help with overclock please! :(

I don't know anything about overclocking on my Samsung Vibrant T959. I tried to.. I installed the Glitch Kernel HL. with CM7. Can't get to 1.2 ghz at all. I don't know what to do... Do i have to mess with the mVs at all? Please help I'd appreciate it. Anyone recommend an app to use to overclock? I'm using Voltage Control atm... Please help. Thanks.

Set cpu in my opinion is the best app to overclock.
Simply Honey 5.0 w/ 1.2 Bullet kernel. Badass Rom \m/

Agreed, setcpu would be your easiest bet.
Just install, open, slide the bar to 1200 or whatever you want.
I would recommend putting a widget on your home screen.
Makes it really easy to see what you're set on, and easy to modify.
Also, you can create profiles, like under clocking to 400 while the screen is off.
Install quadrant to get a rough idea of how the overclock is according affecting performance.
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I disagree with these 2... voltage control is fine... and oc is very straifhtforward... get oc kernel, use oc app to oc... forget wut they said about the profiles, from my exp, they only make things worse. Just oc and dont touch mvs
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Antutu's CPU master is another OC alternative for ya, if you are too cheap to spend money on SetCPU that is.

setcpu. best so far for me

Raistline said:
Antutu's CPU master is another OC alternative for ya, if you are too cheap to spend money on SetCPU that is.
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Agreed! Antutu does have OC capabilities and is a better Benchmark app IMHO
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I disagree with these 2... voltage control is fine... and oc is very straifhtforward... get oc kernel, use oc app to oc... forget wut they said about the profiles, from my exp, they only make things worse. Just oc and dont touch mvs
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- Agreed! that messing with voltage is more trouble than its worth.
- Disagree! that profiles make things worse. It really depends on the settings. You should never UNDERclock your "max" to anything less than 800mhz.
For example: I have 1 profile set, its a High temp profile. When the phone reaches 125F setcpu resets to 800mhz(max) - 200mhz(min). Until the phone cools to under 125F then setcpu bumps it back to 1.7Ghz(max) - 200mhz(min).
Trust me this happens often and I'm glad I have that set, haven't had any problems with it.

Setcpu seems to be easy for me!