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SetCpu Settings?

Mine is
Performance
Min/Max 1.2 ghz
Auto dectect
Whats yours?

Really auto detect? After every kernel dev says that auto detect isn't stable?
Really?

what should i put?

RacerXFD said:
Really auto detect? After every kernel dev says that auto detect isn't stable?
Really?
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???
you have to use auto-detect for setcpu to detect your availble clock speeds
on-demand is BROKEN
performance will drain your battery abnormally
running at 100 min / whatever max on conservative is the most stable option for this device at the current time

Leave the advanced settings alone also?

jt1134 said:
you have to use auto-detect for setcpu to detect your availble clock speeds
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not to contradict, but you dont have to use it, you can use the setCPU.txt file and i recommend it
here is the one i use currently with the D02 1250LV kernel, it is nothing more than a simple text file which tells the setCPU app what are valid steppings/scaling so it cannot auto-detect incorrectly as it often does
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12311939/setcpu.txt
all you have to do is edit it to the steps that match the kernel you load and drop it in the root of the sd card, then go into setCPU, hit softmenu to go to device selection, scroll down and choose custom or manual...i forget what its called...then scroll down to the bottom and tell it to use the setcpu.txt file option and restart....done, no more problems at boot with setCPU
I only use performance when benchmarking. I use on-demand day to day. Set to 1250 max 100 min. I actually read the entire setCPU dev page, I suggest you do also, keeping in mind the limitations of the kernel you choose to load. I do not use on-demand scaling. I do not use profiles either. I do however, after testing my own device, use "set at boot". Two things on that. 1. setCPU now has a safe mode feature to get out of a problem and 2. I also use the setcpu.txt option instead of auto-detect which is hit or miss. Using the setcpu.txt file method (be sure to go to device selection and choose the bottom custom option) setCPU cannot accidentally set itself to the wrong frequency, it gets it's allowed steppings from the file you create.
if you read the setCPU dev page you (not directed at you jt ) will learn all of this and also about the advanced settings....but they work fine as they are for my device/kernel/usage

jamesnmandy said:
not to contradict, but you dont have to use it, you can use the setCPU.txt file and i recommend it
here is the one i use currently with the D02 1250LV kernel, it is nothing more than a simple text file which tells the setCPU app what are valid steppings/scaling so it cannot auto-detect incorrectly as it often does
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12311939/setcpu.txt
all you have to do is edit it to the steps that match the kernel you load and drop it in the root of the sd card, then go into setCPU, hit softmenu to go to device selection, scroll down and choose custom or manual...i forget what its called...then scroll down to the bottom and tell it to use the setcpu.txt file option and restart....done, no more problems at boot with setCPU
I only use performance when benchmarking. I use on-demand day to day. Set to 1250 max 100 min. I actually read the entire setCPU dev page, I suggest you do also, keeping in mind the limitations of the kernel you choose to load. I do not use on-demand scaling. I do not use profiles either. I do however, after testing my own device, use "set at boot". Two things on that. 1. setCPU now has a safe mode feature to get out of a problem and 2. I also use the setcpu.txt option instead of auto-detect which is hit or miss. Using the setcpu.txt file method (be sure to go to device selection and choose the bottom custom option) setCPU cannot accidentally set itself to the wrong frequency, it gets it's allowed steppings from the file you create.
if you read the setCPU dev page you (not directed at you jt ) will learn all of this and also about the advanced settings....but they work fine as they are for my device/kernel/usage
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Contradict much?

Nice find there james
Im wondering what would happen if you didnt match the increments in your txt file to the kernels native ones?

Lol, I only speak of what I know to be true you guys have far more knowledge but I tested this on my own device and also used it on the ally I had so I know its good
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Id say probably either fc or nothing. Either it would try to hit something it cant and fc or it would discard the step, but then the large jump sau from 200 to 600 skipping 400 may cause an issue
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Well, if I can keep mine running stable for a couple of days, with no "permasleeps" then I will give start on boot a try. So far I'm having excellent luck with 1100 max 100 min with conservative. Set to auto, it brought the right figures up immediately. So far the thing is really running great with the 1100 LV kernal and the settings I mentioned above. I'm sure my quadrant will be lower than 1200, but for some reason the 1200 kernal was only stable when I was placing load on the device, actually using it. When it was idle the screen would "permasleep". Very odd. Stress testing on the 1200 LV kernal threw no errors, but I still had idle issues.

SirKronan said:
Well, if I can keep mine running stable for a couple of days, with no "permasleeps" then I will give start on boot a try. So far I'm having excellent luck with 1100 max 100 min with conservative. Set to auto, it brought the right figures up immediately. So far the thing is really running great with the 1100 LV kernal and the settings I mentioned above. I'm sure my quadrant will be lower than 1200, but for some reason the 1200 kernal was only stable when I was placing load on the device, actually using it. When it was idle the screen would "permasleep". Very odd. Stress testing on the 1200 LV kernal threw no errors, but I still had idle issues.
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Maybe check out the 1200SV as well and/or jt's 1200. Heck I tried them all myself at least briefly

saps said:
Maybe check out the 1200SV as well and/or jt's 1200. Heck I tried them all myself at least briefly
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The SV is working good so far, but where do you get jt's?

SirKronan said:
The SV is working good so far, but where do you get jt's?
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Right here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804317

Sorry if it is a noob question but
I have the jt's voodoo kernel and just restored my setcpu from the titanium back up...
the max that it gives me is only 1000000....
I thought It should change to 1200000
how can I change it?
if not what should I do to OC this bad boy?
btw I Used the recommended speed...
Thanks

Zirabius said:
Sorry if it is a noob question but
I have the jt's voodoo kernel and just restored my setcpu from the titanium back up...
the max that it gives me is only 1000000....
I thought It should change to 1200000
how can I change it?
if not what should I do to OC this bad boy?
btw I Used the recommended speed...
Thanks
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Download the 1200 w/ boot animation. This happened to me last night when updating my wife's fascinate. I first downloaded the one without boot animation, which was fine, but only would clock to 1000 and was getting the battery not connected error. So I flashed the 1200 w/boot animation and fixed everything.

mackeydesigns said:
Download the 1200 w/ boot animation. This happened to me last night when updating my wife's fascinate. I first downloaded the one without boot animation, which was fine, but only would clock to 1000 and was getting the battery not connected error. So I flashed the 1200 w/boot animation and fixed everything.
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Thanks works great now
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mackeydesigns said:
Download the 1200 w/ boot animation. This happened to me last night when updating my wife's fascinate. I first downloaded the one without boot animation, which was fine, but only would clock to 1000 and was getting the battery not connected error. So I flashed the 1200 w/boot animation and fixed everything.
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I just flashed my Fascinate with the 1200 w/ boot animation and then SetCPU from the market but SetCPU only allows my Max slider to 528MHz??? what did i do wrong?
Sorry for another noob question.

rickys08 said:
I just flashed my Fascinate with the 1200 w/ boot animation and then SetCPU from the market but SetCPU only allows my Max slider to 528MHz??? what did i do wrong?
Sorry for another noob question.
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Think about it for a second... Has it sunk in yet? Didn't think so.
You changed speeds so you need to redetect your speed. Either do that or uninstall the app and reinstall it.
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rickys08 said:
I just flashed my Fascinate with the 1200 w/ boot animation and then SetCPU from the market but SetCPU only allows my Max slider to 528MHz??? what did i do wrong?
Sorry for another noob question.
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that happend too me too man,
what I did was I went to the menu and did an auto speed detect...
and the problem solved! its been running smoothly ever since

Set CPU Not Functioning

So, I guess I'll just C+P my post from the SetCPU thread since no one was able to answer the question there. I figure I might get some help from the EVO crowd since this might be specific to the device.
'So I have a wee bit of an issue with 2.0.4 I think... I just rooted my EVO 4G, installed SetCPU, AutoDetect, main Profile 768/460 set on boot. However, I rebooted and it says in the Notification bar that that's the profile it's running, however when I open up SetCPU the speeds jump between 245 and 998...Is SetCPU not throtleing the CPU correctly?'
Also, the only options for SetCPU I'm getting are userspace, ondemand and performance.
Is there something I did wrong when I rooted it?

What kernel are you using? The reason I ask is because I had the king #12 installed and setcpu didn't seem to be doing anything. Based on the the scaling options it sounds like a Toast kernel. Different kernels get different options. King kernels have about 5 different scaling options. I think for $29.95 he will add a 6th option.

Stock kernel. I haven't gotten around to messing with the kernel or ROM yet. Do I have to be running a modded kernel for SetCPU to function at all?

Shushunmire said:
Stock kernel. I haven't gotten around to messing with the kernel or ROM yet. Do I have to be running a modded kernel for SetCPU to function at all?
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Well this is very simple then you can't OC the stock kernel. I also don't think that SetCPU can govern a stock kernel. You must flash either Toast or Kings..

SetCPU will govern a stock ROM, just hit menu on its main screen and select Disable Perflock. Disable the perflock and tell it to do so on boot. Then you can change the clock speeds around and profiles will work. Only downside is it still won't overclock, but if you are looking for power savings, this is the way to do it.

superlinkx said:
SetCPU will govern a stock ROM, just hit menu on its main screen and select Disable Perflock. Disable the perflock and tell it to do so on boot. Then you can change the clock speeds around and profiles will work. Only downside is it still won't overclock, but if you are looking for power savings, this is the way to do it.
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Ya I didn't think you could use setcpu with a stock kernel so that's some good info right there.. thanks.

Thanks! That did it! I wasn't really liking the idea of flashing a custom ROM or kernel to my device just yet, so this is great. I had my fair share of issues with HD2 running custom ROMS and kernels and for now I want something that just works until I get more familiar with the process.

Setcpu values fluctuating wildly

mods if this is the wrong place for this post please move accordingly.
I used to run setcpu on my desire and could set the min value to 245 and watch it stabilise at that. Now when I set the same parameters on my dhd, watching the CPU values I see it fluctuating between the min value of 245 and the max value every couple of seconds and it never seems to stabilise.
I have scaling set to on demand, whereas on the desire I used smartass. This doesn't seem to be an option in my dhd but as far as I can see this is the only difference.
Any ideas on why the fluctuation? This occurs even after killing all tasks.

Did you disable perflock?
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Yep, made no difference. I'm curious to know why there is no smartass option as this is what worked best with my desire?
Using leedroid rom BTW if that has any bearing on things?

do you use a custom kernel?

Ah, that's one thing I haven't done ... any thoughts on which to use?
I have tried the buzz uv with Leedroid but it doesn't want to know!

hey I have the same problem...
I use Leedroid rom and the kernel to max 1,22 Ghz and the smartass setting...
SetCpu shifts between min and max cpu settings ??

dk_iceman said:
hey I have the same problem...
I use Leedroid rom and the kernel to max 1,22 Ghz and the smartass setting...
SetCpu shifts between min and max cpu settings ??
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Yep, every few seconds it changes from min to max!
I have tried also flashing the kernel without Leedroid installed and still no joy. Am I right in thinking I should be able to update the kernel simply by choosing 'install rom from sd card' in rom manager?
... or am I doing something wrong?
PS - yes I have root and S-OFF

SetVsel And Cyanogenmod 7 RC0

hello everyone
i have a quick question
is it true i shouldn't use setvsel with CM7?because i just read that in the FAQ thread for CM7 here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065798
and i need setvsel because i use it to undervolting and also i don't to overclock my cpu to 1Ghz since 800mhz can handle all the games i play and im getting 1900-2100 score in quadrant on stock cpu speed
and if i can't use it or shouldn't what program should i use ??since cpu settings in cm settings doesn't include undervolting
(although i've been use it on CM7 rom for 3 days now and i didn't have any trouble)
thanx in advance
appreciate your help guys

Hi there,
CM7 RC0 has the CPU clock speeds & Vsel in the bootmenu where you can overclock, undervolt, change the governor etc.
If you reboot your phone & go into the bootmenu when the blue led comes on then you can access the overclock menu.
There's more info in Quarx's thread in the dev forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13845272&highlight=smartass#post13845272

sp8y said:
Hi there,
CM7 RC0 has the CPU clock speeds & Vsel in the bootmenu where you can overclock, undervolt, change the governor etc.
If you reboot your phone & go into the bootmenu when the blue led comes on then you can access the overclock menu.
There's more info in Quarx's thread in the dev forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13845272&highlight=smartass#post13845272
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ok but setvsel is quicker and easier...so can i use it or i shouldn't?

Evil Slayer said:
ok but setvsel is quicker and easier...so can i use it or i shouldn't?
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From what I've read in the relevant threads about CM7 many people are saying not use it.
I used it in froyo but since flashing CM7 RC0 I only use the bootmenu for CPU settings.

sp8y said:
From what I've read in the relevant threads about CM7 many people are saying not use it.
I used it in froyo but since flashing CM7 RC0 I only use the bootmenu for CPU settings.
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ok apart from the three clocks and their vsels and the up_trashhold do i need to change anything?

Evil Slayer said:
ok apart from the three clocks and their vsels and the up_trashhold do i need to change anything?
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I used the same settings that peetr_ used in the post I've linked to above. It uses the smartass governor.
It appears that there's different settings depending upon which governor is selected:
eg; for the smartass governor then in the overclock settings list the settings that start with _smt are relevant,
interactive governor _int,
ondemand governor _ond, etc.
Think that's how it works

sp8y said:
I used the same settings that peetr_ used in the post I've linked to above. It uses the smartass governor.
It appears that there's different settings depending upon which governor is selected:
eg; for the smartass governor then in the overclock settings list the settings that start with _smt are relevant,
interactive governor _int,
ondemand governor _ond, etc.
Think that's how it works
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How's Battery Life On Your Settings...And Gaming?

Evil Slayer said:
How's Battery Life On Your Settings...And Gaming?
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Not sure yet as only changed the settings last night.
Also today I have changed the screen brightness levels so will see how it goes.
Sent from my MotoDefy.

sp8y said:
Not sure yet as only changed the settings last night.
Also today I have changed the screen brightness levels so will see how it goes.
Sent from my MotoDefy.
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i just applied it too...although i don't need 1GHz
Would You Please Report Back To See If Your Result Match Mine?
Thanx alot for helping btw...i really appreciate it

Evil Slayer said:
i just applied it too...although i don't need 1GHz
Would You Please Report Back To See If Your Result Match Mine?
Thanx alot for helping btw...i really appreciate it
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No problem pleased I could help
I left the bootmenu cpu frequencies as to what they were but undervolted them slightly.
300/22, 600/34, 1000/54 - I tried many settings using setvsel when running froyo so I know these work fine for me.
As for the other settings I just used those that peetr_ posted for the smartass governor & it seems to run nicely. Haven't had any issues yet

sp8y said:
No problem pleased I could help
I left the bootmenu cpu frequencies as to what they were but undervolted them slightly.
300/22, 600/34, 1000/54 - I tried many settings using setvsel when running froyo so I know these work fine for me.
As for the other settings I just used those that peetr_ posted for the smartass governor & it seems to run nicely. Haven't had any issues yet
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btw...when i used the values in the post you gave me the phone was running without any issues but if you open setvsel and looked at the cpu it keeps changing from 300 to 1000 even if you are not doing anything but if you used the ondemand scale governor you will notice that if you are not doing anything the value stays 300mhz so im not sure that smartass is a good governor after all...or maybe its just me
anyways i think i will keep the settings like this:
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also change the other values in menu like this(i think you must change them according to the values you gave your cpu in the 3 vsels):
smt_min:30
smt_max:80(although i suspect this one should be 100 but since the user in the thread you gave kept it 80 im keeping it 80 )
smt_awake:300000
smt_sleep_max:300000
smt_up_min:1000000
smt__wakeup:1000000
smt_ramp:300000
ond_up_threshold:75
what do you think of these values ?
and also...can you tell my your temp in normal state and in after heavy use ?i think mine stays hot

oh and btw could you provide me with a link for the youtube apk you are using i can't seem to find a one that works

Evil Slayer said:
btw...when i used the values in the post you gave me the phone was running without any issues but if you open setvsel and looked at the cpu it keeps changing from 300 to 1000 even if you are not doing anything but if you used the ondemand scale governor you will notice that if you are not doing anything the value stays 300mhz so im not sure that smartass is a good governor after all...or maybe its just me
anyways i think i will keep the settings like this:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
also change the other values in menu like this(i think you must change them according to the values you gave your cpu in the 3 vsels):
smt_min:30
smt_max:80(although i suspect this one should be 100 but since the user in the thread you gave kept it 80 im keeping it 80 )
smt_awake:300000
smt_sleep_max:300000
smt_up_min:1000000
smt__wakeup:1000000
smt_ramp:300000
ond_up_threshold:75
what do you think of these values ?
and also...can you tell my your temp in normal state and in after heavy use ?i think mine stays hot
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My cpu sometimes jumped from 300-1000 when I used setvsel on froyo.
Temperature wise it seems to be running similar if not slightly cooler than when on froyo. Now the hottest I have seen battery temp is 35C but it is mostly much cooler than that.
Sent from my MotoDefy.

Evil Slayer said:
oh and btw could you provide me with a link for the youtube apk you are using i can't seem to find a one that works
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I just have the current market youtube app. Not sure if it was included in the gapps package?
Sent from my MotoDefy.

sp8y said:
My cpu sometimes jumped from 300-1000 when I used setvsel on froyo.
Temperature wise it seems to be running similar if not slightly cooler than when on froyo. Now the hottest I have seen battery temp is 35C but it is mostly much cooler than that.
Sent from my MotoDefy.
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hmm..mine reached 39c on very heavy use...normaly its around 30c
and about the youtube app..no it wasn't included and i downloaded the app in the market but it crashes on most videos

btw im getting 2000-2500 in quadrant...how come?i think that is too good to be true

Here's what i've come up with, using google (lets correct them, if some are wrong) :
con_up_threshold: [80] # system load in % above which increases the CPU frequency?
con_down_threshold: [20] # system load in % above which drops the CPU frequency?
con_freq_step: [5] # frequency step?
con_sampling_rate: [160000] # interval (in milliseconds) between polls of the system. In fact, the intervals between changes of CPU frequency? Times in 160 seconds?
int_min_sampling_rate: [50000] # minimal interval (in milliseconds) between polls of the system. In fact, the intervals between changes of CPU frequency? Every 50 seconds?
ond_up_threshold: [86] # CPU in % above which increases the frequency of the processor.
ond_sampling_rate: [50000] # second? interval (in milliseconds) between polls of the system. In fact, the intervals between changes of CPU frequency? Every 50 seconds?
smt_min_cpu_load: [40] # CPU usage in % in achieving a reduced frequency of the processor
smt_max_cpu_load: [85] # CPU in % above which increases the CPU frequency
smt_awake_min_freq: [30000] # The minimum frequency of waking up?
smt_sleep_max_freq: [30000] # CPU frequency during sleep?
smt_up_min_freq: [1200000] # The minimal jump. so default made the cpu jump every time to max speed
smt_wakeup_freq: [1200000] # The frequency of waking up. It is important to not lose calls.
smt_ramp_up_step: [250000] # How much to increase the frequency at one time?
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So witch is the best governor and settings for normal daily usage like some texts, calls, 3g/wifi, maybe some games ?
I'm on smartass right now with these settings
Vsel1 - 20
2 - 31
3 - 54
smt_min... - 30
smt_max... - 80
smt_awake_min... - 300000
smt_sleep_max... - 300000
smt_up_min... - 1000000
smt_wake_up_... - 1000000
smt_ramp_up_step - 400000
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SpawNyK said:
Here's what i've come up with, using google (lets correct them, if some are wrong) :
So witch is the best governor and settings for normal daily usage like some texts, calls, 3g/wifi, maybe some games ?
I'm on smartass right now with these settings
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i don't know...really..i can't seem to relate what are the values for with the available governors
my only problem with smartass governor that even if im not using the cpu the values keep changing between 300mhz-1000ghz but when im using on demand if im not doing anything with the phone the cpu stays at 300mhz but when i start using the phone(moving the screen up and down for example)the values changes to 1000ghz and when i stop the values goes back to 300mhz that's why im using on demand...but again it might be just my cpu
looks like it requires to dig more in the differences between each governor
anyway i read in the latest post in CM7 DEV thread that some people is actually using setvsel so i opened my boot menu,and went to overclock,selected set default,reboted,and installed setvsel and applied these values:
20/300
33/600
47/800
up_therhold:75
oh and btw...how's your battery life ?

Dudes, so please, quick answer:
Use SetVsel - no
use build in "overclock" settings in CM7 RC0 - yes?
Any one using CM7 RC0 bootmenu> Overclocking?
There are more values than in peters thread.
Please advise with all info/numbers according to present in overclocking bootmenu 0.8.6 values.

m_zet said:
Dudes, so please, quick answer:
Use SetVsel - no
use build in "overclock" settings in CM7 RC0 - yes?
Any one using CM7 RC0 bootmenu> Overclocking?
There are more values than in peters thread.
Please advise with all info/numbers according to present in overclocking bootmenu 0.8.6 values.
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Yes I've got CM7 RC0 & using the bootmenu overclock.
There's many values in the menu as it depends upon which governor you have set it to so only those values relevant to that governor will be used.
For instance on Smartass governor - the values starting with _smt will apply

T211 CPU tweaks - any apps?

So I've got my T211 up and running. I have successfully gotten rid of most of the Samsung/Google bloat.
I would like to have control of my CPU frequencies and governors. The default (seems to be min 312 max 1.2, ondemand) isn't so bad but I'd love to be able to switch to an interactive governor while playing around with other options. But every app I download (i.e. setCPU, No Frills, Antutu), they either don't work or they work momentarily before the changes get overwritten. Yes, I am rooted.
Does anybody know of a cpu tweaking app which is compatible with the T211?

thref23 said:
So I've got my T211 up and running. I have successfully gotten rid of most of the Samsung/Google bloat.
I would like to have control of my CPU frequencies and governors. The default (seems to be min 312 max 1.2, ondemand) isn't so bad but I'd love to be able to switch to an interactive governor while playing around with other options. But every app I download (i.e. setCPU, No Frills, Antutu), they either don't work or they work momentarily before the changes get overwritten. Yes, I am rooted.
Does anybody know of a cpu tweaking app which is compatible with the T211?
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See THIS post as to why your CPU settings aren't sticking.

Thank you.
I made those two files blank (although perhaps I should have only deleted the lines relevant to the CPU). Now, my governor sticks. My min/max frequencies did not stick permanently the first time around, but when I changed them a second time it has stuck for about 15 minutes now.
(ETA - you can simply edit those files to tweak min/max frequencies and governors for both the CPU & GPU)

thref23 said:
So I've got my T211 up and running. I have successfully gotten rid of most of the Samsung/Google bloat.
I would like to have control of my CPU frequencies and governors. The default (seems to be min 312 max 1.2, ondemand) isn't so bad but I'd love to be able to switch to an interactive governor while playing around with other options. But every app I download (i.e. setCPU, No Frills, Antutu), they either don't work or they work momentarily before the changes get overwritten. Yes, I am rooted.
Does anybody know of a cpu tweaking app which is compatible with the T211?
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Try Rom Toolbox.