[Q] Nexus 4 Franco Kernel - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I Currently flashed franco kernel on my nexus 4 . My question should I leave everything to default ? And how to exactly do I under volt in franco. I have really never under volted
Thanks

dia_naji said:
I Currently flashed franco kernel on my nexus 4 . My question should I leave everything to default ? And how to exactly do I under volt in franco. I have really never under volted
Thanks
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Default settings are fine for a decent battery life. UV doesn't really increase the battery life; its used to reduce the heating when using processor intensive apps (games). But if you don't know what you are doing, its recommended that you don't change any settings.
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blitzzz3434 said:
Default settings are fine for a decent battery life. UV doesn't really increase the battery life; its used to reduce the heating when using processor intensive apps (games). But if you don't know what you are doing, its recommended that you don't change any settings.
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That's really my intention. Right now I am running
384 mhz- 725mV
1026 Mhz-900mV
1512 Mhz-1024 mV

Do you have the Franco kernel app?

dia_naji said:
That's really my intention. Right now I am running
384 mhz- 725mV
1026 Mhz-900mV
1512 Mhz-1024 mV
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I have UV about 100mV with the franco kernel app. so pretty much like what you have done and I haven't noticed any loss of performance.
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Yes
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decided to bump this instead of starting a new thread
Is it pretty much the consensus that undervolting w franco kernel on the N4 doesn't noticeably increase battery life?

spitswap said:
decided to bump this instead of starting a new thread
Is it pretty much the consensus that undervolting w franco kernel on the N4 doesn't noticeably increase battery life?
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I haven't notice any significant increase in battery life, if any. However, the device runs so much cooler than before.
I am now experimenting with 150mV UV. Haven't had any problems with stability or camera.
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Undervolting can somewhat increase battery life. Undervolting is meant for lowering CPU power to reduce thermal heat and it will definitely increase the life of the CPU. It doesn't really increase battery life, it might save a little bit but not much.
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Got a question for Franco kernel + Franco Kernel updater app user
Do you have the hotplug control in Frequencies/Voltages menu? It seems to be not there for me. If I flash it with stock kernel then the hotplug control is there but can't change anything. If I flash it with Franco's kernel, then the hotplug control is missing.
Using Franco's latest R119 kernel

frozzbyte said:
Got a question for Franco kernel + Franco Kernel updater app user
Do you have the hotplug control in Frequencies/Voltages menu? It seems to be not there for me. If I flash it with stock kernel then the hotplug control is there but can't change anything. If I flash it with Franco's kernel, then the hotplug control is missing.
Using Franco's latest R119 kernel
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Franco didn't add hotplugging feature back yet. He might add it back in the next app update.
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frozzbyte said:
Got a question for Franco kernel + Franco Kernel updater app user
Do you have the hotplug control in Frequencies/Voltages menu? It seems to be not there for me. If I flash it with stock kernel then the hotplug control is there but can't change anything. If I flash it with Franco's kernel, then the hotplug control is missing.
Using Franco's latest R119 kernel
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Something similar happened to me while I was using faux. You have to flash the rom first and kernel later. If you flash kernel first and then the rom some of the features on kernel settings might disappear.

Hotplug is available since quite long time.
Nothing to do with flashing Roms.
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thought I'd bump instead of starting a new thread.
what's the best settings for the cpu hotplug control? I've set suspend frequency to 384000, suspend frequency is the CPU frequency when the screen if off?
cores on touch is how many CPU cores get used when screen is touched? I kept this to 2.
now I'm not too sure what first_level is used for though. so I left it at 60.
the new app is good but lacks description for some of the settings.

alpha-dog said:
thought I'd bump instead of starting a new thread.
what's the best settings for the cpu hotplug control? I've set suspend frequency to 384000, suspend frequency is the CPU frequency when the screen if off?
cores on touch is how many CPU cores get used when screen is touched? I kept this to 2.
now I'm not too sure what first_level is used for though. so I left it at 60.
the new app is good but lacks description for some of the settings.
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Do u want to apply the 'best settings' to increase battery life or performance? And I'm using the ones you have stated, pretty balanced stuff. Keep it that way

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SetCPU vs. CMSettings Built-in CPU manager

For those of you on CM7 (preferably RC2 or later nightlies), are you using SetCPU or the built in CMSettings CPU manager? Which is giving you better performance/battery life?
I can't help but think that the built in CM Settings CPU tuner is going to be conflicting with my SetCPU profiles.
Been using nightlies since #30 or so, and I currently run SetCPU with a normal profile, a screen off profile, and a profile for <10% battery and haven't touched CMSettings' CPU manager.
I'm contemplating just uninstalling SetCPU for a day or two and seeing what a 1017max / 245min Ondemand or Powersave governor via CMSettings ends up doing to my battery life considering there will be no screen off profile.
Any thoughts?
I dumped setCPU after a lot of testing (and even bought it on market)
I'm finding I'm much happier using inbuilt CPU settings. I think battery life is the same but performance is better due to the fact that SetCPU would sometimes get stuck in my screen-off profile when turned on causing the phone to be really slow.
I recomend uninstalling setCPU, set your ONDEMAND governor with ~1Ghz and run it... You'll find your battery about the same but much less hassle.
I have yet to try that, I somewhat feel obligated to use SetCPU since I purchased it lol. But it probably won't be the last time I waste money at the market.
Neither. CPU tuner works best for me.
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Utorrent76 said:
Neither. CPU tuner works best for me.
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its the same thing :facepalm:
Try the inbuilt one... I think its way easier
I've been wondering about this too. I don't quite understand how it works. Can I just set the frequency higher till a certain point without changing the voltage and get the same battery life?
What's the best way of doing this? Just change the clock speed or do I need to change something else or update the kernel?
Whatever you tell SetCPU to do, you'll see the same settings mirrored in the CM settings.
I say setCPU cuz as battery gets lower... I have my CPU speed lower also. Basically, 15% battery lasts me forever :] lol
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DJAeroX26 said:
I say setCPU cuz as battery gets lower... I have my CPU speed lower also. Basically, 15% battery lasts me forever :] lol
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Definitely. This is the one thing I like about SetCPU is having the 10% and 5% profiles so that I can get the last few % to last forever if I need it. Although in normal day-to-day use I'm never pushing it below 20%.
ScooterG said:
Whatever you tell SetCPU to do, you'll see the same settings mirrored in the CM settings.
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Yea I see this, as far as the governor changing etc.. This is why I'm wondering if it would be easier on my phone to just run only the CM Settings one.
I notice that every 5th or so time I unlock the phone, there is an obvious lag switching from the screen off profile, and my unlock sliders jitter around and it takes 4-5 tries to unlock the phone. I think this is probably partially due to both settings switching over trying to change.
I think I might try backing up and uninstalling SetCPU for tomorrow to see how it goes.
colonelcack said:
I've been wondering about this too. I don't quite understand how it works. Can I just set the frequency higher till a certain point without changing the voltage and get the same battery life?
What's the best way of doing this? Just change the clock speed or do I need to change something else or update the kernel?
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I've read on here that overclocking the Vision's CPU up to 1 GHz requires no over-volting, and in theory should not affect battery life (but not sure exactly where that information originates from). But there has been lots of debate on these forums on whether the SetCPU app helps or hurts battery life depending on screen-off profiles (underclocking to save battery) or its constant polling of the CPU clock (possibly killing the battery faster).
A kernel that supports overclocking is already part of the CM ROM. If you are on CM, you can just adjust the clock speed under Settings>CM Settings>Performance>CPU settings. Or set the CPU clock using an app like SetCPU. Choosing one method over the other is what is being asked/debated here. If you are on the stock ROM, you need to be rooted, flash a custom kernel that supports overclocking, then install an app such as SetCPU or CPU Tuner to set the CPU clock to your liking.
redpoint73 said:
I've read on here that overclocking the Vision's CPU up to 1 GHz requires no over-volting, and in theory should not affect battery life (but not sure exactly where that information originates from). But there has been lots of debate on these forums on whether the SetCPU app helps or hurts battery life depending on screen-off profiles (underclocking to save battery) or its constant polling of the CPU clock (possibly killing the battery faster).
A kernel that supports overclocking is already part of the CM ROM. If you are on CM, you can just adjust the clock speed under Settings>CM Settings>Performance>CPU settings. Or set the CPU clock using an app like SetCPU. Choosing one method over the other is what is being asked/debated here. If you are on the stock ROM, you need to be rooted, flash a custom kernel that supports overclocking, then install an app such as SetCPU or CPU Tuner to set the CPU clock to your liking.
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I'm not sure about CM's kernel with the over-volting but I do know that Pershoots kernel can be overclocked to 979mhz without over-volting (Pershoot told me himself).
At 1.8Ghz, I find the temp settings in SetCPU very useful.
Vision rooted, booted and scooted
Daughain said:
At 1.8Ghz, I find the temp settings in SetCPU very useful.
Vision rooted, booted and scooted
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Well obviously.... But why the hell would you ever need to be running at 1.8ghz? The fact that you are always using a temp-specific profile method should show you that consistent 1.8ghz isn't good for the phone...
Okay so I uninstalled SetCPU last night and I'm going to run just the CM Settings CPU manager all day to see how it goes. Running like this:
ONDEMAND governor
Min CPU: 245 mhz
Max CPU: 1017 mhz
On nightly #19 also.
Okay so its midnight almost, and I'm at 13hrs unplugged and 52% battery still. Pretty general/light use, phone is just as snappy and the lack of a screen off profile doesn't seem to effect battery at all. Liking it so far! very interesting to see the screen off profile not mattering much.
SetCPU for me. I like to have a temperature and charging profile, to prevent the phone from overheating. Even at 1ghz the possibility exists, nice to have a backup incase.
I'm thinking set cpu conflicting with the cm built in caused my ****ty running problems. I have not used setcpu since and been good so far
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tackleberry said:
I'm thinking set cpu conflicting with the cm built in caused my ****ty running problems. I have not used setcpu since and been good so far
Sent from prison
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With multiple tries... If you change the settings on one, it cancels the settings on the other... Maybe it's because you had set on boot enabled on both?
im going to run the CM tuner and uninstall Setcpu and see how it runs. i never thought about this but i do get that lag when i turn my screen on sometimes. im gonna miss having the profiles but ill see how it runs over the coarse of a couple days.

Wow, this thing got hot.

Hey, I loved to play zombiewood on my blaze and it would get hot but my nexus... WOW I couldn't touch the screen, it was hot enough to were I would bet it could melt something. Do you guys think that could happen?
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It does get hot indeed. Best way to solve that is by flashing a new kernel. My heat issues have completely disappeared after a -100mv undervolt.
What kernel are you using?
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I'm using faux123 kernel beta 5 undervolted by -100mv, but you can get a quick undervolt (amongst other optimisations) out of the box using Matr1x 3.0 kernel. Faux kernel requires you to set the undervolt manually, but you can go lower than -100mv and get even more heat loss and battery performance using his paid app. A new feature on that is gamma control too which is great.
faux kernel beta 5 (scroll down, third post):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2008222
matr1x 3.0:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007231
if it gets this hot again, can you check the actual temp please with battery widget or system tuner
trickster mod will also show cpu temp

Undervolting the GT-N7000 for better Battery life

Hey there ,
so i wanted to share share my awsome Undervolting results with you
At first im running on Chasmodo's latest CM 10.1 i really appreciate his work ! I use the latest CM 10.1 Kernel.
With his rom and this voltages u find under this introduciton text i could get nearly a month with Standby time
(without doing anything , Wlan turned on , Data off) i attached a screenshot (29 Days and 5 Hours sorry for the German language)
Every day i plug my N7000 out from the Loading station its 5am on 3pm i lost 1%.
to change the Voltages i use SetCPU (full version)
1400 MHz
1200 mV (Stock: 1350mV)
1200 MHz
1100 mV (Stock: 1275mV)
1000 MHz
1000 mV (Stock: 1175mV)
800 MHz
925 mV (Stock: 1100mV)
500 MHz
900 mV (Stock 1000mV)
200 MHz
800 mV (Stock: 975mV)
So i dont know my Voltage group sorry guys , if this values are not working just go in 25mV steps lower from your stock voltage
until the CPU gets unstable or crashes than u know that u cant go lower just do this with every clocking !
I also used this voltages on XXLSC Ultimate Rom with the HydraCoreNirvana Kernel i had fantastic results too but not that good like i get with the Asylum CM 10.1.
PS: Just this Voltages wont give you very good Battery life if your Rom / Settings is/are eating your battery. If you get better results with
lower results (stable) just go ahead and post it but im sure this values are nearly the lowest stable u can get
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Its [U]impossible [/U]to hard brick your device with Undervolting , you only could get a soft brick if you use (Set on Boot) and your voltages will crash your System after boot. thats easy to fix just after the phon booted up fast go into SuperSU and delete the root rights for your Undervolting tool.
Thanks for Reading and if i you liked this push the Thanks button =) !:victory:
Thanks man
I think you should say which Voltgroup (A, B or C) your note is. Because those freq are really low (I think too much low for my note, that's voltgroup B).
Do you remember which voltgroup has your note, when you installed hydracore kernel?
Better i would buy a spare battery rather than spoiling my devices performance. We arr not in 1000BC with no electricity. Sure every one can charge a spare and can switch it.
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Bad-Pixel said:
I think you should say which Voltgroup (A, B or C) your note is. Because those freq are really low (I think too much low for my note, that's voltgroup B).
Do you remember which voltgroup has your note, when you installed hydracore kernel?
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Hey there i dont remember never looked at the Voltgroup sorry so there is no other way to view my Voltgroup ?
Btw just try the voltages without autostart and u will see if your system reboots or if it works if not just go in 25mV steps higher :highfive:
qazibasit said:
Better i would buy a spare battery rather than spoiling my devices performance. We arr not in 1000BC with no electricity. Sure every one can charge a spare and can switch it.
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Why ?
I cant get your argument my performance is the same speed while im gaming browsing same performance than before .. no impact , drops .. a spare battery ? So what about i dont want to switch my battery ? there is no need for it my battery stays alive for atleast 2-3 days when im doing something with it .
how to do if i only have rom toolbox
SkyKer93 said:
Hey there i dont remember never looked at the Voltgroup sorry so there is no other way to view my Voltgroup ?
Btw just try the voltages without autostart and u will see if your system reboots or if it works if not just go in 25mV steps higher :highfive:
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It's a feature of the hydracore kernel only I think, because its read a particular value (something about mainboard and/or cpu) and the kernel automatically apply dedicated undevolt values. You could see it in system information, where hydracore kernel is detected. Without it, I think you can't do anything :/
Anyway, sincerely I remember some time ago I tried to lower my already undervolted cpu voltages, and I got freezes. I will try to go lower a bit, hoping it will works. A very important thing, is not only the lower battery drain, but also the lower cpu temps.
ahhl said:
how to do if i only have rom toolbox
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I bought rom toolbox full sometime ago, when there was sales. If I remember correctly, there is a section relative to the cpu control, but I don't remember if it was undervolting capable also. You should start to search it from there (I'm sorry, I don't have the app installed anymore, so I can't help you properly... In case, use voltage control app)
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I dont think it has UV feature. Just CPU freq control
nokiamodeln91 said:
I dont think it has UV feature. Just CPU freq control
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Yes, you're right, I just checked (installing my bought pro version) and it hasn't the uv features. Anyway, as I suggested, he can use voltage control (even if I don't know if his kernel support the uv/oc)
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nokiamodeln91 said:
I dont think it has UV feature. Just CPU freq control
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Bad-Pixel said:
Yes, you're right, I just checked (installing my bought pro version) and it hasn't the uv features. Anyway, as I suggested, he can use voltage control (even if I don't know if his kernel support the uv/oc)
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What do you mean by Rom Toolbox doesn't have voltage control?
Tap kernel tweaks, then any frequency and you'll find a voltage slider in there.
chasmodo said:
What do you mean by Rom Toolbox doesn't have voltage control?
Tap kernel tweaks, then any frequency and you'll find a voltage slider in there.
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Maybe it depend from the kernel I'm using now (philz 3.99 on BurtRom tw rom) but I can't able to do what you said. I checked on rom toolbox pro again, and I didn't see any uv feature. Just goverors/kernel tweaks (like vm or fs features) or profiles management... Nothing else.
Anyway I'm using tegrak ultimate app to Undervolt my cpu and gpu, and it works perfectly, so I don't miss so much that feature.
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I don't know - I am not sure if Undervolting could hard-brick or damage the hardware but back then running GB roms I had undervolted FM Kernel and there was trrrr trrr trrr like sound from my Note.
Be careful.
I have to do a custom rom just to see if its all true....otherwise am not interested at all in undervolting my phone. Hope its true...
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Boy124 said:
I don't know - I am not sure if Undervolting could hard-brick or damage the hardware but back then running GB roms I had undervolted FM Kernel and there was trrrr trrr trrr like sound from my Note.
Be careful.
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never had any problems and just logical cpus could brick if you give them too mutch voltage , if you give them less voltage the system only can crash your sound could have been beacuse it crashed so really u cant hard brick your device with undervolting ... maybe a softbrick if your unstable voltage settings are on autostart.
qazibasit said:
I have to do a custom rom just to see if its all true....otherwise am not interested at all in undervolting my phone. Hope its true...
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no need for a custom rom mate , you just need a custom kernel wich is able to uv for example HydraCoreNirvana
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Maybe it depend from the kernel I'm using now (philz 3.99 on BurtRom tw rom) but I can't able to do what you said. I checked on rom toolbox pro again, and I didn't see any uv feature. Just goverors/kernel tweaks (like vm or fs features) or profiles management... Nothing else.
Anyway I'm using tegrak ultimate app to Undervolt my cpu and gpu, and it works perfectly, so I don't miss so much that feature.
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Hey there , you cant uv with Philz kernel just read his thread check his FAQ there hes writing that hes not supporting
oc/uv its just a repacked stock kernel
use HydraCoreNirvana but when you download the kernel check that its the OC version if not than you cant change your voltage like with Philz kernel.
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SkyKer93 said:
Hey there , you cant uv with Philz kernel just read his thread check his FAQ there hes writing that hes not supporting
oc/uv its just a repacked stock kernel
use HydraCoreNirvana but when you download the kernel check that its the OC version if not than you cant change your voltage like with Philz kernel.
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You can you can
Just use tegrak ultimate Overclock app. I bought it because I think it's the only who give you the possibility to Undervolt the gpu also. Initially, philz kernel wasn't supported, but now it is. I undervolted my cpu setting the values that I had using the hydracore kernel oc. And today I lowered them of another - 25mV also. Everything works nicely until now
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qazibasit said:
Better i would buy a spare battery rather than spoiling my devices performance. We arr not in 1000BC with no electricity. Sure every one can charge a spare and can switch it.
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Nice attitude you are showing there. Oh, there is plenty of power, let's waste.it! Really, that kind off attitude is definitely going to make the world a better place
What's more why do you think undervolting does influence the performance? It only influences the power consumtion and if you go too far it does render the phone unstable. But it certainly does not in-, or decrease the cpu's performance.
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Bad-Pixel said:
You can you can
Just use tegrak ultimate Overclock app. I bought it because I think it's the only who give you the possibility to Undervolt the gpu also. Initially, philz kernel wasn't supported, but now it is. I undervolted my cpu setting the values that I had using the hydracore kernel oc. And today I lowered them of another - 25mV also. Everything works nicely until now
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Yep tegrak definitely does the trick with PhilZ kernels. I have been using it for at least 8 months now and my phone is undervolted too. Only the highest cpu state is overvolted because I overclocked it to 1552 MHz instead of 1400.
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I would love this kernel under ubls4 if it has a proper exfat support. Until this is not fixed like philz kernel, I can not test or try
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altae said:
Nice attitude you are showing there. Oh, there is plenty of power, let's waste.it! Really, that kind off attitude is definitely going to make the world a better place
What's more why do you think undervolting does influence the performance? It only influences the power consumtion and if you go too far it does render the phone unstable. But it certainly does not in-, or decrease the cpu's performance.
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Yep tegrak definitely does the trick with PhilZ kernels. I have been using it for at least 8 months now and my phone is undervolted too. Only the highest cpu state is overvolted because I overclocked it to 1552 MHz instead of 1400.
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Please explain why you overvolted AND overclocked the highest cpu state. Doesn't this shorten your batteries performance?
Did you changed cpu governor or something else (like screen off profile to reduce CPU) to achieve 1% battery loss at 3pm?
And was that with mobile data on?
jcbobeda said:
Please explain why you overvolted AND overclocked the highest cpu state. Doesn't this shorten your batteries performance?
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I overcloked the highest cpu state from 1400 Mhz to 1552 Mhz because I want more performance. And because my phone became unstable with the 1552 Mhz and the standard voltage. So now my phone saves energy when the lower cpu states are active and it has a bit of extra power at the expense of battery life when it needs the most processing power. All in all that gives me better battery life than with stock settings and a snappier device when needed. For me this is the ideal solution.
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[Q] Recommended kernel settings?

Anyone have any recommend kernel settings they have set with Trickster or similar app for better battery life, performance, etc?
MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
Anyone have any recommend kernel settings they have set with Trickster or similar app for better battery life, performance, etc?
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Deadline scheduler @640
Fifo:9
Read:30
Write:250
Writes_starved:1
Conservative governor
Down:30
Up:60
Sampling down factor:1
multi core power saving: 1
You'll probably notice little actual difference with some theoretical battery life improvements.
CPU doesn't scale to max as much. Conservative is smoother than ondemand and pairs well with deadline that at 640 read ahead increases write speeds.
Will give it a shot, Thank you
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Is it possible to disable 2 cores on default kernel or any custom kernel

Currently running 4.4.2. stock with ART enabled. This combo suits me well in terms of fluidity and everything works great. Now I would like to have an option on disabling 2 cores to extend battery life. is there an app to do so on stock kernel and is it even possible to do it on some custom kernel? If there's no option to do it on stock id like recommendation for custom kernel that works on stock rom and would enable me to do this via some app.
And id like that ART can stay enabled.
Buy a dual core phone
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Ivan609 said:
Currently running 4.4.2. stock with ART enabled. This combo suits me well in terms of fluidity and everything works great. Now I would like to have an option on disabling 2 cores to extend battery life. is there an app to do so on stock kernel and is it even possible to do it on some custom kernel? If there's no option to do it on stock id like recommendation for custom kernel that works on stock rom and would enable me to do this via some app.
And id like that ART can stay enabled.
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try a custom kernel like ak or hellscore
after that disable 2 cores using trickster mod/kernel specific app
Yes, Darkrai is right. Test a custom Kernel like AK, Matr1x, Hells core, Franco or Faux.
You can easily flash the zip via recovery. After that, you should download a Kernel App like Trickster Mod or Kernel Tweaker from the Play Store to customize the whole kernel, gpu, cpu, govenors, schedulers (2wake) etc. And also the cores of the cpu. But you need not to stop 2 cores, you only have to underclock the cpu, so you have all 4 cores but they, for example stop at 1ghz, which save battery at all
I don't really think it helps your battery life (a lot).
More cores at a lower frequency are more power efficient than less cores that have to work at a higher frequency to get the same job done.
And hotplug is there for a good reason, if cores can sleep they will.
Or does anyone have personal experience where it really helped a lot?
I don't understand why people complain about battery life. They say 1 day is not enough, well it is considering their usage.
You can easily pull of 2-3 days without playing games. The problem is that everyone spends like 2-5 hours looking at their phones every day!
On topic: If you want to have performance and fluidity with 2 cores, you will save 0% battery because cores will work on higher frequencies. Just try not to using your phone 24/7
Ivan609 said:
Currently running 4.4.2. stock with ART enabled. This combo suits me well in terms of fluidity and everything works great. Now I would like to have an option on disabling 2 cores to extend battery life. is there an app to do so on stock kernel and is it even possible to do it on some custom kernel? If there's no option to do it on stock id like recommendation for custom kernel that works on stock rom and would enable me to do this via some app.
And id like that ART can stay enabled.
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Short answer: No.
Long answer: No. But you can undervolt them (All 4 of them at the same time).
Ivan609 said:
Currently running 4.4.2. stock with ART enabled. This combo suits me well in terms of fluidity and everything works great. Now I would like to have an option on disabling 2 cores to extend battery life. is there an app to do so on stock kernel and is it even possible to do it on some custom kernel? If there's no option to do it on stock id like recommendation for custom kernel that works on stock rom and would enable me to do this via some app.
And id like that ART can stay enabled.
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Try Franco kernel ... it by default supports dual core mode ... moreover u can play with hotplug values according to need
You can using a custom kernel, lots include the ability to but the best implementation is faux's eco mode which is found in Faux's kernel and Ak kernel.
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I have tried semaphore kernel with 2 cores only online.
No big difference with other custom kernels where I was using all 4 normally. And the worse about 2 cores is the lag at many applications.
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RASTAVIPER said:
I have tried semaphore kernel with 2 cores only online.
No big difference with other custom kernels where I was using all 4 normally. And the worse about 2 cores is the lag at many applications.
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Great, its the kind of discussion i hoped to start. My logic was that n4 might have enough cpu power for surfing and casual usage with 2 cores only. So if i disable another 2 i might extend battery life.
Its great some of you tried and show me that my logic was flawed
Now undervolting. I suppose that i cant fiddle with stock kernel and undervolt cpu? Any recomendations for custom kernel. id like it to be as similar as stock, with undervolting feature enabled.
And are there any real gains in undervolting?
Ivan609 said:
Great, its the kind of discussion i hoped to start. My logic was that n4 might have enough cpu power for surfing and casual usage with 2 cores only. So if i disable another 2 i might extend battery life.
Its great some of you tried and show me that my logic was flawed
Now undervolting. I suppose that i cant fiddle with stock kernel and undervolt cpu? Any recomendations for custom kernel. id like it to be as similar as stock, with undervolting feature enabled.
And are there any real gains in undervolting?
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Many custom kernels support uv like Franco, hell God etc.
Uving is offering a little cooler cpu, which means more time till thermal throttling to start.
Let's say it helps system in general, but not something to notice in big way.
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Undervolting brings much more than turning off cores. As a side effect your phone won't heat as quickly under heavy load.
What will save you a lot of power while having the phone awake is screen brightness. So you should look for a clever auto brightness solution or, like me, use a mod that let's you adjust brightness by swiping the status bar. I keep my screen dimmed to the low at all times and only make it brighter temporarily if I am outside and the sunlight blinds.
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