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Has anyone tried to overclock their rooted Arc yet?

and if you have.. how did you do it, and what results are you getting? how's it affected your Quadrant score?
I've not done overclocking before so I don't want to screw things up by being a complete noob!

SetCPU not good
I tried with setCPU but it stops at 1024 so I suppose it's not overclocking anything

SandroV1972 said:
I tried with setCPU but it stops at 1024 so I suppose it's not overclocking anything
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don't you need a kernel thats supports O/C and higher values ?

dk_iceman said:
don't you need a kernel thats supports O/C and higher values ?
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Correct, kernel values need to be changed to alow it. But with unlocked bootloaders and root, custom kernels will be comming soon...

yup, i rooted it using gingerbreak.apk thingy. Gained superuser permissions etc but setcpu's values only reach 1024mhz...so i;m also assuming its not overclocking anything.

wait for custom kernels...
on similar QSD8255 devices ppl were able to reach 2Ghz!!!
so all will come in due time...
first we need to get custom Recovery working...

1st we all need a xRecovery working for ARC, without it, nothing can be customized.

Can anyone please tell me how long did it take to root 'arc' using gingerbreak.apk?
I have unlocked the bootloader successfully, downloaded gingerbreak.apk, copied it to sd card, started it, choosed 'Root' and it started like 15 minutes ago. I'm still having: 'Rooting... Running exploit... This may take few minutes...' message.

It took 45min to finish with an FC!

DooMLoRD said:
on similar QSD8255 devices ppl were able to reach 2Ghz!!!
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My Arc gets hot enough at stock speeds, I can't see OCing to 2GHz being a great idea...

What temp does yours normally run at??? mine seems to be cooler than my x10 was.. currently at 26degrees.

I couldn't say what the exact temperature is (how does one go about measuring it?), all I know is when I play games on it, it gets warm in the area surrounding the noise cancellation mic.
Not ridiculously so but warm enough that you can feel it when holding the phone.

How odd!!.. I could have sworn it I'd seen it in the "about phone" menu.. but it's not there.. anyhow.. I have "battery indicator" installed by darshan - gives me a percentage icon in the status bar, which when you drag the status bar down it tells you the temp of the battery too.

what's the normal speed before it was overclock to 1ghz?

spngbby said:
Can anyone please tell me how long did it take to root 'arc' using gingerbreak.apk?
I have unlocked the bootloader successfully, downloaded gingerbreak.apk, copied it to sd card, started it, choosed 'Root' and it started like 15 minutes ago. I'm still having: 'Rooting... Running exploit... This may take few minutes...' message.
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I used the v1.2 of gingerbreak and it was less than a min. it did not format my sd card. hhmm i did reboot before trying to run the apk.
regards

bewrong666 said:
what's the normal speed before it was overclock to 1ghz?
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Wait WHAT!? It hasn't been overclocked yet The speed was always 1ghz

emann56 said:
Wait WHAT!? It hasn't been overclocked yet The speed was always 1ghz
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okay you've answered my question

Step666 said:
My Arc gets hot enough at stock speeds, I can't see OCing to 2GHz being a great idea...
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good point +1

Touranaga said:
good point +1
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maybe about 1.3 to 1.5 ghz overclock might do it..hope someone can come up with the xrecovery fast so we can customize our arc fully.

spngbby said:
Can anyone please tell me how long did it take to root 'arc' using gingerbreak.apk?
I have unlocked the bootloader successfully, downloaded gingerbreak.apk, copied it to sd card, started it, choosed 'Root' and it started like 15 minutes ago. I'm still having: 'Rooting... Running exploit... This may take few minutes...' message.
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have you turned on usb debugging?

Milestone on Defy

I have Milestone cpu program and I wonder in what speed is safe to put the cpu run.I have it on 1000 but I dont know if it is safe.I would like to inform me the safest speed to put it.
Thanks
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1000 is absolutely safe...quite a few people even run it on 1200mhz, and that is also considered safe (i personally dont see any reason why anybody needs more than 1000mhz)..

ntisco said:
I have Milestone cpu program and I wonder in what speed is safe to put the cpu run.I have it on 1000 but I dont know if it is safe.I would like to inform me the safest speed to put it.
Thanks
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you mean milestone overclock? use setvsel instead, thats specially for the defy, and has more options than milestone overclock. and yeah, 1ghz is perfectly safe, our TI 3630s default clock is 1ghz, so 800mhz is an underclock. also try undervolting, the voltages are waay too high by default!

i used Milestone Overclock and now i feel like my defy is running smoother, and more reactive @1300 but i dont know if thats just my defy
*and dont try overclockin to 1400 because the system goes through a melt down and becomes heavy so keep to 1300 at max*
sent from Motorola Defy @1.3gz running 2.3.7!

zakoo2 said:
you mean milestone overclock? use setvsel instead, thats specially for the defy, and has more options than milestone overclock. and yeah, 1ghz is perfectly safe, our TI 3630s default clock is 1ghz, so 800mhz is an underclock. also try undervolting, the voltages are waay too high by default!
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You mean this for voltage??
https://market.android.com/details?...SwxLDEsImNvbS5teXJ0Lm15cnR1bmRlcnZvbHRndWkiXQ..
But the options that it has is lot...which is the most right for each gig to the prosesor???
Thanks all for your unsers..So i run it at 1000 and if i want something more i take up to 1.300 max....

ntisco said:
You mean this for voltage??
https://market.android.com/details?...SwxLDEsImNvbS5teXJ0Lm15cnR1bmRlcnZvbHRndWkiXQ..
But the options that it has is lot...which is the most right for each gig to the prosesor???
Thanks all for your unsers..So i run it at 1000 and if i want something more i take up to 1.300 max....
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nope, thats not what i mean, use setvsel for voltage settings. read this article. i dont see the point in overclocking the phone more than to 1ghz, it drains much faster and get really hot, but you wont really see the performance difference.
btw, my settings are:
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[email protected]
[email protected]
I could run on lower vsels, but i wanted a perfectly stable phone, so i raised every vsel by 2.

zakoo2 said:
nope, thats not what i mean, use setvsel for voltage settings. read this article. i dont see the point in overclocking the phone more than to 1ghz, it drains much faster and get really hot, but you wont really see the performance difference.
btw, my settings are:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
I could run on lower vsels, but i wanted a perfectly stable phone, so i raised every vsel by 2.
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Well i download the program and set your setings (numbers)..And the hz in 1000 to Milestone..BUT when i go and open the milestone program i see that the price (1000) has returned to auto ...
I have task killer but i have uncheck Milestone and the VSEL program in order to work..In the milestone program i press the button above the bar that i scroll to 1000hz..and then aply...Then back to go out of the ptogram...Now if i open it again i see se scroll bar at the back an i must do the same again...What i do wrong????

ntisco said:
Well i download the program and set your setings (numbers)..And the hz in 1000 to Milestone..BUT when i go and open the milestone program i see that the price (1000) has returned to auto ...
I have task killer but i have uncheck Milestone and the VSEL program in order to work..In the milestone program i press the button above the bar that i scroll to 1000hz..and then aply...Then back to go out of the ptogram...Now if i open it again i see se scroll bar at the back an i must do the same again...What i do wrong????
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simply uninstall milestone overclock, and only use setvsel. setvsel is a full featured overclock utility specially for the defy, you dont need anything else. just set the frequencies and the vsels in setvsel, and apply!

zakoo2 said:
simply uninstall milestone overclock, and only use setvsel. setvsel is a full featured overclock utility specially for the defy, you dont need anything else. just set the frequencies and the vsels in setvsel, and apply!
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If i unistall the milestone program and let the SetVsel....in the Vsel up it has the 3 values 300 - 600 - 1000 and the vsets...it also has a scroll bar that in me is at 86%..this is ok or i must change it?
Litle down from this bar has some other values and a test...how does all that values work??
And if i need to put it to 1.300 hz i just change the 1000 to 1.300???

ntisco said:
If i unistall the milestone program and let the SetVsel....in the Vsel up it has the 3 values 300 - 600 - 1000 and the vsets...it also has a scroll bar that in me is at 86%..this is ok or i must change it?
Litle down from this bar has some other values and a test...how does all that values work??
And if i need to put it to 1.300 hz i just change the 1000 to 1.300???
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read the article which i linked in my second post, everything is explained there

I have notice that with the numbers of vset that are above and I have put on my cell the temp is 30 -36 Is that ok
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zakoo2 said:
nope, thats not what i mean, use setvsel for voltage settings. read this article. i dont see the point in overclocking the phone more than to 1ghz, it drains much faster and get really hot, but you wont really see the performance difference.
btw, my settings are:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
I could run on lower vsels, but i wanted a perfectly stable phone, so i raised every vsel by 2.
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I see a big difference in performance between 1000 and 1200. :/ also I've only seen a difference of 1 hour battery life between the two speeds, which still means I have 35% left after 1 day use. From 6.50 to 23.30 each day
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keewanchoapsss said:
I see a big difference in performance between 1000 and 1200. :/ also I've only seen a difference of 1 hour battery life between the two speeds, which still means I have 35% left after 1 day use. From 6.50 to 23.30 each day
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And what about the temp.....isnt too hot...how much is it
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[Q] good overclock tool?

can anyone suggest a good overclock tool with voltage parameters? setcpu doesn't seem to have one for the play... and antutu seems bugged when setting voltages... (keeps changing the value for 1300mhz to 1300mv)

seagheart89 said:
can anyone suggest a good overclock tool with voltage parameters? setcpu doesn't seem to have one for the play... and antutu seems bugged when setting voltages... (keeps changing the value for 1300mhz to 1300mv)
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I'm using Antutu CPU Master Pro and I don't find it buggy. This is better to use imo than setcpu which consumes more battery. Longpress the frequency you are in and using then set to -25mv. Tick on "set on boot" then click "apply". Reboot your phone and check again your settings if it was changed or not. Also, try to reinstall your overclocking app and clear some cache on your phone.

anbu187 said:
I'm using Antutu CPU Master Pro and I don't find it buggy. This is better to use imo than setcpu which consumes more battery. Longpress the frequency you are in and using then set to -25mv. Tick on "set on boot" then click "apply". Reboot your phone and check again your settings if it was changed or not. Also, try to reinstall your overclocking app and clear some cache on your phone.
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i do agree that antutu is very good... but the problems started when i updated to 2.5... i was using 2.3 before
is -25 the lowest it can go??? isnt -50 safe?
EDIT: also in 2.5 it keeps saying that it has been granted superuser permissions... in 2.3 it only does that whenever i change any setting...

I use OC/UV Beater2v1.7, and it's awesome! Unlike setcpu, it won't run in the background, but rather sets up scripts in init.d (don't set as permanent unless you're 100% sure of your OC/UV settings, otherwise bootloops can occur)

seagheart89 said:
i do agree that antutu is very good... but the problems started when i updated to 2.5... i was using 2.3 before
is -25 the lowest it can go??? isnt -50 safe?
EDIT: also in 2.5 it keeps saying that it has been granted superuser permissions... in 2.3 it only does that whenever i change any setting...
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I use 2.3.1 version. I tried -50 on setcpu and it crashed my phone. Haven't tried -50 yet on Antutu. I rolled back my speed from 1.5ghz to around 900+mhz as the speed is still fast (btw im using T.E.A.M. rom).

jacklebott said:
I use OC/UV Beater2v1.7, and it's awesome! Unlike setcpu, it won't run in the background, but rather sets up scripts in init.d (don't set as permanent unless you're 100% sure of your OC/UV settings, otherwise bootloops can occur)
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so i only have to run this once? seems good... will try it later...
anbu187 said:
I use 2.3.1 version. I tried -50 on setcpu and it crashed my phone. Haven't tried -50 yet on Antutu. I rolled back my speed from 1.5ghz to around 900+mhz as the speed is still fast (btw im using T.E.A.M. rom).
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i set my cpu to -50 and it runs fine... did some stress tests and it is stable... running at 1.4ghz (just right for psx games)

jacklebott said:
I use OC/UV Beater2v1.7, and it's awesome! Unlike setcpu, it won't run in the background, but rather sets up scripts in init.d (don't set as permanent unless you're 100% sure of your OC/UV settings, otherwise bootloops can occur)
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What are bootloops btw? ty

anbu187 said:
What are bootloops btw? ty
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Bootloop means your phone endlessly reboots without ever getting past the bootlogo

jacklebott said:
Bootloop means your phone endlessly reboots without ever getting past the bootlogo
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ah ok thanks, that never happened to me so far. Anyway, any idea why my battery is drained that much even when im not using it. No wifi, no other background apps enabled, or is it with the kernel? ty

[Help] Lots of freezes and crushes after updating to 4.0.5

Hi,
I've had my Archos G9 80 updated to the latest android official 4.0.5 from and since then i'm expriencing lots of crushes and freezes. I'm getting them randomly with no specific app working.
Also, i have tried to do full formats (Android + Data), and still having same issues.
Does anyone have any idea what else i can try?
Thanks.

I had lots of freezes too (not only with the latest firmware). They seem to be gone since I changed the CPU govenor from "hotplug" to "interactive". I'm not sure yet that it was the reason, but try it and let us know if it helps.

DeeDroid said:
I changed the CPU govenor from "hotplug" to "interactive".
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how this is done? Ι have the same problem!

africa_twin said:
how this is done? Ι have the same problem!
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Yes, can this be done from the phone itself? Within the ROM?

You can set this in any tool that is intended for overclocking. I don't overclock, I only changed the Govenor.
I use "SetCPU". ("No-frills CPU Control" should do the same.)

So does this have any other effects on the phone?

RichWPX said:
So does this have any other effects on the phone?
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Nothing too serious. Your CPU is clocked dynamically so it doesn't run full speed when there is nothing to compute(save energy). To my understanding the govenor is basically a policy to manage how quickly the frequency steps up/down on changing CPU load. So "powersave" is supposed to save energy but make the system a little less reactive than "interactive" Governor for example. I think I read somewhere "hotplug" deactivates the second core on low load situations, I suspect for some strange reason my device might have crashed sometimes on trying to wake up the sleeping second core. Well maybe I'm wrong, that's why I'm interested if it helps others.
I didn't notice any change in battery lifetime, mostly it's the display anyway that drains the battery. Everything is running well, battery lifetime is great too and no crash/freeze at all since i changed that setting and it crashed almost every damn day before, no matter if it was Honeycomb or ICS.

I downgraded the device to 4.0.4 and since then, no crushes.. I guess for some reason 4.0.5 isn't stable on my device.. ill stick with this version unroll they get another one out..
To downgrade, just install official update file of the version you want to upgrade to..

DeeDroid said:
Nothing too serious. Your CPU is clocked dynamically so it doesn't run full speed when there is nothing to compute(save energy). To my understanding the govenor is basically a policy to manage how quickly the frequency steps up/down on changing CPU load. So "powersave" is supposed to save energy but make the system a little less reactive than "interactive" Governor for example. I think I read somewhere "hotplug" deactivates the second core on low load situations, I suspect for some strange reason my device might have crashed sometimes on trying to wake up the sleeping second core. Well maybe I'm wrong, that's why I'm interested if it helps others.
I didn't notice any change in battery lifetime, mostly it's the display anyway that drains the battery. Everything is running well, battery lifetime is great too and no crash/freeze at all since i changed that setting and it crashed almost every damn day before, no matter if it was Honeycomb or ICS.
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Thanks! And I have notices ICS is not as snappy as GB was... I mean GB flew! Swiping the screen, it feels a little off now.

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Thanks! And I have notices ICS is not as snappy as GB was... I mean GB flew! Swiping the screen, it feels a little off now.
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GB? Gingerbread? Guess you mean Honeycomb. Anyway, I experienced ICS to be much better.

DeeDroid said:
I had lots of freezes too (not only with the latest firmware). They seem to be gone since I changed the CPU govenor from "hotplug" to "interactive". I'm not sure yet that it was the reason, but try it and let us know if it helps.
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changing govenor from "hotplug" to "interactive" seems to help against random freezes. 4 days without problems until now i had freezes with ics, but never with honeycomb.
device: archos 101g9
[ROM] Archos ICS - Firmware 4.0.5(4.0.3) - ROOT & BUSYBOX , Only for SDE (thanks surdu_petru)

DeeDroid said:
I had lots of freezes too (not only with the latest firmware). They seem to be gone since I changed the CPU govenor from "hotplug" to "interactive". I'm not sure yet that it was the reason, but try it and let us know if it helps.
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That seems to be my problem too. Setcpu requires root. is there a very easy way to do this, just to run this setcpu? There used to be a z4 tool, but can't seem to find it anymore.
Edit I see that I need superoneclick. Will temporary root suffice or will I need permanent root to change the governor setting.and keep it so.

Unfortunately all know temp root variants tend to brake things- im Honeycomb sound, in ICS 3d driver.
The only real option is to enable SDE and use custom firmware.
As for freezes- try reinstalling apps. Direct upgrade from Honeycomb does not work for all
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DeeDroid said:
GB? Gingerbread? Guess you mean Honeycomb. Anyway, I experienced ICS to be much better.
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I have the same experience. Hc was laggy and slow. Ics is much faster and smoother.
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gen_scheisskopf said:
Unfortunately all know temp root variants tend to brake things- im Honeycomb sound, in ICS 3d driver.
The only real option is to enable SDE and use custom firmware.
As for freezes- try reinstalling apps. Direct upgrade from Honeycomb does not work for all
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sorry for the n00b question, but SDE stands for ??? S ? Develeper Edition ?
Will "Superoneclick" not root my device ?

sbtwister said:
sorry for the n00b question, but SDE stands for ??? S ? Develeper Edition ?
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Special Developer Edition
sbtwister said:
Will "Superoneclick" not root my device ?
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No, it won't. Gen9 system layout is different than for most other devices

hey, back to topic
5 days without freeze with govenor "interactive". i witched back to "hot plug" this morning and had to reboot my tablet 2 times today. for my case, "interactice" seems to help against random freezes.

mines performance intstead of interactive... experienced some freezing n interactive..

Man I'm really pissed.
Yesterday I had to hard reboot 7 times
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hmm,
sounds not good. archos stands not for high quality i guess. we get what we pay . i had an archos 101g8, now a 101g9 and trouble with hard-/firmwares since 2010. i think, this was the last one - no furthermore advantures
@IrishStuff09: you did reformat for ics or upgrade from honeycomb? the best way is to start from scratch and skip upgrades.

{Script} {APP} CPU Sleeper, The Battery Saver Mod! 07/06/2012 { Release 3 Reversion 1

App Version:
CPU Sleeper
~Free to all XDA Memebers
~ Must Be Rooted to use App
What is it?
Its a fairly simple App that will put CPU 1/2/3 OFFLINE when the screen turns off. Once the screen comes back on, it will allow CPU 1/2/3 back ONLINE.
How does it work?
Since we have Dual & Quad core CPUs, we have a CPU 0 and a CPU 1/2/3, core 0/1/2/3, while the screen is off we really only need to have 1 core active "CPU0", this App will make sure CPU 1/2/3 shuts off while the screen is off, then resumes normal usage when the screen comes back on.
Compatibility?
Works with any Dual Core & Quad Core Devices!
~ICS
~Gingerbread
Battery Saving?
Battery savings all depends on Usage & idle times.
App Download: CPUSleep.apk
Version 1.3 Release Notes:
~ Fixed issue with Phone getting hot
~ Secondary Cores will now Disable while Talking on Phone if Needed
~ Secondary Cores Now Come back online
~ Fixed Superuser Notification being displayed every second
~ Fixed Cores Coming back online while screen is Off
~ Phone's while charge semi-faster while not being used
~ Fixed Lag issue when coming back online
~ Auto-Start on Reboot is still borked
Credits:
Handlerexploit for co-creation of this wonderful App.

Thanks for remembering us little A100 guys over here :laugh:
For those that don't know, this is the guy that made the CPU Sleeper script I posted about, he made an App version of it.

Look very useful!I will try it.

Works like a champ counteracting OC battery usage, thanks.
Sent from my Acer Iconia Tab A100 using xda app-developers app

Just downloaded to tablet..ill give it a try and report back.
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Does CPU Sleeper require root access?
When I try to start the service, Superuser denies access.
How can I get Superuser to allow the CPU Sleeper service to run?

Yes, it is the 2nd statement above.
Sent from my Acer Iconia Tab A100 using xda app-developers app

jschall said:
Does CPU Sleeper require root access?
When I try to start the service, Superuser denies access.
How can I get Superuser to allow the CPU Sleeper service to run?
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Go into the super user app, and remove the allow/disallow option for it, then try it again.
The app requires SU, the script does too, but is run in the background, so SU never asks about it or cares that it runs.

pio_masaki said:
Go into the super user app, and remove the allow/disallow option for it, then try it again.
The app requires SU, the script does too, but is run in the background, so SU never asks about it or cares that it runs.
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Thanks, @pio_masaki, but how do I allow an app in Superuser? I run Superuser, but I don't see any way to allow/disallow apps.
Update: I apparently had lost my root access and had to re-root. Working fine now. Thanks again for your help.

Why doesn't it work with my S2 (v1.25) ???

computechnopro said:
Why doesn't it work with my S2 (v1.25) ???
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If its the phone in your signature, I would ask in that forum, this is for Acer A100 Tablets...
Anyways, how does it not work? Some detail would be helpful.

pio_masaki said:
If its the phone in your signature, I would ask in that forum, this is for Acer A100 Tablets...
Anyways, how does it not work? Some detail would be helpful.
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Thanks a lot, I really need this program, now i finally can save my battery when I am out

Thanks a lot, I really need this program, now i finally can save my battery when I am out
By the way does this work on cm 10 or job version roms

unclemo said:
Thanks a lot, I really need this program, now i finally can save my battery when I am out
By the way does this work on cm 10 or job version roms
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shouldn't be rom dependant.
Tapatalked from my HTC DNA