So I'm running baked snack here and really beginning to enjoy it and this whole root thing. I've installed setcpu but every time I back out of the interface it goes down to 691 no matter how high I set it or on any profile. Does this not work with baked snack? Am I overlooking something or did I set it up wrong(I used auto detect when I started)?
Did you flash a different kernal?
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Nope I flashed kernel 3 I think or what ever came included in the baked snack.
should I DL that kernel by itself and then flash over the Baked snack with it? and whats the difference between flash over and flash ontop of?
Damn the stupidity of it all... lol. I set my profile to 691 if my battery was under 40% which it was... but now when I plug my phone in the cpu goes up to 1ghz which I have it set to but my battery keeps going down. Now this is a problem here if I'm not able to charge my phone while the setcpu is running it will get really annoying really fast. Considering the app manager that I have refuses to close it so I have to manually go to settings > applications > manage applications then go to setcup and force close it to charge my phone it seems. Do you guys think its a problem with my cpu being set to high while charging should I drop it down a whole bunch for the charge process too? That doesn't seem like a very needed thing to do I would assume it would be able to charge just fine without that. Looks like I got a lot to learn about this whole rooted phone thing.
Check your profiles in setcpu and make sure you don't have one that's at that speed with the highest priority. If that all checks out fine I would flash kernal 2 (my favorite) don't wipe just flash. And as for your question over or on top they mean the same thing and that's flashing the kernal without wiping.
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Also do you have overclock widget running as well? If so they might be fighting eachother
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not even quite sure where the overclock widget is. I looked to see if setcpu had a widget and it wasn't in the widget menu. Where as most of my other installed apps have a widget assossiated with them. I'll look into kernel #2 right now, I still have some more flashing to do.
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not even quite sure where the overclock widget is. I looked to see if setcpu had a widget and it wasn't in the widget menu. Where as most of my other installed apps have a widget assossiated with them. I'll look into kernel #2 right now, I still have some more flashing to do.
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Overclock widget is just another widget you can download that runs seperatly from SetCPU. You should have a SetCPU widget though. I would try reinstalling SetCPU also
Does anyone know how to over clock you're DI to say 1.2? Thanks for any help.
You first need to root your phone, then install a kernel that is compatible with whatever rom you are using, then you need to install an OCing app like SetCPU and adjust accordingly.
I'm rooted running the 2.2 RUU and I have set cpu. So do I just need a kernal? Which one?
i reccomend King Kernel bfs #4, best freaken kernel ever... its located... here
so when i install this kernal is it ok to just bump the cpu speed up to 1.2? are there any guides to do this?
makos101 said:
so when i install this kernal is it ok to just bump the cpu speed up to 1.2? are there any guides to do this?
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A lot of factors come into play when you start overclocking, every rom will respond differently.
The first thing to do before anything is to do a complete nandroid back up.
When overclocking keep in mind that the more you overclock the more chances you have of making your system unstable.
I have experimented a quite a bit and I have found that the King Kernal #4 seems to work well for me and at 1.2 it seems to be pretty stable. Any higher than that and my phone will sometimes re-boot itself for no apparent reason.
Again, your rom may handle things different so experiment and see what works best for you.
And remember - Do a complete backup first!
I'm using the number 4 kernal and it only goes to 1.19 is this what you mean by 1.2? I have to keep mine at 1.1 ghz at 1.19 my di gets unstable
Ya that's as high as they can oc these chips. I can only get to 115 safely 119 just crashes. But the charging experience will be better than stock with the BFS #4.
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Could you guys please tell me what your settings for setcpu are?
I want better battery life and a faster cpu but im noticing that my phone almost needs a wake up time when i come out of screen off.
Thanks so much
makos101 said:
Could you guys please tell me what your settings for setcpu are?
I want better battery life and a faster cpu but im noticing that my phone almost needs a wake up time when i come out of screen off.
Thanks so much
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If you are experiencing slow wake up, try increasing the min cpu speed to something around 460. Better batt life and increased speed takes a lot of experimenting. Your OC speed might differ from others due to differences in the phones cpu. For example, I have never been able to oc to 1.19 without the phone freezing or rebooting. My phone can handle 1152 but 1113 is perfect. In my opinion, ROMs have something to due with best batt-speed combo. I am running Ruby 1.1.1 with a setcpu profile of Screen off=245 without any wake lag. Other ROMs I have tried had wake up lag at that speed profile.
My set up:
(ROM-ASOP) Ruby 1.1.1
King's #1 ASOP "I told you so"- only works with ASOP
With the ROM's "Gem" performance scaling setting off, I use setcpu to OC to 1113, min is 245. I have a profile set to SCREEN OFF = 384 max/245 min.
I haven't worried about battery life since I started using King's kernals (I've tried them all with every compatible ROM on xda). I have several posts elsewhere on XDA showing 12 plus hours on a single bump charge and heavy phone use. Good enough for me. Stock cpu speed plus Sense ROM seems slow to me now.....to each his own though.
I hope to get some help because i value the opinions of those on this forum. Currently i am running virtuous 2.7 with virt. kernal v2. I am rooted, s-off, 2.15.xx radio. I want performance without draining my battery. What are the best settings to use in setcpu?
I did try king's kernal #4, but it was rebooting. switched kernals this morning.
One other app I use in conjunction with SetCPU is MinFreeManager. This will readjust your free ram to a higher standard. But with SetCPU I have it at 1113/Ondemand with no custom profiles. One other thing I really don't set is the Set on Boot option. I don't know why but I do. So with SkyRaider Vanilla 3.0 RC3/ KingX Kernel #4/ and MinFreeManager my phone fly's. I can't say for certain what settings you need for your phone but 1113-1115 is preferred by "most" phones and keep the set on boot option off. I keep a Galaxy S live wallpaper running and pandora while browsing the web and no lag what-so-ever.
CyanogenMod 6.0.2 and KingX kernel #1 with the same setup runs almost as smooth.
Hope this helps you out.
I have a couple of questions on my rooted Evo.... I rooted my wifes Evo and my Evo using the newest unrevoked. After rooting I flashed Myns warm 2.2 rom along with kingx kernel# 9... I also flashed the collins ph battery tweak.. The first couple of days we had phenomenal battery life, as well as the phones being fast as hell... My question is now the phones seem to be running at a very high cpu usage percentage I.e. anywhere from 60-99% cpu usage.. Is this normal?? The battery life is also terrible now, and I haven't changed anything since flashing the rom and kernel. I was using set cpu and after doing some research I found out that set cpu interferes with the battery tweak so I uninstalled.... What should the normal cpu percentage be at?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you in advance!!
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I have a couple of questions on my rooted Evo.... I rooted my wifes Evo and my Evo using the newest unrevoked. After rooting I flashed Myns warm 2.2 rom along with kingx kernel# 9... I also flashed the collins ph battery tweak.. The first couple of days we had phenomenal battery life, as well as the phones being fast as hell... My question is now the phones seem to be running at a very high cpu usage percentage I.e. anywhere from 60-99% cpu usage.. Is this normal?? The battery life is also terrible now, and I haven't changed anything since flashing the rom and kernel. I was using set cpu and after doing some research I found out that set cpu interferes with the battery tweak so I uninstalled.... What should the normal cpu percentage be at?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you in advance!!
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use a task killer such as "advanced task killer" to kill unwanted apps that run in the background. also, i have setcpu set to over 1GHZ max and 576MHz minimun and honestly, i cannot tell if it makes a difference in battery life, alot of these things you will have to find out for your own because each phone is a little bit different for each user...
there are a few things that can cause this. it is likely one of the apps you have installed is staying on or you have a run away process. The sue of task killers is debated as being a good idea or not i will let you make your own choice on that but i will say the task killer wont fix the problem it will just try to cover it up.
The problem is that the true fix will probably take some time and find and correct. If it is and app one tool that may help is the paid version of system panel. it will help monitor which apps use the most cpu/battery time and it shows you all running apps. you can also use system panel to kill your apps manually (by pressing the kill all button or killing each individually). I have used it help trouble shoot and monitor my battery etc and it has been helpful to me however i will say it doesnt always provide enough information to help you figure out what app is causing the problem when that happens i usually assume its a system process causing the issue.
as for normal it i going to very greatly depending on the apps you have running. when just sitting here watching it mine is normally 8-15% and occasionally goes as high as 20.
Thank you guys... that system panel is awesome!!
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I froze all of the DRM services as shown in the picture below, yet it is still hogging battery resources as shown below.
Does anyone know how this is possible and how to fix this?
I'm using SleeperRom 1.0.11 and Shadow Kernel 1.03+.
Thanks.
That doesn't help. Percentages don't mean anything. ALL your applications have to run through android system. Take off android from your phone and you can't run anything. To see what is using your battery check Betterbatterystats. What files have the most time on them? Check processes and partial wakes if your battery drains while your phone is in standby. Also get CPUSpy and make sure your phone goes into deep sleep when in standby and not on charge.
Just because it lists DRM in the android system does not mean it is using more than a second or two of quick checking services. This is why some apps screw up if it is removed instead of just frozen. It has to check if the files are still on your phone.
Thanks, i'll try that app. I assumed that since it was at the top, it was using the most. Since updating to SleeperRom 1.0.11 and Shadow Kernel 1.03+, my battery does not seem to be as good even though I have not changed the way I use my phone. This is why I was investigating.
after checking betterbatterystats, I don't even see the DRM service anywhere within the app, so I guess that is good.
I guess my phone just doesn't agree with the update to sleeper 1.0.11 and shadow 1.03+
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Thanks, i'll try that app. I assumed that since it was at the top, it was using the most. Since updating to SleeperRom 1.0.11 and Shadow Kernel 1.03+, my battery does not seem to be as good even though I have not changed the way I use my phone. This is why I was investigating.
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I have not tried that combo but is there a default overclocking setting? I tried SleeperROM before and it defaulted to 1100 Mhz overclock. If you came from a ROM with no OC set then that would explain it.
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I have not tried that combo but is there a default overclocking setting? I tried SleeperROM before and it defaulted to 1100 Mhz overclock. If you came from a ROM with no OC set then that would explain it.
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I usually don't touch the overclock settings and I always to do clean wipe when installing my roms, so whatever is default should stay.
voltage control is set to conservative, min 100, max 1000 Mhz.
akuentzler said:
I usually don't touch the overclock settings and I always to do clean wipe when installing my roms, so whatever is default should stay.
voltage control is set to conservative, min 100, max 1000 Mhz.
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If you set that as apply on boot after the wipes if you mean data wipe, and install then it should be 1000 max. Easiest way is just check CPUspy. Have you changed brightness on your display? Did the ROM add any apps like Gtalk with video that you didn't have before that may need to be frozen? Definitely get Betterbatterystats and check what's running.
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If you set that as apply on boot after the wipes if you mean data wipe, and install then it should be 1000 max. Easiest way is just check CPUspy. Have you changed brightness on your display? Did the ROM add any apps like Gtalk with video that you didn't have before that may need to be frozen? Definitely get Betterbatterystats and check what's running.
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I think the major difference is the shadow kernel and the use of voodoo color. I was previously on samurai 2.0.6 or 2.0.8 i think.
I have always had auto brightness on. Betterbatterystats did not reveal anything out of the ordinary.
I guess i'll just try a new rom/kernel combo and see if I can get better results. Thanks for your help Kenny. Betterbatterystats is a nice tool i had not known about.
No problem. I did find that voodoo color and the voodoo control app use a little extra battery plus having to increase brightness a little with voodoo color used up a little more battery.
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okay, so when everyone says that 800MHz should be on "-25mV" what the hell does that mean? i want to improve my battery life to the max possible, 1st time undervolting so yeah...
mines is set to 1025mV
I need a profile for voltages for SetCPU only
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Calk's Rom 2.8.1 n Gunslinger 1.4.1
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okay, so when everyone says that 800MHz should be on "-25mV" what the hell does that mean? i want to improve my battery life to the max possible, 1st time undervolting so yeah...
mines is set to 1025mV
I need a profile for voltages for SetCPU only
Running
Calk's Rom 2.8.1 n Gunslinger 1.4.1
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If you're using SetCPU, you have all the tools you need. I recommend UVing -50mV at each frequency 1200 & lower. Click apply, then use your phone. If it works well enough, don't be afraid to check the "Set on Boot" boxes
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If you're using SetCPU, you have all the tools you need. I recommend UVing -50mV at each frequency 1200 & lower. Click apply, then use your phone. If it works well enough, don't be afraid to check the "Set on Boot" boxes
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appreciate your reply, may be a dumb noob statement but...
it will not let me enter "-50mV" or "-" for that matter just "50mV' and isnt 50mV way too low to be stable? i tried just "25mV" and phone froze so.... please help...
Thanks so much.
PS. it will not let me add special characters... just numbers. numbers go all the way down to "0" but not negative numbers....
If you are running calk's 2.8.1, you are already undervolted by 50mV, so no need to mess with set cpu voltages. You can however mess with the underclock settings. I for example run at 800Mhz with the conservative governor and get great battery life. However if you must mess with the undervolting in set cpu, -50Mv means 50Mv less than default. So lets say ur voltage is 1025 at 800Mhz, to undervolt it by -50 you would change it to 975 (1025-50=975). HOWEVER, as I have mentioned already, you are already undervolted -50 by default when on CALKS rom.
EDIT: To prove that you are already undervolted, here are the STOCK voltages,
1704=1500
1600=1450
1504=1400
1400=1350
1200=1275
1000=1175
800=1075
500=975
200=950
Go into setspu and you will notice your values are all 50 less than the ones listed above.
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If you are running calk's 2.8.1, you are already undervolted by 50mV, so no need to mess with set cpu voltages. You can however mess with the underclock settings. I for example run at 800Mhz with the conservative governor and get great battery life. However if you must mess with the undervolting in set cpu, -50Mv means 50Mv less than default. So lets say ur voltage is 1025 at 800Mhz, to undervolt it by -50 you would change it to 975 (1025-50=975). HOWEVER, as I have mentioned already, you are already undervolted -50 by default when on CALKS rom.
EDIT: To prove that you are already undervolted, here are the STOCK voltages,
1704=1500
1600=1450
1504=1400
1400=1350
1200=1275
1000=1175
800=1075
500=975
200=950
Go into setspu and you will notice your values are all 50 less than the ones listed above.
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Thanks for that, I needed to be schooled. So if i'm running at 800mhz all day, why is my battery being depleted so quickly? (I get a good 12hrs per charge)
What's the lowest I can go? (stable)
kj13569 said:
Thanks for that, I needed to be schooled. So if i'm running at 800mhz all day, why is my battery being depleted so quickly? (I get a good 12hrs per charge)
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The lowest that is recommended (atleast by Calk) is -100 so 100 less for each of all the values I listed above. However, if -100 makes ur phone slow or restart, try -75, etc...
Battery all depends on your usage. There are a few things you can try to improve it even more. First of all, flash rogue's newest kernel found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341564
Second, make sure to calibrate your battery. The easiest way is to download the Battery Calibration app from the market and follow the directions in the app (its fairly simple). Finally, make sure your governor in setcpu is set to conservative.
EDIT: Also, make sure you manage your running applications. I like to use the stock manager widget that comes with the phone. Allows you to close apps you are not currently using. And finally, you can try running the script found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
It changes the way your phone uses resources to make it more efficient so it MIGHT also help battery life.
EDIT2: FINALLY, I know you said you're running at 800Mhz all day, but make sure you have your max set at 800 and min at 200. (you never mentioned you were underclocked before so just want you to make sure you are).
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If you are running calk's 2.8.1, you are already undervolted by 50mV, so no need to mess with set cpu voltages. You can however mess with the underclock settings. I for example run at 800Mhz with the conservative governor and get great battery life. However if you must mess with the undervolting in set cpu, -50Mv means 50Mv less than default. So lets say ur voltage is 1025 at 800Mhz, to undervolt it by -50 you would change it to 975 (1025-50=975). HOWEVER, as I have mentioned already, you are already undervolted -50 by default when on CALKS rom.
EDIT: To prove that you are already undervolted, here are the STOCK voltages,
1704=1500
1600=1450
1504=1400
1400=1350
1200=1275
1000=1175
800=1075
500=975
200=950
Go into setspu and you will notice your values are all 50 less than the ones listed above.
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Hey meatwadath, I am running calk's 2.8.1 and went to verify, via setcpu, that I was already undervolted by -50. However, my voltages read the same as what you referenced above. Any ideas?
jasone4gt said:
Hey meatwadath, I am running calk's 2.8.1 and went to verify, via setcpu, that I was already undervolted by -50. However, my voltages read the same as what you referenced above. Any ideas?
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Means that you are running on stock voltages. That's strange as you should be at -50 by default. Either change the values manually in setcpu, or flash the zip located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=845028&d=1325871602
It is Calk's -50 undervolt script.
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Means that you are running on stock voltages. That's strange as you should be at -50 by default. Either change the values manually in setcpu, or flash the zip located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=845028&d=1325871602
It is Calk's -50 undervolt script.
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Thanks bro, appreciate the help. Gave you a few thanks for it...
No problem. Any time.
Ok, where is the settings to undervolt in setCPU, because I looked everywhere in the program and cannot find it. I'm probably just retarded... I'm on UnNamed, Rogue Stock EL29 kernel.
beezar said:
Ok, where is the settings to undervolt in setCPU, because I looked everywhere in the program and cannot find it. I'm probably just retarded... I'm on UnNamed, Rogue Stock EL29 kernel.
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Setcpu- Third button from the top says voltage, then click on the different voltages listed below Apply, pull the little bar to the left to undervolt...
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Setcpu- Third button from the top says voltage, then click on the different voltages listed below Apply, pull the little bar to the left to undervolt...
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Ok, I don't have that button, only got "Main, Profiles, Advanced, Info, About"
I think it's because I'm on a stock kernel; looked it up and undervolting on setCPU only runs on certain kernels apparently. Not sure though.
beezar said:
Ok, I don't have that button, only got "Main, Profiles, Advanced, Info, About"
I think it's because I'm on a stock kernel; looked it up and undervolting on setCPU only runs on certain kernels apparently. Not sure though.
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Thats probably it. WTH are you doin on stock?!? Get on gunslinger right now!
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Thats probably it. WTH are you doin on stock?!? Get on gunslinger right now!
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I concur
Set CPU
For some reason setcpu isn't really helping out my battery life. When I use it I get the same results as if I wasn't using it.
dorejades said:
For some reason setcpu isn't really helping out my battery life. When I use it I get the same results as if I wasn't using it.
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You're probably expecting too much. Its not gonna make your battery last for 2 days without a charge. It has to help if you are using it correctly.
There is just no way around it. Lower clockspeeds=less battery drain.
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The lowest that is recommended (atleast by Calk) is -100 so 100 less for each of all the values I listed above. However, if -100 makes ur phone slow or restart, try -75, etc...
Battery all depends on your usage. There are a few things you can try to improve it even more. First of all, flash rogue's newest kernel found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341564
Second, make sure to calibrate your battery. The easiest way is to download the Battery Calibration app from the market and follow the directions in the app (its fairly simple). Finally, make sure your governor in setcpu is set to conservative.
EDIT: Also, make sure you manage your running applications. I like to use the stock manager widget that comes with the phone. Allows you to close apps you are not currently using. And finally, you can try running the script found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
It changes the way your phone uses resources to make it more efficient so it MIGHT also help battery life.
EDIT2: FINALLY, I know you said you're running at 800Mhz all day, but make sure you have your max set at 800 and min at 200. (you never mentioned you were underclocked before so just want you to make sure you are).
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I just would like to say thanks so much for all the info and advice. You're Awesome!
beezar said:
Ok, I don't have that button, only got "Main, Profiles, Advanced, Info, About"
I think it's because I'm on a stock kernel; looked it up and undervolting on setCPU only runs on certain kernels apparently. Not sure though.
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ditto. I'm on blazerROM v3.7. I think its using the stock kernel as well. I didn't have an undervolt tab. I did set up profiles similar to calks script:
100% - 85: 1200/200
84% - 35: 1000/200
34% and lower: 800/200
screen off: 800/200
The question is, do I need to undervolt? Or could I still be getting the same results if i'm on the stock kernel with this profile set up? I just set this up last night.
I was in the same boat... had Calk's v2.8.1 ROM with stock kernel... updated kernel to Gunslingers.. we will see how it goes... Noob myself, I thought Calk's ROM would take care of everything....
This leads me to think what else am I missing?? Anything I need to do/install/tweak??...
Calk's v2.8.1 with Gunslinger 1.4.1.
Thanks much!!
meatwadathf said:
Thats probably it. WTH are you doin on stock?!? Get on gunslinger right now!
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