Voltage control settings - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello i been wanting to see what kind of settings people have on their voltage control that give them great battery life. I currently have -75 on everything from 1ghz all the way down and -50 at 200mhz. I'm getting pretty good life on that. Anything better?
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Sangredelsalvador said:
Hello i been wanting to see what kind of settings people have on their voltage control that give them great battery life. I currently have -75 on everything from 1ghz all the way down and -50 at 200mhz. I'm getting pretty good life on that. Anything better?
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Every phone is different. You have to find the numbers that work best for you with no freezes, force closes or not waking up.

Related

What profile does everyone use on the stock cm7 kernel? And why?

I generally stay with on demand but sometimes use conservative. While I like conservative it seems to sometimes take too long to bump up the processor and will cause a bit of lag after wake up.
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I use Interactive 245 - 1113 MHz. It is similar to on demand but is more responsive in increasing CPU speed. I get great battery life, too.
You can read more about governor details here
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/cm-k...ebcc8db5/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt
c00ller said:
I use Interactive 245 - 1113 MHz. It is similar to on demand but is more responsive in increasing CPU speed. I get great battery life, too.
You can read more about governor details here
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/cm-k...ebcc8db5/Documentation/cpu-freq/governors.txt
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very informative if you read through it. thanks.
Ya thanx for the info on interactive! I'm gonna try it for the next day! Anyone else?
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xsteven77x said:
Ya thanx for the info on interactive! I'm gonna try it for the next day! Anyone else?
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I've been using interactive and conservative. They've both offered good life. I'm using the streamline5 kernel now with conservative though.

Stock vs Overclocked

Is it worth rooting my phone and overclocking it?
Is overclocking it really noticable in performance to say approx 1.5GHz? And is it going to kill battery? Thanks
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Simmo3D said:
Is it worth rooting my phone and overclocking it?
Is overclocking it really noticable in performance to say approx 1.5GHz? And is it going to kill battery? Thanks
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Yes and Yes to both of your questions. There is a noticeable diffrence in performance when overclocking. But it will obviously use more battery
cant say ive noticed 1.5ghz killing my battery.. might be used a bit faster.. but u can easily offset this by lowering your clockspeed and voltage for your sleep state in addition to minimising the required voltage that 1.5ghz requires, id say my battery life is probably better overall, and i run 1.5ghz 24/7.
of course your mileage may vary depending on usage and various settings.
How hard is it to overclock it? My phone is rooted but I have no experience with overclocking.
I'm guessing it wouldn't be a wise idea?
Yeah this seems a little over my head.. thinking of buying another Xperia Play just to mod the crap out of.
Dont really wanna mess with the overlocking now I think about it incase I fry the chips and kill the phone.
At 1.4 and 1.5ghz its quite safe.
To chill out the battery put some screen off underclocking like at Real low with but not the least
1. 4 ghz scaling interactiveX I get 252/282 MS, thats pretty fast with nitro lag Nullifier too
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i currently overclocking my play to 1.6ghz and it runs fine.. games and apps run a lot more quicker
i'm quite interested in overclocking.. been thinking about it for the last months..
but i don't know, 1GHz is quite enough for me.. im not experiencing any slow down..
Well with 1.5Ghz then, you'll be amazed!
PsychoShaft said:
i currently overclocking my play to 1.6ghz and it runs fine.. games and apps run a lot more quicker
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Uaed same but not recommended, when you see problems cool it
I used the XDA App to post this, what did you use?
Using phone now but mostly use the pc
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Setcpu or voltage control?

Which one do you think provides the best battery life and performance?
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jbadboy2007 said:
Which one do you think provides the best battery life and performance?
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The one that shuts your phone completely off...LOL.
All kidding aside, the only thing I have seen actually provide better battery life with these is to lower the max speed. Even the author of SetCPU says you can have performance or better battery life, not both. I believe SetCPU provides more options for profiles whereas Voltage control lets you play with voltages which of course is very dangerous for stability. There are so many options in both that it will be hard to get a definitive answer and since every phone is different, Your Mileage May Vary.
kennyglass123 said:
The one that shuts your phone completely off...LOL.
All kidding aside, the only thing I have seen actually provide better battery life with these is to lower the max speed. Even the author of SetCPU says you can have performance or better battery life, not both. I believe SetCPU provides more options for profiles whereas Voltage control lets you play with voltages which of course is very dangerous for stability. There are so many options in both that it will be hard to get a definitive answer and since every phone is different, Your Mileage May Vary.
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With voltage control (and now setcpu), you can undervolt and overclock which could theoretically give you performance and speed. I'm a setcpu supporter, btw.
Tegrak. 'nuff said
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kennyglass123 said:
The one that shuts your phone completely off...LOL.
All kidding aside, the only thing I have seen actually provide better battery life with these is to lower the max speed. Even the author of SetCPU says you can have performance or better battery life, not both. I believe SetCPU provides more options for profiles whereas Voltage control lets you play with voltages which of course is very dangerous for stability. There are so many options in both that it will be hard to get a definitive answer and since every phone is different, Your Mileage May Vary.
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Very well put,,
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I like SetCPU myself , but mainly because my phone doesn't do well with undervolting
Did setcpu in the past dropped for tegrak.....way better!
rootxda said:
Did setcpu in the past dropped for tegrak.....way better!
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I'm undervolting with tegrak right now because I can't with setcpu. Definitely worth the money
It also depends what you are running. Voltage Control won't work with Gingerbread leaks and Tegrak with SetCPU is working nicely to prevent the random reboots in the leaks.
xopher.hunter said:
Tegrak. 'nuff said
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Same here...
I used Voltage Control on my phone and SetCPU on my tab.
I support setcpu, i use it well, as u concerned thd battery life, so lower the max frequency, hope to help u!
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Undervolting//how low can your phone go :D

just a little information/ competition to see which SGS2 is the best , i want to see how low of a voltage you can go. I am using Stability test to test out the voltage, 3 round of classic test at 1.73ghz at 1125mV, and it stable, a little scare to go down more but here some info on my SGS2
running
beastmod 4.2
kernel 2.3.6
Was running originally at 1175 but i undervolt to 1125 and running stable at a stable temp of 41-42..
what's yours
be careful with such drastic undervolting at those frequencies, could result in corrupt nand.
G1_enthusiast said:
just a little information/ competition to see which SGS2 is the best , i want to see how low of a voltage you can go. I am using Stability test to test out the voltage, 3 round of classic test at 1.73ghz at 1125mhz, and it stable, a little scare to go down more but here some info on my SGS2
running
beastmod 4.2
kernel 2.3.6
Was running originally at 1175 but i undervolt to 1125 and running stable at a stable temp of 41-42..
what's yours
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This isn't undrevolting..... this is underclocking.
Undervolting is pretty dangerous with trial and error. The lowest I'll go is -75.
And my frequencies at min 384 and mas 1350 ondemand
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xxKamikazexx said:
This isn't undrevolting..... this is underclocking.
Undervolting is pretty dangerous with trial and error. The lowest I'll go is -75.
And my frequencies at min 384 and mas 1350 ondemand
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no underclocking meaning i would use less ghz than the stock, this is minimizing the voltage on the core.
what your doing is underclock, i put mine fixed on 1.73ghz at 1125mV of voltage
icenight89 said:
be careful with such drastic undervolting at those frequencies, could result in corrupt nand.
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I have never heard of such thing, i'm not doubting you but from over the years, i heard undervolting have positive affect on the CPU by lowering temp and give battery more juice.
where did you get those facts from?
G1_enthusiast said:
no underclocking meaning i would use less ghz than the stock, this is minimizing the voltage on the core.
what your doing is underclock, i put mine fixed on 1.73ghz at 1125mV of voltage
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Ohhhh my mistake, I didn't catch the mv after the 1125 lol that's why I thought you were only messing with ghz ha ha ha
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xxKamikazexx said:
This isn't undrevolting..... this is underclocking.
Undervolting is pretty dangerous with trial and error. The lowest I'll go is -75.
And my frequencies at min 384 and mas 1350 ondemand
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As far as I know, there are no dangers associated with undervolting. I run at those frequencies too at -112.5 and have never had a problem of any sort.
I run about 1ghz. No under volt with this ics kernel but with my old gb kernel I undervilted with faux -100 at 1ghz...ran cool even with games and video, great battery life. And honestly 1ghz is plenty for snappy fast speed
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i also run 1ghz, runs super smooth across the board
zander21510 said:
I run about 1ghz. No under volt with this ics kernel but with my old gb kernel I undervilted with faux -100 at 1ghz...ran cool even with games and video, great battery life. And honestly 1ghz is plenty for snappy fast speed
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How did you undervolt by -100?
yoft1 said:
As far as I know, there are no dangers associated with undervolting. I run at those frequencies too at -112.5 and have never had a problem of any sort.
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I don't know if you're familiar with overclocking, but the same type of stability issues can occur. When you're undervolting you can think of your stock speed as an "overclock" and you're just trying to minimize the voltage necessary for stability. If you undervolt too much you can experience freezing, corruption, bad lag, etc. It's all the same process for desktop computers, laptops, and anything else you can play with the voltage.
Personally I'm at -62.5, but after seeing how low people are going I might be a bit more adventurous. Don't use the "Set at Boot" option when you're experimenting.
SupaKid said:
How did you undervolt by -100?
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I did it gradually...and the fact that I was at 1ghz might have also made it possible. Started at -50 since most had said it was safe...then tried 60 then 75 then 90 then maxed at 100...worked beautifully.
I have heard and it is true that phones are made very different. Some exact same models can't oc or UV as high or low as others...I got lucky with a really good model...my old nexus S couldn't oc to 1.4 without freezing while others could.
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Nice!
Could I try your script?
SupaKid said:
Nice!
Could I try your script?
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My bet is he used romanbb's FauxClock (which maxes out at -100mv).
What's the best app to under volt with?
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asting said:
I don't know if you're familiar with overclocking, but the same type of stability issues can occur. When you're undervolting you can think of your stock speed as an "overclock" and you're just trying to minimize the voltage necessary for stability. If you undervolt too much you can experience freezing, corruption, bad lag, etc. It's all the same process for desktop computers, laptops, and anything else you can play with the voltage.
Personally I'm at -62.5, but after seeing how low people are going I might be a bit more adventurous. Don't use the "Set at Boot" option when you're experimenting.
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Right, I meant that there are no risks to undervolting in terms of physical damage to your phone, only stability issues which is fixed with a reboot, assuming you didn't set at boot. Overclocking is a bit different in that the risk overclocking presents in addition to stability issues is the risk of overheating which can permanently damage your phone. Undervolting can compensate for this somewhat by letting the power supplied to the processor and thus reducing the risk of overheat.
hiz99 said:
What's the best app to under volt with?
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I use system tuner, you can also look for Gideons script that is flashable in cwm to undervolt.
Im undervolted to -75mv for quite some time running a script clocked at 1.518min384
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I have Gideon's OC/UV script. How could I edit it to undervolt by -100?
SupaKid said:
Nice!
Could I try your script?
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yup that's what I used lol.

Darkside kernel questions.

So I'm currently running Juggs 5.0 and using the Darkside kernel. First day was rocky but relished it and love how smooth it is. Now am just testing the battery life. Here are much questions... 1) I was using cpu tune for my Faux kernel and used different profiles for it. Since I have Gideons script can I still do that? 2) Do you recommend it since I have this script? 3) I want my phone to not use hardly any battery when at rest or sleep, what's the best way to do this with the info I have given? Also I am using juice defender. Thanks in advance fellas !!
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suaverc118 said:
So I'm currently running Juggs 5.0 and using the Darkside kernel. First day was rocky but relished it and love how smooth it is. Now am just testing the battery life. Here are much questions... 1) I was using cpu tune for my Faux kernel and used different profiles for it. Since I have Gideons script can I still do that? 2) Do you recommend it since I have this script? 3) I want my phone to not use hardly any battery when at rest or sleep, what's the best way to do this with the info I have given? Also I am using juice defender. Thanks in advance fellas !!
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1) Yes but I wouldn't recommend it, its equivalent to having two CPU apps, they'll conflict, so pick one
2) See point one
3) Make sure your phone is deep sleeping, by using CPU spy and betterbatterystats to avoid app wake locks, which keep your phone from entering deep sleep and draining more battery.
For better performance all around (including deep sleep) i recommend undervolting with either faux clock or system tuner. Gideon script can also be modified to undervolt more if you read up on it a little.
As a side note, the general consensus among power users is that juice defender sucks. It drains more than it saves
icenight89 said:
1) Yes but I wouldn't recommend it, its equivalent to having two CPU apps, they'll conflict, so pick one
2) See point one
3) Make sure your phone is deep sleeping, by using CPU spy and betterbatterystats to avoid app wake locks, which keep your phone from entering deep sleep and draining more battery.
For better performance all around (including deep sleep) i recommend undervolting with either faux clock or system tuner. Gideon script can also be modified to undervolt more if you read up on it a little.
As a side note, the general consensus among power users is that juice defender sucks. It drains more than it saves
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1) thanks. I think I will delete this app for this particular app
2)got it
3)I downloaded them and will need to learn more about wakelocks.
Have never heard if this.
Here are my stats.
384 mhz 33%
1080 mhz 13%
Total state time 4:30.30
Deepsleep 47%
Ill try a tune to see which is best for undervolting . Thanks for your assistance
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Ok partial wakelocks unplugged had juicedefender at 11 mins and 4.1%. Partial since charged JD is 29 mins 3.8% and activity manager launcher .8%.... This is what I got. So is JD really draining more than it saves? Just curious.
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suaverc118 said:
Ok partial wakelocks unplugged had juicedefender at 11 mins and 4.1%. Partial since charged JD is 29 mins 3.8% and activity manager launcher .8%.... This is what I got. So is JD really draining more than it saves? Just curious.
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yup, it causes all those wake locks ur reading about. No point having an app the reportedly saves battery life but really just prevents deep sleep?? kinda useless in my opinion lol
icenight89 said:
yup, it causes all those wake locks ur reading about. No point having an app the reportedly saves battery life but really just prevents deep sleep?? kinda useless in my opinion lol
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Got it. So my kernel will kill the radio and etc that JD already does and save me battery? Because that is what JD is for right? Also I can't find faux clock on the market.
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Actually I found it another way. I remember reading something at one time about undervolting and I may be wrong, but should I try at -25mv increments??
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suaverc118 said:
Got it. So my kernel will kill the radio and etc that JD already does and save me battery? Because that is what JD is for right? Also I can't find faux clock on the market.
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No, a kernel won't kill the radio. Jd sucks, and it eats up more battery than it saves. Having your radios shut off makes a smartphone dumb. Run gideons script and call it a day.
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OK so here is my current stats.
Deepsleep 73%
384MHz 14%
1188MHz 8%
Battery stats say it's been unplugged for 10h 4m with 50% left.
My question is why isn't my phone using the higher 1188 and using the lower number? So does this.mean my phone is moving at a slow rate? Thanks again!
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Oh on my darkside kernel using Gideon's script -50v setting and I went ahead and did my own-50v as well. Any tips??
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suaverc118 said:
OK so here is my current stats.
Deepsleep 73%
384MHz 14%
1188MHz 8%
Battery stats say it's been unplugged for 10h 4m with 50% left.
My question is why isn't my phone using the higher 1188 and using the lower number? So does this.mean my phone is moving at a slow rate? Thanks again!
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Did you read what the script does? It underclocks your cpu and undervolts it
xcrazydx said:
Did you read what the script does? It underclocks your cpu and undervolts it
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Yeah I know that but I still don't know a lot about it still. I have to read here and there and processing time for me may not be as quick as some of y'all But what I thought underclocking was is it is going below the standard speed that my phone typically does like 1242. So it would run at 1080 or whatever rate I chose. So I guess I'm wondering is when does it decide to run at whatever MHz it runs at? So the numbers I showed, is that about right or good? Again thanks
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Yeah I know that but I still don't know a lot about it still. I have to read here and there and processing time for me may not be as quick as some of y'all But what I thought underclocking was is it is going below the standard speed that my phone typically does like 1242. So it would run at 1080 or whatever rate I chose. So I guess I'm wondering is when does it decide to run at whatever MHz it runs at? So the numbers I showed, is that about right or good? Again thanks
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It scales up depending on CPU load, and the governor used
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xcrazydx said:
It scales up depending on CPU load, and the governor used
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Thanks for your patients dude. I'm assuming mine is running the way it's supposed to be. No lags that I can notice even with me undervolting a little more.
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suaverc118 said:
Thanks for your patients dude. I'm assuming mine is running the way it's supposed to be. No lags that I can notice even with me undervolting a little more.
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Sounds like it's doing just fine to me! Don't be afraid to push the thanks button, lol
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xcrazydx said:
Sounds like it's doing just fine to me! Don't be afraid to push the thanks button, lol
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Oh yeah, my bad LOL!
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