Undervolting//how low can your phone go :D - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

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.

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Undervolting Epic

Hello, I'm a noob with a quick question about undervolting. I am running SyndicateROM Frozen 1.0 EB13/EXT4 with the Twilight Zone kernel. I have the SetCPU.apk installed and I have some profiles and sliders set. I would like to undervolt to save some battery. Is this thing already undervolted? If so, is it only undervolted at 1.2GHz? Is there even a way for me to change anything relating to undervolting?
Thanks for any help.
td25er said:
Hello, I'm a noob with a quick question about undervolting. I am running SyndicateROM Frozen 1.0 EB13/EXT4 with the Twighlight Zone kernel. I have the SetCPU.apk installed and I have some profiles and sliders set. I would like to undervolt to save some battery. Is this thing already undervolted? If so, is it only undervolted at 1.2GHz? Is there even a way for me to change anything relating to undervolting?
Thanks for any help.
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Undervolting is something that needs to be coded into the kernel by the dev. The best way to save battery would b to use setcpu to a max of 1ghz. An overclocked/undervolted kernel will run at 1.2 ghz while using the same amount of juice that a norma kernel would use at 1ghz
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Sh0wNuF said:
Undervolting is something that needs to be coded into the kernel by the dev. The best way to save battery would b to use setcpu to a max of 1ghz. An overclocked/undervolted kernel will run at 1.2 ghz while using the same amount of juice that a norma kernel would use at 1ghz
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and if they've done it right, which they have, 1Ghz will be using less battery than stock at 1Ghz. in theory the lower you set it the less battery you should use, but you dont directly change the undervolting settings, just the clock speed.
Much obliged.
I think that kernel only has undervolting enabled on 1ghz. So if you're on 1.2ghz it will only be overclocked without the undervolt...I think
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cozmonot said:
I think that kernel only has undervolting enabled on 1ghz. So if you're on 1.2ghz it will only be overclocked without the undervolt...I think
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I believe its undervolted at 1.2. Reason I say this is because I flashed the genecide kernal and set it at 1.2 ghz which I know is not undervolted on genecide only 1ghz is I believe and I got crappy battery. On the twilight kernal I'm set at 1.2 and getting great battery. That's just my observation so far.
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hugo87 said:
I believe its undervolted at 1.2. Reason I say this is because I flashed the genecide kernal and set it at 1.2 ghz which I know is not undervolted on genecide only 1ghz is I believe and I got crappy battery. On the twilight kernal I'm set at 1.2 and getting great battery. That's just my observation so far.
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I'm sorry, but you can't say that a great battery is caused simply by an undervolt at 1.2Ghz. The Twilight kernel, from my knowledge, is not undervolted at 1.2Ghz, only at 1.0Ghz. The great battery life you're getting out of the Twilight kernel is because of how it was coded and optimized. My 2 cents.
Twilight kernel is not undervolted on 1.2 ghz. Only 1.0. Read the thread
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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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Under volting

Noob question here... Can someone eXplain to me what the advantages and disadvantages to under volting are? I saw it in the oC/UV beater but don't know what I'm doing. I tried set all to -25 and it locked up.
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coachmoore said:
Noob question here... Can someone eXplain to me what the advantages and disadvantages to under volting are? I saw it in the oC/UV beater but don't know what I'm doing. I tried set all to -25 and it locked up.
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Pros
-When you increase volt on high Frequencies it makes them stable, so 1.8GHz can be made stable
-Lower Volts mean more battery
Cons
-Increasing/lowering it to much can lockup phone
You should change each individual volt, every phone can't handle the same voltage range, some can go lower and others higher....
Pros
-When you increase volt on high Frequencies it makes them stable, so 1.8GHz can be made stable
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how is this a "Pro" of undervolting?
-Lower Volts mean more battery
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this would be more clear if you say: -Lower Volts mean more battery life

Whats the highest voltage safe to use?

I was bored just messing around with overclocking with Tegrak. I was at 1350mV for a couple of minutes, it didn't seem to help my overclock stability. It might just be maxxed out though. What's the highest you guys have heard of?
brickwall99 said:
I was bored just messing around with overclocking with Tegrak. I was at 1350mV for a couple of minutes, it didn't seem to help my overclock stability. It might just be maxxed out though. What's the highest you guys have heard of?
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Why do you want HIGHER voltages?
Tegrak limits you to 1400mv I'm sure for a resson so I use it for stabilizing 1.4ghz. Also raising internal voltage to 1150mv helps too.
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ugothakd said:
Why do you want HIGHER voltages?
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Cuz I'm a voltage junky.
j/k
You usually need higher voltages to maintain a stable overclock. I'm just wondering how high I can go so I don't destroy my phone, which probably isn't even possible with doing this.

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