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What are your setings on for overclocking and what are the correct settings for OMAP clock?
I'm running mine at 216
turtle1981 said:
What are your setings on for overclocking and what are the correct settings for OMAP clock?
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Any setting would be fine, but don't overclock over 240
I clocked it at 216 and it runs much faster it was set at 156. But will it drain my battery clocked at 216? Or does that have anything to do with battery life...
i think its actually faster then 3G.. how funny!
turtle1981 said:
I clocked it at 216 and it runs much faster it was set at 156. But will it drain my battery clocked at 216? Or does that have anything to do with battery life...
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Yes, your battery will drain more than usual because your phone processor is running at a higher speed. I have mine clocked at 228 and the battery life is about 2 days before putting it on charging.
Well after I clocked it at 216 and then posted the next post my phone shut off and after turning back on i had maybe ten % battery left and that was after being on the charger all night.. But my battery life has always been ****ty.. its constantly on the charger at home and in the car..
turtle1981 said:
Well after I clocked it at 216 and then posted the next post my phone shut off and after turning back on i had maybe ten % battery left and that was after being on the charger all night.. But my battery life has always been ****ty.. its constantly on the charger at home and in the car..
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This is a sign that your battery is dying or not taking in any charge. It will get worse until you get yourself a new battery.
Ok well im gonna try and stretch it until march. My t mobile contract will be up so right now im reading reviews and what not for different phones..
You can safely run your dash at 240 overclock speed, but if you have an old battery you'll see the difference in draining, so I suggest to get a new battery and you can go to 240mhz overclock and still get about 2 days of charge, I did when I had my dash running 3VO 6.5.
I've been using CyanogenMOD 7 and love it (mostly). The one thing I don’t like about it is the short battery life. I'm kind of new to rooting phones so it took me a bit to get it rooted and get CM7 rolling. I was wondering if there are any mods out there like CM7 that have better battery life? Or if there's any thing I can add to CM7 to give it more batter life?
I've been using android since the first phone came out so I’m already knowledgeable in what to turn off to try and extend the battery life, but I have noticed a big decrees in batter since installing CM7.
Thanks for the help guys
Trench
You can under clock the processor when your phone is asleep. This creates better battery life.
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Have you tried wiping battery stats?
evilcuber said:
You can under clock the processor when your phone is asleep. This creates better battery life.
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your phone automatically underclocks your processor when it sleeps (for most CPU governors), you do not need to tell it to do so.
I'm not picking on you fyi, I'm just making sure we are giving people accurate information... there's only one thing worse than no information: incorrect/incomplete information.
op: which version of CM7 are you running? remember, the more minimal your setup (ie less homescreens, less widgets, manual syncing of gmail and whatever else, etc) the better your battery life will be. this is especially true of newer phones that are getting heftier cpu & gpus that, while intelligent with power consumption, are going to drain even larger capacity batteries relatively quick with moderate/heavy usage.
how long are we talking with battery life? how heavy a user are you? for reference, I get around 16 hours of battery life if I don't charge the phone at all from unplugging to battery dying with moderate to heavy usage (texting ~50 times a day, sometimes up to 100 emails depending on what's happening at work, couple hours of calls, couple hours of streaming music [pandora or audiogalaxy], couple of hours of games [peggle and plants v zombies mostly - both of which are resource hogs], etc).
I have just learned to get used to the fact that the phone is going to die if I use it a lot, so I've purchased three micro-usb cables and a car charger.. that way, unless I'm in an area where there is no charge-capable usb port nearby, I'm always able to get a little more juice if need be.
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your phone automatically underclocks your processor when it sleeps (for most CPU governors), you do not need to tell it to do so.
I'm not picking on you fyi, I'm just making sure we are giving people accurate information... there's only one thing worse than no information: incorrect/incomplete information.
op: which version of CM7 are you running? remember, the more minimal your setup (ie less homescreens, less widgets, manual syncing of gmail and whatever else, etc) the better your battery life will be. this is especially true of newer phones that are getting heftier cpu & gpus that, while intelligent with power consumption, are going to drain even larger capacity batteries relatively quick with moderate/heavy usage.
how long are we talking with battery life? how heavy a user are you? for reference, I get around 16 hours of battery life if I don't charge the phone at all from unplugging to battery dying with moderate to heavy usage (texting ~50 times a day, sometimes up to 100 emails depending on what's happening at work, couple hours of calls, couple hours of streaming music [pandora or audiogalaxy], couple of hours of games [peggle and plants v zombies mostly - both of which are resource hogs], etc).
I have just learned to get used to the fact that the phone is going to die if I use it a lot, so I've purchased three micro-usb cables and a car charger.. that way, unless I'm in an area where there is no charge-capable usb port nearby, I'm always able to get a little more juice if need be.
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but i also mean setting the max sleep to 368mhz. by default its set at 800mhz. sometimes with apps running in the background, the processor may go to 800mhz without you knowing
check out 'powersave' and set your cpu max to 806mhz. should last you a nice long time like that. responsiveness suffers, of course.
'ondemand' and 806mhz is the best comprimise for me. still fine with HDvideo recording, streaming audio, Nav, etc
if you really want to make it last... clock down to 400mhz, turn off all the sync, set brightness and timeout to minimum, all the radios off (airplane mode), and the volume down, on vibrate.
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pmcqueen said:
your phone automatically underclocks your processor when it sleeps (for most CPU governors), you do not need to tell it to do so.
I'm not picking on you fyi, I'm just making sure we are giving people accurate information... there's only one thing worse than no information: incorrect/incomplete information.
op: which version of CM7 are you running? remember, the more minimal your setup (ie less homescreens, less widgets, manual syncing of gmail and whatever else, etc) the better your battery life will be. this is especially true of newer phones that are getting heftier cpu & gpus that, while intelligent with power consumption, are going to drain even larger capacity batteries relatively quick with moderate/heavy usage.
how long are we talking with battery life? how heavy a user are you? for reference, I get around 16 hours of battery life if I don't charge the phone at all from unplugging to battery dying with moderate to heavy usage (texting ~50 times a day, sometimes up to 100 emails depending on what's happening at work, couple hours of calls, couple hours of streaming music [pandora or audiogalaxy], couple of hours of games [peggle and plants v zombies mostly - both of which are resource hogs], etc).
I have just learned to get used to the fact that the phone is going to die if I use it a lot, so I've purchased three micro-usb cables and a car charger.. that way, unless I'm in an area where there is no charge-capable usb port nearby, I'm always able to get a little more juice if need be.
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But some govenors don't drop the sleep to the lowest profile. In fact almost all keep it above the lowest clock. Other kernels allow it and you can also use third party to set it lower. When the tweaKr script becomes universal it will be even better =)
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ohgood said:
check out 'powersave' and set your cpu max to 806mhz. should last you a nice long time like that. responsiveness suffers, of course.
'ondemand' and 806mhz is the best comprimise for me. still fine with HDvideo recording, streaming audio, Nav, etc
if you really want to make it last... clock down to 400mhz, turn off all the sync, set brightness and timeout to minimum, all the radios off (airplane mode), and the volume down, on vibrate.
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It suffers in powersave because it stays at the lowest setting only. No reason to set to 806. Lol and that bottom comment is hella funny =), but if he does that his phone will just be...a waste of pocket space.
Your best bet is to do some research on kernels. If you are using cm7 to cm 7.0.3 id recommened pyros kernel. If you are on 7.1 or a nightly over 121 I believe id go with eugene's streamline5. It did wonders for mine Also there is a battery saving tips. Google G2 battery saving tips. Should be first link that comes up.
Cyanogenmod roms are known to be battery hungry. Nom nom nom.
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cjward23 said:
Have you tried wiping battery stats?
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I used the battery califration app if that's what you mean.
Thanks for all the help guys, i'll check out some Kernals.
popimp315 said:
Your best bet is to do some research on kernels. If you are using cm7 to cm 7.0.3 id recommened pyros kernel.
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Do you have link for this? I'm running 7.0.3.. but I dont think im finding the correct Kernal.
Mugen 3600mah = better battery life...
Can you elaborate on what kind of battery life you are getting now? How many hours, and for what level of usage?
How long have you been on CM? It takes a couple charge cycles of the battery after flash any ROM, for the battery meter to be accurate. Clear battery stats (as mentioned) then charge to 100%, let drain to about 20%, repeat a couple times. Don't drain until the phone dies. Some people say to do this, and its not good advice. Over discharge of Li ion batteries can cause them to no longer take a charge. There are people on here, on the Vision and other phones, that let their battery drain to empty, then the phone would no longer boot, forcing them to replace the battery.
Mog said:
Mugen 3600mah = better battery life...
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It has good battery life but the battery sticks out a lot and its very uncomfortable
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evilcuber said:
It has good battery life but the battery sticks out a lot and its very uncomfortable
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Yup its all opinionated. I would never go back to stock.
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Do you have link for this? I'm running 7.0.3.. but I dont think im finding the correct Kernal.
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Hey all,
I'm having serious battery drain on MIK 2.56 and pretty much any ROM that I flash. I'm running Chopsuey9.2.7 along with SetCPU profiles. I underclock the majority of the times.
My SetCPU profiles are:
Set on Boot = 691max/245min conservative
Charging = 1152/245 performance priority 100
Screen off = 245/245 ondemand priority 99
In-call = 1152/245 performance priority 98
Battery <50% = 691/245 conservative priority 97
Temp >43.7 degrees = 614/245 conservative priority 96
My evo doesn't like to be clocked at 128 or even 499. It reaches temps as high as 115-120 degrees during charging and while in my pocket (I'm thinking it may have got damaged when I used to run the SBC kernels in the early stages). Im starting to think that i have a bad battery. My battery will drain from 100% down to 80% within 5 minutes and usually will be dead within 2 1/2 hours after being off of the charger with moderate usage such as calls
text and checking email. I have Autokiller running and have set memory Lowmem settings to extreme thru Darktremor a2sd.
Any ideas/suggestions?
I personally would stop messing with setcpu, its cool to see a phone all Super fast and what not, but isn't completely necessary to govern everything you do [calling, sleeping, etc..] I only find it cool to use when I'm playing a cool ass game like contract killer: zombies for nice smooth graphic, or running a benchmark.. otherwise messsing with setcpu tends to do awkward things like drain battery when not properly adjusted, **Especially when overclocked.
My stock battery lasts all day with my current setup. I have setcpu as well but don't really mess with it. I use Smartass governor with 1075/245 for normal everyday use. If I have too many drinks and have to crash at a friends house without my charger I'll drop the max speed to about 700 and use conservative or just switch the governor to powersave. Then I've got more than enough time till I need to get back to a charger.
i got good life on that ROM using Aggressive Freedom kernel & using set cpu at 245/768 set at boot....no profiles.
So you think the use of profiles is the issue? I'm not completely sure the profile for screen off is working correctly; I ssh'd into my EVO and took a look at /proc/cpuinfo but it will not show the current cpu speed.
I'll give it a shot without profiles and see. As for the govenors, I believe Smartass was removed and replaced with InteractiveX; is InteractiveX as good?
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I personally would stop messing with setcpu, its cool to see a phone all Super fast and what not, but isn't completely necessary to govern everything you do [calling, sleeping, etc..] I only find it cool to use when I'm playing a cool ass game like contract killer: zombies for nice smooth graphic, or running a benchmark.. otherwise messsing with setcpu tends to do awkward things like drain battery when not properly adjusted, **Especially when overclocked.
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I agree but with the way my profiles are set, I'm underclocking the majority of the time and only overclock when charging or on a phone call.
ive noticed i get wose battery life if i set up profiles. Worth a shot.
Sprint will test the battery for charge free I actually did it today
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Could be your baseband or pri. Or maybe update ur prl through a sense rom.
If your phone has a horrible signal it will drain like crazy.
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Could be your baseband or pri. Or maybe update ur prl through a sense rom.
If your phone has a horrible signal it will drain like crazy.
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That's correct. Also check your spare parts app for any wake lock.
Also, if you're using a havs kernel, setcpu will conflict with the kernel. And in general, you'll always get better battery life on AOSP.
try using setcpu sometimes that will help save battery.
Disabled Profiles in SetCPU....no luck
So I disabled profiles in setCPU and am underclocking at 691/245 and battery life is still the same. I have the most recent radios/PRI/PRL as well and still getting rapid battery drain. One weird thing it does is the phone will hit 0% and shutdown; I'll place it on the charger (AC wall charger, not the usb adapter) until the orange LED stops blinking; I'll turn the phone on and once it's fully booted it will read 53%......all of this within 5mins of going dead! WTF!!!
I just wiped battery stats again in recovery and will boot and see what that does for me. I'm really starting to think the battery is partially bad....
Just left Sprint. They tested the battery and it tested bad and was swollen. I got a stock replacement free of charge although he said they normally would have charged me because the 1yr factory warranty expired. He also went on to say that the battery going bad was possibly caused from my phone being rooted which he may be partially correct. The problem began when SBC first came out and I was testing on the beta stage. It nice to have my phone off of the charger and not be down to 60% within 45 mins!
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So I disabled profiles in setCPU and am underclocking at 691/245 and battery life is still the same. I have the most recent radios/PRI/PRL as well and still getting rapid battery drain. One weird thing it does is the phone will hit 0% and shutdown; I'll place it on the charger (AC wall charger, not the usb adapter) until the orange LED stops blinking; I'll turn the phone on and once it's fully booted it will read 53%......all of this within 5mins of going dead! WTF!!!
I just wiped battery stats again in recovery and will boot and see what that does for me. I'm really starting to think the battery is partially bad....
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my phone has been doing this exact same thing but i took it to sprint they said my battery was good should i go to another sprint tech and let them test it out?
I`m not playing games or running CPU demanding apps, just phone calls/sms/bit of non flash web.
Is it possible to downclock CPU to increase usage(save battery)?
Or CPU doesn`t eat that much battery and downclocking would have very little effect on battery?
With a rooted device, you might want to try CPU Master Free. You will be able to decrease the clock speed.
Also, you could try to UnderVolt your CPU. Search for your phone model UV in te forums.
Min frequency is 350MHz so if your not doing anything it will be idling at 350mhz
rbs_uk said:
I`m not playing games or running CPU demanding apps, just phone calls/sms/bit of non flash web.
Is it possible to downclock CPU to increase usage(save battery)?
Or CPU doesn`t eat that much battery and downclocking would have very little effect on battery?
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It does help you save precious battery life.
You can download the best app for overclock, SetCpu, from the XDA site, it's free for XDA members:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
How much more battery life I could get by downclocking CPU? Any feedback from people who have tried such thing?
On my gn i find the screen to be the biggest user of thr battery power so underclocking prob would have little use, ohh and iirc the phone uses race to idle which procesess overything as fast as possible to get the cpu back it low power idle state.
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How much more battery life I could get by downclocking CPU? Any feedback from people who have tried such thing?
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I normally charge my phone before go to sleep, I don't overcharging it during the night.
My SetCpu frequencies are Min 19/ 692 Max.
I am connected through 3G data ALL day and I am always online on Skype, I use my phone a lot, browsing, games, and phone call, and I can tell you, thanks to the undervolting, I got home at night with 50% juice remaining.
Without SetCpu, I would have 10/15% left at night...
yukinok25, that`s huge improvement, I`ll try it definitely.
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yukinok25, that`s huge improvement, I`ll try it definitely.
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And...this is why we all love XDA...
Remember that battery life also depends on Radio version and kernel installed.
I remember there was a topic about "How to charge your phone first time" - cannot find it any more.
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I remember there was a topic about "How to charge your phone first time" - cannot find it any more.
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If you mean after you just bought it, Its enough to let it fully discharge twice, without charging it, in between this two circles.
Anyway with nowdays Li-ion battery, you won't really need to this so anymore, since the lifespan of battery start to decrease from the moment that they left the production factory.
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If you mean after you just bought it, Its enough to let it fully discharge twice, without charging it, in between this two circles.
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Yes.
Discharge twice without charging - hmm... once its dead its dead. I didn`t get it
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Yes.
Discharge twice without charging - hmm... once its dead its dead. I didn`t get it
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Sorry for my english.
I meant during your usage time (during the day) don't charge your phone at all. let it discharge fully twice.
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Sorry for my english.
I meant during your usage time (during the day) don't charge your phone at all. let it discharge fully twice.
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Ok, thanks.
Anytime mate!
Ive read good results on using juice defender app to prolong battery life:
http://android.modaco.com/topic/349071-galaxy-nexus-battery-drain-issues/
L60N said:
Ive read good results on using juice defender app to prolong battery life:
http://android.modaco.com/topic/349071-galaxy-nexus-battery-drain-issues/
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I would not recommend juicedefender. Doesn't do anything at all. The only thing I notice is that nu wi-fi turned itself off when it shouldn't.
You could try AutomateIt. You can set up your own actions.
Ex: Within 100 meters of school > Sound off
So recently ive been having really bad battery life and i think i stuffed my battery. I lose 6% in 5 minutes of just scrolling around the home screens.
I have tonnes of battery saving tweaks installed. I set voltages to -75.
Only thing that is bad for my battery is that im on 1.2 ghz performance, i tried alot of other governors but no improvement.
So im guessing i stuffed my battery, maybe because of old age.
Is there a way i can fix this or should i get a new batt ??
P.S, i lost 4% writing this.
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If it's truly that bad, I think you need a new battery
Have you tried re-calibrating, wiping battery stats, or flashing a stock rom?
Cola rom gives me RIDICULOUS amounts of battery life, I swear I could go 40 days and 40 nights on 1 charge lol
CyberScopes said:
So recently ive been having really crap battery life and i think i stuffed my battery. I lose 6% in 5 minutes of just scrolling around the home screens.
I have BILLIONS of battery saving tweaks installed. I set voltages to -75.
Only thing that is bad for my battery is that im on 1.2 ghz performance, i tried alot of other governors but no improvement.
So im guessing i stuffed my batt.
So is there a way i cam fix this or should i get a new batt ??
P.S, i lost 4% writin this.
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Well I don't reccomend the performance governor unless you're on a charger I would use Smartass v2 or InteractiveX
Stock BST-41 batteries only cost £4
Performance keeps the phone at max clock speed most of the time doesn't it? If so, that's really bad for the phone and also the battery. Your battery tweaks may also be doing more harm than good, try removing them and see if there's a difference.
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in wiped stats n i changed to smartass v2.
no difference
If nothing will work then get ORIGINAL new battery.
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I have the original battery. Ill soon buy a new one and check the difference.
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I wasted 20 percent only during 24 hours.
On light usage for 10 min every hour on my NXT2JB.
184-1401mhz on smartassv2 and bfq
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