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Tegra 3 CPU monitor

Is there a CPU monitor like the one used in this video: http://goo.gl/aSZpq?
Be nice to see when the companion core is being used...
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There is an app called tablet cpu usage app doing maybe the same.
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jonas2295 said:
There is an app called tablet cpu usage app doing maybe the same.
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Thanks might check it out...
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pastey said:
Thanks might check it out...
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so did it work?

gunswordx said:
so did it work?
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He would have had to buy the pro version :/
Since I don't use Google checkout I didn't test it myself
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Ops sorry

It works but doesn't see the 5th core. Some of the app's UI displays properly only in landscape (some bits are squished in portrait).
Some screenies...

nobnut said:
It works but doesn't see the 5th core. Some of the app's UI displays properly only in landscape (some bits are squished in portrait).
Some screenies...
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Yes 5th core isn't seen by the system itself so not an issue of the app.
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jonas2295 said:
Yes 5th core isn't seen by the system itself so not an issue of the app.
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Yeah - can see when companion is used as the 4 cores show no use...
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nobnut said:
It works but doesn't see the 5th core. Some of the app's UI displays properly only in landscape (some bits are squished in portrait).
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can you give the market link or the app's full name

U`ll never see the companion core.
It`s invisible to Android OS
management is on Nvidia level

the companion core only works wen the screen is off, It's used for background tasks which doesn't need the quad-core.
It's controlled by hardware so even Android can't see it

so what they using in the video? As that can see it?

jaspabt said:
so what they using in the video? As that can see it?
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My guess is that its an app designed by Nvidia that has the ability to call the companion cores usage..
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vallandil said:
U`ll never see the companion core.
It`s invisible to Android OS
management is on Nvidia level
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Android OS never sees it, but I've been digging through nvidia's tegra kernel repo[1] and the kernel definitely knows about the extra core. But it doesn't get reported over any of the regular performance monitoring interfaces.
However arch/arm/mach-tegra/sysfs-cluster.c[1] defines a sysfs interface than can report if the low power core/cluster or the high performance cluster is in use, tweak a few parameters and even force it to switch between clusters.
Reading /sys/kernel/cluster/active will report the currently active cluster (LP or G). writing 'lp' or 'g' will force it into one of those modes.
You can also find various stats in /sys/kernel/debug/cpuidle/lp2 and /sys/kernel/debug/tegra_hotplug/stats.
I've only skimmed some of the code, and so far I'm not sure if the completely automatic switching from the low power core to the fist core that nvidia brag about actually exists. Some comments in arch/arm/mach-tegra/pm-t3.c suggest that the at least the first generation of Tegra 3 chips have bugs and don't quite switch the entire cpu state and implement some workarounds.[3]
Anyway back to the main topic, I'm guessing that someone could hack together a cpu monitor that polled /sys/kernel/cluster/active and assigned the activity of the first core to either the companion core or the first core depending on which cluster is active.
As a new user, I can't post links, but here are some urls you can copy/paste
Links:
[1] nvidia's tegra kernel repo - nv-tegra.nvidia.com/gitweb/?p=linux-2.6.git;a=tree;hb=refs/heads/android-tegra-nv-3.1
[2] arch/arm/mach-tegra/sysfs-cluster.c - nv-tegra.nvidia.com/gitweb/?p=linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=arch/arm/mach-tegra/sysfs-cluster.c;h=49c3abcf32b918483e06123466186ab6168553ee;hb=refs/heads/android-tegra-nv-3.1
[3] Workarounds - nv-tegra.nvidia.com/gitweb/?p=linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=arch/arm/mach-tegra/pm-t3.c;h=a83174224498c20d9cea53e099a2dfa00b91ab47;hb=refs/heads/android-tegra-nv-3.1#l237

Based off above posts saying that android itself is not aware of the extra CPU...
I have not rooted my HOX yet however i have installed SetCPU to monitor clock speed of the CPU.
To my supprise, it seems that the lowest clock you can set is 51Mhz...
Im not sure if this is a bug with setcpu/stock rom but to me if it is at 51mhz then that would be the +1 core.
The lowest i can monitor my phone go to when i am watching SetCPU is about 100mhz

U`r getting close......
The 4 cores have a min clock of 100
The 51Mhz is indeed the companion core cause the 4 cores never NEVER drop below 100Mhz

Tablet CPU Usage monitor
nobnut said:
It works but doesn't see the 5th core. Some of the app's UI displays properly only in landscape (some bits are squished in portrait).
Some screenies...
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how did you manage to get it to install on your HOX ? I just bought it but the download don't start ! tryed through wifi & 3G, nothing changes.
It seems that google play store is blocking the download for non tablet user, although it say it's compatible with the HOX...
0.99 $ spend through the window....

viGnoS said:
how did you manage to get it to install on your HOX ? I just bought it but the download don't start ! tryed through wifi & 3G, nothing changes.
It seems that google play store is blocking the download for non tablet user, although it say it's compatible with the HOX...
0.99 $ spend through the window....
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I was able to download it from market but uninstalled within my 15min window since it's not optimized for the one x screen + quicksystem Info & CPU spy app can do the same with more functionality
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I finally managed to install it on my oneX but I'm disapointed to see that the companion core seems to be never used.
I was expecting to see the four cores down to 0% in numerous low usage case but it NEVER get down to 0% even when sitting on the desk and doing nothing
in the vid which have been posted in the first post, you can clearly see that the companion is activated at least 90% of the time.
I don't know what to think about that, is the companion core included in the four cores stat through Tablet CPU Usage Monitor, or is the companion being never used ???
Also, I have read around here that the GPU actualy doesn't render 2D things (even the desktop), so it might explain why the companion is never activated...

one x heat

i dont know if it just with me
my hox become very hot when i use it to serf the net or whatsapp and instagram
even when i change the rom ARHD its still the same
my DHD was great and never heat up
any slice use the phone start to boil and yellow spots come out on the screen
need help

mmh5 said:
i dont know if it just with me
my hox become very hot when i use it to serf the net or whatsapp and instagram
even when i change the rom ARHD its still the same
my DHD was great and never heat up
any slice use the phone start to boil and yellow spots come out on the screen
need help
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i got the same problem, but with some more usage. I still use my DHD and I think its better than this oven.

omg
this problem need to be solved
i can use it like this
my DHD was much more better
if any one see this please help SOS

What rom are you using... what kernel etc..
On maximus with stock kernel I barely get heat...
Based on the VERY DETAILLED information in your comment
I can only recomend you install a CPU FAN and hardwire it to
the battery...

mmh5 said:
i dont know if it just with me
my hox become very hot when i use it to serf the net or whatsapp and instagram
even when i change the rom ARHD its still the same
my DHD was great and never heat up
any slice use the phone start to boil and yellow spots come out on the screen
need help
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Your comparing a DHD to a One X.... It's a quad core device *facepalm*...
So before you give up and call the One X a terrible phone (like the 500 rants this forum has) . We need much more information about your device.
1. Have you unlocked the bootloader?
2. Are you running a custom rom/kernel?
3. What base are you on?
4. How long have you had this phone? And how long have you had this problem?
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mmh5 said:
i dont know if it just with me
my hox become very hot when i use it to serf the net or whatsapp and instagram
even when i change the rom ARHD its still the same
my DHD was great and never heat up
any slice use the phone start to boil and yellow spots come out on the screen
need help
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Tw1tchy said:
Your comparing a DHD to a One X.... It's a quad core device *facepalm*...
So before you give up and call the One X a terrible phone (like the 500 rants this forum has) . We need much more information about your device.
1. Have you unlocked the bootloader?
2. Are you running a custom rom/kernel?
3. What base are you on?
4. How long have you had this phone? And how long have you had this problem?
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Have you actually read his post? The one you are quoting?
1. As he has ARHD, yes he has
2. Yes he did ARHD
3. Lets say ARHD just for the fun
4. Irrelevant?
If the screen becomes yellow due to the heat, I would say this is hw problem as he tested different roms. UV might help, but the device should not become like this.
What I would be interested in, if he is not using it in direct sunlight on a beach with 40 degrees in the shadow. Even though I saw ppl say their devices survived that.
I am now in Egypt myself and even at night. With -125 UV. And the device still gets hot, red/green blinking on charge.
BUT I never got yellow spots coming out of the screen. And just cuz of that I would says something is wrong on hw level there.

P00r said:
What rom are you using... what kernel etc..
On maximus with stock kernel I barely get heat...
Based on the VERY DETAILLED information in your comment
I can only recomend you install a CPU FAN and hardwire it to
the battery...
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i flashed rom maximus but without the stock kernal and the temp still the same
im goning to try it now with the stock

mmh5 said:
i flashed rom maximus but without the stock kernal and the temp still the same
im goning to try it now with the stock
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try faux kernel and undervolt it and underclock it using system tuner or setcpu that will solve all your heat issues

I have exactly the same problem. Whenever i use my One X for navigation in the car (using Navigon) the battery drains more than the Kidigi Car Holder can charge. I already checked all advices that there are like:
- Kidigi Car Holder is charging with AC
- disabled 2 Cores
- UV all frequencies by -125mV
- running the phone in airplane mode
- disabling autobrightness
At the moment i´m running ARHD 9.3.2 with Faux 007m Kernel.
Could someone please help?

PAGOT said:
Have you actually read his post? The one you are quoting?
1. As he has ARHD, yes he has
2. Yes he did ARHD
3. Lets say ARHD just for the fun
4. Irrelevant?
If the screen becomes yellow due to the heat, I would say this is hw problem as he tested different roms. UV might help, but the device should not become like this.
What I would be interested in, if he is not using it in direct sunlight on a beach with 40 degrees in the shadow. Even though I saw ppl say their devices survived that.
I am now in Egypt myself and even at night. With -125 UV. And the device still gets hot, red/green blinking on charge.
BUT I never got yellow spots coming out of the screen. And just cuz of that I would says something is wrong on hw level there.
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PAGOT said:
Have you actually read his post? The one you are quoting?
1. As he has ARHD, yes he has
2. Yes he did ARHD
3. Lets say ARHD just for the fun
4. Irrelevant?
If the screen becomes yellow due to the heat, I would say this is hw problem as he tested different roms. UV might help, but the device should not become like this.
What I would be interested in, if he is not using it in direct sunlight on a beach with 40 degrees in the shadow. Even though I saw ppl say their devices survived that.
I am now in Egypt myself and even at night. With -125 UV. And the device still gets hot, red/green blinking on charge.
BUT I never got yellow spots coming out of the screen. And just cuz of that I would says something is wrong on hw level there.
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im not expert in these stuff i barely know how to flash a rom
i downloaded some roms and im going to try them
if there any app will help even if the phone performance will decrease i will use it

mmh5 said:
im not expert in these stuff i barely know how to flash a rom
i downloaded some roms and im going to try them
if there any app will help even if the phone performance will decrease i will use it
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If it's happening on 2 roms other ones won't help you.
For sure not customized sense ones.
You could compare sense vs cyanogenmod.
But still, the CPU is kernel controlled.
And remember always when you download a Rom it takes like a day to settle, syncing set ups and etc. So to test a Rom you need few days.
Just stick to a Rom for now. And try the advices we already gave you. Undervolting with lets say faux kernel etc.
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vivek_bhoj said:
try faux kernel and undervolt it and underclock it using system tuner or setcpu that will solve all your heat issues
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im going to flash the faux kernal now
kindly if you can give the values that i must set

OK... So far so good
I flash ARHD and the faux kernel
I also installed system tuner
In system tuner there is many settings & I don't know what to change
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PAGOT said:
If it's happening on 2 roms other ones won't help you.
For sure not customized sense ones.
You could compare sense vs cyanogenmod.
But still, the CPU is kernel controlled.
And remember always when you download a Rom it takes like a day to settle, syncing set ups and etc. So to test a Rom you need few days.
Just stick to a Rom for now. And try the advices we already gave you. Undervolting with lets say faux kernel etc.
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What to value I change???
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Install Hidden settings app from play store and in the newly created Power saver settings in the app drawer, disable "Reduce CPU cores" or something like this,(its the second option on the list, thats for sure )because basically your HOX runs on 1 core with 1 Ghz, but if you turn this power saver setting off, you will have a full 4 core perfomance, as it should be. This has solved me the heating problem a long time ago when i SEARCHED THIS FORUM, which option i gladly reccomend now to you!!!
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TripleD_HOX said:
Install Hidden settings app from play store and in the newly created Power saver settings in the app drawer, disable "Reduce CPU cores" or something like this,(its the second option on the list, thats for sure )because basically your HOX runs on 1 core with 1 Ghz, but if you turn this power saver setting off, you will have a full 4 core perfomance, as it should be. This has solved me the heating problem a long time ago when i SEARCHED THIS FORUM, which option i gladly reccomend now to you!!!
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usually when i open instagram or whatsapp it start heating
but now after 3 videos on youtube and texting still 32-34 C
before its reach 44c
im going to test this way tonight and will tell you any updates :fingers-crossed:
thanks a lot

I have this problem too, i have try this app but still overheating....
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with faux kernal and hidden setting my hox doesn't heat up like before
only once heat up when i force close some apps
but still much better the before :good:
i still want the value that i must change in system tuner
also i notice in system tuner the CPU didn't change at all
waiting for the values

try other roms
Before I face the same problem but after I change the ROM to rd miui, I think the heat still natural for me..
My advice try rd miui for ICS or jelly bean and try cm10 from trip droid ROM with new kernel 3.1.10 for jelly bean.
Now I am still try using trip droid ROM..so far so good about the heat..
Best regards
Ronny tri

mmh5 said:
with faux kernal and hidden setting my hox doesn't heat up like before
only once heat up when i force close some apps
but still much better the before :good:
i still want the value that i must change in system tuner
also i notice in system tuner the CPU didn't change at all
waiting for the values
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Im glad i could help. In system tuner at the voltages tap ONLY 2 Times the "-25mV" icon, and at the cpu, set the governor to interactive. I guarantee your HOX will freeze your hands while you're holdin It
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[MOD] G•P•U Rendering = C.P.U Rending Off!!

DISABLING CPU RENDERING
Credit goes to Leowaliet.
So what does this mod give to us?
What does this help us with?
•Speed √
•Smoothness √
•Sound √
•Less Battery Drain √
Works with any ROM
So, if you have Faux 11 kernel + this mod.
(In Algebraic Equation)
F+M=EpixNeshh
In technical terms, we are disabling CPU Rendering from the system so it force GPU to work on all Graphics.
So why not?
Would it hurt no?
Try it, YOU WONT REGRET IT :screwy:
*THIS WILL LET IMAGES IN XDA APPEAR*
*WILL NOT BREAK APPS*
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Isn't this already a toggle under Developer settings in ICS+ ROMs?

thehandi said:
Isn't this already a toggle under Developer settings in ICS+ ROMs?
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This stops it for all ROMS. And doesn't brake some of the apps.
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Link won't work if you don't have an account on that site.

bobpantsspongesquare said:
Link won't work if you don't have an account on that site.
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+1

here it is...havent tried it

alphadog32 said:
DISABLING CPU RENDERING
So what does this mod give to us?
What does this help us with?
•Speed √
•Smoothness √
•Sound √
So, if you have Faux 11 kernel + this mod.
(In Algebraic Equation)
F+M=EpixNeshh
In technical terms, we are disabling CPU Rendering from the system so it force GPU to work on all Graphics.
So why not?
Would it hurt no?
Try it, YOU WONT REGRET IT :screwy:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/at...uide-disable-cpu-rendering-vm670_eglpatch.zip
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This is already set by default in many custom ROMs but alsoeans you can't see pictures on apps like XDA
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Try it, YOU WONT REGRET IT
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Actually...I did regret it, as I can't see any pics in XDA and in
my Sopcast, the stream is very "choppy" and with worst
color quality. So......Sorry.
Even in custom Roms, the first thing I do is uncheck the "Force GPU..."
:crying:

This is not using the phone's Settings.
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alphadog32 said:
This is not using the phone's Settings.
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this mod is wrong!! dude! it will brake apps that need it to work, GPU only works wen need it, this mod desable 2D and 3D drawing

richardlibeau said:
you do not need this mod. just go to system/lib/egl and delete the first line android 0 0. this does the same thing as this mod. I did it on my phone and it works fine. No graphics problems . All hi tech games like asphalt,spiderman, avatar. cs portable, gta3 all play great. Videos do too. You can also add debug.composition.type=gpu to build prop and delete any other composition type that's in build prop to force gpu rendering for graphics
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Thank you. Every one thinks it will break things. It is like saying I have a Land Rover with 4v4. Now, you're going up a hill and to run it up, you buy newer and better wheels. It still gets up, but slower. It would be a lot smarter to enable 4v4 so it can climb faster and more efficient. So GPU is supposed to run the Graphics Interface. Not the Processing Unit. Does it make sense? Of course not. Using GPU for its dedicated reason it is a way more reasonable thought. So why would you want it disabled?
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alphadog32 said:
Thank you. Every one thinks it will break things. It is like saying I have a Land Rover with 4v4. Now, you're going up a hill and to run it up, you buy newer and better wheels. It still gets up, but slower. It would be a lot smarter to enable 4v4 so it can climb faster and more efficient. So GPU is supposed to run the Graphics Interface. Not the Processing Unit. Does it make sense? Of course not. Using GPU for its dedicated reason it is a way more reasonable thought. So why would you want it disabled?
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The theory is all nice and logical, however, let me quote something:
Every one thinks it will break things.
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I'm one of the "everyone" and I do not "think" it will break stuff, I know it does and I can reproduce it at a drop of my hat!
So why would you want it disabled?
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Because of my above proof (proof for me)....that's why.
However, it's nice that people can have a choice. For others may work better.
:highfive:

Well it hasn't broken any apps for me.
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I'm not sure why everyone is jumping on the OP so hard.. he stated clearly in the second or third post that it Works without breaking anything .. I flashed it on my AOKP JB build with no problems and it didn't break anything like the option in development settings does... for example .. xda app loads pictures perfectly.
Maybe test it next time before flaming give it a test...
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All I know is the guy is trying to help the community and you guys all just bashed him.. I dont even think any of you even bothered to say thanks..
RushAOZ said:
Because you're probably not using any old apps that haven't been updated for ICS. Not jumping on the OP I'm simply stating this mod isn't needed because the GPU is already rendering everything. CPU will only render old apps so if you don't have any old apps then this mod is essentially useless. You're not forcing the GPU to do something it isn't already doing.
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OK.. then riddle me this.. Using the option in development settings breaks my XDA and my FRF app, meaning they wont load pictures in the app.. However this mod has not caused this side effect..
RushAOZ said:
This mod isn't needed. The whole reason GPU rendering exists in ICS/JB is for apps that were written on GB. GB written apps didn't support GPU acceleration by default. With ICS and JB apps are written with GPU rendering on by default.
Basically these settings ONLY effect old apps that haven't been updated to ICS/GB. This is why disabling CPU rendering will break some apps as experienced by some of you above. GPU rendering is supposed.to force the GPU to render old apps and while it works most of the time there are apps that you can't force and you get errors and artifacts. So many misconceptions with this setting lol. Just leave it on. Problem solved.
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According to pocket now force gpu rendering is basically used to off load the graphical tasks given to the CPU in apps that aren't optimized for ICS. ICS has this option enabled by default when writing apps for it but with apps written on GB down to cupcake 1.6, gpu rendering when writing apps is off by default.
Basically, leave it on as its probably helping your CPU run older unoptimized apps more efficiently since it doesn't have to process the graphical UI for that app too.
http://pocketnow.com/2012/05/25/wha...-in-ice-cream-sandwich/?wpmp_switcher=desktop
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Its also pretty hilarious that you say this and are bending it to make your self correct..
YES newer applications that are based on the newer SDK have the ability to do this Nativity regardless of what you have checked or unchecked..
BUT it is not ONLY going to be beneficial for apps that are not.. it will force ALL rendering through your GPU and leaving the computation to the CPU giving your system an edge.. while be it a small one, but never the less an edge as far as CPU processing times and Graphics quality output ..

PJcastaldo said:
All I know is the guy is trying to help the community and you guys all just bashed him.. I dont even think any of you even bothered to say thanks..
OK.. then riddle me this.. Using the option in development settings breaks my XDA and my FRF app, meaning they wont load pictures in the app.. However this mod has not caused this side effect..
Its also pretty hilarious that you say this and are bending it to make your self correct..
YES newer applications that are based on the newer SDK have the ability to do this Nativity regardless of what you have checked or unchecked..
BUT it is not ONLY going to be beneficial for apps that are not.. it will force ALL rendering through your GPU and leaving the computation to the CPU giving your system an edge.. while be it a small one, but never the less an edge as far as CPU processing times and Graphics quality output ..
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Thanks man. Felt it right in the heart.
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Ok enough arguing here, stay on topic and stop assuming that this or that will happen until you have tried the MOD. If you don't like or want to try it, stay out of the thread. Don't troll dev threads.
Noellenchris
XDA Forum MOD

alphadog32, thanks (I did hit the Thanks button), but one needs
more info in the OP, like, how to install it, does it work with default
kernel, or only with Faux, what Rom is compatible with....and so on.
Thanks for this.
:good:

I apologize I misread/ misunderstood what the OP was saying. Since the mod is actually configuring the egl libs, this WILL NOT break your pics as force gpu in setting will. Everybody thank the OP and move this thread forward
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Flashed it a few hours ago, seems pretty solid so far. At least it certainly hasn't given me any problems with games or other apps. It's almost weird seeing pictures load on the XDA app btw, because it's been a long time since I've seen them work... lol. Running it on CM9.1.

Disabling CPU rendering?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877183
so yeah, is it just a load of crap or does it actually work?

If you are on ICS you can make a nandroid backup and try it

I saw this today as well not sure whether to try it. Isn't it the same or similar to what we can choose in developers options to force GPU rendering? Maybe will try later when I have time as I cant complain with the speed that I'm getting from nikez jb p0.9
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I am specifically wondering how will it work with gingerbread roms. I mean, it must be some kind of BS right? There's no way to force GPU rendering for UI in gingerbread, is there?

Joke of the day... classic!

Works on Mildwild 4.3. I don't have a launcher redraw anymore And it's not GPU rendering, it just removes the pathway to render on the CPU so the GPU does the graphics stuff

Works on Mildwild 4.3. I don't have a launcher redraw anymore And it's not GPU rendering, it just removes the pathway to render on the CPU so the GPU does the graphics stuff
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Basically everyone should be getting a placebo affect, i personally havent seen anyone provide evidence such as benchmarking surfaceflinger to prove the ui is smoother. The manufacturers by default select the gpu to render the ui which has a 0 1 on adreno200 and 0 0 on android thus its hw accelerated and not software accelerated

So what does that really do anyway ? Anyone notices really anything?
I don't trust benchmarks, they show incredibly inaccurate results (at least Antutu and Quadrant). Try run it twice on the same rom, one right next to another.

Well, no use from benchmark apps, but I tried it on MIUI rom with high resolution graphics settings for launcher. I definitely had lags issue with it without patch, especially with cube 3d screen transition effect. Now with it no lags at all, and I'm sure it's not a placebo.
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MidnightDevil said:
So what does that really do anyway ? Anyone notices really anything?
I don't trust benchmarks, they show incredibly inaccurate results (at least Antutu and Quadrant). Try run it twice on the same rom, one right next to another.
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Lol im not talking about regular benchmarking

I tried it with rom in signature and confirm that UI is smoother and also app like Facebook seems faster, like author is reporting in original thread.
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Well I did actually just test it and it's obviously a load of crap and a waste of time. Can't believe I ACTUALLY was stupid enough to think that it'd work.

ToastnButter said:
Well I did actually just test it and it's obviously a load of crap and a waste of time. Can't believe I ACTUALLY was stupid enough to think that it'd work.
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I don't think it's useless or stupid.... either 99% are having a placebo reaction with noticeable effects.. or they are having a reaction to a noticeable difference on their equipments.. I was also skeptic that would do anything.. I can't tell you what it is, but I do notice some differences.

I would say it works - somehow.
I use it on SpazeDogs ICS ROM and it gives a subjective performance boost - by feeling i wouldnt say that the FPS increased or something like that. But it feels smoother. Would call it "Project Butter light"

McDope said:
I would say it works - somehow.
I use it on SpazeDogs ICS ROM and it gives a subjective performance boost - by feeling i wouldnt say that the FPS increased or something like that. But it feels smoother. Would call it "Project Butter light"
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Lol!
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[Q] Improving Performance?

Just curious if anyone else is getting extremely slow performance? I'm running CM10.1 and it is slow -- one of the last stable builds.
I've found that I can't have Hangouts + Facebook or Hangouts + Chrome open at the same time. It'll take ages to load something, so I end up having to force close everything pretty often. And my phone's battery is getting worse and worse in terms of performance
Have been debating what the cause could be. I have a TON of music on my external_sd -- wondering if maybe Android is constantly scanning it and it's slow/losing battery from that. The media scanning icon is not up, though. Could be the ROM? Have been debating dropping back to using a deodexed/debloated stock ROM. Wondering if maybe the battery is just naturally degrading -- I've had the phone for ALMOST one year. Wondering if it's the issue with just having 1GB of RAM on the device?
Any thoughts from anyone on improving performance? I would love to be able to go to work without having to charge the phone. I can go for about 8 hours at work (sometimes listening to music, sometimes not) and by the time I'm home, my phone is anywhere from 10-20%.

terinfire said:
Just curious if anyone else is getting extremely slow performance? I'm running CM10.1 and it is slow -- one of the last stable builds.
I've found that I can't have Hangouts + Facebook or Hangouts + Chrome open at the same time. It'll take ages to load something, so I end up having to force close everything pretty often. And my phone's battery is getting worse and worse in terms of performance
Have been debating what the cause could be. I have a TON of music on my external_sd -- wondering if maybe Android is constantly scanning it and it's slow/losing battery from that. The media scanning icon is not up, though. Could be the ROM? Have been debating dropping back to using a deodexed/debloated stock ROM. Wondering if maybe the battery is just naturally degrading -- I've had the phone for ALMOST one year. Wondering if it's the issue with just having 1GB of RAM on the device?
Any thoughts from anyone on improving performance? I would love to be able to go to work without having to charge the phone. I can go for about 8 hours at work (sometimes listening to music, sometimes not) and by the time I'm home, my phone is anywhere from 10-20%.
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as I know media scan only runs after boot.
Most of android devices has less then 1 giga ram, I don think you need more. You can enable comcache. settings -> performance -> memory management -> zram , it needs kernel support.
zram compresses memory.
My 4.3 roms dont have zram support.
Factory reset always win. You should try latest cm10.2, I think 4.3 faster.

bubor said:
My 4.3 roms dont have zram support.
Factory reset always win. You should try latest cm10.2, I think 4.3 faster.
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Wait, so the newest pacman doesn't have zram support? Is in the settings though.
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LaizureBoy said:
Wait, so the newest pacman doesn't have zram support? Is in the settings though.
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kernel doesnt have zram.

Zram and other improvements
Hello, good afternoon to all
First, sorry to revive an old post, but i can't post in dev zone.
I am currently improving the performance of my i927.
I installed the kernel "LiteKernel" (V4.0-20130113 ICS) but I have some doubts. For example, how I can enable zram? How I can make a small OC the GPU?
I would appreciate some more advice.
Stock ICS 4.0.4 ROM UCLJ3 with LiteKernel ICS V4.0-20130113
Thanks a lot!

Try with trickster mod
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Androide3 said:
Try with trickster mod
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Thanks a lot!
zRam activated and working, and see that GPU is on 400mHz always
But i was thinking in app like Android Tuner that can set a boot profile... because i have to enable zRam every boot
Any idea? any other improvement?
THANKS!
EDIT: Now i see the option that i can set a profile when boot with trickster mod!! thanks again!