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Fastest and most stable Hero Rom?

I am going to wipe my G1 and flash one of the Hero roms on it. What is the fastest and most stable of these roms to install after a fresh wipe?
Also, I've noticed on a bunch of them that they advise 30m swap, but in one thread someone said that 90m runs more efficiently. Is this true, and if I create a 90m swap will any of the Hero roms utilize this without any further modifications, or is there a line in a file somewhere that I need to advise the rom that I'll be using 90 instead of 30? Is this recommended?
Thanks,
Bob C.

There are many opinions on which is the fastest and/or more stable. I've had good experiences with JAC's and Drizzy's. Others haven't, the only way to find out for sure is to flash yourself and give it a run.

i wonder the same thing, i like the twistedumbrella version, drizzy and jac both have very good roms

xyrcncp said:
There are many opinions on which is the fastest and/or more stable. I've had good experiences with JAC's and Drizzy's. Others haven't, the only way to find out for sure is to flash yourself and give it a run.
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You using 30m swapfile?

I'd wait for the new Drizzy release. Also why didn't you as your question in the Q&A section? The Q stands for question...

ThR1LL said:
I'd wait for the new Drizzy release. Also why didn't you as your question in the Q&A section? The Q stands for question...
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My apologies, I sit here reading all these threads and just overlooked where I was posting it to. I'll be more careful in the future.
When is the new Drizzy release scheduled to come out?

BohicaBobby said:
You using 30m swapfile?
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Yep, 32MB to be exact and it runs just fine. Then again, keep in mind, I'm not an "App freak", I don't have 100+ apps on my phone, right now I have 21, up from 6-7 from when I was not running apps2sd.

Drizzy is sick right now so not sure when he's gonna be releasing his newest, he pushed out the base of the build to a bunch of devs though so someone might be releasing a variation of it sometime soon. You can follow him on twitter @HeartBreakDrake he always updates there if he's putting something up soon.

Swap
Hi,
Would you recommend having the swap on a 1GB Card.
Will be getting my 8gb Sd in a week. But cant wait and without the swap the phone runs damm slow.

noooo sir a 1 gig card...man thats pushing it. it will most likley be incrediblt laggy. if i were you, dl cyanogen 4.04, then find a nice hero theme until you get your sd card. really.

oshizzle1991 said:
noooo sir a 1 gig card...man thats pushing it. it will most likley be incrediblt laggy. if i were you, dl cyanogen 4.04, then find a nice hero theme until you get your sd card. really.
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hey thanks...

how stable is 4.999

So just how stable is 4.999?
I want to root my phone to it, but I've read that a lot of people have been having issues with it..
I would get the 4.04, but does it come with the new 1.6 tmobile update?

xologist said:
So just how stable is 4.999?
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You mean 4.1.999?
xologist said:
I want to root my phone to it, but I've read that a lot of people have been having issues with it..
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I don't have any issues. An occasional forceclose/wait popup message and rarely a random reboot. Plus gps doesn't work too well with some map apps (especially Telenav) but I think that's app related and not to the rom. (Some apps need to be revised for 1.6.)
In any case as long as you have a recovery that allows you to do nandroid backups (you can use the RA-dream which is linked in my signature. It allows you to do switchrom so you can bookmark your current rom.)
So try 4.1.999 and if you don't like it, flash back and wait for a newer and more stable release.
xologist said:
I would get the 4.04, but does it come with the new 1.6 tmobile update?
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No. 4.0.4 is Android 1.5.

i have been running 4.1.999 since it came out, about a week or so ago, and it can be a little slow at times, but a reboot will fix that (basically i reboot when i wake up in the morning, and it runs fine throughout the day for me). i think the reason mine slows down though is i have a 64mb linux-swap partition, and i have my swappiness set to 75.
overall though, i find it to be a great ROM, and no 4.0.4 is not based off of 1.6, it is 1.5.

oh cool, so 4.1.999 is based on 1.6 ?
and im kind of glad you guys say you dont have issues, because everytime I look here there is more issues :S
http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmo...Priority Version Owner Summary Stars Modified

Flash it and try balancing it on a flat surface, you can tell how stable it is.

ok cool thnx

I dont use swap, just ext3, and Advanced Launcher, 4 App Limit Set, and mine runs smoothly....

Kazan22 said:
Flash it and try balancing it on a flat surface, you can tell how stable it is.
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hmmm, this is going to be my new stability test when i try out a hero rom.
can it survive without falling over during the initial boot up?

Hawks-SOAD ION Donut Build Rls 2

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728797
Ion donut build based on Zenulators Ion Build http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-de...d.php?t=582810
Working
Everything
its a very fast build no fcs try it out and please give feedback thanks

hawks-SOAD said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728797
my Ion donut build
Working
Everything
its a very fast build no fcs try it out and please give feedback thanks
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Ion seems pretty old, any reason in particular you are using ion, when everything works in donut, and most things in eclair or froyo?
EDIT: Err re read it ion donut :S, kinda threw me off

My rom is reborn...........................
http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=582810

If this is indeed zenulators work, you need to a. seek permission first to post. and then b. credit in the op.

I'm glad you continued this rom. Keep up the good work.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Well I'm not sure who to give the credit to, but I love this build so much it has become my daily driver.
Pair this up with the 7-2 .nbh and you've got a build where everything works and works snappily. (Is that a word?)
Kudos to all involved.

zenulator said:
I'm glad you continued this rom. Keep up the good work.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
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was happy to the rom deserved it lol nut i cannot continue my kaiser died so until i get it fixed i can't do anything , i have moved on to the desire but my mum will be using the kaiser so i can test builds on it still

do you have a full market update?
otherwise i like this rom, thanks !

did you ever fix the camera?

camera works fine here?

jin5 said:
camera works fine here?
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Camera works fine when paired with the 7-2 zimage/NBH file.
Mike

jin5 said:
do you have a full market update?
otherwise i like this rom, thanks !
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I tried to bring in the market apk from Myn's Warm Donut, but since this is an Odex-ed build it didn't work. I may give it another try, though.

I've been using Incubus' Froyo for a while now, and was using Release 13
I backed up all my stuff and dumped my data to an img so I could always go back if necessary
Loaded up this RLS 3 of the HTC Ion build - wow... FAST
Nice ROM - good stability - everything works.
Upgraded to latest Google maps - its working no issues
Market seems to work fine, no issues
I also seem to get better signal on the phone with this Ion build than I did with Froyo
Any new updates planned on this?
Unless something really Astonishing or cool happens with a newer Foryo build,
I'm thinking that I'll be sticking with this HTC Ion build for the Vogue
Thanks to all the people that worked on this one!

Does_It_Matter said:
I've been using Incubus' Froyo for a while now, and was using Release 13
I backed up all my stuff and dumped my data to an img so I could always go back if necessary
Loaded up this RLS 3 of the HTC Ion build - wow... FAST
Nice ROM - good stability - everything works.
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what nbh did you use if you don't mind me asking?
you're on the sprint vogue?
cheers!

cyburke said:
what nbh did you use if you don't mind me asking?
you're on the sprint vogue?
cheers!
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Yes - Sprint network - HTC Vogue
http://it029000.massey.ac.nz/vogue/files/voguimg-320x480-02-07-10.nbh
is the image I downloaded and flashed
Either of these should work - depending on what resolution you want:
voguimg-320x480-02-07-10.nbh
voguimg-320x428-02-07-10.nbh
voguimg-240x320-02-07-10.nbh
I find the 320x480 to work quite well
Used Rogue Tools - set to 500mhz OC and also 160 DPI

this is a nice rom.. thanks to 'does_it_matter' i've been checking it out...
in froyo i was able to 1-second press the 'camera' button and it would act as the 'home' action and return you to home screen.
what is the 'home' screen button for this rom as that same action does not appear to work here...?
THANKS!

Does_It_Matter said:
I've been using Incubus' Froyo for a while now, and was using Release 13
I backed up all my stuff and dumped my data to an img so I could always go back if necessary
Loaded up this RLS 3 of the HTC Ion build - wow... FAST
Nice ROM - good stability - everything works.
Upgraded to latest Google maps - its working no issues
Market seems to work fine, no issues
I also seem to get better signal on the phone with this Ion build than I did with Froyo
Any new updates planned on this?
Unless something really Astonishing or cool happens with a newer Foryo build,
I'm thinking that I'll be sticking with this HTC Ion build for the Vogue
Thanks to all the people that worked on this one!
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Can I ask how do you backup all your OS release? Can I do this if I am running haret with a partitioned card? ie: Backup all 3 partitions so I can reinstall easily?

Stupid pills here today, I can't figure out how to add more screens? I only got the 1 Home screen
NM, I just had to use my Pointer to swipe to screen

dsmturbo said:
Can I ask how do you backup all your OS release? Can I do this if I am running haret with a partitioned card? ie: Backup all 3 partitions so I can reinstall easily?
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When you boot the phone, hold the center d-pad
Choose Backup data - and you can backup the data partition
it backs up to the Andboot folder and is 256MB in size so have the space available!
That way, I can just reload a Froyo Release, then re-load the data.img and I am back where I started!
I also backup all my contacts/sms to google

Does_It_Matter said:
I also backup all my contacts/sms to google
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i got the backing up of contacts just fine to google, but how do you backup your SMS too?!

New to HERO. Need a ROM

Hey gang,
I just bought a used HERO for my mother and would like to root it and load a custom rom. I will follow this guide to root it : Step By Step Way to root Using Flashrec(Updated 4/5)
I need some advice on a good clean rom though.
Below are my 'wanted features' in a rom.
Android 2.1
HTC Sense
stable (no need for constant reboots)
App2SD
good battery life
NOT overclocked
NOT themed (she just wants what she sees in the commercials. Stock look and colors)
keyboard with voice input (she sucks at typing and just wants to "talk to text")
LWP (optional but she probably won't use)
I looked at the rom area... and got lost with all of the choices.
She will never change a single setting once it is configured for her.
she just wants an "Android".
Thnx!

Everything except that stupid Blue Echo Rom, that thing is horrible
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Hi PapaSmurf

I don't follow you...
Please link me to a ROM that fits her needs (if that exists)

Try nfinitiefx45 stock 2.1 deodexed or damage control 2.09.01
Sorry I can't link from the xda app.
Also, if the phone already has 2.1 on it, there is a new rooting method. If it has 1.5, flashrec should work fine.
Sent from my froyo HERO200 using XDA App

Darchstar 2.8 !! My phone never ran so smooth I have very very little keyboard Lag.

Sooo, why not keep it bone stock since otherwise you'll void her warranty for nothing?

joehunni said:
Sooo, why not keep it bone stock since otherwise you'll void her warranty for nothing?
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I want Apps2SD so she doesn't run out of room so fast. I am sure she will add apps and not clean up after herself.

synaptyc said:
Hey gang,
I just bought a used HERO for my mother and would like to root it and load a custom rom. I will follow this guide to root it : Step By Step Way to root Using Flashrec(Updated 4/5)
I need some advice on a good clean rom though.
Below are my 'wanted features' in a rom.
Android 2.1
HTC Sense
stable (no need for constant reboots)
App2SD
good battery life
NOT overclocked
NOT themed (she just wants what she sees in the commercials. Stock look and colors)
keyboard with voice input (she sucks at typing and just wants to "talk to text")
LWP (optional but she probably won't use)
I looked at the rom area... and got lost with all of the choices.
She will never change a single setting once it is configured for her.
she just wants an "Android".
Thnx!
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Aloysius
10freakingchars

+1 for nfinitefx45's stock ROM. but get the odex version since you won't be using themes
Fresh is also a good option with slight visual tweaks (uses HTC Espresso launcher + vanilla lock screen)
of the 2 i'd guess the nfinitefx ROM is more stable since it's closer to stock, but I honestly haven't tried fresh.

Kcarpenter said:
Everything except that stupid Blue Echo Rom, that thing is horrible
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Lmao cold bro just cold. That's OK I prefer my red dawn anyways. Lol

My sig says it all....
(although DD is on a new version now... and does not have sense, but with a few simple flashes, who needs it?)
(PS, LWP sux, will not work on most roms (ie, not sticking on standby), and a batt drain, and slows sys down. dont bother.)
(PPS, after re-reading your OP, I am wondering why you are looking for a custom rom at all? b-sides the lwp thang, stock has all that, no theme, stable. root is good for a few extra things and I recommend it, but perhaps use a stock rom for stability and consistency....?)

kingdazy said:
My sig says it all....
(although DD is on a new version now... and does not have sense, but with a few simple flashes, who needs it?)
(PS, LWP sux, will not work on most roms (ie, not sticking on standby), and a batt drain, and slows sys down. dont bother.)
(PPS, after re-reading your OP, I am wondering why you are looking for a custom rom at all? b-sides the lwp thang, stock has all that, no theme, stable. root is good for a few extra things and I recommend it, but perhaps use a stock rom for stability and consistency....?)
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Apps2SD. Don't i need a custom rom to get that working ?

synaptyc said:
Apps2SD. Don't i need a custom rom to get that working ?
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ah yes, unless you go for a cyan rom, or some other 2.2 build, which I dont recommend personally, yet.
and make sure you have a class 6 card at least for a2sd...

I think you just want another Hero to play with lol. If you really want a custom rom, the odex version of Nfinite's stock rom has gobs of internal memory and is snappier than any deodexed rom.

kingdazy said:
ah yes, unless you go for a cyan rom, or some other 2.2 build, which I dont recommend personally, yet.
and make sure you have a class 6 card at least for a2sd...
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Lmao um a2sd can be used on any class SD card. U need a class 4 card if u want to move dalvik cache over but even still it makes the phone unstable.
Go with odexed version of nifinite stock rom. It has a2sd plus is fast and what ur looking for

wouldnt fresh be good for him to flash?
sounds like what he needs

Papa Smurf151 said:
Lmao um a2sd can be used on any class SD card. U need a class 4 card if u want to move dalvik cache over but even still it makes the phone unstable.
Go with odexed version of nifinite stock rom. It has a2sd plus is fast and what ur looking for
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lmao?
well, I have been told by countless ppl here that anything less than a C6 "does not work well", frankly not knowing what that exactly means, but apparently causes instability/data corruption? whateva.
guess you would know, right?
dont use it, dont care. just trying to be helpful.
+1 for odexed version of nifinite stock rom. i think that wold be perfect, and easiest to "suport" if needed.

Thank you all for the help!
Here is what I did.
Rooted using this 2.1 guide:
[GUIDE] How to Root Sprint 2.1 Release for CDMA Hero
Flashed the following ROM:
[ROM] Sprint 2.27.651.6 STOCK Deoxed w/A2SD 2.7.5_pf4a |7/31/2010|
(i have not tried JIT just yet...)
All seems perfect! I believe my Ma will love this. Who knows... maybe Pop will want one too =)
Thnx again!
~Syn

I would suggest leaving jit alone for now, it is far too unstable in my experience.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

joehunni said:
I would suggest leaving jit alone for now, it is far too unstable in my experience.
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Then u haven't used the new jit. Cause the one nfinite and I are using is very stable and very fast. There will be an update out soon for it.

[ROM] WildVogue- Sense Froyo Edition

This is Froyo Sense coming to Vogue...
Calling does not work!!
The latest kernel 240x320 works the best.
It runs about as fast as Super Hero with no Overclocking when WildVogue is oc'ed to 520 mhz with Rogue tools
It runs from a system.img but i am working to strip it down to NAND
Data should be put on NAND
I have no clue if this will work on Polaris or Kaiser(It'd be helpful if someone could try...)
here are some preliminary screenshots(attached).
This preliminary(Beta) build:
Thanks vellowax for all the help
Thanks Thoughtlesskyle for your kind suggestions
And the whole community for all the previous work that helped me get here.
Its a port from WildPuzzle v8 for Wildfire
the androidinstall.tar is here
I'm looking for help learning and developing it but I'm coming along
This is a Beta I have no responsibility whatsoever if you brick your phone
If you have any suggestions please reply in this thread

Lovely!
jholtom said:
This is Froyo Sense coming to Vogue...
Calling does not work!!
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I'm looking for help learning and developing it but I'm coming along
This is a Beta I have no responsibility whatsoever if you brick your phone
If you have any suggestions please reply in this thread
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I will try this when calling works but keep your progress--make it mature!

Your download link doesn't work
I figured it out, but you might want to edit it and correct it.
I'll do some testing with this as I have a spare phone that's not activated.

jholtom said:
I have no clue if this will work on Polaris or Kaiser(It'd be helpful if someone could try...)
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Excellent Jholtom, I've linked this thread in Kaiser forums, If noone will be brave enough to try it out I will test it in the afternoon. Great job!

link is doesnt work if i download this ill try yhe kaiser but icant download this link

The link is fixed now

can not install kaiser because low memory on nand

What Kernel are you using for this jholtom ?
I tried using the 11/29/10 2.6.32 kernel and was getting an error message.
I'll try again with the 10/29/10 2.6.32 kernel

Will give this a try.

I have it installed on the kaiser. It took a little work but its on. It will only work in 320x240 and with at least 200 mb for sys and then use an ext2.img for data. One problem I am having though is that all the HTC setup apps fc. I am going to try just removing them and see how that works. I used an old october kernel as I tried to update to the 11/29 one and was getting a module error and did try the android update and it didnt solve it so I rolled back.

trashed my super froyo so i guess ill give this a try........

great jobs,i'll give it a try

I managed to actually get into the rom finally. I took a setupwizard from a froyo rom and used it. I had to really fight with it though. The wizard ran poorly, and the date and time settings at the end kept fc'ing looping it back to the beginning of the wizard until finally it went into the rom. Going to test it now. I do not believe its a phone issue but a build issue as of right now. If you could remove the date and time settings it is referring to then I think it might be a bit better.
To run on the kaiser so far i've had to:
Set resolution to 320x240, Change partition to be 200 MB on SYS and rest on DATA via ext2.img . Afterwards I took a setupwizard.apk from a froyo rom and then renamed and replaced the HTCSetupWizard.apk the rom included as that was contributing to FC's.
On the kaiser wifi and the radio are not working. Both get an error when attempting to be used. I am going to try bringing in a etc folder from a working froyo rom and see if that solves the issue.
Lastly there is a power issue on the kaiser. It seems to keep thinking its almost near dead while on usb even though in the kernel it shows the proper power levels.

OK...
Tried this on my Vogue
the 10-31-10 2.6.25 NBH kernel will work.
BUT!!!
Do NOT try this on a class 2 card - OMFG... WAY too slow
Class 4 or class 6 at least...
Hopefully you can fit it in NAND soon?

aceoyame said:
I managed to actually get into the rom finally. I took a setupwizard from a froyo rom and used it. I had to really fight with it though. The wizard ran poorly, and the date and time settings at the end kept fc'ing looping it back to the beginning of the wizard until finally it went into the rom. Going to test it now. I do not believe its a phone issue but a build issue as of right now. If you could remove the date and time settings it is referring to then I think it might be a bit better.
To run on the kaiser so far i've had to:
Set resolution to 320x240, Change partition to be 200 MB on SYS and rest on DATA via ext2.img . Afterwards I took a setupwizard.apk from a froyo rom and then renamed and replaced the HTCSetupWizard.apk the rom included as that was contributing to FC's.
On the kaiser wifi and the radio are not working. Both get an error when attempting to be used. I am going to try bringing in a etc folder from a working froyo rom and see if that solves the issue.
Lastly there is a power issue on the kaiser. It seems to keep thinking its almost near dead while on usb even though in the kernel it shows the proper power levels.
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@aceoyame
you are on a kaiser right?
Everything works fine on my vogue running 240x320 2.6.32-froyo-09/10/21 kernel
I get through the setup wizard fine and it runs pretty darn fast for sense when overclocked to 545 with Rogue tools
Wifi and radio have not been repaired yet from froyo i'm working on
Remember this is a Beta build

Does_It_Matter said:
OK...
Tried this on my Vogue
the 10-31-10 2.6.25 NBH kernel will work.
BUT!!!
Do NOT try this on a class 2 card - OMFG... WAY too slow
Class 4 or class 6 at least...
Hopefully you can fit it in NAND soon?
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@Does_it_Matter
What device are you on?
I would try the 240x320 2.6.32 froyo 09/10/21 kernel for vogue(if thats what you have)
I dont know for kaiser of polaris

The build itself is a decent speed but the problem is, your not able to clock up with rogue tools until after you have everything set up. So default were at 400 mhz which is dirt slow. As for the kernel, I don't believe thats going to make a difference here. I did try to merge the etc folder with fresh froyo's and it made no difference. I thought maybe the missing wifi levels folder and a couple other things would help.
That means our problem is deeper somewhere else for those. Also, I would include rogue tools in the build itself to save some hassle downloading it at slow speeds.
fyi, i'm a kaiser developer. I know I never post on the vogue or polaris forums.

jholtom said:
@aceoyame
you are on a kaiser right?
Everything works fine on my vogue running 240x320 2.6.32-froyo-09/10/21 kernel
I get through the setup wizard fine and it runs pretty darn fast for sense when overclocked to 545 with Rogue tools
Wifi and radio have not been repaired yet from froyo i'm working on
Remember this is a Beta build
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I am using L1qu1ds .32 kernel dated from 10/29/2010. It isn't a kernel issue that I am having but like I said, rogue tools cannot clock up the build until after installation.

aceoyame said:
I am using L1qu1ds .32 kernel dated from 10/29/2010. It isn't a kernel issue that I am having but like I said, rogue tools cannot clock up the build until after installation.
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> /sys/module/clock_7x00/parameters/ahb_div
echo 500 > /sys/module/clock_7x00/parameters/a11
add that to the top of the userinit.sh to have it overclocked to 500mhz from the getgo. It will be overclocked throughout the boot process.
Thanks mssmison for the info.

incubus26jc said:
> /sys/module/clock_7x00/parameters/ahb_div
echo 500 > /sys/module/clock_7x00/parameters/a11
add that to the top of the userinit.sh to have it overclocked to 500mhz from the getgo. It will be overclocked throughout the boot process.
Thanks mssmison for the info.
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Thats not the same as overclocking through atools right? I know that through a tools the kaiser gets unstable as all hell. For some reason it doesnt with rogue tools.