Control Freak, the OC/UV app for Gingerbread!
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Control Freak is a re-write of xan's Voltage Control app, designed to work with Gingerbread based kernels. It has (most of) the features of my Voltage Control EX.
Beware!! This app is still in development! Any issues are being worked on, but it may not run perfectly!! Also, I, nor anyone who has helped to make this app or the kernels/roms it works with are responsible for any damages caused by use of this app or any kernels/roms supported by this app!!
Features:
Designed for use with JVx based Gingerbread kernels
Works with cm7 kernels that support OC/UV
Specifically designed around features present in existz's Talon kernel
Allows enable/disable specific states
Allows undervoltage control on a state-by-state basis
Allows limiting clock to a specific speed
Allows changing of governors
Allows control of Cpu Threshold settings - see note2 bellow.
States enabled info is found by opening each UV control.
TIS info is now shown on the main screen
TIS info for Deep Sleep
TIS percentages
Logs all major start up values as they are polled from the sysfs.
Logs all settings to be applied when Apply is selected
Logs all settings to be saved when Save As Boot is selected
Controls GPU Clock settings on compatible kernels!!
GPU O/C Capable Kernels for Captivate:
Talon 0.3.1 by eXistZ -Released to public
Le Kernel du Jour by TheEscapist - CM7, may be only available on private test versions, talk to TheEscapist for more info
Glitch Kernel by glitch - CM7, may be only available on test versions, talk to glitch for more info
Note: On Gingerbread, the conservative governor is NOT recommended! Interactive/ondemand/smartass governors are supported, and interactive is the preferred governor! Talon does not have smartass implemented yet, so smartass will not show up in the Governor dropdown on Talon.
Additional Note: As of Talon 0.2.1, interactive governor is NOT included anymore! Existz removed it in favor of the ondemand governor.
Note2: Cpu Threshold control is NOT supported on most Gingerbread kernels, since Cpu Threshold is used by conservative governor. I just added the Cpu Threshold settings, so that I can make this backwards compatible with FroYo kernels/roms.
NOTE 3:If you are experiencing issues with settings not sticking on reboot, go to the Market, download the busybox installer by stericson, and install busybox 1.17.1. Some roms, including Perception II, have a version of busybox 1.18.4 that does not have run-parts compiled into it. Without run-parts, nothing in /etc/init.d gets loaded at boot. The version of 1.17.1 included in stericson's busybox installer DOES have run-parts, so it will work.
Change log -
Control Freak 0.5b:
- Added GPU Overclocking controls! Please note that your kernel must support GPU Overclocking for this feature to work! Also note that this version has NOT been tested on kernels without GPU Overclocking, so if anyone has a kernel that does not have GPU Overclocking, test this out and let me know how it goes!!
- Fixed the states enabled command to remove the extra 0 at the end that was being added due to Deep Sleep info
Control Freak 0.4.2b:
- Fixed fc issue on kernels with higher number of states available
- Changed the icon, the new icon was designed by b_randon14
Control Freak 0.4.1b:
- Fixed save function, now the proper max frequency is written to S_volt_scheduler
- Added logging to save function
- Added logging to apply function
- Log is now cleared when it is exported, so the log starts from scratch after each export
Control Freak 0.4b:
- Added Deep Sleep TIS info.
- Added TIS percentages.
- Added logging
- NOTE: Logging DOES NOT use logcat, so there is no need to enable logcat to generate logs, or to view/export the logs.
Control Freak 0.3.5b:
- Fixed the Max Frequency issue where any changes to the Max Frequency dropdown were not being saved. Now it writes the proper value to the proper place.
- Fixed another issue with Max Frequency dropdown. If you applied a Max Frequency LESS THAN the highest state enabled, on closing and restarting CF, it would show the highest enabled state as the max frequency, regardless of current setting. Now, if you set limit to 1000MHz, it will show 1000MHz at launch, no matter how many states above that freq that are enabled.
- Fixed the SI unit prefix for frequency. Forgot that 'm' is for "milli" and 'M' is for "Mega." And I was even arrogant enough to tell someone that I was right!!! Anyway, it is fixed now. And a HUGE thank you to aalh for pointing out my mistake!
Control Freak 0.3b:
- Fixed the TIS info issue. Now each state shows it's own TIS, instead of the
the TIS for the first state.
- Moved the TIS info to the main screen, so that it is visible all the time.
Control Freak 0.2b:
- States info issue resolved
- Unsupported kernel issue resolved (Same underlying cause as the states info issue)
Control Freak 0.1b:
- Initial Release
Known Issues -
- Sometimes, gpu read out will disappear for some states at random. If you open the uv/gpu controls, it will show the read out again. Closing the controls may cause that state's readout to stay and cause other states to loose their displays at random. May have to do with a glitch in the code to hide gpu controls for non-gpu compatible kernels.
- Sometimes it will not pull states_enabled_table info. This causes the CPU Limit dropdown to be empty. As an interim solution, until I can track down why this is happening, either exit Control Freak and launch it again, or simply enable each state, and they will be added back to the dropdown.
- Occasionally will report an unsupported kernel. If you are sure your kernel IS supported, simply restart.
Sources available at https://github.com/shane87/ControlFreak
Report any issues by posting IN THIS THREAD or sending me a PM. But please, read through the thread, and check the known issues section of this post before posting an issue. If your issue is listed, quote the original issue report, and add details about your system and set up. "Me too!" comments are not helpful and will be ignored.
Issues may also be reported by sending an email to [email protected] If you use this method to report bugs/issues, please export the log from Control Freak and attach it to the email. To export Control Freak's log, launch Control Freak, press Menu > Export log. The log will be exported to /sdcard/cf.log. Please attach this file to any emails addressed to me using the above link.
NOTE: I removed CF 0.3b due to the number of bugs in that software. Granted, all of them were fairly minor bugs, and primarily affected the UI, other than the Max CPU Limit issue. But with that issue, on top of the inability to enable/disable a state since you couldnt see the checkboxes, ther wasnt a whole lot you could do with 0.3b. Anyway, 0.3.5b takes care of those problems.
I removed CF 0.4b due to the Save errors, 0.4.1b has the same functionality, and it works right!
A HUGE thank you and shoutout to b_randon14 for designing the new icon!
Keep up the good work!!
If anyone has a Samsung Intercept, or knows anyone with a Samsung Intercept, check out bROM over at sdx, a deodexed, rooted rom designed by my brother, b_randon14!
Anyone interested in contributing, drop me an email at [email protected], and I will get you added as a contributor on github!
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I know its still in development but with JVH out and existz already working on a JVH talon build (continuum rom has it for now), you might have to implement that too.
grkmaster said:
I know its still in development but with JVH out and existz already working on a JVH talon build (continuum rom has it for now), you might have to implement that too.
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Yeah, I am aware of JVH, and I plan on adding JVH compatibility as soon as existz's begins to release JVH-based kernels. Actually, as long as the sysfs is still implemented the same way, there SHOULDN'T be any issues. Of course, I thought the same thing about going from FroYo to to Gingerbread, and it wasn't quite that easy. But compared to the full re-write, which has taken almost three weeks, going from JVB to JVH shouldn't be as bad.
Anyone interested in looking at the sources on github, I have committed fix that prevents the app from fc'ing at launch. As it turns out, calling the inflater function to inflate a view does NOT save that view unless you specifically tell it to! Seriously though, it was a simple issue of forgetting to add a word or two of code. It is amazing how one messed up variable, or even a missing period, can complete crash an app. Now, just to get the layout setup so that everything is visible and positioned correctly.
Hopefully, I will have a running release ready by the end of the day.
P.S. If you intend to DIVIDE by 1000, and you accidentally put SUBTRACT 1000, Java/Android won't tell you that you are an idiot. It will just cause the app to crash, lol.
Release
Control Freak is live!!
Please read the OP, especially the known issues section.
Using this app right now! Let's see how it goes! Im accutally excited cause I don't really like setcpu or voltage control
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will this app also work with cm7 gb or just the i9000 ones
superj3211 said:
will this app also work with cm7 gb or just the i9000 ones
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I do not know. I don't have cm7 installed, and have not tested it against cm7. If cm7 implements oc/uv in the sysfs like Talon does, it SHOULD work, but again, no guarantees.
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ROM: Cognition v4.3
Kernel: Onix 2.0.4, Voodoo Sound v7, Voodoo Color, lagfix
Modem: I9000 tljl3
HW Build Number: 1101
Anyone interested in designing a new icon for Control Freak? I have zero graphics design abilities, and would seriously appreciate if someone could design a nice icon. I will give a bounty of $5 US to the best design!!!
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ROM: Cognition v4.3
Kernel: Onix 2.0.4, Voodoo Sound v7, Voodoo Color, lagfix
Modem: I9000 tljl3
HW Build Number: 1101
Cool. Something new to play with.
sent from my cappy rocking gingerbread (CM7)
shane87 said:
Anyone interested in designing a new icon for Control Freak? I have zero graphics design abilities, and would seriously appreciate if someone could design a nice icon. I will give a bounty of $5 US to the best design!!!
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ROM: Cognition v4.3
Kernel: Onix 2.0.4, Voodoo Sound v7, Voodoo Color, lagfix
Modem: I9000 tljl3
HW Build Number: 1101
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If i had any design ability Id help out but just like you they suck lol ..
Hope someone helps out since there is plenty of great graphic designers aroud here
Control Freak does not seem to pull up the states table at all under TalonDEV 0.1.7-JVH-Test_11 for Continuum, but Voltage Control EX does it most of the time.
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rajendra82 said:
Control Freak does not seem to pull up the states table at all under TalonDEV 0.1.7-JVH-Test_11 for Continuum, but Voltage Control EX does it most of the time.
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Read the OP. Control Freak does not use the States tab. If you press on the state, like you are going to change uv settings, it will show the enable/disable checkbox and the tis info.
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ROM: Cognition v4.3
Kernel: Onix 2.0.4, Voodoo Sound v7, Voodoo Color, lagfix
Modem: I9000 tljl3
HW Build Number: 1101
shane87 said:
Read the OP. Control Freak does not use the States tab. If you press on the state, like you are going to change uv settings, it will show the enable/disable checkbox and the tis info.
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Kernel: Onix 2.0.4, Voodoo Sound v7, Voodoo Color, lagfix
Modem: I9000 tljl3
HW Build Number: 1101
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Sorry. I missed that at first.
shane87 said:
Read the OP. Control Freak does not use the States tab. If you press on the state, like you are going to change uv settings, it will show the enable/disable checkbox and the tis info.
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ROM: Cognition v4.3
Kernel: Onix 2.0.4, Voodoo Sound v7, Voodoo Color, lagfix
Modem: I9000 tljl3
HW Build Number: 1101
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I think its a great alternative way and possibly keep it that way. State tab shuoldnt be that big oa deal if we have a option like that to enable and disable a checkbox under the states
I like the states enable/disable being in there with the UV setting, but I miss being able to see tis all in one place without having to scroll. Maybe the tis could be put on the line where the mV. Is displayed? I don't much miss the tis % but I can see that's not included and it is slightly handy.
More importantly than appearance I've noticed that all states show the same time for tis. Using cpuspy I see the real results. Also I'm still having issues sometimes where opening the app no states are selected and the Max clock is empty until I check at least one state. I also sometimes have blanks for scheduler and governor.
The new voltage control lite does not seem to suffer these issues, however I have noticed an inconsistency across the board about being able to save boot settings (sometimes works,sometimes not). And yes my init.d folder is chmodded correctly.
Rom continuum 5.4.1
Kernel talon 0.1.7
iXNyNe said:
I like the states enable/disable being in there with the UV setting, but I miss being able to see tis all in one place without having to scroll. Maybe the tis could be put on the line where the mV. Is displayed? I don't much miss the tis % but I can see that's not included and it is slightly handy.
More importantly than appearance I've noticed that all states show the same time for tis. Using cpuspy I see the real results. Also I'm still having issues sometimes where opening the app no states are selected and the Max clock is empty until I check at least one state. I also sometimes have blanks for scheduler and governor.
The new voltage control lite does not seem to suffer these issues, however I have noticed an inconsistency across the board about being able to save boot settings (sometimes works,sometimes not). And yes my init.d folder is chmodded correctly.
Rom continuum 5.4.1
Kernel talon 0.1.7
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Yeah, I am planning on adding tis info, plus an indicator for enabled/disabled status on the line with the uv, so you can see everything in one glance.
I knew that the states info still isn't getting pulled right sometimes. You said vc lite has that issue fixed? Do you know if vc lite has sources available, so I can see how it got fixed?
I didn't know that the tis was messed up. I'll take a look at it tomorrow and see if I can track it down.
And for future reference, please report issues by clicking the link in the op. I check this thread often, but I check my issue tracker on github more often, usually, lol.
Also, I am working on adding governor specific tweaks, that will be displayed in a sliding drawer like vcex's states tab.
And an enormous thanks to all who use this app and give me feedback!!
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ROM: Cognition v4.3
Kernel: Onix 2.0.4, Voodoo Sound v7, Voodoo Color, lagfix
Modem: I9000 tljl3
HW Build Number: 1101
AHA
Here you are
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I will start playing with CF now
And I will think about an icon
(I did the one for Moneydance a few years back, a Linux personal Finance app))
Question
Interactive, just sits at 1.2, unlike whatever VCEX did which made it scale (or hop, depending on semantics)
Is there a way to disable voodoo color in semaphore kernel? I tried downloading voodoo control from market and reset gamma colors to default but the colors does not look like stock
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Any help??
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What You exactly expect? Change color profile or what?
i think he wants the color back, sir just try uninstalling the voodoo control.
yeah i want the stock colors back
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Is there a way to disable voodoo color in semaphore kernel? I tried downloading voodoo control from market and reset gamma colors to default but the colors does not look like stock
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I have the exact same problem. I installed semaphore for the bigmem, but I hate the colours. Voodoo colours may look better at higher brightness levels, but I always use my phone at minimum brightness, and the colours on the semaphore kernal are pretty lousy. I downloaded Voodoo Control to adjust it, but I still can't get the colours on stock kernel.
I no longer use the Semaphore kernal as I'm not on a Samsung rom at the moment, but as far as I can remember it required copying a script to the init.d folder and rebooting. I'm sure it'll be mention in the OP of the kernal thread.
You could try adjusting it to get any colour you prefer. Since, you know, you have all the options in the world.
Or you could buy an iPhone if you want less options.
i tried adjusting it but it was not like stock ones and i also h8 the green flash when screen goes off
soudy1994 said:
i tried adjusting it but it was not like stock ones and i also h8 the green flash when screen goes off
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You have the ability to adjust it to any colour you want, but you couldn't find the right one.
... the Apple store is that way, buddy. It sounds like you have way too much freedom.
why u keep talking about apple and iphone? i dun like ios and i dun want to buy one
No one know how to disable it??
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Voodoo - colour profile set to original.
Screen rgb multipliers set reset.
Screen v1 gamma hack reset to 2.3.3.
This will give you clear speedmod neutral colours.Sorry you cannot get stock colour on custom kernel butt this will bring you close to stock.
Hi mates..
Currently I own an HTC Flyer, been an HTC fan and would like to try this beast as it seems amazing, one thing though:
Is it possible to use the capacitive buttons as a notification LED? Thats the only thing why I would prefer the Galaxy Nexus over this as in every other aspect I think this beast wins easily..
Much appreciated, thanks..
Good question. If you could flash the capacitive buttons when you have a pending message that would be cool. But I don't know sorry. Just supporting this question.
I'm thinking though that those lights aren't as efficient as a normal LED? Too much battery usage?
I have a Samsung captivate, which has similar buttons. certain kernels would include this feature with an app called BLN. Had to be baked into the kernel to work though
The streak had an app called streakled which worked as long as the phone was rooted.
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The streak had an app called streakled which worked as long as the phone was rooted.
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Just only root? cause the post above you says it has to be in the kernel..
Thanks for the reply mate
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It is possible use the NoLed app for notification on the amoled display.
yes, just root. But there may have been differences in the way the captivate and the streak handled capacitive buttons which would allow the streak to have just root access but require kernel changes for the captivate. However, I dont know enough about such things to say what.
matius44 said:
Just only root? cause the post above you says it has to be in the kernel..
Thanks for the reply mate
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matius44 said:
Is it possible to use the capacitive buttons as a notification LED?
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Hi, generally, it's possible using app called BLN control. However, that app requires a kernel support which is not yet stable for Note AFAIK.
I'm currently using NoLED which I do recommend - it works very well apart from a few glitches here and there (sometimes, the power button will not activate lock screen when NoLED notification is active - it would turn NoLED notification on/off. In that case I just have to use home button instead).
I would probably prefer BLN as it's simpler and should offer some battery saving against NoLED (possibly negligible) so I hope somebody makes a stable BLN patch for kernel. OTOH NoLED displays differently coloured icons for various events which is nice.
Pete
piit79 said:
Hi, generally, it's possible using app called BLN control. However, that app requires a kernel support which is not yet stable for Note AFAIK.
Pete
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Hi mate thanks for the reply
Do you know if BLN works with CF-Root kernel?as that might be the only kernel I would flash on my Note when I have it..
EDIT: a quick question: does BLN work with lock replacements apps eg. WidgetLocker? I noticed that NoLED only work with stock lock..
Thanks again
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matius44 said:
Hi mate thanks for the reply
Do you know if BLN works with CF-Root kernel?as that might be the only kernel I would flash on my Note when I have it..
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As I said, one of the devs tried the BLN patches but said the kernel was then unstable so they are not included in any of the currently available kernels AFAIK.
I'm currently on Abyss 1.2 kernel and I can so far highly recommend it. Let's see in a few days.
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EDIT: a quick question: does BLN work with lock replacements apps eg. WidgetLocker? I noticed that NoLED only work with stock lock..
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I can't confirm that. I'm using WidgetLocker and my NoLED notifications work fine (just tested with a missed call). The only slight hiccup is that after you wake up the screen with the notification the stock lock screen is shown instead of WidgetLocker. I've got a feeling there is probably a way around this - spotted a HomeHelper in the WidgetLocker settings that should handle the Home button in certain situations (presumably like this one). Haven't been bothered enough to mess with these settings yet
Pete
Thanks alot mate, really appreciate it
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Hi, I have almost eveything set the way I want but my last issue is the vibration intensity is too low. In gingerbread & foyo there was an intensity slider bar under Settings/Sound but no where to be found on ICS. I even installed an app to set custom vibration patterns to vibrate longer but I can't feel it in my pocket.
Does anyone know know how to increase the intensity for calls & notifications?
Thanks!
I didn't even realize that. I came from CM7 to ICS, and CM7's haptic feedback setting were amazing. Though in ICS. The Vibration seems powerful enough for me. My issue is not having the ringer, and notification volumes seperated.
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I didn't even realize that. I came from CM7 to ICS, and CM7's haptic feedback setting were amazing. Though in ICS. The Vibration seems powerful enough for me. My issue is not having the ringer, and notification volumes seperated.
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under sound/volumes you need to deselect link volumes.
not found.
I'm using Team Hacksung's ROM. I can't find the option you mentioned anywhere. I'm guessing it's not implemented yet? I'll go ask over there. Thanks.
Yeah the vibration intensity is low on ICS. But I found out the only way to get normal vibration (like in Gingerbread) for Message Notification was to use a different Message app, like "GO SMS Pro" which gives me the normal vibration when I get incoming messages. So try using "GO SMS Pro" and see if it works for you.
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App to control this
Do you know if there's an app or something to control this in ICS? The default haptic feedback is much to weak for my tastes.
Semaphore kernel allows vibration intensity control in v 1.0.0, and with that you can use NStools
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I checked NSTools, and it doesn't mention being able to change vibration intensity.
Is it the kernel itself that allows this to be set? If so, is it a compiled option in the kernel, or what?
I'm not sure I understand how this tool works in conjunction with this kernel to allow setting this.
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I checked NSTools, and it doesn't mention being able to change vibration intensity.
Is it the kernel itself that allows this to be set? If so, is it a compiled option in the kernel, or what?
I'm not sure I understand how this tool works in conjunction with this kernel to allow setting this.
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Pretty sure you need a kernel that supports it
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Ok, thanks a lot. Going to see what they did, and see if it can be applied to the HTC Desire Z...
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