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Ok I have searched and searched this site and found some threads on overclocking however what I see is different ways to do it which involve flashing a custom rom which I do not want to do now that I have Froyo. I have seen some things about frequency voltage file on the phone which I am not sure where it is located. Also there is some mention of SetCPU which some people say its good and others say no do not use it. I could not change the settings either on setCPU to make a difference. Is there 1 specific way to overclock the captivate for total n00b's like myself?
You will not be able to overclock it without a custom kernel. See the thread for my kernel in the development subforum, or the Cognition ROM if you decide you do want a custom ROM. Cognition also add some nice things, like the Mobile AP feature that AT&T removes from their ROMs.
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You will not be able to overclock it without a custom kernel. See the thread for my kernel in the development subforum, or the Cognition ROM if you decide you do want a custom ROM. Cognition also add some nice things, like the Mobile AP feature that AT&T removes from their ROMs.
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I'm so tired from sub-8 hour sleep nights...so, I admit, I'm being a bit lazy and this is prob a stupid question, but...using Cog 2.1.7, which has your most recent kernal, is device over-clocked by default, or do I have to mod the table (s) referred to in your posts?
I do have the Cognition 2.2 Beta. At this point though I think I am going to just not worry about it. Froyo actually made my phone faster than before so besides the fact that it would just be for status it does not seem worthwhile to me.
if you are running FroYo, then you cannot overclock at this time, as there has not been any kernel releases to support it yet.
Ug... I've run out of stuff to do since Froyo... lol Anyone come up with a celtic/tribal dialer skin?
do you think you're reqady to OC? doesnt seem like it.
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if you are running FroYo, then you cannot overclock at this time, as there has not been any kernel releases to support it yet.
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I've read a bunch of stuff about the lack of a cyanogenmod and oc kernels for the Captivate and I'd like to hear your opinion about why they aren't developing for that particular Galaxy S model when there seems to be tons of stuff for the Vibrant.
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Ok I have searched and searched this site and found some threads on overclocking however what I see is different ways to do it which involve flashing a custom rom which I do not want to do now that I have Froyo. I have seen some things about frequency voltage file on the phone which I am not sure where it is located. Also there is some mention of SetCPU which some people say its good and others say no do not use it. I could not change the settings either on setCPU to make a difference. Is there 1 specific way to overclock the captivate for total n00b's like myself?
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I'm fairly noobish myself but I know we need a custom kernel to overclock and according to one of the replies to your post, there are no kernels for the Captivate yet. We'll just have to wait until the dev's get around to it but don't ask them when that will be, they don't like that. Maybe we should have gotten a Vibrant...
You can use unhelpfuls hernel or setiroNs. The seti kernel is overclocked by default. I really didnt notice any difference when overclocked. I would say its not needed much. But anyhow yes there are a few kernels for captivate that overclock. Sure they are really for I9000 but they do work for us.
LOL. i love it when people dredge up old threads. a month ago, we didnt have any oc/uv options for 2.2. now we have reoriented i9000 kernels that work beautifully.
to answer your question MoonPieDave, there is NO source released for the captivate 2.2 kernel AT THIS TIME. once source is released, you will see an onslaught of kernel options from the devs, but until then, we will have to live with reoriented kernels and hacks to get the most out of our systems.
Overclock Widget
There is an app called Coverlock Widget. Will it work on the Captivate?
Hey guys I am hoping someone can help me here. I have my nook running the eclair 1.1 overclock. It is running like a champ and really speedy but every few hours it will reboot itself. Has anyone had a similar issue?
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Hey guys I am hoping someone can help me here. I have my nook running the eclair 1.1 overclock. It is running like a champ and really speedy but every few hours it will reboot itself. I have no idea what is causing this. Has anyone had a similar issue?
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Don't overclock it? Seriously, are you really asking "If I overclock my system, it's unstable, how do I fix it?"
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Don't overclock it? Seriously, are you really asking "If I overclock my system, it's unstable, how do I fix it?"
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lol. a simple but true solution.
Wow forums drive me crazy. Never once did I ask for help and I fully understand that this type of hack can cause instability. I was just looking for information to see if anyone had had similar problems after they overclocked their system. And if so if they had found any workarounds. This is how things like this become better is by people discussing what they have or have not done. Instead you imediately reply and talk to me like an idiot. I guess I do not understand if you are so much wisers and smarter than I then why would you bring it upon yourself to waste the time to repond to my thread?
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Wow forums drive me crazy. Never once did I ask for help and I fully understand that this type of hack can cause instability. I was just looking for information to see if anyone had had similar problems after they overclocked their system. And if so if they had found any workarounds. This is how things like this become better is by people discussing what they have or have not done. Instead you imediately reply and talk to me like an idiot. I guess I do not understand if you are so much wisers and smarter than I then why would you bring it upon yourself to waste the time to repond to my thread?
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I mean well he answered your question. Its most likely unstable, I just recommend bringing it down to a lower clock to see if it works there. And theres probably no "workaround" to make a device stable at an unstable clock. There is increasing the voltage but too much will degrade the chip over time and destroy battery life.
I understand the instability and your answer makes sense and I may try if neccessary. One thing that I did do this morning was restored the system and then reinstalled the overclock and it seems to be running smooth now. I am going to monitor throughout the day and see what happens.
Timmiedisc,
The first thing in your first sentence is a request for help, then the first sentence of your next post you state you never did ask for help?
Anyway, what was stated really is the simple fact. Overclocking is as much art as science due to variations in components used. If unstable your *best* bet is to revet to a stock kernel and see if you are then stable. You are always best off isolating one setting at a time when troubleshooting a system stability issue and the kernel is the easiest and biggest target.
If you regain stability, then try other kernels. Different OC kernels will have different settings for speed steppings and core voltages. Any of these may help/hurt stability for your specific Nook. Some kernels also work better with specific ROMs, so ask about what others have found work with the specific build you are using.
From my personal standpoint, OC'ng a tablet isn't about getting *maximum* performance like I would try for with a PC but rather getting improved performance to reduce/eliminate lag and give a noce, smooth experience. The minimum speed required for this is optimal to me as it helps extend battery life. But that is *my* criteria...
I have a samsung captivate, it runs fine but like everyone I'd like it to be a little faster. Now I've been reading into the whole overclocking thing and it sounds awesome but I'd like to get some of your opinions first. There is a app that you can download that allows you to overclock it fairly easily, but I just don't want to kill my phone. What are your opinions? And if you monitor your temp and don't let it get to high, you'd think that I'd be just as safe as if it wasn't overclocked. I've read people having their phone get to 160 degrees, mines not overclocked yet but the highest I've been able to manage is around 110. If I were to overclock, can you give me a idea at what your temp is? And at what temp should I lay off it for a while, thanks.
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I have a samsung captivate, it runs fine but like everyone I'd like it to be a little faster. Now I've been reading into the whole overclocking thing and it sounds awesome but I'd like to get some of your opinions first. There is a app that you can download that allows you to overclock it fairly easily, but I just don't want to kill my phone. What are your opinions? And if you monitor your temp and don't let it get to high, you'd think that I'd be just as safe as if it wasn't overclocked. I've read people having their phone get to 160 degrees, mines not overclocked yet but the highest I've been able to manage is around 110. If I were to overclock, can you give me a idea at what your temp is? And at what temp should I lay off it for a while, thanks.
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TBHIMO , i wouldn't overclock because it's fast enough even at 800Mhz (what i'm running at) . i like having a longer lasting phone .
BUT if you are not content with 1Ghz , then i think you should flash a kernel with Xan's Undervolting App compatible and overclock so you can undervolt at higher clock speeds .
not too sure what the temps would be when overclocked since i never OCd my phone . OCing decreases the battery life of the processor FYI .
Okay thanks for your opinion. Like you I also don't want to decrease my phones lifespan. But I have also read people saying if your phones temp stays normal that it does not harm your phone anyway at all. Looking to get a few more opinions.
I tried it and couldn't be patient enough to get it stable even at 1200MHz, so I left it as is. It's quite fast already, but needed to try it out to make sure I wasn't missing out. To be honest I was more interested in UVing the phone to increase my already good battery life on Serendipity.
Most if not all Captivates can do 1200Mhz at stock voltages. This will however raise your temps just a bit, hence the reason to UV.
If I were you just try it at 1200 and see where that gets you. If you can get that going, you can always write down your settings and push it a bit further. Here's the oft-circulated guide to OCing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10936691&postcount=1102
If you don't feel comfortable doing that, then be happy knowing your phone is plenty fast already
Okay, thanks for the link. I just read the comments on the overclocking app in the marketplace and everyone saying its made their phone run way smoother and that they recommend it to everyone so I'm just trying to see if its really worth it.
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Okay, thanks for the link. I just read the comments on the overclocking app in the marketplace and everyone saying its made their phone run way smoother and that they recommend it to everyone so I'm just trying to see if its really worth it.
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umm, you aren't running stock right? You have to be running a kernel that supports oc/uv
Overclocking is very safe specially at 1.2 where I have not seen any kernels going crazy with voltages for example.
Like someone mentioned, the overclocking tool wont do anything unless you have a kernel capable of overclocking though.
My favorite for froyo is Paragon but Suckerpunch or Onix are good too.
For CM7 my favorite is Trident so far.
Not everyone needs the extra speed but if you feel you do, give it a show and dont be scared about killing the CPU. If you see your phone going over 50C then I would back down but I have only seen mine go like to 56C once with one single kernel that was way too voltage happy at high speeds lol
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Overclocking is very safe specially at 1.2 where I have not seen any kernels going crazy with voltages for example.
Like someone mentioned, the overclocking tool wont do anything unless you have a kernel capable of overclocking though.
My favorite for froyo is Paragon but Suckerpunch or Onix are good too.
For CM7 my favorite is Trident so far.
Not everyone needs the extra speed but if you feel you do, give it a show and dont be scared about killing the CPU. If you see your phone going over 50C then I would back down but I have only seen mine go like to 56C once with one single kernel that was way too voltage happy at high speeds lol
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Okay I'll have to do some research. Kinda new to android. Where do I find kernels like the one you mentioned? Thanks for the help.
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Okay I'll have to do some research. Kinda new to android. Where do I find kernels like the one you mentioned? Thanks for the help.
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If you are still on stock, I would suggest doing some research and flashing a custom rom, that will give you a different kernel, plus a lot of other performance tweaks, maybe just enabling a lagfix to convert the file system to Ext4 is all you would need instead of overclocking.
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If you are still on stock, I would suggest doing some research and flashing a custom rom, that will give you a different kernel, plus a lot of other performance tweaks, maybe just enabling a lagfix to convert the file system to Ext4 is all you would need instead of overclocking.
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All I have done to my phone so far is download adw launcher ex from the market place. I'm not familiar with flashing roms just yet. Might give it a shot tonight its not to hard. Roms seem to be the popular thing for the captivate.
Well, my cappy is 2 weeks old, I'm running Serendipity and LOVING it. Do a lot of reading b4 doing any rom's. It's not that simple. I suggest titanium back up, from the market, as well as rom manager. Back up ur apps. I just flashed paragons kernel, search this site for it. It had 3 or 4 versions of it from stock to oc'd to 1400. I started with a 1280 oc and now running 1360? Approx. I am blazing fast and no problems at all. If you have a custom rom oc'ing shouldn't be an issue, just read, read, read. Good luck.
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All I have done to my phone so far is download adw launcher ex from the market place. I'm not familiar with flashing roms just yet. Might give it a shot tonight its not to hard. Roms seem to be the popular thing for the captivate.
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Yeah flashig roms is extremely popular and for good reason...you wont be believe how much better the phone can be until you try a custom ROM. As for lagfixes...I am not a big fan because I feel that when 2.2.1 roms started to show up the lag fixes did not make much difference and for me in cases made things worst. The best lag fix by FAR I have used is the actual CM7 ROM...damn that thing has no lag at all but that is a different level of difficulty to install it...nothing huge but I do this way too often.
A normal ROM is quite easy but READ a lot and ASK a lot before doing it to make sure you have a good experience.
you dont need to overclock unless you do heavy processing, such as running 3d games and emulators. i only overclock when gaming and throw it back down to 1000mhz under normal conditions.
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Yeah flashig roms is extremely popular and for good reason...you wont be believe how much better the phone can be until you try a custom ROM. As for lagfixes...I am not a big fan because I feel that when 2.2.1 roms started to show up the lag fixes did not make much difference and for me in cases made things worst. The best lag fix by FAR I have used is the actual CM7 ROM...damn that thing has no lag at all but that is a different level of difficulty to install it...nothing huge but I do this way too often.
A normal ROM is quite easy but READ a lot and ASK a lot before doing it to make sure you have a good experience.
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And aside from being a little complicated, CM7 isn't in it final release yet so it will be buggy, which if you are new to Android isn't a good ROM to start with. Check out the Android Development section. The top ROMs (based on visits to their Topics, but not in Order) are Serendipity, Cognition, Firefly, Phoenix, Darky's......there are more but that is off the top of my head.
Darkys is a little complicated for a beginner. Don't forget Continuum. Cezar just released v4.
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I think a good start for a flash noob would be cognition, its closest to stock and you will notice instantly the speed boost. My favorite though is firefly
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I think a good start for a flash noob would be cognition, its closest to stock and you will notice instantly the speed boost. My favorite though is firefly
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+1 on trying cognition. If you like the stock look and feel it's a good place to start. I personally dont see much of a difference when I have my phone overclocked to 1500. Maybe thats just me though.
Im running serendipity 6.3 now and I think my phone is very fast. I had an inspire and an atrix and to be honest my captivate is almost if not as fast as they were.
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My friend has a captivate it will not turn on at all help please
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My friend has a captivate it will not turn on at all help please
Google "xda captivate won't boot", gotta put some effort in man!
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Thanks for all the replies. My buddy has done some flashing before and we are gonna do this process together so I don't mess anything up. We are going with cognition 4.3, looks to be most stable and has the no lag fix and some other cool stuff. The videos that we will be following is for a older cognition, version 4 I believe, the process should still be the same right? Also the videos was published by mobiletechreviews, I believe that he is part of the xda community. So this is what I'm leaning on doing tomorrow when my buddy comes over, but if someone mentions something better we'd definitely like to hear about it. The person that said they prefer wirefly or I think that's what he called it, can you tell me why you like that better? Thanks for the help so far.
Hi guys! As some of us know the HTC One kernel is already out for a week or two. And since I don't have a HTC One to test on my own right now + the HTC One seems like a very solid and stable device already I wanna ask if anybody here is still interested in a custom kernel with OC, UV, additional governors, schedulers, GPU OC etc.?
I will be willing to create one if it gets some interest from the users. As I don't wanna waste time making one if only a handful are interested cause I do understand that HTC One is already a powerful & battery efficient device and I myself doubt I would need such for this device when I get it.
By the way... Obviously somebody would really be interested in this but as stated I don't have a HTC One yet. And the main reason I'm posting this question is so I could determine if there would be interested testers and not just posters
Hi there
If you still willing to do a custom kernel, I would be more than happy to be part of testing it. And I can confidently say am in :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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Hi guys! As some of us know the HTC One kernel is already out for a week or two. And since I don't have a HTC One to test on my own right now + the HTC One seems like a very solid and stable device already I wanna ask if anybody here is still interested in a custom kernel with OC, UV, additional governors, schedulers, GPU OC etc.?
I will be willing to create one if it gets some interest from the users. As I don't wanna waste time making one if only a handful are interested cause I do understand that HTC One is already a powerful & battery efficient device and I myself doubt I would need such for this device when I get it.
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Does a bear poo in the woods :cyclops:
I would love to see some kernel customization with additional governers, schedulers, GPU, S2W, fastcharge enabled, etc.
Be happy to test if you get around to making one.
HELL YEAH
Ok guys! Thank you got also a couple of friends that convinced me. Will start developing it later will update you all once I already compiled one. I'll start with the overclocking and voltage changing for now since it's the most complicated part.
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Ok guys! Thank you got also a couple of friends that convinced me. Will start developing it later will update you all once I already compiled one. I'll start with the overclocking and voltage changing for now since it's the most complicated part.
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Cool can't wait when you're done will you put it in development
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Oh yeah what you going to call it so I can keep my eye out for it
I haven't even downloaded the kernel source yet lol! Not sure what I will call it at the moment. But this still depends on the situation. If other developers here would beat me to it then I might not continue this project and instead just support whoever that developer might be. I just thought about starting this project because all I can see right now on the development forums are just a bunch of custom kernels with the write protection off lol!
Would it not be easier to start off with smaller tasks like usb fast charge and tuns module and then move onto harder stuff like cpu OC and UC?
Also there are problems with current source that all kernels have earpiece not working on calls issue.
USB fast charge is alot more complicated if you ask me As for tun module it's likely the most easiest of all. You just change 1 line. I think the others already implemented that one.
Yes Please
FYI, you'll prob already seen it around, but all Kernels I've seen floating round the forum are having a few issues (mainly call related I believe)
Hi Riyal
I was wondering if its possible to make it overclocking the CPU & GPU. Plus some risky
I/O Schedulers ex: V(R)
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Any news for the kernel?
HOX+Viperx+Alex(V)Kernel = revolution
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Any news for the kernel?
HOX+Viperx+Alex(V)Kernel = revolution
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Think you'll find plenty of kernels on the (Original) Android Development thread
I know nothing about kernel tuners, what are the optimum settings i would want to use? just never taken the time to learn about them. If i'm not mistaken isn't over clocking the best way to add speed?
Anyone that would care to school me I would certainly appreciate
Thanks
there is no "best" settings.. you wamt.to set.it up to work best for you. and only.you know how you use your device.
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I know nothing about kernel tuners, what are the optimum settings i would want to use? just never taken the time to learn about them. If i'm not mistaken isn't over clocking the best way to add speed?
Anyone that would care to school me I would certainly appreciate
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Morning Sir,
I would recommend trying Benzo Rom (https://plus.google.com/communities/113717051360184799037/)
It comes with Benzo Kernel which has a ton of features.. but works *extremely* well out of the box.
Which means there is no 'need' to tweak..
There is also a stand alone kernel that you can flash on top of whatever rom you are currently running if you do not want to setup your device all over again.
But I would *highly* recommend running this rom with this kernel.. (whoever I am )
YMMV.
My 0.02