Setcpu work. But no OC
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you likely need an overclocked rom or kernel whith doesn't yet exist for the novel. it'll happen sooner of later since we have root and the device is great for the price.Sent from my sec_smdk6410 using Tapatalk
Well, I finally got real root access, using the 'su' file and instructions here. Now with setCPU I am at least able to set the min cpu speed higher which makes the device much more responsive.e_t
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For us noobs, how do I get a copy of setCPU and what value were you able to set the OC to? Is setCPU an app that is installed on the device itself? Or some process on our host desktop?edit_text;17139]Well said:
You can get SetCPU here. You will have to register to use the forum in order to download. You cannot overclock with it! However, it is not totally useless. The Novel normally runs with a Min speed of 66MHz!!! That can be adjusted to 133 or 266. At 266 the Novel is very responsive, but will probably drain the bat way too fast. For now I recommend 133, it does still leave a little to be desired but is a very noticeable difference. e_t
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[quote name='edit_text;17489]You can get SetCPU [URL=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419]here[/URL]. You will have to register to use the forum in order to download. You cannot overclock with it! However' date=' it is not totally useless. The Novel normally runs with a Min speed of 66MHz!!! That can be adjusted to 133 or 266. At 266 the Novel is very responsive, but will probably drain the bat way too fast. For now I recommend 133, it does still leave a little to be desired but is a very noticeable difference. e_t[/QUOTE'] Okay, I got setcpu and root (I think... how can I tell if root has been established for sure?). When I first went into setcpu, it wanted to know the device, so I selected the Samsung Moment. At first, it showed min and max both 66, so I changed the max to 532 and the min to 133. It seems snappier, but I would have felt better if I had done a benchmark before I changed it. When I go back into setcpu, it still shows the max 532 and min 133, so it looks like it is holding. When I asked setcpu to bring up the info screen, it shows the cpu freq as 532, so that appears to be correct. I wonder if it was really max'ed at 66 before? That would be kinda slow, and perhaps why the standard operation seems unresponsive at times. It seems quite responsive now. I guess I will pay with bad battery life now. I will report how it goes with the battery in a few days.
If SetCPU allows you to change settings, you have root. I don't think a benchmark will do any good, once the benchmark start, the CPU should max out either way.BTW: SetCPU's sliders are set to the lowest position by default, before SetCPU the settings were 66/532, now 133/532.e_t
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[quote name='clockworx;17670]There's no way to put it higher? Is the option blocked? The CPU is the same as the moment' date=' so technically 800 Mhz should be an option.[/QUOTE'] Only if the kernel supports it.
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[quote name='clockworx;17670]There's no way to put it higher? Is the option blocked? The CPU is the same as the moment' date=' so technically 800 Mhz should be an option.[/QUOTE'] While I was playing around with it, going in and out of various screens in setcpu, it did momentarily show max 800... but it quickly went back to 532. It was as if setcpu suddenly forgot what the max was on this unit. I have mine, as I wrote before, at 133/532 now, and it is especially responsive to the screen keypresses now. I am actually able to use the unit without a stylus for the 1st time!
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