HTC Hero Overclocking

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Is it possible to overclock the HTC Hero's processor to past 528 mhZ? I've heard that it is slightly sluggish and i thought if it is possible, then this might solve the issue

First of all, its sluggish, when many applications an widgets run at the same time, thats ok for a MOBILE PHONE, Mobile phones do not have to be multitasking pros.

But yeah, i asked this myself too yesterday and googled about that, but found no real answer.

So, if theres a way to overclock the Magic's or Dream's CPU it should also be possible for the HERO! MY Hero in a few days in germany

the processor maxes out a 528
if u get it past that ur just damaging it...

just like overclocking a computer
the higher u go the more cooler power u need
mobile phones are not cooling geniuses lol

That doesnt exclude the possibility to overclock a mobile cpu, many people overclocked their HTC Herald CPU, like me from 198MHZ to 250MHZ, and it was perfekt.

Originally Posted by Rotkaeqpchen

That doesnt exclude the possibility to overclock a mobile cpu, many people overclocked their HTC Herald CPU, like me from 198MHZ to 250MHZ, and it was perfekt.

But if I remember correctly, just like the Dream/Magic, the Hero CPU runs the same MSM7200a proc. as the Dream/Magic which maxes out at 528Mhz. However, HTC has, for whatever the reason, underclocked them. It runs at 328Mhz max typically on the Dream (& i'm assuming this is the same on Magic).

We Dream/Magic users aren't really overclocking the CPU as much as just clocking it. I forget the exact parameter but in the beginning we just used a terminal command to set the cpu_scaling_freq (or something like that) to the max 528Mhz. Once root is gained on the Hero this should be easily accomplished there from the terminal or an app as well.

Originally Posted by Rotkaeqpchen

That doesnt exclude the possibility to overclock a mobile cpu, many people overclocked their HTC Herald CPU, like me from 198MHZ to 250MHZ, and it was perfekt.

The Herald just as my old Hermes ran OMAP processors, pretty easily tweaked.

No one has as of yet discovered a way to overclock a Qualcomm , and they have been round a good year or 2 now.

p.s.. Processors dont max out as such, they just overheat and burn!!!

Fact is, that before trying to do stuff like this you first need to gain root on the Hero.

And indeed like said before: The G1/Magic _underclock_ their CPU to save battery. Only in a few situations will it do it's job at 528mhz, otherwise it's 320-something mhz.

So when a G1/Magic user is telling they 'overclocked' their CPU, they just removed the underclock and it's running at the normal 528mhz for the MS7200.

Really _over_clocking it, by running it at like 650mhz or higher, I didn't see before.

PS: The slugginess is more a RAM and disk i/o thing than directly cpu-related.

thanks for all the info guys. so should i be worried about getting the phone, or do u think it won't be that bad?

No you shouldnt, i am waiting too for my hero to arrive. So can anyone tell, what it means to "root" android? why should i root my hero when i have it and what does it affect? thanks in advice.

Originally Posted by Rotkaeqpchen

So can anyone tell, what it means to "root" android? why should i root my hero when i have it and what does it affect? thanks in advice.

you become a superuser with more privileges and total control.