[APP][May 25th] CoreControl v1.4.2 [BETA] - Battery Profiles! - Root Only

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jutley

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Can we have a one core option aswell suprisingly on 2 cored web browsing is still very zippy with no slow down plus settings are not sticking on my phone.
 
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jutley

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I am getting pretty good battery life in standby mode since I dropped to 2 cores can I try one core please.
 
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jutley said:
I am getting pretty good battery life in standby mode since I dropped to 2 cores can I try one core please.
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I doubt my app will be helping in standby mode, the phone switches to the Companion Core when the screen is off and doesn't use any of the other 4.

I have found a mod which allows you to 'throttle' the companion core, possibly resulting in even better battery off time. For more information and future results please see this thread :)
If my tests are successful and it does indeed save us some battery life I'll code the feature into CoreControl so it throttles the cpu when the screen is off and then un-throttles when the device wakes up :)
 
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Yeah... it's meant to :p
There's a bug in the latest version where it doesn't get set on boot, I'll get it fixed for the next version.
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Thanks for the awesome app. Funny thing is that it also works for the Asus Transformer Pad TF300t. Just thought you might wanna know. Maybe even add a option for the Tf300t to use only one core?

Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
 
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Tw1tchy said:
Thanks for the awesome app. Funny thing is that it also works for the Asus Transformer Pad TF300t. Just thought you might wanna know. Maybe even add a option for the Tf300t to use only one core?

Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
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Yeah it will do, it should work on any rooted device running a Tegra 3.
Unfortunately, using only one core is not an option as the phone simply doesn't allow it. If you set the file to 1 (you can try it out yourself if you want) it still uses the second core whenever it needs to. There's no difference than just running it in dual-core mode :)

Sorry I haven't updated this in a while everyone, I have far too many projects on the go and far too much laziness to get them done quickly :p
I'll try and get it updated fairly soon!
 
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Whether this app will damage cpu if we use two core often ?

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Dont think so either. When you are using Tegra Stats Free (from market) you can see that Core 1, 2, 3 is 80% of the time offline, that meant, that these cores are not used. So ists basically the same as using this app and prohibit some cores of being used :)
Just guessing though ;)

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devvi said:
Dont think so either. When you are using Tegra Stats Free (from market) you can see that Core 1, 2, 3 is 80% of the time offline, that meant, that these cores are not used. So ists basically the same as using this app and prohibit some cores of being used :)
Just guessing though ;)

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Pretty much! :)
When it's set to run as a quad-core device, it wont use the 3rd and 4th cores very often, only really when playing graphics-intensive games. So limiting it to 2 cores doesn't really impact performance (games such as Dark Meadow still play perfectly fine!) but it does drastically reduce the amount of heat the phone gives off.

By the way, I've been testing 'throttling' (just running off the companion core) and also limiting the companion core when the phone's in standby. Unfortunately, it's pretty much as optimised as it's going to get and I didn't gain much extra battery life.
Interestingly though, with everything disabled (wifi, mobile data, gps, etc.) I was able to get the phone to use just 3% over a 24 hour period (5% un-throttled). This means that the HTC One X can potentially last 33 days on a single charge!! Well, if you don't ever use it lol :D
 
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Today I had a phonecall of 30 minutes and it only took me 2% battery on 2 Cores.
Thanks for developing this great app!

It's nice to have a choise how many cores you like to use. :D
 
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I was hoping that limiting my HOX to two cores would fix my heat problems, but it didn't..

The situation (automated with tasker):
- official HTC car dock with official HTC charger
- GPS active, 3 apps always running, 2 in background for detecting speedcams and my satnav app copilot (forground)
- Bluetooth active and connected (parrot ck3100 carkit)
- Screen brightness on auto
- Wifi off, 3g on
- SW 1.29.401.11

During a call (in or out), the phone heats up to batt 54C and cpu 82.5C (limited to two cores)

Any tips on how I can keep the battery-temp below the threshold that prevents loading? (my battery drains very fast..)

thanks in advance!
 
LakshayX

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dwali said:
I was hoping that limiting my HOX to two cores would fix my heat problems, but it didn't..

The situation (automated with tasker):
- official HTC car dock with official HTC charger
- GPS active, 3 apps always running, 2 in background for detecting speedcams and my satnav app copilot (forground)
- Bluetooth active and connected (parrot ck3100 carkit)
- Screen brightness on auto
- Wifi off, 3g on
- SW 1.29.401.11

During a call (in or out), the phone heats up to batt 54C and cpu 82.5C (limited to two cores)

Any tips on how I can keep the battery-temp below the threshold that prevents loading? (my battery drains very fast..)

thanks in advance!
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Which Rom n kernel are u on?

Sent from my Stunning White HTC One X
 
LakshayX

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dwali said:
I flashed One_X_1.29.401.11_odexed.zip Stock Rom.

kernel 2.6.39.4-g86aa44d
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I am on insertcoin Rom with stock kernel n battery life is amazing..n no heating issues with 2 cores off..it does heat up a bit while gaming with all 4 cores on..so go for a custom Rom ..

Sent from my Stunning White HTC One X
 
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    CoreControl

    Only for users with ROOT ACCESS

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    (Screenshots show the battery profiles changing the core count)

    This application will allow you to control how many cores are active on your phone!
    Is your One X getting a little hot or is the battery running out a little too quick? This application attempts to solve these problems by allowing you to disable some of the processor's cores!

    Battery Profiles Info (Please Read!)
    [Battery Profiles will override whatever number is selected by the buttons at the top!]
    First of all, this is nothing more than a proof of concept update. I realise that having a set number of profiles isn't the best idea and people will want to be able to change the cores on heat as well as battery level. There is also screen-off and charging profiles that need to be done. The layout is definitely not final either and will be changed in the next updates. I will try my best to incorporate these functions as well as others that have been requested.
    Second, the 3 battery level values you can edit (in the Battery Profiles section) MUST go in descending order (e.g. 100, 80, 50, etc). The app will check for this.
    The Battery profiles should take effect instantly.
    Please expect bugs. This update is very much a proof of concept and whilst the battery profiles function correctly in my testing, bugs may very well arise.

    Known Bugs
    Very occasionally it will revert to the default of 4 cores when using the battery profiles. I've only ever seen this happen once and I have no idea what caused it.
    Voltage is not currently colour-coded (I don't know the min/max levels)
    Temperature is not fully colour-coded. Anything below 40C will be Green and anything above will be Red. More colours will be added when I know the Max battery temperature and I can work out good colour ranges.

    Original thread - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1630200

    I highly recommend you install TegraStats - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1615666 (or search 'Tegrastats Free' on the market) - to monitor how many are active.

    If the file doesn't exist for you, try this fix!

    Rastasia said:
    Originally Posted by mike1986.
    ok, my fault this time, sorry!

    Open root explorer, go to system/etc/ and open init.post_boot.sh

    navigate to line 115 and remove:

    umount /sys/kernel/debug

    save and reboot!
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    Changelog
    Code: 
    v1.4.2
Hopefully fixed the pointless and repeated request for SU access

v1.4.1 [BETA]
Only ever asks for Root Access when changing cores
Added CPU temperature and frequency (Many thanks to Treebill!)
 - WARNING: The frequency jumps around a lot. I don't know if the file is buggy or this is actually happening
 - CPU temp and frequency only ever update when CoreControl is open. This will obviously be changed when CPU temperature profiles are introduced
 - CPU temp is fully colour-coded
Battery Temperature is now fully colour-coded (Many thanks to Treebill!)
General code clean up and optimisation

v1.4 [BETA]
Added Battery Profiles
 - See "Battery Profiles Info" above
Should get and display Battery Information quicker

[B]v1.3[/B]
UI Changes
Added a 'Battery Information' Sliding Drawer with the following information:
  - Battery Health
  - Power Type [USB/AC/Battery]
  - Battery Charge [With Battery state, Charging, Full, etc.]
  - Battery Temperature
  - Battery Voltage
It's all colour-coded too!
Battery Profiles are pretty much fully coded, they're not included in this release though. Should be done by next update.

[B]v1.2[/B]
Removed pointless code
Quite a few UI changes
Active Cores can now be set on boot (last one selected will be used).

[B]v1.1[/B]
Removed pointless "1 Core" option
Disabling/Enabling cores should be quicker (slightly)

[B]V1.0[/B]
Initial Release

    Enjoy! :)


    All credits go to MrPhilo and K0rner!
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    UPDATE
    No Battery Profiles yet, sorry guys, but the profiles are pretty much completely coded in, I'm just far too tired to finish it tonight! Here's something you guys might like though :)

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    v1.3
    UI Changes
    Added a 'Battery Information' Sliding Drawer with the following information:
    - Battery Health
    - Power Type [USB/AC/Battery]
    - Battery Charge [With Battery state; Charging, Full, etc.]
    - Battery Temperature
    - Battery Voltage
    It's all colour-coded too!
    Battery Profiles are pretty much fully coded, they're not included in this release though. Should be done by next update.

    Download in the OP.

    Enjoy :)
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    Tw1tchy said:
    Thanks for the awesome app. Funny thing is that it also works for the Asus Transformer Pad TF300t. Just thought you might wanna know. Maybe even add a option for the Tf300t to use only one core?

    Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    Yeah it will do, it should work on any rooted device running a Tegra 3.
    Unfortunately, using only one core is not an option as the phone simply doesn't allow it. If you set the file to 1 (you can try it out yourself if you want) it still uses the second core whenever it needs to. There's no difference than just running it in dual-core mode :)

    Sorry I haven't updated this in a while everyone, I have far too many projects on the go and far too much laziness to get them done quickly :p
    I'll try and get it updated fairly soon!
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    Great app, thanks for making this easier for others and myself :)
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    jutley said:
    I am getting pretty good battery life in standby mode since I dropped to 2 cores can I try one core please.
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    I doubt my app will be helping in standby mode, the phone switches to the Companion Core when the screen is off and doesn't use any of the other 4.

    I have found a mod which allows you to 'throttle' the companion core, possibly resulting in even better battery off time. For more information and future results please see this thread :)
    If my tests are successful and it does indeed save us some battery life I'll code the feature into CoreControl so it throttles the cpu when the screen is off and then un-throttles when the device wakes up :)
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