BatteryStatus-Plugin, DeviceLock and Overclock for XDA Neo

ikarus · Jul 15, 2006

Thanks you jayxz !

ZMDK said:
When I set the speed to 260Mhz, Omapclock itself says it's only 240Mhz.

look at

ikarus said:
...OmapClock.exe calculates with a Clock-Ref of 12MHz and BatteryStatus calculates with a Clock-Ref of 13MHz. This explains the difference.)...

The cpuspeed is calculated by Mult/Div and a reference frequence (according to ti-specs). BatteryStatus calculates with RefClk = 13 MHz, which fits the prophet. In fact, this also match what the operating system returns and this is the reason why BatteryStatus use 13MHz. The operating system (often) dont lie

greets
ikarus

yoda_143 · Jul 16, 2006

It'd be great if you'd implement the ability to change the CPU speed by rightclicking on the today plugin and choosing from a list.

ikarus · Jul 16, 2006

yoda_143 said:
It'd be great if you'd implement the ability to change the CPU speed by rightclicking on the today plugin and choosing from a list.

Hello yoda,

beside the technical feasability to implement this for a today-plugin (i think a list like a combobox is not possible in a direct way), one should answer the question whether its really needed.

The higher cpuclock does not notable burns the battery, because most of the times the device sleeps in suspend mode. If you are using your device, you want it to react fast and quickly. Don't you?
The more important aspect for the remaining batteryload is the cpuload (0%-100%). The higher cpuclock gives you the chance to do things faster thus the cpuload can go down earlier and the device can suspend earlier.
To switch between two clockspeeds is easy and allows you to work fast and smooth (the mac way..).

Nevertheless, if there are more users want this feature, we can discuss about, but be aware that more feature and code can have more bugs. BatteryStatus is designed as a small compact plugin without unneccessary codepaths.

By the way, you can switch between the original cpuclock and overclock by tapping on the MHz-text.

greets
ikarus

yoda_143 · Jul 16, 2006

Re: BatteryStatus-Plugin, DeviceLock and Overclock for XDA N

ikarus said:
By the way, you can switch between the original cpuclock and overclock by tapping on the MHz-text.

That I didn't know. It's all I need, so thanks then

Herunim · Jul 17, 2006

Hi Icarus,

First of all, thanks a lot for this small great today plugin. I've been waiting for it for a very long time

By the way, you can switch between the original cpuclock and overclock by tapping on the MHz-text.

Could you make BatteryStatus keep the original/overclock value at wake up instead of always resetting to the overclock value. This way it would be possible to switch between the standard value (used when on the road) and the overclock value with one click.

Also, since BatteryStatus display the mobile operator, maybe you could add a phone profile manager (standard, attending a meeting, quiet).

Kind regards,

Herunim

meschle · Jul 18, 2006

Very nice plugin ikarus - I can confirm that it works on the wizard. Good programming - how do you utilize device wakeup with omapclock? - I do not see a notification added with this program.

I confirm that the true speed is 260Mhz - sktools reports the same figure under device info.

tower5 · Jul 18, 2006

problem

I'm not able to install it on my prophet ; every time I get " installation was not possible"

any help ?

mlts22 · Jul 18, 2006

I just installed this plugin on my Wizard, and it is excellent.

Thank you.

GerooTech · Jul 18, 2006

working great thanks for the app

mwiberg · Jul 18, 2006

Would it be possible for you to make it start the Comm Manager when tapping the operator name?
This is the only reason I'm using the "Wireless" today plugin, since I've remapped the "Comm Manager button".

Thanks for a great today plugin!!

Edit: Or even better - make the user choose what app to launch (if any) when tapping the operator name. Everybody might not want to launch Comm Manager..

ikarus · Jul 18, 2006

atteryStatus-Plugin, DeviceLock and Overclock for XDA N

Herunim said:
Could you make BatteryStatus keep the original/overclock value at wake up instead of always resetting to the overclock value. This way it would be possible to switch between the standard value (used when on the road) and the overclock value with one click.

Also, since BatteryStatus display the mobile operator, maybe you could add a phone profile manager (standard, attending a meeting, quiet).

You mean something like "remember the last clockspeed" instead of overclock on wakeup? I can make it as an option to overclock on wakeup.
I have to think about...
I'm afraid, a profile manager is better build as an own app, because it would increase the size too much. 30kB-40kB should not be exceeded.

meschle said:
Very nice plugin ikarus - I can confirm that it works on the wizard. Good programming - how do you utilize device wakeup with omapclock? - I do not see a notification added with this program.

I confirm that the true speed is 260Mhz - sktools reports the same figure under device info.

The wakeup is implemented as a notification by the powermanager. It creates a messagequeue with CreateMsgQueue() and ask the powermanager to notify the desired events with RequestPowerNotifications() and the queue. Afterwards one can wait for the events (wakeup, suspend, etc...) with WaitForSingleObject().
Let a thread execute this codepath (that is sleep most of the time) and you will get an efficient and reliable method. There is a sample either as a sdk-sample or within the msdn-library

tower5 said:
I'm not able to install it on my prophet ; every time I get " installation was not possible"

I'm afraid, i don't know. Can you describe some of your devices details? Do you have Omapclock.exe or armstroms DeviceLock.exe in your windows-folder? I didn't test this configuration yet.

mwiberg said:
Would it be possible for you to make it start the Comm Manager when tapping the operator name?
This is the only reason I'm using the "Wireless" today plugin, since I've remapped the "Comm Manager button"

I think it's possible. I can use this too

Watch out for the next release...

greets,
ikarus

tower5 · Jul 18, 2006

problems during installation

I have omapclock installed and running . then I have cardexport, spbBackup.

for the rest , I suppose that other programs should not be a problem

Every time I attempt to isntall , the result is that installation "was unsuccesful ".

Thanks for any help

PS : I have an imate JAMin

iboj007 · Jul 18, 2006

I am unable to install it as well on my Qtek 9100.

I have omapclock.exe and omapclockplus running as well.

Please advise.

meschle · Jul 18, 2006

Re: problems during installation

tower5 said:
I have omapclock installed and running . then I have cardexport, spbBackup.

for the rest , I suppose that other programs should not be a problem

Every time I attempt to isntall , the result is that installation "was unsuccesful ".

Thanks for any help

PS : I have an imate JAMin

This plugin installs omapclock.exe as well - so you could be running into a conflict. Uninstall any omapclock programs you have before attempting an install.

ikarus · Jul 18, 2006

problems during installation

iboj007 said:
I am unable to install it as well on my Qtek 9100.

I have omapclock.exe and omapclockplus running as well.

Please advise.

I agree with meschle. The cab is advised to replace existing files and this can result in a conflict, if the apps cant be unloaded.

Attached are two files if you want to test this.

The first one is configured to use internal clocking instructions (without omapclock.exe), thus we can see whether a running omapclock.exe is the problem. But be aware, i am still testing the internal clocking instructions. They are stable up to now, but i wont let it out into the wild yet.

The second cab is configured not to touch existing files if the first cab does not work. Only for testing to look for root cause.

By the way, i am testing a slim and batteryfriendly way to show the O2 HomeZone in germany. The only problem with it, are the cell broadcast messages. Even though they dont appear as popups and are handled internal, each time a cell broadcast message comes in --> the device wakes up. Anyone knows how to disable wakeup on incoming cell broadcast messages or disconnect the ril-notify for cbm from tmail.exe?

greets,
ikarus

Herunim · Jul 19, 2006

You mean something like "remember the last clockspeed" instead of overclock on wakeup? I can make it as an option to overclock on wakeup.

I mean set on wakeup either the original/default value (one can also set an underclock value to save batteries) or the overclock value depending on which value was set by clicking on BatteryStatus.

Could you add the values 273Mhz (252 on Omapclock) and 286Mhz (264 on OmapClock) because they seem to work fine on my 9100 and my S200 (used for 2 months). If you'd rather not, please could you explain how to change the value directly in the registry.

Kind Regards,

Herunim

zoki · Jul 19, 2006

just installed on my wizard, works OK, overclocking too. the battery indicator doesn't indicate caharging, why? plugin is selectable but don't use that. you can make it to change clock on action button click, or even better, overclock by pressing right key and underclock (why not) by pressing left arrow key. pressing on the oposite key would change clock to default value. although this is a battery plugin I would like memory indicator too, instead of network operator. keep it on, excellent work!

wilson77 · Jul 19, 2006

nice plugin...very light indeed.

zoki · Jul 19, 2006

sorry, it DOES indicate charging (very clever, changeing icon).

hrb · Jul 19, 2006

SuperDuper !
Great Application
Cheers
hrb

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