[HOWTO] Overclocking your HTC Legend
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Not sure if this has been posted, but here's how I recovered from an over-enthusiastic overclock and a bootloop.
Get into recovery (vol down + power, vol down, vol up + power), and issue:
adb shell
mount /data (you may not need this as recovery should (AFAIK) mount it already)
cd /data/data
rm -r com.mhuang.overclocking
That should remove all the settings. Reboot, remove SetCPU and reinstall. I had SetCPU force-closing constantly until I removed and reinstalled.
Hope this helps someone.
Get into recovery (vol down + power, vol down, vol up + power), and issue:
adb shell
mount /data (you may not need this as recovery should (AFAIK) mount it already)
cd /data/data
rm -r com.mhuang.overclocking
That should remove all the settings. Reboot, remove SetCPU and reinstall. I had SetCPU force-closing constantly until I removed and reinstalled.
Hope this helps someone.
OK people, I have read the entire thread and I am still not convinced to try overclocking. My Legend is running smoothly just as it is, with its humble 600 MHz, so can someone of you guys tell me some practical benefits from OCing: for example, if gallery thumbnails update faster, applications are opening faster, my phone spitting 500 EUR bills on a daily basis, etc... Thx 
[EDIT] Gradual transformation to HTC Desire HD is also considered a benefit.
[EDIT] Gradual transformation to HTC Desire HD is also considered a benefit.
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The maths tells us that the phone should go faster. Agreed, the device performs fine at 600MHz, we just wanted to push it a little further. If you don't see any practical benifits to overclocking this device, then don'tOK people, I have read the entire thread and I am still not convinced to try overclocking. My Legend is running smoothly just as it is, with its humble 600 MHz, so can someone of you guys tell me some practical benefits from OCing: for example, if gallery thumbnails update faster, applications are opening faster, my phone spitting 500 EUR bills on a daily basis, etc... Thx
[EDIT] Gradual transformation to HTC Desire HD is also considered a benefit.
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Thanks, I just wanted to hear opinions from the people who have already tried OC, did they actually see the difference and is it worth doing it
Can i use the version 4 of the kernel you've linked ? Is it better than 3.5 ?
Most legend firmwares have overclocking built in
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^im using the Super User,Keep It Simple rom. it does not have the oc kernel.
is v4 better than v3.5
is v4 better than v3.5
Arguably, yes. But it's a more involved setup. If 3.5 works then stick with it
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i dont want to be a bother, but in a nutshell, how 'much' better is it ? I mean is it worth the time im going to devote to learn how to install this newer veriosn ?
Not really. The newer version basically integrated all the kernels into one, so unless you have a need to push it further on rare occasion (to show off) then it's probably not worth it.
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I read through the v4 section in your guide but could not understand anything (as expected) so i thought you could shed some light on the changes i would have to do from following your guide.
Probably flashing stuff might be same ?
Probably flashing stuff might be same ?
Thinking about it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856786
Flash that, use setCPU to choose a max frequency and check set on boot. Sorted (This is exactly the same as V4, just using an updated kernel and defaults to 600MHz instead of 806MHz)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856786
Flash that, use setCPU to choose a max frequency and check set on boot. Sorted (This is exactly the same as V4, just using an updated kernel and defaults to 600MHz instead of 806MHz)
I cant see the zip file that i downloaded in the recovery menu. There are just 4 options :
Reboot system now
Apply sd card:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
and an some text written in yellow at the end
E: Cant open /cache/recovery/command
Reboot system now
Apply sd card:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
and an some text written in yellow at the end
E: Cant open /cache/recovery/command
i tried the 2nd option but it threw an error ... the update was not found or something ...
Fakeflash. Search for it
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