Guest david_dawkins Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) My Pulse is either: 1. out of battery or 2. too slow to be useful I'm running 2.2.1 with CyanogenMod-6.1.0-RC0-Pulse. I've got JuiceDefender installed, got the SetCPU o/c cranked. I leave data off all the time now. The 2.x bling is nice, but not at the expense of a usable handset. Does anyone have 2.x installed and have a useful phone, or did you go back to 1.5? Any tips or links to articles that tune our beloved Pulses? Thanks Dave PS By "useful" I mean "no lag". I haven't got time to wait for the phone to wake up and decide to let me text, phone, take pics.. EDIT: Found this thread with some good advice in it. Thanks for reading. http://android.modaco.com/content/t-mobile...attery-problem/ Edited April 5, 2011 by david_dawkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest david_dawkins Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) Need training on how to edit posts... Edited April 5, 2011 by david_dawkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Daz555 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) 1.5 was horrific, would never go back to that shambles. 2.1 custom ROMS with swap have been excellent imo - as fast as can be expected but more importantly, reliable. Swap was important in that it improved speed and killed off the SMS bug which originally came with official 2.1 releases. My sig has my current setup. Edited April 5, 2011 by Daz555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimmie32 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I think the phone does lag a bit sometimes because when its in sleep it is on 122MHz (setting it this low does result in *some* delay in SMS and calls), and when you wake it up, it has to step the CPU up from 122MHz all the way up to [your max frequency]. The CPU has to be stepped up in small increments; according to the frequency stats, its 122/245/320/480/528/576/595/614/633/652/672/691/710, so as you can see, if you overclock it, it will take longer to step all the way up to 710.4MHz from 122.88MHz, so it will result in a little lag as the CPU scales. In non-overclocked versions, its 122->245->320->480->528 (stock pulse's maximum CPU speed), so as you can see, it takes significantly less steppings than going from 122 to 710, so it might be a little faster <citation needed> I got a huge 2400mAh battery (a 3rd party one) for my pulse, which is about 900mAh (60% more) more than the stock pulse's battery, so I leave the CPU on 672/710, so when it wakes up it is only two steppings away from the maximum performance - I have a huge battery so it doesn't matter - and it holds up roughly 4 days (including standby and I turn it off at night) on a full charge. (With more active usage its about 2.5 days though - I got used to making the pulse hit the charger as soon as I get home now) So, this solves the slow problem. As for the battery, you can just underclock the CPU, CM6 is pretty fast on 528MHz last time I tried... not as fast as 710 but still fast. Going back to 1.5 makes no difference for me - though I can't even go back to 1.5, there's no 1.5 fallback for my device (hell, I forgot to nandroid it...) - I remember that it held up as long as my current CM6 install. So... not worth it. But you could try. Resumed: Happy 2.2 CM6 user here. No battery issues (though not using stock battery). :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hunk74 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 (edited) I have Tom G's 2.2 with DarkTremors a2sd, cache2sd (aka swap) enabled. This little trick solves the low/out of memory problems the Pulse seems to be encountering with OS versions 2.1 and up. The device is stable as a rock and UI is fast too. Highly recommended to add to your custom rom setup especially for a lowmem/minimum spec. device like the Pulse. Edited April 5, 2011 by hunk74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Casterina Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Cyanogen Pulse Plus is very good... i recommend you use that MOD.. I'm waiting til the fixes for Gingerbread Pulse are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eckengucker1 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I think the phone does lag a bit sometimes because when its in sleep it is on 122MHz (setting it this low does result in *some* delay in SMS and calls), and when you wake it up, it has to step the CPU up from 122MHz all the way up to [your max frequency]. The CPU has to be stepped up in small increments; according to the frequency stats, its 122/245/320/480/528/576/595/614/633/652/672/691/710, so as you can see, if you overclock it, it will take longer to step all the way up to 710.4MHz from 122.88MHz, so it will result in a little lag as the CPU scales. In non-overclocked versions, its 122->245->320->480->528 (stock pulse's maximum CPU speed), so as you can see, it takes significantly less steppings than going from 122 to 710, so it might be a little faster <citation needed> I got a huge 2400mAh battery (a 3rd party one) for my pulse, which is about 900mAh (60% more) more than the stock pulse's battery, so I leave the CPU on 672/710, so when it wakes up it is only two steppings away from the maximum performance - I have a huge battery so it doesn't matter - and it holds up roughly 4 days (including standby and I turn it off at night) on a full charge. (With more active usage its about 2.5 days though - I got used to making the pulse hit the charger as soon as I get home now) So, this solves the slow problem. As for the battery, you can just underclock the CPU, CM6 is pretty fast on 528MHz last time I tried... not as fast as 710 but still fast. Going back to 1.5 makes no difference for me - though I can't even go back to 1.5, there's no 1.5 fallback for my device (hell, I forgot to nandroid it...) - I remember that it held up as long as my current CM6 install. So... not worth it. But you could try. Resumed: Happy 2.2 CM6 user here. No battery issues (though not using stock battery). :D Any ebay links for the battery? Sounds really interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Casterina Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Couldn't having a different battery harm your phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eckengucker1 Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 not if the voltage is the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Casterina Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 I mean like if you charger hasnt got the same voltage that could harm the battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ramirogam Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 a question the sony ericsson xperia x10 is good that the company wants to give me one of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest david_dawkins Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Wow, thanks everyone. Very much appreciated! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Madail Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 I think the phone does lag a bit sometimes because when its in sleep it is on 122MHz (setting it this low does result in *some* delay in SMS and calls), and when you wake it up, it has to step the CPU up from 122MHz all the way up to [your max frequency]. The CPU has to be stepped up in small increments; according to the frequency stats, its 122/245/320/480/528/576/595/614/633/652/672/691/710, so as you can see, if you overclock it, it will take longer to step all the way up to 710.4MHz from 122.88MHz, so it will result in a little lag as the CPU scales. In non-overclocked versions, its 122->245->320->480->528 (stock pulse's maximum CPU speed), so as you can see, it takes significantly less steppings than going from 122 to 710, so it might be a little faster <citation needed> I got a huge 2400mAh battery (a 3rd party one) for my pulse, which is about 900mAh (60% more) more than the stock pulse's battery, so I leave the CPU on 672/710, so when it wakes up it is only two steppings away from the maximum performance - I have a huge battery so it doesn't matter - and it holds up roughly 4 days (including standby and I turn it off at night) on a full charge. (With more active usage its about 2.5 days though - I got used to making the pulse hit the charger as soon as I get home now) So, this solves the slow problem. As for the battery, you can just underclock the CPU, CM6 is pretty fast on 528MHz last time I tried... not as fast as 710 but still fast. Going back to 1.5 makes no difference for me - though I can't even go back to 1.5, there's no 1.5 fallback for my device (hell, I forgot to nandroid it...) - I remember that it held up as long as my current CM6 install. So... not worth it. But you could try. Resumed: Happy 2.2 CM6 user here. No battery issues (though not using stock battery). :D Where do you get that battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eckengucker1 Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 I mean like if you charger hasnt got the same voltage that could harm the battery? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimmie32 Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Well, there's a huge electronics city here in Beijing, China. Got the battery there. You could try checking out eBay for batteries compatible with HB4F1 (model no. printed on the back of your pulse's battery). Or, just check the size, and the voltage (3.7V idle, 4.2V on charge) and you might find one. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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