Thursday, August 25, 2011

Tutorial #3 Overclocking

Ok so here's the big one - overclocking. For all those who do not have any knowledge of overclocking basically it just allows the brain of your device to think quicker. Keeping that in mind the end result is a faster touchpad which will do all those small tasks just that little bit quicker.

WARNING!! - This step has an aspect of it which is reasonably high risk. One of the parts of this step requires you to flash a new kernel to your device. The implications of that not working correctly will mean that you may not be able to recover your device or use it for a long time until somebody comes out with a solution to recovering it. ALSO this process may VOID your manufacturers warranty, therefore if you choose to go ahead with this step it is your own decision and any resulting consequences are your and only your responsibility. Do not expect me to take any responsibility for any of these consequences.

Now that that's over lets get on with it. Just one more thing for those who are going to attempt this step. For your own good try and think through every step in your mind and make sure you know completely what you are doing before you start to do it. We will be overclocking to 1.5Ghz but there is a kernel that allows 1.7Ghz.

You will need:
  1. A fully charged HP Touchpad
  2. Have updated your Touchpad to version 3.02
  3. Have an active wifi connection from your touchpad
  4. Have completed tutorials 1 and 2 from this blog which cover activating developer mode and installing the preware app
  5. A computer or other device to watch the following video on whilst you do this step
So here it is...



Please leave a comment if this was useful to you

Daniel
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    1. GhettomuffinAugust 25, 2011 at 2:11 PM

      I appreciate you taking the time to put all of this up! As I am waiting like many for the Android port, this is a great way to have some fun with the Touchpad first. Im not very familiar with WebOS, but I had noticed themes listed in the Preware. Are any of these compatable with the Touchpad or are the just for the Palm devices?

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    2. DanielAugust 25, 2011 at 2:41 PM

      thanks for the feedback and to answer your question, there is only one theme and its called glass effect suite. I will be doing a post on that tonight after work if you're happy to wait until then or else just go over to precentral and they have some small tutes on themes.

      thanks again

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    3. AnonymousAugust 27, 2011 at 6:35 AM

      Thanks a ton for these tutes. Just OC'd both of my new Touchpads!

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    4. AnonymousAugust 28, 2011 at 9:48 PM

      Thanks for your blog. I'm considering overclocking by following your video but before i do i would like to know the following:

      1 is this safe to use if preware has already been used to install event log blockers.

      2 is the overclocking reversible, can you for instance select a default profile to return the clock settings to factory defaults. Plus can it be completely uninstalled.

      Would be great if you had a video or instructions explaing reverse actions for all of your tutorials.

      I'm also a little concerned about making all of these changes prior to the possible Android port. I'm wondering if it will be best to have a factory default unit when we install the port to eliminate any potential conflicts during installation, what do you think?

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    5. Bluezero2xSeptember 7, 2011 at 11:55 PM

      so has anyone confirmed that overclocking can be reversed?

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