Help Needed With Overclocking!


Hansel75

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Hi Guys, i have been trying to work out how to overclock games/emu's/apps that don't support overclocking in there options.

I have been directed to this site and i have followed the guide there, i must say it is all very confusing lol-

http://caanoo.forumactif.org/t281-tuto-overclocker-vos-jeux-applications

For a test, i used Gpmark as it would be an obvious app to see if the overclocking was working or not.
But i can't seem to get it to work, Gpmark freezes on loading.

I have made a Gpmark.gpu file and i put this into it-

#!/bin/sh./pollux_set "cpuclk=800"./gpmark.gpe > ./log.txt 2>&1synccd /usr/gp2xexec /usr/gp2x/gp2xmenu

Also i have changed the Gpmark.ini to this so it's redirected to the gpu file-

[info]
name="GPmark"
path="/gpmark/gpmark.gpu"
icon="/gpmark/gpmark.png"
title="/gpmark/gpmark_bar.png"

I have also copied the pollux_set from Hugo and put it into the main Gpmark folder, also Gpmark's launcher is called Gpmark.gpe

My caanoo can handle up to 833mhz in other apps/emu's so that's not the issue, i also tried 700mhz in Gpmark and still had the same problem.
I think it must be a mistake i have made in the gpu config.

I also tried to save it out of Notepad++ in Unix format, but i'm not sure if that succeeded or not.

I would like to be able to overclock some stuff like Quake and Frodo etc, Gpmark is just a test run until i can figure it out!

I would appreciate anyone's help in correcting any mistakes i may have made, or any suggestions you guys might have.

Thanks, Han.
 
Sorry for not answering your MP (didn't see it).

The script must be written this way :


Code:
#!/bin/sh

./pollux_set "cpuclk=700"
./Gpmark.gpe
./pollux_set "cpuclk=500"

cd /usr/gp2x/
exec /usr/gp2x/gp2xmenu

Saved as gpmark.gpu.

Don't forget to copy pollux_set in the gpmark directory.

Beware of the case : Gpmark.gpe is different of gpmark.gpe

The first ./pollux_set "cpuclk=700" oc to 700.

The ./pollux_set "cpuclk=500" oc to 500 when the program ends.


Your Gpmark.ini :

Code:
[info]
name="GPmark"
path="/gpmark/gpmark.gpu"
icon="/gpmark/gpmark.png"
title="/gpmark/gpmark_bar.png"


Didn't try it though :)
 
Hi, thanks BAF, i finally got it working:)

I adjusted my gpu file and tested it with gpmark again, it worked fine and i was also able to quit back to menu afterwards ok to.

By the way these were my benchmark results in gpmark using FW1.6.1, showing that the OC is working fine-

Default 533mhz-
298.3
216.8
145.9
215.9
56.7
19.3
4.7

Overclock 820mhz-
343.2
272.7
170.5
270.9
60.1
25.7
5.4

Also i'm not real keen on Gmenu2x, i tried it out once and didn't like it much.
I kind of prefer the original menus, but thanks for the suggestion.

Now i'm of to OC some more games and emu's:)

Han.

Update: I got Quake1 running ok at 820mhz to, feels a lot smoother:)
Frodo is next!
 
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