[Acer Iconia A500] mdeejay:
v.1.0.5:
- Updated kernel to UNITY V7 (based on Acer official source code)
--- Updated video/camera/media drivers from nvidia git
--- Updated bcm4329 drivers
--- Boost overall performance
--- Other minor tweaks & configs
- Other minor fixes
v.1.0.4 Update 1:
- Fixed audio
- Battery % mod
- Camera 5MP default
- Removed no needed settings
- admob fix
- HeroOfSparta fix
v.1.0.4:
- New base P7500OXAKFF_P7500XXKFF
- Really fixed Exchange
v.1.0.3:
- Fixed camera (5.0Mpx now)
- Newest kernel UNITY V5
- Fixed Exchange
v.1.0.2:
- Newest kernel V4
- Removed Screen calibration from settings (didnt work with our sensor)
- Removed Haptic intensity settings
- Added Google video editor
- Improved works with 3G modems
- Fixed search on page
v.1.0.1:
- Proper kernel Unity V3
---- Some cleanups & configs
---- Added PS3 support & alot USB HID devbices
---- Added audio boost (experimental)
---- Added HFS/HFS+ support
---- Added NTFS RW support
- Added Swipe keyboard
- Updated ES File Explorer
- Updated Google Maps
- Removed samsung shutdown animation
- Other minor fixes & tweaks
v.1.0:
- Newest kernel UNITY V3
---- Updated Wi-Fi drivers
---- Tweaked video drivers
---- Back to NOOP I/O Sheduler (Experiment)
---- Some cleanups & configs
- Added stock Email app (with Exchange account support)
- Added stock MobilePrint app
- Fixed Haptic feedback
- Fixed Social Hub
- Added 3D Photo Browser
- Added TegraZone app
- Added Google Videos Service
- Added Asus Weather widget
- Other minor fixes & tweaks
v.0.2 Beta:
- Wi-Fi fixed
- Camcorder fixed
- Improved overall performance
- PolarisOffice fixed
- "SamsungApps" app removed
- Removed Swipe
- Removed QuickOffice
v.0.1b Alpha:
- Initial release

This ROM features a completely new way of Overclocking and managing screen states.

The History

But before explaining it further, let's talk about previous solutions.

There are several different approaches to archieve "screen-state-scaling".

That means basically that the govenor changes if you turn the screen off and changes back to normal when turning the screen on.

This is mainly used to restrict the amount of CPU usage (the frequency in fact) during screen off. This can lead to a major battery life increase.

The solutions so far were:

App like SetCPU, which change automatically the govenor based on profiles

integrated solutions in the govenor itself

Both these solutions have major problems.

The one with a tuner app is always a little laggy right after turning on the screen because SetCPU (or any other CPU tuner) needs some time to change the govenors (up to 7 seconds). This leads mostly to major lag in the lockscreen.

The second solution is the smartass govenor. It has already a screen-state-scaling included, so it reduces the frequency when the screen turn off.

This could be a really nice solution but it has some problems too.

Smartass most of the time is not really stable and has problems with its frequency scaling.

State-of-the-art-solution

So we (more precisely rmk40) thought of a better solution.

He wrote a native C Daemon which changes the govenors

instantly without any lag.

This leads to

major performance improvements

right after turning on the screen and in the lockscreen.

But at the moment this solution is a little bit harder to configure. We are plaing to make a GUI for this, so you get the same comfort as using SetCPU.

Nevertheless you can even now adjust the daemon to your needs.

Be aware that the daemon only works if all CPU tuner apps are deinstalled. Otherwise it deactivates itself.

The daemon is configured with 6 files in the folder /system/etc/virtuous_oc/.

There are 3 files for the wake state and 3 for the sleep state. For each state one file for the govenor, one for the minimal frequency and one for the maximal frequency.

You can easily edit these files eg. with RootExplorer or any other app which can edit system files. So you can adjust the frequencies and the govenor for each state just like with SetCPU.

In order to get the available frequencies for the current kernel, just open your favorite terminal app and type

cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies

You could also use adb shell to show the frequencies on your computer.

To get the available govenors use a similar approach:

cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_governors

Please make sure, you are entering the right values in the daemon's config files.

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