Overclocking N900
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Some instructions here may cause serious problems. When unsure, see General precautions Backing up your data is recommended. In case of trouble you might need to re-flash your device. |
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OVERCLOCKING CAN DESTROY YOUR DEVICE PERMANENTLY
WARRANTY OF YOUR DEVICE WILL BE VOID |
This article is for collecting information about overclocking procedure, Q&A, etc...
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Warnings
- Potential dangers that are hard to detect.[1]
- Overclocking WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY
- The lifetime of your device will get reduced
- You could lose the data in your device (file system corruption)
- Every device is an individual, what is stable for others might not be for you
- If you encounter ANY unusual problems, lower your clock frequency
- You do it at your own responsibility. No whining afterwards. If you're unsure, don't do it.
- Nokia's overclocking warning: 500MHz is the normal frequency. Everything above is not good for your device, even with the stock kernel.
- Igor Stoppa's warning and comment
- chip vendors specs
How to overclock
Overclocking is done by Reflashing a custom kernel into the device.
Step by step instructions
- Compile or download a custom kernel (sources?!?)
- Reflash the kernel to the device
Q & A
- Sample question
sample answer