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...

Contents

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 [2]
  • 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

  1. Compile or download a custom kernel (sources?!?)
  2. Reflash the kernel to the device


How to undo overclocking

Run following command as root: 

apt-get install --reinstall kernel kernel-flasher


Q & A

  • Sample question

sample answer

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