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


Contents

This page is obsolete. Please go to the real Overclocking page

This article is for collecting information about overclocking procedure, Q&A, etc...

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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