Step By Step Guide to OverClocking?
 

Would anyone be able to put one together for all us noobs
Many thanks

Re: Step By Step Guide to OverClocking?
 

I have put one together on my site.

http://maemofanatics.com/how-to-overclock-your-n900/

Re: Step By Step Guide to OverClocking?
 

noobs + overclocking = ?

Re: Step By Step Guide to OverClocking?
 

edumacation :D

I'm all for guides and other information sharing methods, as long as they're peppered with disclaimers when applicable.

Re: Step By Step Guide to OverClocking?
 

Im a noob amd all i did to overflashh was
open maemo flasher on my pc(actually worked on windows7 32 bit)
and im not good with the commands so i copy pasted from a google how to site....
Dont connect ur phone until it says usb device not ready...

Super easy and i have had no problems... i did 900

Re: Step By Step Guide to OverClocking?
 

? = Waaahhhhh! My n900 has stopped working!

"Safe" overclocking has to proven over time. It may work fine over the next few weeks/months, it won't explode or combust, but little things may start happening (e.g. random lock-ups, "unexplained" application crashes) you may not notice it straight away - no matter how many times you re-flash the n900 the problems will persist.

Your device is now royally f***ed!

The CPU may not fail but other components may get damaged. Heat and battery-load will cause problems (especially in a teeny-weeny densely populated device).


Running anything beyond it's specification is risky.

If we are very lucky the n900 is built so well it can handle reasonable increases in clock speed and everything is ok - maybe I am being paranoid.

I will wait a few months and see what happens before I try anything like this.


PLEASE BE CAREFUL PERMANENT DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

Re: Step By Step Guide to OverClocking?
 

Thats the first permanent damage warning i have seen. In most cases it seems a reflash can fix the phone. im staying well away from this in that case

Re: Step By Step Guide to OverClocking?
 

Very well said! This is why I am waiting too. Clocking it to even 800 is like an %33 overclock, and that is huge when you compair it to overclocking a CPU in a normal computer. Perhaps water cooling will be the next step for the N900 lol.

Hope no one has any trouble though because would love to give mine a boost. Fingers crossed!