If you don't have Uberkernal installed, than what kernal are you running? If you are running "Super Kernal" you probably should doctor your phone and start over with Uberkernal. Super Kernal makes modifications to some files in a way that is supposed to be more risky as I recall. As far as the kernals above 800mhz (used through Uberkernal), I believe you need to get them through the custom kernal testing feeds that you have to add to preware. Not a big deal, but it prevents more casual users from installing them. Actually from what I recall, they now have a 1.2Ghz kernal. The one thing that I learned the hard way (after a bunch of crashes) is that the best settings involve not letting the processor dip below 500mhz. So I normally keep it on Screenstate with 500mhz as the lowest and 800 or 1000mhz as the top (depending on if I have the higher kernals installed). Things generally run pretty well at 1000mhz, but I've kept it at the "standard" 800 for the last month or so in anticipation of 1.4.5. I guess I shouldn't have bothered since that update is seemingly taking forever! At 1Ghz, from what I recall when I had it installed, things ran very smooth, although even with that occasionally things would lag. I think part of that is due to the lower amount of RAM in the Sprint Pre. Also, I think that things are supposed to improve a lot when WebOS comes with the newer version of the JS engine that's starting to be used in some browsers, as well as some of the newer technologies like CSS Transforms and WebGL, but not sure when those will be supported - maybe when WebOS 2.0 comes out in the Fall?
Anyway, to answer your question, obviously its up to you, but if you have the time to mess with your Pre and install these faster kernals, they are probably worth it. They may depleat your battery a bit faster, but with screenstate on, hopefully not that much, and you can always clock down if you are starting to get low. In the same vein, I would seriously recommend an extended battery for the Pre. I got the Seidio innocase 2600mah battery a month or so ago, and it has changed my experience with the phone possibly more than anything else. It's so nice just not to have to worry about battery life for hours and hours at a time. I can generally get at least 13 hours of moderate use out of it, which may seem like not that much, but really if you supplement it just a bit with charging here and there it means you can go from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep... Levi Wallach blog: http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.com tweet me @dvdmon (http://twitter.com/dvdmon) On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:13 PM, John Messeder <[email protected]>wrote: > I have the 800MHz patch installed. Sometimes I think it's as slow as the > stock kernel. If there's a major disappointment in the Pri (other than > the email client), it's the speed of the device. > Should I uninstall it to install Uberkernel? Is Thunderchief's > 1.05GHz really available? (I watched the video but didn't; find any > links to the actual software. > Or should I just wait for upgrade time (another 7-8 months) and get > something hotter. Shucks, I like the pre-form, and most of the software > is OK - but darn it's slow. > > On 6/29/2010 12:00 AM, Levi Wallach wrote: > > > > I've been running one of the kernels ("Warthog") at 1Ghz with compcache > > enabled (16MB), using Govnuh screenstate 500mhz/1Ghz, and it's just super > > fast, noticeably faster than the 800mhz uberkernel I ran for the last > > month > > or two. When I turn it on and look at the CPU temp, it's often 28, once > > even 27. In other words very cool. I haven't tried running a bunch of > apps > > at once, but with twee, govnuh, and email running, it seems perfectly > fine > > so far... > > > > Levi Wallach > > blog: http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.com > > tweet me @dvdmon (http://twitter.com/dvdmon) > > > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:56 PM, Eugenio Perea <[email protected] > > <mailto:eugenio%40perea.com <eugenio%2540perea.com>>> wrote: > > > > > Well, this looks interesting: > > > http://www.palmblast.com/articles/2010/6/2010628-Palm-Pre-gets-1.html > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > -- > If brute force isn't working, you're not using enough of it. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
