Overclock HTC Jetstream To 2 Ghz With Custom Kernel

The Jetstream tablets gets jet powered to a staggering 2 Ghz thanks to renowned developer DooMLoRD of XDA-Developers and his custom kernel release for the device. Credit also goes to bmw-boy, nmyseteroious & Russ741 for testing this kernel out on their devices. So what does this kernel offer? More on it after the break.

Features of the kernel:

• CPU overclocked to  2.052 Ghz.
• CPU underclocked to 192 Mhz.
• GPU overclocked to 320 Mhz.
• For safe booting CPU is capped at bootup to 1.536GHz/384MHz (max/min)
  slightly undervolted (atleast for stock frequencies).
• Uses LZMA compression.
• Added lots of fixing/patches (including CPU HOTPLUG notifications/CPU unaligned access) thanks to faux132.
• VDD CPU voltage control (@ /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/vdd_table/vdd_levels).
• Compiled using Snapdragon optimizations.
• PERFLOCK disabled.
• SWAP enabled.
• Enabled few file systems support: NTFS, NFS & CIFS.
• Insecure kernel (ro.secure=0 & USB debugging enabled by default).
• /system mounted as RW.

Disclaimer: Please follow this guide at your own risk. AddictiveTips will not be liable if your device gets damaged or bricked during the process.

Requirements:

• A rooted HTC Jetstream. See our guide on rooting the Jetstream.
• ADB installed on your system. See our guide on what is ADB and how to install it.
• VDD control app: IncrediControl.
• NoFrills CPU Control (Free) or SetCPU (Paid).
• OC kernel.
• Wifi Module.

Instructions:

1. To begin, download the kernel and Wifi module (zip file) from the link above and copy it to the root of  your external SD card.
2. Connect the device to a PC.
3. Copy the kernel image to the location of fastboot.exe in the Android SDK.
4. Reboot the device into fastboot mode and open command prompt or a terminal to enter the following command:

   fastboot flash boot kernelname.img
   
   fastboot reboot
   
   adb reboot recovery

5. Once the device reboots into recovery wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache.
6. Navigate to install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard and select the WiFi module.
7. Once installed, simply reboot the device.

For updates and queries, head over to the forum thread at XDA-Developers.