How to Overclock the Samsung Epic 4G Touch
So you have rooted your Samsung Epic 4G Touch smartphone and want to do some customizations on it? How about overclocking it? What this overclocking does is it lets you improve the overall performance of your device by tweaking your CPU clock speed. All this overclocking is handled by a custom kernel which you’ll be flashing in the following guide. So here’s how you can overclock your Samsung Epic 4G Touch smartphone:
I. Before You Begin:
1. You must have rooted your device before doing this procedure. Please head to our root guide to learn how you can root your device.
2. You must have CWM Recovery installed on your device. Check out our guide on the same to do that.
II. Make a Backup:
1. Head over to the Google Play and download and install the Quick Boot app on your device.
2. Once the app’s been installed, launch it from your App Drawer.
3. Hit the Recovery option and you’ll reboot into the Recovery mode.
4. Once in Recovery, select backup and restore followed by backup.
5. It’ll create a backup of your current firmware and save it on your device.
6. You’re done!
III. Downloading Required Files:
1. The Kuban Kernel (Download the CWM Flashable version from the first post)
IV. Flashing the Overclock Kernel on the Samsung Epic 4G Touch:
1. Place the The Kuban Kernel zip on your Desktop.
2. Plug in your device to your PC using the USB cable.
3. Copy the Kernel zip over to the root of your SD card.
4. Once the kernel’s been copied, unplug your device from your PC.
5. Open the Quick Boot app from your App Drawer.
6. Hit the Recovery option to reboot your device into Recovery mode.
7. Once in Recovery, select install zip from sdcard followed by choose zip from sdcard.
8. Choose the The Kuban Kernel zip to be flashed on your device.
9. It’ll begin flashing the kernel on your device and once it’s done, reboot your device.
10. You’re all done!
V. Overclocking the Samsung Epic 4G Touch:
1. Download and install any of these apps on your device:
2. Once installed, open the app from your App Drawer.
3. Now drag the slider or use the available option to increase your CPU clock speed. Keep on increasing it as long as your device doesn’t go haywire.
4. Make sure not to select save on boot option in the app as it may crash your device.
5. Once you’re fine with a specific clock speed, close the app.
6. You’re all set!
Congrats! Your device’s been successfully overclocked. Enjoy the extra speeds!
VI. Reverting Back to the Stock Kernel (Optional):
1. Open the Quick Boot app from your App Drawer.
2. Hit the Recovery option to reboot your device into Recovery mode.
3. Once in Recovery, select backup and restore followed by restore.
4. Restore the most recent backup you have there on the list.
5. It’ll begin restoring the backup and once it’s done, reboot your device.
6. You’re all done!
Great! You’ve successfully reverted back to the stock kernel!
If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.
