Re: Question : grub commands
On Monday 14 August 2006 03:13 pm, Gnu-Raiz wrote:
> On Monday 14 August 2006 14:40, Mike Reinehr wrote:
> > On Monday 14 August 2006 01:40 pm, Gnu-Raiz wrote:
> > > On Monday 14 August 2006 11:07, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote:
> > > > Hello !
> > > > Just an easy question:
> > > >
> > > > Is there a difference between "disable_timer_pin_1" and
> > > > "noapictimer" at startup in grub ? If yes, what is the
> > > > difference ?
> > > >
> > > > (This command is needed to get the clock running correct)
> > > >
> > > > regards
> > > >
> > > > Hans
> > >
> > > Why not use Chrony and your local pool.ntp.org servers for
> > > time? Also what happens if you don't reboot for a long time,
> > > then how do you keep your time correct?
> > >
> > > Not that it makes a difference, but those are kernel commands,
> > > I believe all grub does is pass those on to the kernel anyway.
> > >
> > > Your local search engine will be most useful here, might want
> > > to give it a go.
> > >
> > > Gnu_Raiz
> >
> > ntp-simple couldn't be easier to install & use and will keep your
> > system time synchronized with the national time servers. I also
> > would recommend ntpdate if you shut your system down frequently.
> > Ntpdate will set the time on boot, while ntp-simple will keep it
> > synchronized.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > cmr
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> :) I have one machine that uses ntpd, if your curious that is what
>
> Freebsd ships with except it's not turned on by default. Regardless
> the hardest part was doing the .conf file, it was easy if you use
> the pool at ntp.org.
That was why I suggested ntp-simple as it requires no configuration. It just
works! (tm) Like you, I've used regular ntp and found the configuration to be
pain. :-)
> If you really want to read up on the virtures of Chrony and why some
> suggest it for Debian you might want to search Debian user list, as
> it comes up once in a while. Let's just say that each has it ardent
> fans.
I'm not familiar with Chrony and will look it up. Thanks!
> Gnu_Raiz
cmr
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