Re: clock troubles
On (13/05/05 00:04), Clive Menzies wrote:
> On (12/05/05 16:59), Glenn English wrote:
> > The system clock on one of my machines is running way slow. If I
> > repeatedly run 'date' the second changes once every 3 or 4 seconds.
> > ntpdate will bring it into line, but ntpd can't keep it there.
> >
> > I don't understand how this can happen. My experience with digital
> > electronics says that things almost never work half-way; they're fine,
> > or they're dead. Anybody know what the system clock actually is? A
> > counter counting the line frequency?? A divider off the CPU clock?
> >
> > There was a power failure this morning, long enough to drain the UPSes
> > and stop all the computers. Then when I started bringing things back up,
> > I could just barely catch the aroma of overheated electronics -- so it
> > could be hardware. It could also be my imagination.
>
> Can't help with the diagnosis but you're not the first on the list to
> suffer time 'drift'. Solution: install something like 'ntpdate' to keep
> the clock sychnronised with one of the internet time servers. FWIW
> other people have recommended 'chrony' as an alternative - I've not tried
> it.
I'm just going outside to hit myself over the head with a hammer and
repeat "I mustn't skim posts that I reply to".
Sorry ;)
Clive
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