Glenn English wrote:
Many thanks for all the suggestions, especially the ones pointing meaway from the soldering iron.I still don't understand this at all. But booting a FreeBSD install disk seems to have fixed my clock. The prospect of being replaced scared Sarge into getting it's act together, I guess. Earlier today (beforebsd), Sarge's clock was even running *backward* sometimes.
I don't want to argue if you are happy, but it doesn't sound fixed to me. NTP should keep your clock on time to within a few miliseconds. If you notice any abrupt changes that means NTP is definitely not working.