Carlos E. R. wrote: > > > The Thursday 2007-12-06 at 09:02 -0800, Robert Smits wrote: > >>> It seems a kernel problem, not an NTP problem. > >> Actually, it looks way more like a hardware problem than a software >> problem. >> Normally I can run any of my systems for more than a month without >> being more >> than a minute or two off. Have you considered that the backup battery >> may be >> low, or that you have a power supply problem? > > Please, remember that the system time does not use the cmos clock and > battery at all. That's a different clock altogether. Plus, the cmos > clock is running fine, I'm checking it at the moment. > > >> Of course, one way to check it is if the same hardware shows different >> timing >> problems is to reinstall 10.2 but I know what a PITA that is. > > It is very simple: > > 1 Nov 11:28:02 ntpd[4669]: time reset +0.493571 s > 1 Nov 19:54:33 ntpd[6168]: time reset +0.324889 s > 2 Nov 11:56:25 ntpd[6168]: time reset +0.493251 s > 2 Nov 14:09:49 ntpd[6168]: time reset +0.761453 s > 2 Nov 18:57:50 ntpd[6168]: time reset +0.267648 s > 2 Nov 19:19:37 ntpd[6168]: time reset +0.633949 s > 3 Nov 15:04:26 ntpd[4993]: time reset +13.963114 s <=== upgrade to 10.3 > 3 Nov 16:14:24 ntpd[4993]: time reset +126.365828 s > 3 Nov 19:12:32 ntpd[5051]: time reset +42.074367 s > 4 Nov 12:46:09 ntpd[5076]: time reset +22.996088 s > 4 Nov 13:32:56 ntpd[5076]: time reset +393.672856 s > 5 Nov 13:35:23 ntpd[5163]: time reset +351.141250 s > > > You see how the resets increase just the very day I upgraded to 10.3? It > is thus a demonstration that it is a software problem. I do have a > partition with 10.2, I could try that one again. But there is no need, > the above log proves it. > > > -- Cheers, > Carlos E. R. >
I seem to recall that you can adjust the drift of the system clock within ntp. I don't know if this will cure your problems, but it can't hurt to check. The file is /var/lib/ntp/drift/ntp.drift. The value I have is: 10.460 -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
