Speechless wrote: > On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:34:48 -0800, "Dennis Hilberg, Jr." > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. The server is running >> successfully. I had no problems recompiling and booting the kernel. If >> only the Linux kernel recompile process was as easy! >> >> The only issue I have is the GPS is loosing satellite sync periodically, >> whereas it rarely lost sync when it was hooked to the Linux box. > > Please post the output from command: uname -a
apollo$ uname -a FreeBSD apollo.dennishilberg.com 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Dec 14 22:33:38 PST 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC-PPS i386 >> Also, initially ntpd would stop using the GPS as the system peer shortly >> after startup, even though the GPS still had sync. I rebooted the system, >> thinking perhaps the links weren't created correctly, and that seems to have >> fixed that issue for now. > > Please post the contents of: /etc/devfs.conf apollo$ cat /etc/devfs.conf (comments ommitted) own cuad0 root:wheel perm cuad0 0660 own cuad0.init root:wheel perm cuad0.init 0660 own cuad0.lock root:wheel perm cuad0.lock 0660 link cuad0 gps0 >> I see a lot of this behavior in the ntp log: >> >> 16 Dec 12:06:21 ntpd[814]: synchronized to 164.67.62.194, stratum 1 >> 16 Dec 12:06:21 ntpd[814]: kernel time sync status change 2101 >> 16 Dec 12:07:04 ntpd[814]: synchronized to GPS_NMEA(0), stratum 0 >> 16 Dec 12:07:04 ntpd[814]: kernel time sync status change 2107 >> 16 Dec 15:30:05 ntpd[814]: synchronized to 164.67.62.194, stratum 1 >> 16 Dec 15:34:26 ntpd[814]: kernel time sync error 2007 >> 16 Dec 15:43:16 ntpd[814]: synchronized to GPS_NMEA(0), stratum 0 >> 16 Dec 15:43:16 ntpd[814]: kernel time sync status change 2101 >> 16 Dec 15:43:32 ntpd[814]: kernel time sync status change 2107 >> 16 Dec 17:54:38 ntpd[814]: synchronized to 164.67.62.194, stratum 1 >> 16 Dec 17:57:38 ntpd[814]: synchronized to GPS_NMEA(0), stratum 0 >> 16 Dec 18:07:59 ntpd[814]: kernel time sync error 2307 >> 16 Dec 18:08:17 ntpd[814]: kernel time sync status change 2107 >> 16 Dec 21:13:28 ntpd[814]: synchronized to 164.67.62.194, stratum 1 >> 16 Dec 21:22:12 ntpd[814]: synchronized to GPS_NMEA(0), stratum 0 >> 16 Dec 21:28:30 ntpd[814]: synchronized to 164.67.62.194, stratum 1 >> 16 Dec 21:32:16 ntpd[814]: synchronized to GPS_NMEA(0), stratum 0 >> 16 Dec 21:33:54 ntpd[814]: synchronized to 164.67.62.194, stratum 1 >> 16 Dec 21:36:43 ntpd[814]: synchronized to GPS_NMEA(0), stratum 0 >> 16 Dec 21:44:27 ntpd[814]: synchronized to 164.67.62.194, stratum 1 >> 16 Dec 21:51:25 ntpd[814]: synchronized to 64.125.78.85, stratum 1 >> 16 Dec 21:55:16 ntpd[814]: synchronized to GPS_NMEA(0), stratum 0 >> 16 Dec 23:15:18 ntpd[814]: kernel time sync error 2307 >> 16 Dec 23:15:33 ntpd[814]: kernel time sync status change 2107 >> >> I don't know what 'kernel time sync error' and 'kernel time sync status >> change' mean, but I'm assuming that when ntpd switches from the GPS to one >> of the other internet servers that it's loosing sync. Thoughts? > > Please post the contents of: /etc/ntp.conf apollo$ cat /etc/ntp.conf (comments omitted) restrict 127.0.0.1 server 127.127.20.0 minpoll 4 prefer fudge 127.127.20.0 flag3 1 server tick.ucla.edu iburst server nist1-sj.WiTime.net iburst server time.xmission.com iburst server ntp.your.org iburst driftfile /var/lib/ntp.drift logfile /var/log/ntp/ntp.log statsdir /var/log/ntp/ statistics loopstats peerstats sysstats clockstats filegen loopstats file loopstats type day enable filegen peerstats file peerstats type day enable filegen sysstats file sysstats type day enable filegen clockstats file clockstats type day enable -- Dennis Hilberg, Jr. timekeeper(at)dennishilberg(dot)com NTP Server Information: http://saturn.dennishilberg.com/ntp.php _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions