On 2011-10-25, A C <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/25/2011 14:53, unruh wrote: >> >> ?? So why are you using X at all? Xterm can surely be replaced by the >> console. And xclock by running date to tell you what time the machine >> thinks it is (I assume you use that to check to see if ntpd has stopped >> controlling the clock) > > A few reasons for not using console: > 1. I don't have a monitor to devote to the machine that works at > standard Sun framebuffer refresh rates. With the odd resolution and > rate of the CG6 most inexpensive LCDs just fall over and refuse to sync. > My one monitor that can sync is also the nice one that I use for my > regular desktop machine. > > 2. Even with a monitor on the machine there's a bug in the console > driver in NetBSD that locks up the console getty if redraws occur too > quickly. It's a known bug on the sparc hardware but hard to track down. > It doesn't affect anything else except the getty on the console. > > 3. I can leave the Xterm on my screen on my everyday machine and be able > to use it when I need to without needing to reach for another keyboard. > Plus anything I do on the machine, especially during debugging right > now, I can copy and paste to post to the list or save for later.
Wouldn't it be easier to just open an Xterm on your everyday machine and ssh into the time server? -- Steve Kostecke <[email protected]> NTP Public Services Project - http://support.ntp.org/ _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
