System clock loses time at approx 17 secs per two hours

First off, CC: back to me, as my machine can't handle an estimated 200 messages a day for me to sign up to the list 8-( - Anyway.. I updated my kernel to 2.4.3 when the patch was released. (Tarballs - wonderful things!) However, I noticed that the kernel timer loses seconds over time with both t

More about 2.4.3 timer problems

First off, CC: back to me, as my machine can't handle an estimated 200 messages a day for me to sign up to the list 8-( - Anyway.. I updated my kernel to 2.4.3 when the patch was released. As I said earlier, I noticed my timer losing a few seconds over the space of a couple of hours. Well, I ha

Re: More about 2.4.3 timer problems

Err, tried the patch you recommended me to apply to the 2.4.3 source code (not the 2.4.3-pre6), but everything else started complaining it couldn't see printk() any more. Any advice? Thanks... -- /| _,.:*^*:., |\ Cheers from the Viking family, | |_/' viking@ `\_| |

Re: More about 2.4.3 timer problems

On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, James Simmons wrote: : :>Err, tried the patch you recommended me to apply to the 2.4.3 source code :>(not the 2.4.3-pre6), but everything else started complaining it couldn't :>see printk() any more. Any advice? Thanks... : :Can you tell us your hardware configuration and yo

Re: Won't Power down (Was: More about 2.4.3 timer problems)

On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Andrew Morton wrote: :viking wrote: :> :> Incidentally, Andrew, thanks for that patch. : :My brain is fading. Which patch was that? Gee! 8-) and you suggested it to me! It was the patch against 2.4.3-pre6 which corrected the system clock slowing down, due to the interrupt