Re: [ntp:questions] API for step time server notification

2010-07-27 Thread Thierry MARTIN
Oups, sorry, I have just seen that the messages I am interested in are not "step time server" but rather: "(...) ntpd[4569]: time reset +0.638100 s" So please forget about "my" ntpdate.c:1427. ___ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http:/

Re: [ntp:questions] API for step time server notification

2010-07-27 Thread Thierry MARTIN
Oups, sorry, I have just seen that the messages I am interested in are not "step time server" but rather: "(...) ntpd[4569]: time reset +0.638100 s" So please forget about "my" ntpdate.c:1427. ___ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http:/

Re: [ntp:questions] API for step time server notification

2010-07-27 Thread Thierry MARTIN
Oups, sorry, I have just seen that the messages I am interested in are not "step time server" but rather: "(...) ntpd[4569]: time reset +0.638100 s" So please forget about "my" ntpdate.c:1427. ___ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http:/

Re: [ntp:questions] API for step time server notification

2010-07-27 Thread Thierry MARTIN
Hello, Thank you for this debate :-). Well, to my mind, it is a matter of fact that time stepping can occur on a server having time managed with ntpd. (My running ntp configuration leads the service to stop in such conditions, and I have already seen that.) I agree, it's probably with some specia

Re: [ntp:questions] API for step time server notification

2010-07-26 Thread Thierry MARTIN
On 26 juil, 16:39, unruh wrote: > On 2010-07-26, Thierry MARTIN wrote: > > > Hello, > > > Is there any API that can be used in a program to be "notified" if a > > "step time server" event occurs? > > As far as I could see, it is "on

[ntp:questions] API for step time server notification

2010-07-26 Thread Thierry MARTIN
Hello, Is there any API that can be used in a program to be "notified" if a "step time server" event occurs? As far as I could see, it is "only" logged. Thanks in advance for your answers. / Thierry ___ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org ht

Re: [ntp:questions] no ntp synchronisation: 2s to 6s time shift !

2008-02-22 Thread Thierry MARTIN
I will try this. Martin Burnicki a écrit : > Thierry, > > Thierry MARTIN wrote: >> Hi Martin, >> >> It seems that once again, you're about to save me ;-) ! > > ;-)) > >> So, ok my system has a Meinberg gps170pci board. >> >> As far as

Re: [ntp:questions] no ntp synchronisation: 2s to 6s time shift !

2008-02-21 Thread Thierry MARTIN
other feature from the board? Could you please enlight me about this? Thanks! Thierry MARTIN Martin Burnicki a écrit : > Hi Thierry, > > Thierry MARTIN wrote: >> Maybe I should look for a pci board that is able to keep good time - >> even with offset but limited drift- wi

Re: [ntp:questions] no ntp synchronisation: 2s to 6s time shift !

2008-02-21 Thread Thierry MARTIN
, "setting up a DCF77 or GPS refclock" is not always possible (we actually do support NTP + GPS refclock). Maybe I should look for a pci board that is able to keep good time - even with offset but limited drift- with no external time source... If anyone has ever heard of this... Thanks f

Re: [ntp:questions] no ntp synchronisation: 2s to 6s time shift !

2008-02-19 Thread Thierry MARTIN
Hi Serge, My investigations might lead me to choose your solution ;-). The system I have is a (trans)portable machine. I wonder wether these parameters will be ok, wherever I place it (what is the influnce of temperature differences or things like that)? Regards Thierry MARTIN Serge Bets a

Re: [ntp:questions] no ntp synchronisation: 2s to 6s time shift !

2008-02-19 Thread Thierry MARTIN
-a Then I watch: # ntpdate -q ntp.cines.fr Keeping a linux system with the correct time without any external synchronisation really seems hard... Best regards Thierry. Thierry MARTIN a écrit : > Oups? > > If I understand your post, tsc is the same as acpi_pm ? > > Was

Re: [ntp:questions] no ntp synchronisation: 2s to 6s time shift !

2008-02-15 Thread Thierry MARTIN
Oups? If I understand your post, tsc is the same as acpi_pm ? Was I just a lucky guy with this config? (:- You've just killed my enthousiasm ... :-) David Woolley a écrit : > Thierry MARTIN wrote: > >> I have been trying acpi_pm clocksource for a few days now and the >

Re: [ntp:questions] no ntp synchronisation: 2s to 6s time shift !

2008-02-15 Thread Thierry MARTIN
e a nice day! Thierry MARTIN Martin Burnicki a écrit : > Unruh wrote: >> Any place where these different clock models is described? > > Hm, I think "clock models" in the sense of NTP is not correct in this > context. AFAIK there is only one "clock model"

Re: [ntp:questions] Is there a document that describes the recommandation for configuring ntp ?

2008-02-13 Thread Thierry MARTIN
This looks like what I was looking for. Thank you. Martin Burnicki a écrit : > Hi Thierry, > > Thierry MARTIN wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Many of you kindly answered my previous questions, thanks a lot for that. >> >> Now I realise that I got a lot

[ntp:questions] Is there a document that describes the recommandation for configuring ntp ?

2008-02-13 Thread Thierry MARTIN
ng ntp? I mean -for instance-, it seems that "everybody" here knows that a configuration with only two ntp sources should be avoided; so is there a doc where I can find this kind of information? Regards Thierry MARTIN ___ questions mailing list

Re: [ntp:questions] no ntp synchronisation: 2s to 6s time shift !

2008-02-12 Thread Thierry MARTIN
Thanks François. That is what I experience. François Meyer a écrit : > Thierry MARTIN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Can anyone tell me if a time shift greater than 2s per day is ""normal"" >> on a linux system that has no "e

[ntp:questions] no ntp synchronisation: 2s to 6s time shift !

2008-02-12 Thread Thierry MARTIN
day) and badly on another one (several seconds shift / day) Any info about this subject would help me. Regards Thierry MARTIN ___ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions

[ntp:questions] Two time sources with offset => fails to synchronize

2008-02-12 Thread Thierry MARTIN
looking for some documentation that explain why it fails. Which parameter(s) in the configuration triggers that behaviour? I used the "prefer" keyword in the GPS configuration line, with the same result. Is there a way to make it work better? Thanks for you help Thie

Re: [ntp:questions] Meinberg - GPS170PCI - ntpdate for step sync?

2007-07-13 Thread Thierry MARTIN
tup? Once again, thanks a lot for you help. Thierry MARTIN "Martin Burnicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit dans le message de news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi Thierry, > > Thierry MARTIN wrote: >> Hi again, >> >> I tried and run "ntpd -gq"; my &quo

Re: [ntp:questions] Meinberg - GPS170PCI - ntpdate for step sync?

2007-07-13 Thread Thierry MARTIN
is too long for a service startup script. Also Martin Burnicki (from Meinberg) recommanded to use the mbgsetsystime utility which is much faster. / Thierry "Steve Kostecke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit dans le message de news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > On 2007-07-12, Thierry MARTIN &l

Re: [ntp:questions] Meinberg - GPS170PCI - ntpdate for step sync?

2007-07-12 Thread Thierry MARTIN
re is the content of /tmp/ntp.conf: << server 127.127.8.0 mode 2 fudge 127.127.8.0 time1 0.0 fudge 127.127.8.0 refid GPSi >> And here is the command + output: # date; ntpd -g -q -c /tmp/ntp.conf; date Thu Jul 12 14:44:39 CEST 2007 ntpd: time set +10.681068s Thu Jul 12 14:45:40 CEST 2007

Re: [ntp:questions] Meinberg - GPS170PCI - ntpdate for step sync?

2007-07-12 Thread Thierry MARTIN
Yes thantks for your answer Martin. I am giving it a try... Best regards / Thierry "Martin Burnicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit dans le message de news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > All, > > Thierry MARTIN wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I ve been trying to

[ntp:questions] Meinberg - GPS170PCI - ntpdate for step sync?

2007-07-12 Thread Thierry MARTIN
e GPS time reference with ntpdate? Usually ntpdate uses the servers listed in /etc/ntp/step-tickers to do the initial sync, but in this case, I have no server... Thanks in advance for you help. Thierry MARTIN ___ questions mailing list