Public bug reported: On an AMD 5700G system, NTP does NOT synchronize :
hercules@pjamdz3a:~$ timedatectl Local time: Thu 2021-11-04 12:57:24 CET Universal time: Thu 2021-11-04 11:57:24 UTC RTC time: Thu 2021-11-04 11:57:44 Time zone: Europe/Zurich (CET, +0100) System clock synchronized: no NTP service: n/a RTC in local TZ: no hercules@pjamdz3a:~$ ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== pjjrpiz.pj.org .PPS. 1 u 11 64 377 0.574 19761.2 2151.25 time2.ethz.ch .PPS. 1 u 16 64 377 12.743 19729.7 2132.80 hercules@pjamdz3a:~$ apt-cache policy ntp chrony systemd-timesyncd ntp: Installed: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 Candidate: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 Version table: *** 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages chrony: Installed: (none) Candidate: 3.5-6ubuntu6.2 Version table: 3.5-6ubuntu6.2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.5-6ubuntu6 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages systemd-timesyncd: Installed: (none) Candidate: 245.4-4ubuntu3.13 Version table: 245.4-4ubuntu3.13 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 245.4-4ubuntu3.11 500 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages 245.4-4ubuntu3 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages hercules@pjamdz3a:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal hercules@pjamdz3a:~$ But on a nearly identical Intel based system, (as well as on a Raspberry Pi 20.04 or an Ubuntu 18.04 system), there are no problems whatsoever : hercules@pjlu2004:~$ timedatectl Local time: Thu 2021-11-04 12:55:10 CET Universal time: Thu 2021-11-04 11:55:10 UTC RTC time: Thu 2021-11-04 11:55:10 Time zone: Europe/Zurich (CET, +0100) System clock synchronized: yes NTP service: n/a RTC in local TZ: no hercules@pjlu2004:~$ ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== *pjjrpiz.pj.org .PPS. 1 u 32 64 377 0.532 4.204 2.957 +time2.ethz.ch .PPS. 1 u 4 64 377 11.703 9.206 2.164 hercules@pjlu2004:~$ apt-cache policy ntp chrony systemd-timesyncd ntp: Installed: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 Candidate: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 Version table: *** 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages chrony: Installed: (none) Candidate: 3.5-6ubuntu6.2 Version table: 3.5-6ubuntu6.2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages 3.5-6ubuntu6 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages systemd-timesyncd: Installed: (none) Candidate: 245.4-4ubuntu3.13 Version table: 245.4-4ubuntu3.13 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages 245.4-4ubuntu3.11 500 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages 245.4-4ubuntu3.3 -1 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 245.4-4ubuntu3 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages hercules@pjlu2004:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal hercules@pjlu2004:~$ I have been searching the 'net, and tried a number of alternatives (e.g. chrony and systemd-timesyncd), but none of them are good alternatives. Please note that "pjjrpiz.pj.org" is a self built in-house GPS based NTP server running on yet another Raspberry Pi. Any support you may be able to offer will be appreciated ! if there are any other tests or actions you would like me to take to try fixing this annoying problem, probably only on this AMD 5700G CPU based system (in an ASUS Desktop X300M system), please just ask. Thanks for all your efforts. Peter J. Jansen Fichtlirain 13 CH-4105 Biel-Benken Switzerland Mob.: 0041 79 759 47 40 E-Mail (IEEE Life Member) : p.jan...@computer.org E-Mail (S/MIME signed) : peter.jan...@ebmnet.ch ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: ntp 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-38.42~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-38-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: LXQt Date: Thu Nov 4 13:07:22 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-04 (61 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819) NtpStatus: remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== pjjrpiz.pj.org .PPS. 1 u 11 64 377 0.465 24032.5 2120.23 time2.ethz.ch .PPS. 1 u 12 64 177 11.307 24028.7 2386.31 SourcePackage: ntp UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.ntp.conf: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.ntp.conf: 2021-11-01T10:08:38.252598 ** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ntp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1949774 Title: ntp does not synchronize on an AMD 5700G system Status in ntp package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On an AMD 5700G system, NTP does NOT synchronize : hercules@pjamdz3a:~$ timedatectl Local time: Thu 2021-11-04 12:57:24 CET Universal time: Thu 2021-11-04 11:57:24 UTC RTC time: Thu 2021-11-04 11:57:44 Time zone: Europe/Zurich (CET, +0100) System clock synchronized: no NTP service: n/a RTC in local TZ: no hercules@pjamdz3a:~$ ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== pjjrpiz.pj.org .PPS. 1 u 11 64 377 0.574 19761.2 2151.25 time2.ethz.ch .PPS. 1 u 16 64 377 12.743 19729.7 2132.80 hercules@pjamdz3a:~$ apt-cache policy ntp chrony systemd-timesyncd ntp: Installed: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 Candidate: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 Version table: *** 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages chrony: Installed: (none) Candidate: 3.5-6ubuntu6.2 Version table: 3.5-6ubuntu6.2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.5-6ubuntu6 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages systemd-timesyncd: Installed: (none) Candidate: 245.4-4ubuntu3.13 Version table: 245.4-4ubuntu3.13 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 245.4-4ubuntu3.11 500 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages 245.4-4ubuntu3 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages hercules@pjamdz3a:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal hercules@pjamdz3a:~$ But on a nearly identical Intel based system, (as well as on a Raspberry Pi 20.04 or an Ubuntu 18.04 system), there are no problems whatsoever : hercules@pjlu2004:~$ timedatectl Local time: Thu 2021-11-04 12:55:10 CET Universal time: Thu 2021-11-04 11:55:10 UTC RTC time: Thu 2021-11-04 11:55:10 Time zone: Europe/Zurich (CET, +0100) System clock synchronized: yes NTP service: n/a RTC in local TZ: no hercules@pjlu2004:~$ ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== *pjjrpiz.pj.org .PPS. 1 u 32 64 377 0.532 4.204 2.957 +time2.ethz.ch .PPS. 1 u 4 64 377 11.703 9.206 2.164 hercules@pjlu2004:~$ apt-cache policy ntp chrony systemd-timesyncd ntp: Installed: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 Candidate: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 Version table: *** 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages chrony: Installed: (none) Candidate: 3.5-6ubuntu6.2 Version table: 3.5-6ubuntu6.2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages 3.5-6ubuntu6 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages systemd-timesyncd: Installed: (none) Candidate: 245.4-4ubuntu3.13 Version table: 245.4-4ubuntu3.13 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages 245.4-4ubuntu3.11 500 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages 245.4-4ubuntu3.3 -1 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 245.4-4ubuntu3 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages hercules@pjlu2004:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal hercules@pjlu2004:~$ I have been searching the 'net, and tried a number of alternatives (e.g. chrony and systemd-timesyncd), but none of them are good alternatives. Please note that "pjjrpiz.pj.org" is a self built in- house GPS based NTP server running on yet another Raspberry Pi. Any support you may be able to offer will be appreciated ! if there are any other tests or actions you would like me to take to try fixing this annoying problem, probably only on this AMD 5700G CPU based system (in an ASUS Desktop X300M system), please just ask. Thanks for all your efforts. Peter J. Jansen Fichtlirain 13 CH-4105 Biel-Benken Switzerland Mob.: 0041 79 759 47 40 E-Mail (IEEE Life Member) : p.jan...@computer.org E-Mail (S/MIME signed) : peter.jan...@ebmnet.ch ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: ntp 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-38.42~20.04.1-generic 5.11.22 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-38-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: LXQt Date: Thu Nov 4 13:07:22 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-04 (61 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819) NtpStatus: remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== pjjrpiz.pj.org .PPS. 1 u 11 64 377 0.465 24032.5 2120.23 time2.ethz.ch .PPS. 1 u 12 64 177 11.307 24028.7 2386.31 SourcePackage: ntp UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) modified.conffile..etc.ntp.conf: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.ntp.conf: 2021-11-01T10:08:38.252598 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1949774/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp