I run into the same problems a couple of weeks ago. First I tried disabling mfgpt and it solved the problem but left the watchdog driver not funcional. Later on I undid this change, activated again mfgpt and installed adjtimex and ntp. My system is now working in perfect sync.
I've described this configuration in a wiki ( http://code.google.com/p/wfrog/wiki/InstallOn_Alix3D2_voyageLinux0_6_2#Clock_sync). wfrog is the open source weather logger I'm running on the Alix 3D2. Hope it helps! Jordi. 2010/2/26 Robert <[email protected]> > Hey Punky, > > Thanks for getting back to me. So you're saying I have a choice between a > working clock or a working watchdog, I can't have both? > > Robert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Punky Tse [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 26 February 2010 02:48 > To: Robert > Cc: '[email protected]' > Subject: Re: [Voyage-linux] Clock Drift > > Hi Robert, > > Disabling mfgpt will make geode watchdog driver no functional. > [ 22.373287] geodewdt: No timers were available > > Regards, > Punky > > Robert wrote: > > Hi Punky, Thierry, > > > > Thanks very much for that suggestion. Tell me, is there any downside to > adding that boot parameter? is it likely to cause me other issues? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Rob > > ________________________________________ > > From: > > [email protected][voyage-linux-bounces+robert= > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Thierry MUSEUX - www.fwt.fr - > [[email protected]] > > Sent: 25 February 2010 16:58 > > To: '[email protected]' > > Subject: RE: [Voyage-linux] Clock Drift > > > > Hi, > > > > I have put in /boot/grub/menu.lst > > kernel /vmlinuz root=LABEL=ROOT_FS console=ttyS0,38400n8 nomfgpt > > > > and in /etc/crontab > > 15 * * * * root /usr/sbin/ntpdate 0.fr.pool.ntp.org >> /dev/null 2>&1 > > > > This solve the issue. > > > > > > Thierry Museux > > France Wireless Technologies > > www.fwt.fr > > msn: [email protected] > > Tel: + 33 (0) 1 41 08 70 78 > > Gsm: + 33 (0) 6 15 22 09 62 > > > > > > > > > > -----Message d'origine----- > > De : [email protected] > > [mailto:voyage-linux-bounces+tm <voyage-linux-bounces%2Btm>=fwt.fr@ > list.voyage.hk] De la part de Roel > > Huybrechts > > Envoyé : jeudi 25 février 2010 17:40 > > À : Robert > > Cc : [email protected] > > Objet : Re: [Voyage-linux] Clock Drift > > > > Hi Rob, > > > > Op donderdag 25-02-2010 om 08:26 uur [tijdzone -0800], schreef Robert: > > > >> Hello Guys, > >> > >> I've got some pretty serious clock drift on all the ALIX 3d2 which we've > >> > > got. Seems that after even just a short period of running the time on the > > systems is quite out of sync with the real time. > > > >> Is this a common issue? We've had it for a long time but I've only > >> > > recently sat down and tried to find a solution to the problem. Is this > > hardware related? or something software related? > > > >> Appreciate any advice you can offer. > >> > >> Rob > >> > > > > I've experienced the same issue on the ALIX 2d2 boards here. I've been > > able to greatly reduce the drift by installing the adjtimex package. > > > > Hope this helps for you as well. > > > > Regards > > > > -- > > Roel Huybrechts > > > > GPG | 4096R/5E2DE374 > > | http://rulus.be/gpg > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Voyage-linux mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux > > > > Support Time Managed Services - monitoring and development for entire > business technology > > > > Tel: 0800 999 4333 > > www.supporttime.com > > > > Support Time Limited > > 1000 Lakeside North Harbour > > Portsmouth PO6 3EZ United Kingdom > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Voyage-linux mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux > > > > > Support Time Managed Services - monitoring and development for entire > business technology > > Tel: 0800 999 4333 > www.supporttime.com > > Support Time Limited > 1000 Lakeside North Harbour > Portsmouth PO6 3EZ United Kingdom > > _______________________________________________ > Voyage-linux mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux >
_______________________________________________ Voyage-linux mailing list [email protected] http://list.voyage.hk/mailman/listinfo/voyage-linux
