strange system clock issues

bruce.labitt at autoliv.com bruce.labitt at autoliv.com
Wed Aug 26 16:51:14 EDT 2009


 gnhlug-discuss-bounces at mail.gnhlug.org wrote on 08/26/2009 04:08:38 PM:

> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I just noticed that my system clock doesn't seem to be working correctly
> all of a sudden.  I wasn't running ntpd, but now I am.  And when I run
> it, it keeps things up to date for a bit, but watching the "seconds"
> tick by seems very slow, I can actually count 5 "mississippi"s between
> "seconds" on the clock.
> 
> After the clock gets about an hour (maybe it's 2) out of sync, ntpd
> fails to sync and gives up.  Is this a system clock battery problem ?
> The system in question is about 10 years old...
> 
> --
> Paul
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ntp will give up if the time difference is greater than an hour.  Sounds 
like a battery problem.  Umm, now would be a very good time to back up 
your CMOS...  Lithium cells last hmm ~ 10 years.

-Bruce




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