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List:       gentoo-ppc-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-ppc-user] 12" Clock that doesn't tick right.
From:       Jacob Smullyan <smulloni () bracknell ! smullyan ! org>
Date:       2003-10-03 21:05:12
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On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 10:44:02PM +0200, Folken wrote:
> Hi, 
> 
> I have a 12" powerbook with gentoo running 2.4.21 from the ppc-sources.
> While most things run fine, I am having difficulties with a very
> undiscplined clock. It runs fast and sometimes slow... I am not dual
> booting with OSX so that shouldn't be an issue either.  I have also
> removed NTPD from the startup scripts. 
> 
> In the kernel the /dev/nvram and advanced rtc are disabled. 
> 
> after removing /etc/adjtime and setting the clock up with utc and the
> /etc/localtime as well to utc, i still get major drift:
> 
>  cat /etc/adjtime 
>  -86399.772241 1065167583 0.000000
>  1065167583
>  UTC
> 
> The time seems to vary from boot up to boot up. Also I am unsure wheter
> the cpu frequency which, readjusts itself when i plug the device, might
> affect the clock speed. 
> 
> Does anybody have anything I could try, or maybe even got it working?


Just to confirm that you aren't alone, the clock on my 12" powerbook
runs extremely fast.  I also wondered whether it had anything to do
with /proc/cpufreq.

Jacob Smullyan

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