Annoing clock problem

JohnStormrider · 09-02-2005, 06:15 PM

I am using SuSE 9.3

My clock counts the seconds way faster then it should so my time is off.

How do I fix it. I am using a Compaq 4000 series Laptop with a AMD64 4000+ processor.

berbae · 09-03-2005, 08:10 AM

You have the Network Time Protocol NTP system
or chrony to keep the clock synchronized with time servers via internet connexion.
Make a Google search on 'ntp' and 'chrony' to have detailed infos on these tools.

JohnStormrider · 09-03-2005, 09:45 AM

I have NTP installed. That stuff is not a fix for my problem. It starts up and then my clock is set to the correct time but it counts the seconds to fast so then it is not the correct time. for it to stay the correct time using NTP then it would need to be continuously connected to NTP ecery second that the laptop is powered on. Before when I used fedora I added "no_timer_check" to the kernel line in grub and it worked fine after that, but I tried that in SuSE 9.3 and it does not fix it.

berbae · 09-04-2005, 03:43 AM

Personally I use chrony
Here is the description from 'man chrony' :
chrony is a pair of programs for keeping computer clocks
accurate. chronyd is a background (daemon) program and
chronyc is a command-line interface to it. Time reference
sources for chronyd can be RFC1305 NTP servers, human (via
keyboard and chronyc), or the computer's real-time clock
at boot time (Linux only). chronyd can determine the rate
at which the computer gains or loses time and compensate
for it while no external reference is present. Its use of
NTP servers can be switched on and off (through chronyc)
to support computers with dial-up/intermittent access to
the Internet, and it can also act as an RFC1305-compatible
NTP server.

Note in particular "chronyd can determine the rate
at which the computer gains or loses time and compensate
for it while no external reference is present."

With chrony it's not necessary to be continually connected to NTP servers
and it makes correction of the clock speed.

Is this not what you are looking for?
If not, I have not undertood well what you seek
I don't know of the "no_timer_check" option of grub
Good luck

JohnStormrider · 09-04-2005, 10:30 AM

I was just thinking chrony was like the NTP. Thanks.

I am getting an error after make install.

Code:

:/chrony # make install
[ -d /usr/local ] || mkdir -p /usr/local
[ -d /usr/local/sbin ] || mkdir -p /usr/local/sbin
[ -d /usr/local/bin ] || mkdir -p /usr/local/bin
[ -d /usr/local/doc ] || mkdir -p /usr/local/doc
[ -d /usr/local/man/man1 ] || mkdir -p /usr/local/man/man1
[ -d /usr/local/man/man5 ] || mkdir -p /usr/local/man/man5
[ -d /usr/local/man/man8 ] || mkdir -p /usr/local/man/man8
[ -d /usr/local/doc/chrony ] || mkdir -p /usr/local/doc/chrony
if [ -f /usr/local/sbin/chronyd ]; then rm -f /usr/local/sbin/chronyd ; fi
if [ -f /usr/local/bin/chronyc ]; then rm -f /usr/local/bin/chronyc ; fi
cp chronyd /usr/local/sbin/chronyd
chmod 555 /usr/local/sbin/chronyd
cp chronyc /usr/local/bin/chronyc
chmod 555 /usr/local/bin/chronyc
cp chrony.txt /usr/local/doc/chrony/chrony.txt
cp: cannot stat `chrony.txt': No such file or directory
make: *** [install] Error 1

berbae · 09-05-2005, 04:30 AM

Have you run
'make docs'
before 'make install' ?
It's important to read the doc to configure and to see how to use this program.
Do the 'make docs' and after the 'make install'

Quote:

If you want to build the manual in plain text, HTML and info
versions, type

make docs

make install

This will install the binaries, plain text manual and manpages.

To install the HTML and info versions of the manual as well, enter
the command

make install-docs

berbae · 09-05-2005, 11:26 AM

I think I have misunderstood the problem with the clock being too fast.
Forget the chrony stuff and rather see Novell forum

or another thread

comprookie2000 · 09-05-2005, 08:56 PM

Looks like you have tracked down the problem.Until you patch the kernel or install a new one with the patch to fix it you can change the time manually.You most likely know this but if not here it goes as root;[CODE]
date 090522002005[CODE]
that sets it as Mon Sep 5 22:00 2005