I installed CentOS 4.4 32 bit on a dual core AMD64 motherboad. Its a Tyan Tomcat K8E motherboard with socket 939. The clock keeps drifting off like 5+ minutes an hour. Run ntpupdate hourly to compensate. Any ideas why or how to fix? Matt
On 2/2/07, Matt <lm7812 at gmail.com> wrote:> I installed CentOS 4.4 32 bit on a dual core AMD64 motherboad. Its a > Tyan Tomcat K8E motherboard with socket 939. The clock keeps drifting > off like 5+ minutes an hour. Run ntpupdate hourly to compensate. > > Any ideas why or how to fix?Probably a buggy/unsupported apci setup. Look for a bios update, or use the kernel options 'clock=pmtmr' or 'clock=pit' -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell
Matt wrote:> I installed CentOS 4.4 32 bit on a dual core AMD64 motherboad. Its a > Tyan Tomcat K8E motherboard with socket 939. The clock keeps drifting > off like 5+ minutes an hour. Run ntpupdate hourly to compensate. > > Any ideas why or how to fix?dunno why, but ntpd may be able to correct it. # yum install ntpd # vi /etc/ntp.conf # chkconfig ntpd on # service ntpd start all the conf file -needs- is a server line or two referencing some local-to-you NTP servers. check with your ISP to see if they have any if you're not already running your own.