[WBEL-users] Fast system clock

Hi

An update on the above ( have been busy elsewhere so have only just come 
back to it).

clock=pit or clock=tsc worked about equally to make the system usable, 
although even with ntp running there was a 'creep' of about 10 minutes 
over 12 hours. pmtmr did not make much difference to the high speed.

As typing in a terminal produced repeating keys making working with it 
impossible, I had to reboot to change grub.conf, using an earlier kernel.

Now the system is spraying SMART errors so looks like a replacement HD 
is necessary.... it's a Maxtor.... arghhh .

Probably will put WBEL3 respin2 or CentOS 3.1 on any new HD as I have 
them both to hand. And maybe a new m/b battery. If I can get it working 
satisfactorily it will live only on an internal network so a 3 version 
should do.

Thanks.

Francies
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> Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:10:54 +0000
> From: Francies Moore <[email protected]>
> Subject: [WBEL-users] Fast system clock
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>> Is the CentOS install running the same kernel version as the Whitebox install
>> was running?
>>
>>   
>>     
> Hi Scott
>
> It was running the latest 2.6.9.42 kernel from CentOS but I have 
> reverted it to the original WBEL kernel 2.6.9(whatever - sorry the box 
> isn't here) and the time then stayed nearer to being correct, although 
> it was slowly gaining when I left it last night.
>
> Incidentally Knoppix 3.8.1 was unusable on this box as it was "too fast" 
> - each keypress caused immediate repeating and so even the shell could 
> not be used (kernel 2.6.11).
>
> Looks like I have a box which don't like kernel 2.6... Maybe I should 
> try WBEL3 or CentOS 3 on it next week (or FC1) - it would be nice to be 
> able to deploy this system usefully.
>
> (I will post my Up2date errors later so as not to confuse the issue!)
>
> Thanks
>
> Francies
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> Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:49:20 -0600
> From: Johnny Hughes <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [WBEL-users] Fast system clock
> To: WhiteBox Users <[email protected]>
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> On Sat, 2007-02-24 at 13:10 +0000, Francies Moore wrote:
>   
>>> Is the CentOS install running the same kernel version as the Whitebox install
>>> was running?
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> Hi Scott
>>
>> It was running the latest 2.6.9.42 kernel from CentOS but I have 
>> reverted it to the original WBEL kernel 2.6.9(whatever - sorry the box 
>> isn't here) and the time then stayed nearer to being correct, although 
>> it was slowly gaining when I left it last night.
>>
>> Incidentally Knoppix 3.8.1 was unusable on this box as it was "too fast" 
>> - each keypress caused immediate repeating and so even the shell could 
>> not be used (kernel 2.6.11).
>>
>> Looks like I have a box which don't like kernel 2.6... Maybe I should 
>> try WBEL3 or CentOS 3 on it next week (or FC1) - it would be nice to be 
>> able to deploy this system usefully.
>>
>> (I will post my Up2date errors later so as not to confuse the issue!)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Francies
>>     
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> clock=pit
>
> or
>
> clock=pmtmr
>
> or
>
> clock=tsc
>
> on the kernel line might help (tsc is the default)
>
> http://kb.vmware.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/329/1420_f.SAL_Public.html
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> (that link is for vmware, but it is applicable to normal machines too)
>
> also check for updated bios from the motherboard manufacturer.
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