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From: Brian Astill <bastill@adam.com.au>
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Subject: Re: mircouptime()???
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On Mon, 19 May 2003 07:00 am, Shantanu Mahajan wrote:
> Hi!
> =09I got the following msg.
>
> microuptime() went backwards (14208.429157 -> 13513.043743)
>
> =09what does it mean? should i have to worry?

Of course you do!  The phenomenon isn't "dangerous", but the lines=20
giving the error message given repeatedly and endlessly in your log=20
will fill up /var PDQ!  In addition, strange things can happen to your=20
operation of apps due to memory access problems.

The usual cause is a VIA chipset incompatibility.  The usual cure is to=20
recompile your kernel with all reference to apm  _removed_  (it isn't=20
enough to rely on the default "disabled" status).

--=20
Regards,
Brian