From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 23 14:00:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C7CB16A4CE for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:00:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from franklin-belle.com (adsl-65-68-247-73.dsl.crchtx.swbell.net [65.68.247.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D059043D41 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:00:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jacks@sage-american.com) Received: from sagea (sagea.sage-american [10.0.0.3]) by franklin-belle.com (8.12.8p2/8.12.8) with SMTP id i0NM0P0k031072; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:00:25 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from jacks@sage-american.com) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20040123160023.01e2f310@10.0.0.15> X-Sender: jacks@10.0.0.15 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 16:00:23 -0600 To: roy2098@yahoo.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: "Jack L. Stone" In-Reply-To: <20040123204753.42217.qmail@web13909.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=4.5 tests=AWL,MY_OBFUX autolearn=ham version=2.63-sageame.rules_v3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63-sageame.rules_v3.1 (2004-01-11) on franklin-belle.com Subject: Re: calcru negative-time messages X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 22:00:29 -0000 At 12:47 PM 1.23.2004 -0800, RA Cohen wrote: >I have searched high and low for help with these negative-time >calcru messages...there is scant information out there, mostly a >paragraph in the troubleshooting section of the FreeBSD docs. >Most folks following the instructions there on later versions of >FBSD seem to not be successful in getting rid of the messages, >myself included. Therefore I have slid back to versions 4.8 or >4.9. > >I believe in my case the messages relate to an AMD K6-2 chip and >motherboard. FBSD 5.1 and 5.2 exhibit the behavior; 4.8 and 4.9 >do not on this hardware. > >As I am writing this from my day job, and the unit in question >is currently built with 4.9 now anyway, I cannot give you the >exact message but if you google for 'calcru FreeBSD' you will >see what I am talking about. > >Thanks in advance for your help! > >Roy Roy, check out man MICROTIME(9). ...might give this a try: # sysctl -w kern.timecounter.method=1 Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Administrator Sage American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com