Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 14:43:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Jeff Kyser <jkyser@fastserve.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Time Running Fast on P90 with OverDrive Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905281441220.11808-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <000a01bea7f5$88342f20$0201a8c0@mminternet.com>
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On Wed, 26 May 1999, Jeff Kyser wrote: > I have installed FreeBSD (3.2 Release) on a Micron P90, which has been > upgraded to 180MHZ with a Pentium OverDrive Processer with MMX. This > system previously was running Windows 98 with no problems. > > After installing FreeBSD, noticed that the system clock is running > fast (~ +45 s every 5 min) . When booting Timecounter "i8254" reports > 1193182 Hz and Timecounter "TSC" reports 156956333 Hz. I think that > TSC should be 180 Mhz or so. Probably not. Your "180MHz" processor is probably 157MHz. > > How do I get this system to run on time? It ran fine under Windows > 98! Considering hacking the code for calculating TSC to report > 180MHz. Where should I look? Your soldering iron. By your numbers it should be running slow. The 90MHz Microns aren't fantastic machines, I'm running a 100MHz one that isn't too wonderful. It may have trouble running on that box. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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