From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 28 23:49:53 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 B4AE116A41F for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:49:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com (dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com [68.99.120.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81A8843D75 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:49:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051128234958.FUD6953.dukecmmtao02.coxmail.com@dns1>; Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:49:58 -0500 From: Vizion To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:49:33 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.3 References: <20051128234053.GA75541@ns2.wananchi.com> In-Reply-To: <20051128234053.GA75541@ns2.wananchi.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200511281549.38757.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: Subject: Re: system time "slowing down" ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 23:49:53 -0000 On Monday 28 November 2005 15:40, the author Odhiambo Washington contributed to the dialogue on- system time "slowing down" ?: >For some time now, I have noticed that the time on my system keeps >lagging behind. I reset it with `date 2005MMDDHHMM` but after a few >days I see that it's lost quite some hours again? > >What should I suspect? CMOS battery has been changed, but phenomena >is still there. My localtime is set to correctly using sysinstall >so I don't doubt it. Why not synchronize by running ntpd? david -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing bound for Europe via Panama Canal after completing engineroom refit.