From: Tim Moore <timothymoore@bigfoot.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: laptop losing 4 seconds every 17 minutes [SOLVED]
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 15:35:18 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3C86A7B6.2BF312FD@bigfoot.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3C2E65F3.D54E8048@bigfoot.com>
Tim Moore wrote:
>
> Toshiba 320CT, 2.2.20. I noticed a 'synchronization lost' pattern in
> xntpd logs.
>
> Ran a test loop with 'ntpdate -q' to my LAN time server at 1 second
> intervals and discovered the laptop is losing precisely 4 seconds (jump)
> every 17 minutes.
>
> There are no unusual cron jobs, nor does any obvious process trigger as
> far as top output shows. There is an Abit KA7 using the same kernel,
> ntp server and client setup, and on the same LAN with no issues.
Every 1020 seconds the system would freeze, including RTC, for 4
seconds. In this case '1020+4' had no tangible meaning. The problem
was a bad NiMH RTC battery.
rgds,
tim.
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2001-12-30 0:55 2.2.20 - laptop losing 4 seconds every 17 minutes ?? Tim Moore
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