On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Britta Koch wrote:
> >For more information, see the clock mini-howto.
> >
> >On my system it's at /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/Clock
> >"How to set and keep your computer clock on time".
>
> Ooops - sorry that I didn't RTFM before asking ;)
I never do that, as people may have noticed
>For more information, see the clock mini-howto.
>
>On my system it's at /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/Clock
>"How to set and keep your computer clock on time".
Ooops - sorry that I didn't RTFM before asking ;)
It's amazing to see all the docs you get with debian - even rfcs!!!
Britta
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Judith Bush wrote:
> I've had a similar problem in my Debian disto. Check
> /etc/adjtime. It's safe to simply remove. That should quit the drift.
For more information, see the clock mini-howto.
On my system it's at /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini/Clock
"How to set and keep your computer
I've had a similar problem in my Debian disto. Check
/etc/adjtime. It's safe to simply remove. That should quit the drift.
I find using
hwclock --systohc
is what creates the /etc/adjtime file.
Hope this helps,
j
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 22:46:06 GMT, "J B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>What would you plug the machine into if you are using DC for distribution??
>I do not know.
In most countries with DC power, an "inverter" is required to use
hardware manufactured for AC systems. It's very hard to step down
J B wrote:
> most of the ones with software switches will query the CPU, and if it can,
> it sends the speed (voltage and multiplier) and the BIOS applies the
> appropriate values so that there is nothing to set (my ASUS was like this).
> If it does not get a response, it sets the CPU to the lowe
What would you plug the machine into if you are using DC for distribution??
I do not know.
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I have no idea. It's possible that one some systems, the clock
switches to line frequency. Line frequency is not very stable (it's
speed
(acording to the manual).
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:58:52 GMT, "J B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>OuchOk, then why does my BIOS, and a couple of other machines want to
>know what the cycle time is for power?
I have no idea. It's possible that one some systems, the clock
switches to line frequency. Line frequency is
J B wrote:
> OuchOk, then why does my BIOS, and a couple of other machines want to
> know what the cycle time is for power?
> You have a good point, thoughmakes sense, but cannot figure it out...
Pure speculation: Maybe so it can switch the switchable power supply to
the right v
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> OuchOk, then why does my BIOS, and a couple of other machines want to
> know what the cycle time is for power?
Because BIOSes are vil?
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> As I said, my computer clock is way slow. Whenever I set it, it only
> takes a few days for it to get a few hours behind again. Do I just need
> to change the battery? My computer is only 10 months old
Britta Koch wrote:
> As I said, my computer clock is way slow. Whenever I set it, it only
> takes a few days for it to get a few hours behind again. Do I just need
> to change the battery? My computer is only 10 months old - could it be
> that something else is amiss (the clock chip)?
>
> I only
OuchOk, then why does my BIOS, and a couple of other machines want to
know what the cycle time is for power?
You have a good point, thoughmakes sense, but cannot figure it out...
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 18:03:29 GMT, "J B" <
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 18:03:29 GMT, "J B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Internal clocks work by counting the cycles in electricity.
Not on PCs. There's a small quartz oscillator on the system board
that drives the internal clock. (Otherwise, how would it run when the
power is down, eh?)
If you l
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000 10:31:28 +0100 (CET), Britta Koch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
said:
>As I said, my computer clock is way slow. Whenever I set it, it only
>takes a few days for it to get a few hours behind again. Do I just need
>to change the battery? My computer is only 10 months old - could it be
>
Internal clocks work by counting the cycles in electricity. If you look in
the BIOS, there may be a setting for "clock cycles" or something similar.
Make sure that it is set to the proper cycle speed for your area (Anybody
remeber who uses what cycles?) Off the top of my head, I cannot
reme
Hi!
As I said, my computer clock is way slow. Whenever I set it, it only
takes a few days for it to get a few hours behind again. Do I just need
to change the battery? My computer is only 10 months old - could it be
that something else is amiss (the clock chip)?
I only have Linux on my box, so
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