[Bug 104091] Re: time drifting, jumps ahead, with/without ntp server

2010-04-15 Thread Savvas Radevic
Setting this as invalid. If you still see problems, I suggest you use "ntpdate time.nist.gov" as a cron job. :) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- time drifting, jumps ahead, with/without ntp server https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104091 You received this bug no

[Bug 104091] Re: time drifting, jumps ahead, with/without ntp server

2010-04-15 Thread Savvas Radevic
Update: I disabled spread spectrum and some overclocking options in BIOS. Now the clock skew / time difference is only minimal! Please read comments #11 and #12 from another bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adjtimex/+bug/553237/comments/11 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ad

[Bug 104091] Re: time drifting, jumps ahead, with/without ntp server

2010-03-22 Thread Savvas Radevic
woohoo! adjtimex was the answer to my problems! ** Description changed: No matter which ntp server I choose, the time jumps ahead after a day or so for 10 to 20 minutes. It looks as if the timer is not correct when counting. I'll try without the ntp synchronizing, just to see if this relies

[Bug 104091] Re: time drifting, jumps ahead, with/without ntp server

2010-03-20 Thread Savvas Radevic
Hm... I just installed adjtimex, I think this package is the answer: $ sudo apt-get install adjtimex [...] Unpacking adjtimex (from .../adjtimex_1.27.1-3_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot Setting up

[Bug 104091] Re: time drifting, jumps ahead, with/without ntp server

2010-03-20 Thread Savvas Radevic
This problem is called "systematic time drift", it seems to happen a lot and it is explained in the manual page: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/hwclock http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/13684 [quote] Automatic Hardware Clock Synchronization By the Kernel You should be aware of another way that the Hard

[Bug 104091] Re: time drifting, jumps ahead, with/without ntp server

2010-03-20 Thread Savvas Radevic
** Summary changed: - time jumps ahead 10-20 minutes no matter the ntp server + time drifting, jumps ahead, with/without ntp server -- time drifting, jumps ahead, with/without ntp server https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104091 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu