From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 6 21:34:16 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE4761065671 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:34:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from millenia2000@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc1-s33.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc1-s33.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.105]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D86488FC12 for ; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:34:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from millenia2000@hotmail.com) Received: from BAY126-W16 ([65.55.131.51]) by bay0-omc1-s33.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:34:16 -0700 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [204.249.77.1] From: Sean Cavanaugh To: Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:34:16 -0400 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <200806062048.m56Kmhtl071591@mail.icsmx.com> References: <48499CCD.2010708@m2.seamanpaper.com> <200806062048.m56Kmhtl071591@mail.icsmx.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Jun 2008 21:34:16.0576 (UTC) FILETIME=[123EA000:01C8C81D] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: RE: vmware timekeeping 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: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:34:17 -0000 ---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:48:46 -0500 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > From: jbiquez@icsmx.com > Subject: Re: vmware timekeeping >=20 > At 03:23 p.m. 06/06/2008, you wrote: >>I'm running FreeBSD 6.3-release as a guest on VMware ESX 3.0.2. My=20 >>problem is that the clock keeps *gaining* time. I have the=20 >>"timesync" option turned on in ESX's .vmx file, and I have=20 >>"hint.apic.0.disabled=3D1" in my FreeBSD guest's /boot/loader.conf. >> >>I used to have "kern.hz=3D100" in loader.conf, but that caused the=20 >>guest to gain time even faster. >> >>Does anyone have a good recipe for decent timekeeping in this config? >> >>Thanks. >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >=20 > Hello all. >=20 > Here is something similar. Running 6.2 stable... but the clock lose=20 > around 6 hours each day >=20 > JB >=20 The only good way of keeping time pretty set is to set up an NTP sync on th= e image to go off at decently constant rate (once every 3 hours or so). the= vmware-tools will not synchronize the system clock. I heard of someone trying to change the clock in BSD to only use the hardwa= re clock as VMWare can reset that but never heard anything beyond that.=20 -Sean=