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Date:      Fri, 21 Jun 2002 10:25:07 +0300 (EEST)
From:      Alexander V Zubchenko <stalker@hermes-comp.zp.ua>
To:        Thordur <thib@heimsnet.is>
Cc:        <questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: mircouptime()
Message-ID:  <20020621102204.S21649-100000@server.hermes-comp.zp.ua>
In-Reply-To: <200206202317.13755.thib@heimsnet.is>

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Greetings!

On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Thordur wrote:

> when i login to my computer i get this thing flooding over my screen
>
> microuptime() went backwards (16574.184269 -> 695210471)
>
> them numbers are not always the same... i just wrote one :D
>
> Any ideas why this happens and how i can fix it...
> Could this be a Hardware prop...
Yes, it could. Look at microuptime(9) manpage. Sections DIAGNOSTICS:
"Buggy hardware can cause 'calcru negative..." when
kern.timecounter.method is set to 0".

>
> If so i have this hardware :
> CPU: AMD 1200 Athlon
> Motherborad: Abit KT7A
> then some SDRAM etc ....
Here were some threads about problems with Athlon/FreeBSD Check
archives for details.

>
> ps: sorry for me bad english ;D
Mine is not better ;) Don't worry about this.

Hope this help,
with respect,

Alexander V Zubchenko,		E-Mail: stalker@hermes-comp.zp.ua
System Administrator,		WWW: http://www.hermes-comp.zp.ua/
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