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Date:      Thu, 16 Jul 1998 16:13:26 GMT
From:      jak@cetlink.net (John Kelly)
To:        Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: tickadj -t not changing tick
Message-ID:  <35ae253a.237736064@mail.cetlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <199807161447.KAA06046@rtfm.ziplink.net>
References:  <199807161447.KAA06046@rtfm.ziplink.net>

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On Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:47:06 -0400 (EDT), Mikhail Teterin
<mi@aldan.algebra.com> wrote:

>=>The real way is to run ntpd, if you don't have a permanent connection,
>=>consider looking into "burstmode" in the new xntpd4...
>
>=According to John Polstra in an archived message about tickadj, his
>="real way" is to adjust the undisciplined clock before running xntpd,
>=formerly with tickadj, but now via sysctl as Bruce suggested.  I like
>=the idea of getting the kernel synchronized with the hardware before
>=trying to run xntpd.
>[...]
>
>You, people, are just kidding, right?

Totally and deadly serious.

>There is no way this nonsense is going to be required for longer then
>a week, until one wizard or another commits a patch?

Many wizards have committed many patches just to get us where we are
today.

>My machine hare not only ran windoze without time problems before it
>came to my hands

That speaks for itself.

>it also ran FreeBSD-2.2 with clock running just peachy.

Clock?  You mean a little X app?  Wheeeee!  (Sorry, but one silly post
deserves another)



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