Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:34:16 -0400 From: Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: vmware timekeeping Message-ID: <BAY126-W1671FB121979728C34AA29CAB70@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <200806062048.m56Kmhtl071591@mail.icsmx.com> References: <48499CCD.2010708@m2.seamanpaper.com> <200806062048.m56Kmhtl071591@mail.icsmx.com>
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---------------------------------------- > 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=
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