Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:20:05 -0500 From: Robert Fitzpatrick <lists@webtent.net> To: andrew clarke <mail@ozzmosis.com>, FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: slow clock on FreeBSD 7.2 on vmware Message-ID: <4B23DED5.3010308@webtent.net> In-Reply-To: <20091212175949.GB3084@ozzmosis.com> References: <4B23CD8A.50203@webtent.com> <20091212175949.GB3084@ozzmosis.com>
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On 12/12/2009 12:59 PM, andrew clarke wrote: > On Sat 2009-12-12 12:06:18 UTC-0500, Robert Fitzpatrick (robert@webtent.com) wrote: > > >> pgsql# cat /boot/loader.conf >> kern.ipc.semmni=32 >> kern.ipc.semmns=512 >> hint.apic.0.disabled=1 >> > According to the loader.conf man page these should all be in the format: > > kern.ipc.semmni="32" > kern.ipc.semmns="512" > hint.apic.0.disabled="1" > > I don't know if this matters. > > I'm not sure hint.apic.0.disabled is valid for 7.2. sysctl -a doesn't > list this variable on my machine. Maybe it's only available on some > machines. > > >> The only way I'm able to keep the clock up to date is to sync with >> an Internet time server regularly. Anyone have an idea how fix this >> issue? >> > Can you use ntpd? > > Regards > Andrew > I'm pulling from a time server now every hour, keeps it from getting behind too much. Perhaps that is what I'll end up doing, loading the ntp server, I guess that would keep it up to date better? Thanks.
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