Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 07:26:00 -0500 From: Paul Murphy <pnmurphy@home.com> To: Dan O'Connor <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: My machine prints "calcru: negative time..." Message-ID: <38B917D8.B6DA7DB5@home.com> References: <0ff301bf8096$dc1cfc00$0200000a@danco.home>
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Dan O'Connor wrote: > > > Is there any way of tracking down _exactly_ what is causing the > >"calcru" failure? > > Take a look at the output from 'dmesg' and find the TSC line: > > Timecounter "TSC" frequency 90205147 Hz > > Is it anywhere close to the real speed of your CPU? > Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz CPU: i486 DX2 (486-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x436 Stepping=6 Features=0xb<FPU,VME,PSE> That doesn't seem right, does it? 1.2 MHz? It is actually a 486DX2/66. Is the 'Timecounter' settable in the kernel? > > There's also a solution in the archives (if they're up yet) about setting > the TSC value (machdep.tsc_freq) with sysctl, but it's never worked for me. I will look into that. > > BTW, I think this is a hardware fluke, not really FBSD's fault. My Dell P166 > server at work has *never* given me fits like my P90 machine does... > Yes, I have another FBSD machine that cause no problems. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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