PC off -> time stands still, ntp configuration problem?

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hdok · Post by **hdok** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 8:13 pm

Hello,

I have a problem with ntp and the time on my machine.

It seems that each time I switch off my PC the clock
does not tick until I switch it on again. When it is
switched on again ntpd gives up because it finds
8 hours is too much a difference.

If I first set the time manually to a more correct time ntp seems to be synchronising just fine.(And indeed makes a minor corection).

I must be doing something very stupid, so if someone can help me make this work properly I would sure be glad.

Thanx,

Dries

Post by **pjp** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 8:36 pm

Is your CMOS battery dead?

hdok · Post by **hdok** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 8:46 pm

Nope,

In (dual boot) windows

there is no problem.
In gentoo Linux it seems like the time is saved to disk during shutdown and picked up again during start up (don't
know if that is actually the case but that's what it looks like,sure does sound silly)

Naan Yaar · Post by **Naan Yaar** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 9:02 pm

Is your hardware clock set to the system time or the local time? You need to sync. gentoo's settings to that.

hdok wrote:Nope,

In (dual boot) windows there is no problem.
In gentoo Linux it seems like the time is saved to disk during shutdown and picked up again during start up (don't
know if that is actually the case but that's what it looks like,sure does sound silly)

Post by **pjp** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 10:12 pm

Check the /etc/rc.conf file. Look for a CLOCK= line. It should be set to CLOCK="local"
for dual-booting with Windows.

maystorm · Post by **maystorm** » Sat Jul 06, 2002 1:15 am

Does removing /etc/adjtime make any difference?

hdok · Post by **hdok** » Sun Jul 07, 2002 8:45 am

I have checked the things you have suggested and I already
had clock set LOCAL.

Removing /etc/adjtime did do the trick.
Ntp (and more important) the time on my PC is now correct.

Maybe the adjtime was created a few weeks ago when clock was
still UTC

Thanx all,

Dries