Re: System clock running too fast

[john stultz]

On Tue, 2004-05-25 at 10:39, Michael Buesch wrote:
> I've got the problem with my server, that the system-clock
> is running really fast. It's running over one second too
> fast in one hour (aproximately).
> 
> The CPU of this machine is underclocked.
> It's a Pentium-1 133Mhz running at 75Mhz. All other hardware
> is running in its specifications. Can underclocking the CPU
> make the clock running faster? (I never saw a clock running
> slower on overclocked CPUs. 8-) )

Try setting up ntpd to correct for your system's drift (1sec/hour ~=
277ppm drift).

thanks
-john


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