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#1 2010-08-21 17:22:39

itman
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From: Switzerland
Registered: 2010-05-21
Posts: 124

[solved] laptop-mode makes clock faster

I'm having some troubles with the laptop-mode-tools.

When I set

enable_auto_modules=1 

in laptop-mode.conf, my hw-clock starts running like a rabbit. The clock is racing forward around 10 minutes per hour...

anyone experiencing the same behavior?

I'm running archlinux on a Asus 1201N.

Last edited by itman (2010-08-27 18:17:58)

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#2 2010-08-26 13:28:30

ffjia
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Registered: 2009-08-26
Posts: 94

Re: [solved] laptop-mode makes clock faster

I set ENABLE_AUTO_MODULES=1, but did not have the same problem. Is it better to use NTPD to synchronize local clock?

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#3 2010-08-26 21:52:37

itman
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From: Switzerland
Registered: 2010-05-21
Posts: 124

Re: [solved] laptop-mode makes clock faster

It's probably asus related. Will test some more and report back later.

When those laptop-mode-modules are enabled, it seems ntpd is unable to adjust the time.

Will test some more and report back.

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#4 2010-08-27 18:15:46

itman
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From: Switzerland
Registered: 2010-05-21
Posts: 124

Re: [solved] laptop-mode makes clock faster

After a bit of googling I had to add

notsc no_timer_check

to my kernel options.

Clock speed is normal now.

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