Clock runs slow, but BIOS shows right time.

LazarusHC · 2008-03-23 13:57:21

This is a bit of a strange problem. My clock keeps running slow. I tried ntp, and just couldn't seem to get it working, so then I switched to openntp, and the logs show it adjusting my clock. My hardware clock keeps correct time, so I know it's not a battery issue. It seemed to be working fine for two days, at one point, then all of a sudden started running slow again. I've never had this problem before, but I recently switched to 64bit arch, so I thought that might have something to do with it, but that doesn't really make any sense. Any ideas?

LazarusHC · 2008-03-27 03:11:47

Ummm.... no one has any ideas at all?

clarence · 2008-03-27 05:24:18

i fixed a similar issue by disabling all cpu clock speed enhancements in the motherboards bios....

LazarusHC · 2008-03-27 09:19:44

clarence wrote:

i fixed a similar issue by disabling all cpu clock speed enhancements in the motherboards bios....

The options in my bios are very limited (I'm running an e-machine -- it was free). Are there any kernel options I could pass?

LazarusHC · 2008-04-13 11:00:29

Here's a quick update. In addition to my messed up clock, I also noticed that CD audio play in double time. So, I figured that it was the double time bug (although my clock was running slow, and not fast :S), so I added no_timer_check to menu.lst. That fixed my CD audio problem, but my clock is still running slow!

If no one has any idea how to fix this, is there at least somewhere else I can look?

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#1 2008-03-23 13:57:21

Clock runs slow, but BIOS shows right time.

#2 2008-03-27 03:11:47

Re: Clock runs slow, but BIOS shows right time.

#3 2008-03-27 05:24:18

Re: Clock runs slow, but BIOS shows right time.

#4 2008-03-27 09:19:44

Re: Clock runs slow, but BIOS shows right time.

#5 2008-04-13 11:00:29

Re: Clock runs slow, but BIOS shows right time.

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