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Gruntz

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From: Haskovo, Bulgaria

Registered: 2007-08-31

Posts: 291

System clock,

Hi everyone.

I have a problem with my clock. It si going too slow. I am setting the clock with "sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org" in the morning, and 8 hours later, when I return from work, the clock is 20 minutes late. What can I do. My machine is Fujistu-siemens laptop. I do not know what information I can provide you. If you need me to post something, just ask.

Regards

Laurent

Member

From: Belgium

Registered: 2009-02-07

Posts: 36

Re: System clock,

Is it a very old computer?

Computers use capacitors, your computer's clock do for remembering the time (it's just a dumb battery-ting), if that capacitor doesn't work that well anymore,  your clock can lag behind.
Maybe your pc needs a reparation?

Or something I found on the internet: Synchronise your clock with an atomic clock: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/5657

Gruntz

Member

From: Haskovo, Bulgaria

Registered: 2007-08-31

Posts: 291

Re: System clock,

No, it is two years old computer I have one 11 years old computer at home and it is working as charm.

Xiong Chiamiov

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From: central coast, california

Registered: 2008-06-18

Posts: 142

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Re: System clock,

Although it's a treatment for the symptom, rather than the underlying issue, you could write a cronjob to resync it every hour or so.

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