If this time slipping has not always been a problem on your system, then your CMOS battery might be running low. Some systems recharge the CMOS battery while the power is on, and running your system more frequently and/or more often might help recharge it. Many computers have what I call 'sloppy clocks'--clocks that are not very good at keeping proper time over a long stretch. The computer I am using right now gains about 10 seconds per day when I do not run `ntpd', and I have heard of systems which are much worse--maybe your computer likes to drift a little as well? HTH, and have a _great_ day. On Sun, May 07, 2006 at 02:05:50PM -0400, Garrett Klein wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > Is OpenNTPD not saving my time adjustments? What ends up happening is that my clock just gets further and further behind to the point where my time ends up being *ahead* by about 5 minutes or so. Could it be my CMOS battery? > > Garrett > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iQIVAwUBRF42/vQ3GgYHRr/HAQoPlw//Tp13P8DtTc9+p+fy96zzesbhjx0vXLEC > yGxijgtV4R4duHeT12UVElAfbbWJYXKJ+QXYeWOx34XaDHi3xe/WbA9Q+FXSBTL4 > Dkc/8wge69byAzootN15M9Ad/CY4egp6muH9lfMhO7grp9RNsGvjnJfbLDWCx3yA > /k2rdTXO2iJjTtKYOAQ0UFU5nkdJBSjPBsbQyh+JPqf9bpzPOyd6oylLnIYl2Tob > 9blx9XN5DidmcOMAhqhmDTMtz5A0C4DnlIhOxW0SufU5BDrKzZLpVRS3PSkg2TyQ > p5DgsT2jps2Ew4/AcXbAda5TkUTdaNPKx2RBEbMZFccHaorbAZJWG3jXBDHZX1RT > zpv97pVaSXXUpSHABguVJkjXjq8gYKfLYR1xJbAc/4sDbDJABr6F3V3rMoCCRB98 > JUG37jSuHnA3EuL3WHYdQU7eMBbXx1qlusq154slThvfTIny3Ch6kPfpsWaHUs6W > f3gi12Se4jL4jc61LxbMWn68oO+ufixtavT4ltwgOMN4h4XSUCn+rPSfsrVnO86M > PwCE8YkBqsUgUApI2hDDdx6qnilL9ve7sepTW8iS3O3YiChPQkEDSPc2/CSExTWc > w15VYXRCQW/F8Hl7dJYcmgiQeWkW78jzkobUAKk8nb+kmJJ2U5UesJ5fdfwo+z8e > wB26ak5r0Xc= > =O8bJ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. rreid at sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid ...passing through The City of Internet at the speed of light! SLOPE = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
