[SWLUG] System clock loosing time

[steve at nexusuk.org]

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On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Neil Jones wrote:

> This may well be the case. I get the feeling that it is loosing time whist
> switched off. I have just reset the time and as the machine will be on for
> most of the rest of the day I will keep an eye on the time and see if it
> looses time before I switch it off.

In that case, you can try changing the cmos battery (if it is indeed 
changable - some of them are lithium button cells whcih are easy to just 
pop out and change, others (usually older) are soldered directly to the 
board and so not as easy to change).  If that makes no difference then you 
have a dead hardware clock, but thats not a big problem - configuring ntpd 
correctly should make the box sync with an NTP time source on boot and 
then it'll be fine.

  - Steve       Jabber: steve at nexusuk.org     Web: http://www.nexusuk.org/

      Servatis a periculum, servatis a maleficum - Whisper, Evanescence

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