[ntp:questions] Re: NTP with linux kernel 2.6.9 vs. kernel 2.4.24
Ulrich Windl
Ulrich.Windl at RZ.Uni-Regensburg.DE
Fri Jan 21 10:35:38 UTC 2005
Goetz Lichtwald <lichtwald at tm.uka.de> writes:
> Hi,
>
>
> I got through this mailing list and asked google for several
> times and still, I found no answer or hint where to look at.
>
> So, the basic problem is that I have a couple of linux boxes
> that need to be synchronized via NTP. Those boxes have all the
> very same hardware and configuration.
>
> Running the kernel 2.4.24 NTP works fine. For various reasons
> there is the need to run -- at least a few of them -- with
> kernel 2.6.9 and here it happens. NTP complains. The Log states:
>
> ntpd[22804]: frequency error -512 PPM exceeds tolerance 500 PPM
I hope you did both tests on the same hardware...
>
> Using "adjtimex" does not alleviate the problem at all. The
> kernel 2.6.9 was configured via "make oldconfig" from kernel
> 2.4.24.
>
> Does anybody has a hint where to look at or even a solution to
> the problem. For better debugging, some further facts about the
> environment:
> ntp 4.2.0a-11
> os Debian Sarge with kernel 2.6.9 resp. 2.4.24
I can really reccommend the 2.4 Kernels with PPSkit.
Regards,
Ulrich
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