> 1) If I want to set the hardware (on-board) clock by hand, how can I? date -n>/dev/rtc
> 2) If I want to synchronize the hardware time with a ntp server (once > / periodically), how can I? modify timesync. > 3) If I run the 'timesync -n [ntp server]' command, how is the > frequency of synchronization determined? by the error in the measurement. here's the output from my log. looks like its running about once a minute. chula Jun 26 09:34:30 δ -1049724 avgδ 652049 hz 2660094075 chula Jun 26 09:35:30 δ -1233447 avgδ 942747 hz 2660093874 i can think of two reasons for bad measurements — specifying an accuracy that is not attainable or running on a machine with an unsyncronized tsc. for example, certain pentium iv. - erik
