On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:24:57 +1200
Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Steve Holdoway wrote:
> > On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:27:47 +1200
> > Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> I'm pleased to report that time on that box is no longer drifting.  So I
> >> won't need to implement one of these options, and will give some thought
> >> to the "no" answer to point 1.
> >>
> >> Thanks to everyone for their replies.
> >> Roger
> >>
> >>
> > The ntp daemon should be running all the time. There is no need or reason 
> > to ever stop and start it, as it's always working.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> Sure, but the original situation was that the daemon was NOT able to
> keep time in sync, and that the ntp restart DID fix it temporarily.
If that is the case then I expect that you'll find that there's a call to 
ntpdate in the start section of /etc/init.d/ntp, as this functionality is *not* 
a part of the ntp daemon.
>
> Following from the various updates and configuration changes made
> yesterday, ntp is now able to do it's job.  I'm happy . . .
Whopee! I ended up with custom kernels, weird boot parameters and allsorts to 
get mine working. In the end, I think it was a kernel update that fixed it. 
Just a poor choice of motherboard I on my part I think. I still can't run more 
than 3GB memory without crashing, and there are no bios updates available ):
> Roger

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