On 2009-10-02, jimmyterrence <[email protected]> wrote: > I went back to my old post last November to make sure I had the setup > right, and it turns out I had pointed idev at /dev/dsp instead of > /dev/ audio. When I changed that, it worked. However, it's onboard > sound, and the drift on that box is sitting at -168.104 right now, > and it seems to fluctuate wildly.
The number in the drift file is a snapshot of the frequency correction that ntpd is applying to your clock. This value is used at startup and gives ntpd an idea of the approximate frequence correction needed to discipline your clock. The driftfile may contain anything between -500 and 500 and the stability of the frequency correction is more important than the actual value. Although, values close to the extremes show that ntpd is operating near the limits of its capabilities and that there is less of a margin of error available. > So I guess I'm back to looking for alternative setups, so that I can > install a soundcard in a box with a low drift rate. The first system I used for my CHU Audio refclock was a Toshiba 610ct laptop with onboard audio. It worked quite well. Please see my private e-mail for a URL to plots of my current CHU ref-clock performance. -- Steve Kostecke <[email protected]> NTP Public Services Project - http://support.ntp.org/ _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
