In article <mpro.nlmju90901fn302em.lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Steve Fryatt <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 22 Mar, Bob Latham wrote in message > <54a8639c96bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > I then installed a copy on my wife's ARMiniX where the clock was well > > over 3 minutes slow which I was completely unable to correct with the > > OS functionality. Your app set my machine and my wife's with a second > > of each other which is good enough for me. > What was NetTime reporting it thought was happening at the time? Did it > think the time was correct, or was it in the process of adjusting it? Sorry Steve, That question needs a deeper understanding that I have. All I saw was the time out by more than 3 minutes and "busy" in the little box. I tried the "try" button but if I'm honest I was only guessing what might do but it didn't help and I've no idea what in particular was busy. > If you think you've found a problem, details of NetTime's status and a > bug report to ROOL would be useful. I was surprised to find I could find a way to get the machine to fetch the time and adjust the clock. It may well be that it's not designed to do that. > > I would like to see something added to the OS for this, 3 minutes > > adrift and not corrected is a bit poor to say the least. > NetTime does not, for very good reasons, force a step change on the > clock for relatively small errors. Instead, it speeds up or slows down > the clock until it converges with reality (and then continues to adjust > the length of a tick so that the two stay in step thereafter). Yes, I can see that now but it is quite frustrating not to be able to set the clock by my choice. I don't think I've ever encountered a clock that had that feature before in my life. > This is the same approach that other systems use, and it avoids problems > such as time apparently going backwards as far as applications are > concerned. Yes, I'm sure you're right but I've never come across it before and to be honest, I don't like the restriction. Cheers, Bob. -- Bob Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/armini-support List-related queries to info@xxxxxxxxxxxx