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Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:05:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Christoph Lameter <clameter@engr.sgi.com>
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Subject: Re: 2.6.12.3 clock drifting twice too fast (amd64)
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On Tue, 16 Aug 2005, jerome lacoste wrote:

> Installed stock 2.6.12.3 on a brand new amd64 box with an Asus extreme
> AX 300 SE/t mainboard.
> 
> I remember seeing a message in the boot saying something along:
> 
>   "cannot connect to hardware clock."
> 
> And now I see that the time is changing too fast (about 2 seconds each second).

The timer interrupt is probably called twice for some reason and therefore 
time runs twice as fast. Try using HPET for interrupt timing.

> I don't have visual on the boot sequence anymore (only remote access).

Use serial console or netconsole. The boot information is logged. Try 
dmesg.