Subject: Re: Keeping accurate time... again.
To: Steve Quint <Squint@flash.net>
From: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/29/1997 05:07:56
On Sat, 29 Nov 1997, Steve Quint wrote:

> What is the current status of being able to set the clock with "tickadj" ?
> I was just going through the archive and found a relavent message...
> something about enabling an option in the kernel configuration.  What
> option would this be?

OPTIONS NTP

> If this message was in error, how can I make "tickadj" work?  I can't run
> "xntpd" since I only have a dial-up connection.  Is there currently any way
> to set the system time from the PRAM clock?  Any other suggestions?

Run xntpd.  I do, and I've only got a dial-up line.  Alternatively, you
can run ntpdate every time you connect.


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