Subject: Re: apic timing/clock problem in 4.0_RC3, MacBook 2x2.0
To: Marco Trillo <marcotrillo@gmail.com>
From: Andrew Doran <ad@netbsd.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 11/14/2007 18:08:53
On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 02:19:37PM +0100, Marco Trillo wrote:

> I installed NetBSD 4.0_RC3/i386 on a 2x2.0 MacBook (the original model
> with a 32-bit Core Duo, not the one with 64-bit Core 2 Duo) -- dmesg
> attached.
> 
> I'm running the GENERIC.MP and everything works fine (SMP, devices,
> etc.) except one timing problem.
> 
> The timing/clock appears to be uncalibrated. For example, if you run:
> 
> # sleep 1
> (will sleep 3.5 seconds approx)
> # sleep 2
> (will sleep 7 seconds)
> # sleep 3
> (will sleep 11 seconds)

...
> cpu0: Intel Pentium M (Yonah) (686-class), 2063.77 MHz, id 0x6e8
...
> cpu1: Intel Pentium M (Yonah) (686-class), 7122.27 MHz, id 0x6e8

Can you try a -current kernel from today? This may be fixed. I have put a
precompiled one here:

	http://www.netbsd.org/~ad/netbsd.bz2

Thanks,
Andrew