Re: [gpsd-dev] Disturbing numbers

[Eric S. Raymond]

Greg Troxel <address@hidden>:
> What I'd expect is that because the frequency error estimate that NTP
> uses ("drift") isn't right when you first start NTP, there will be a
> phase error that persists while the frequency is estimated.  So if your
> clock is a litle slow, then it will keep getting behind, and the
> positive offset will cause NTP to adjust the phase forward and also
> increase the frequency offset error.  After a day or so or maybe less
> the frequency estimate will be very close and there won't be a
> persistent offset.  This is all normal.

A lightly edited version of this is going into the howto.
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                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>

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