[ubuntu-in] Re: Help required

[Baishampayan Ghose]

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Bipin,
> I just received my LINUX CDs .My system is AMD ATHLON. I have
> installed my LINUX in it .It boots properly but the process
> synchronizing the clock to ubuntulinux.org <http://ubuntulinux.org>
> gets failed and the process stops. I also have WINDOWS XP and WINDOWS
> 98 installed in my system.
The clock synchronising process requires an Internet connection so that
it can sync the system clock with the various time servers around the
world. If you don't have Internet, then this process will keep trying
and will time out eventually. You can stop the process at the beginning
itself by pressing Ctrl+C and it will then boot up just fine.

> Does the problem arise due to AMD? Should I change my processor to
> INTEL?
No, this has nothing to do with your processor. AMD Athlon is just as
good as (if not better than) and Intel processor.

> How will I get this problem rectified?
To solve this problem permanently, do this when you have successfully
booted into the system --
$ sudo update-rc.d -f ntpdate remove
This will remove the clock syncing process from the boot-up scripts and
you'll be fine.

Please join the Ubuntu-India mailing list by following the instructions
 given in the page -- https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
It's recommended that you mail the list from now on instead of mailing
me in private for such queries.

Hope that helps,
Regards,
BG

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Baishampayan Ghose <b.ghose at ubuntu.com>
Ubuntu -- Linux for Human Beings
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