system freezes

[Nils Kassube]

Xen wrote:
> I reset the CMOS but no difference.
> 
> [ 4276.865023] clocksource: timekeeping watchdog on CPU3: Marking
> clocksource 'tsc' as unstable because the skew is too large:
> [ 4276.865027] clocksource:                       'hpet' wd_now:
> e559648a wd_last: 30656759 mask: ffffffff
> [ 4276.865037] clocksource:                       'tsc' cs_now:
> a42bfbbea74 cs_last: 9f8e57ce8e2 mask: ffffffffffffffff
> [ 4276.870912] clocksource: Switched to clocksource hpet
> 
> It took a while I guess, more than an hour?
> 
> All I can do is replace the battery, otherwise this mobo is not fit
> for Linux.

Colin already mentioned that the battery shouldn't be a problem because 
the RTC is read at startup only. Maybe you should rather replace the 
CPU: <https://forums.lime-technology.com/topic/45190-marking-clocksource-tsc-as-unstable-because-the-skew-is-too-large/>


Nils