[LinuxPPS] PPS_FETCH: source 0 timeout 0.000000000

[Rodolfo Giometti]

On Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 05:19:19PM -0700, gnu not unix wrote:
> Hello again--
> 
> I am trying to get up to date here with linuxpps.
> 
> I used the ntp-pps-2.6.26-rc8.diff  patch on the appropriate
> linux source. Then, trying to follow the mailing list archives,
> I used a couple more patches (sorry for the ugly mailing list
> patch names): 
> 
> (called "ppsctrl removed / ppsldisc added" in the email subject)
> 
> 20080629/5c6d9833/attachment.patch 
> 
> and:
> 
> (called "setserial & Co usage" in the email subject)
> 
> 20080629/f67776c0/attachment.patch 
> 
> 
> Then compiled and installed new kernel on PIII/500.
> 
> Then I used the nmea patch off the web site but I had to
> fuss a bit since I patched against the latest ntp-dev code,
> but it seems to compile fine. 
> 
> Here's what I get, though:
> 
> PPS event on source 0 at 1215302705.564085739
> capture assert seq #1177 for source 0
> [IRQev] PPS assert at 134231 on source #0
> PPS event on source 0 at 1215302705.565432925
> capture clear seq #1177 for source 0
> [IRQev] PPS clear at 134232 on source #0
> PPS_FETCH: source 0
> timeout 0.000000000
> 
> Hm... Is ntpd trying the PPS_FETCH but somehow losing it?

These messages seem ok, is NTPD locked here? What happens if you use
ppstest?

> Anyways I'm none too sure that I've patched everything
> properly, and would appreciate suggestions.

I think you patched the code correctly.

> //Steve
> 
> ps. I'm supposedly subscribed to the list, but the archives
> show I've missed huge numbers of posts. All other email is
> flowing normally here, so I wonder what's going on? THX again...

Did you receive some error messages from mailman?

Ciao,

Rodolfo

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