[mythtv-users] Window focus problem with KDE & clock offset glitch?

[grozio at buffalo.edu]

Using Mandrake 9.0 disro.

Thanks I'll have to check out the NTP thing.  If it is not 
preinstalled on mandrake, can I use urpmi to install it? Which command 
would it be? Thanks.

-Derek


Quoting Eni Gma <enigma at thedonnerparty.com>:

> grozio at buffalo.edu wrote:
> 
> ><snip>
> >
> >Another problem I've been having is that my clock will jump ahead
> what 
> >seems to be 10-20 seconds each day, so within the few weeks since I 
> >have played with it last the clock has now advanced 4 minutes (which
> 
> >is a problem when catching the end of shows as they are now getting 
> >cut off).  The only reason I ever plug in a keyboard or have to 
> >restart myth front end is when I go in and reconfigure the clock.  I
> 
> >usually do this by changing to the TV guide channel and setting the 
> >clock to that (which locks up mythfrontend, but I kinda expect that 
> >because of the systems time changing).  This is why I need to
> restart 
> >mythfrontend every few weeks.
> >
> 
> Due to the inaccuracy of computer clocks, most network-connected 
> machines use NTP to keep their clocks current.  You didn't provide
> any 
> details about your Linux distribution, but it almost certainly has an
> 
> NTP package (perhaps already installed), or you can compile from the 
> source code at http://www.ntp.org/  
> 
> >
> >However, tonight when I fixed the clock I am having the focus
> problem 
> >again.  KDE's window focus settings are on "Click to focus".  Now I 
> >lose focus when exiting a prerecorded show and when exiting livetv. 
> 
> >Basically at this point the remote is useless. I have reloaded 
> >mythfrontend and irxevent several times and just messed around with 
> >focus settings but I have not accomplished anything.  I don't know 
> >what I can do to fix these problems.
> >
> >If anyone has any ideas to fix the focus problem or clock problem 
> >please let me know. I am pretty new to linux so if you could
> simplify 
> >an explaination that would be great.  Thanks for the help!
> >
> >-Derek
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