[mythtv-users] NTP without network connection problems

[Janek Hellqvist]

Craig Thomas wrote:
> I enabled NTP to keep my time up to date.  When I have a network
> connection, the PC boots fine.  However, when a network connection is
> not present, the machine hangs on boot right after it tries start
> NTP.  I do not currently have a network connection by my TV (I will
> be running cable soon), and this also concerns me in case my internet
> connection goes out.  If I remove NTP, it boots fine with and without
> network.  Has anyone run into this before?

Disable NTP at boottime and run it from cron (or anacron) instead, then 
you won't experience that timeout problem.

/Janek