Excellent! Much thanks for the swift and pleasant response. Bob Giuseppe Giannuzzi wrote: > See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=152170. > > A workaround is set no_timer_check as bott option. > > Beppe > > Bob Kryger wrote: > >> I've a brand new HP Pavilion a1230n (AMD Athlon 64 3700+, 2.2GHz,) >> FC4 (w/ updates - kernel 2.6.13-1.1532_FC4) >> >> The clock when linux is running is running about double time. That is a >> sleep 30 completes in 15 seconds. This in both multi- and single- user >> mode. >> >> Tested in Single so that the APM, CPUSPEED and various other services >> are not running. >> I have also set the 'notsc' kernel parm tho this is NOT and SMP system. >> >> Ideas? >> Where do I look next. >> >> Thanks >> Bob >> >> >> >