MA2-MD causes clock to run slow

gjw · 05-03-2005, 10:33 PM

Just put MA2-MD on a new laptop and it's causing the OS clock to lose time. Somewhere around 1 hour per day. Same with plain MA2.
If I disable the screensaver or run any other screensaver (including Goldfish Aquarium and Sharks) the clock is just fine.
This didn't happen with my old laptop or any previous version of MA.

Any idears?

Edgar · 05-04-2005, 02:09 AM

I will have to check on this. The code for the timing is suppose to be the same on MA2, MA2-MD, Goldfish and Sharks.

feldon34 · 05-04-2005, 07:46 AM

We did see this problem on an early beta.

gjw · 05-04-2005, 08:10 AM

Thanks for checking.

Just out of curiosity, what timing are you referring to?
The speed of the fish/animation?

Just want to make sure that you don't think I'm talking about your Time version of the screensaver.

Thanks

eMachines M5405 w/ Sempron 2800 and 256MB.
WinXPSE.

Jim Sachs · 05-04-2005, 12:27 PM

Edgar is in charge of dealing with the OS, but I've never been able to understand how reading the clock can change the time. The Aquarium reads the system clock to move the fish and bubbles at the proper rate, but never writes to the clock. This problem was reported a couple of times before, but I could never duplicate it. I also can't make my watch slow down, no matter how many times I look at it.

05-03-2005, 10:33 PM	#1
gjw Registered Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4	MA2-MD causes clock to run slow Just put MA2-MD on a new laptop and it's causing the OS clock to lose time. Somewhere around 1 hour per day. Same with plain MA2. If I disable the screensaver or run any other screensaver (including Goldfish Aquarium and Sharks) the clock is just fine. This didn't happen with my old laptop or any previous version of MA. Any idears?

05-04-2005, 02:09 AM	#2
Edgar Prolific/SereneScreen Developer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 513	I will have to check on this. The code for the timing is suppose to be the same on MA2, MA2-MD, Goldfish and Sharks. *Edgar Tolentino* Prolific Developer www.prolific.com www.LifeGlobe.com

05-04-2005, 07:46 AM	#3
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	We did see this problem on an early beta. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

05-04-2005, 12:27 PM	#5
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,774	Edgar is in charge of dealing with the OS, but I've never been able to understand how reading the clock can change the time. The Aquarium reads the system clock to move the fish and bubbles at the proper rate, but never writes to the clock. This problem was reported a couple of times before, but I could never duplicate it. I also can't make my watch slow down, no matter how many times I look at it. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

05-04-2005, 08:10 AM	#4
gjw Registered Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4	Thanks for checking. Just out of curiosity, what timing are you referring to? The speed of the fish/animation? Just want to make sure that you don't think I'm talking about your Time version of the screensaver. Thanks eMachines M5405 w/ Sempron 2800 and 256MB. WinXPSE.