Help with xntpd and Solaris 8

[Bill The Cat]

I hope someone can help me with configuring xntpd under Solaris 8.

I connected an Acutime2000 GPS to serial B of my Sun box. I then
linked /dev/ttyb to /dev/xxx1 (I replaced the xxx's with the NTP
driver name). There are only 26 NTP sources listed in the ntp.conf
file, and Trimble (the sellers of the Acutime) was not listed. So
first I tried driver # 20, the generic nmea (127.127.20.1 prefer).
After making the link from ttyb to gps1, I stopped and started xntpd,
than ran ntpq -p to see the results. The gps driver is listed, but I
am not getting any readings from the GPS.

I then tried the the same thing with the Truetime driver (#5), and had
the same results.

I confirmed I am getting pulse signals from the Acutime interface, so
I don't believe it is a hardware problem.

Does anyone know where the driver #s (referenced in ntp.conf) are
stored, and if the file is editable? Or can I just download an
updated driver # file and replace the one on my Sun box?

I seem to be chasing my tail in circles on this one. Any help is
appreciated.

[Helpful Observer]

Bill The Cat <bogus@address> wrote (in duplicate messages):
|
| I connected an Acutime2000 GPS to serial B of my Sun box.
| ...
| There are only 26 NTP sources listed in the ntp.conf file,
| and Trimble (the sellers of the Acutime) was not listed.
| ...
| Does anyone know where the driver #s (referenced in ntp.conf)
| are stored, and if the file is editable? Or can I just
| download an updated driver # file and replace the one on my Sun box?

Sad to say, the Trimble Acutime 2000 GPS receiver is not supported
by the xntpd program supplied with Solaris 8 and Solaris 9.

If you need to use this device, you should install the latest
NTPv4 package, available as source code from

[url]http://www.ntp.org/[/url]

There is also this binary package available.

[url]http://www.sunfreeware.com/programlistsparc8.html#ntp[/url]

You could also let your friendly Sun salesperson know that you
would like to see Sun support the Trimble product.

These BluePrints might be helpful, also.

[url]http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0701/NTP.pdf[/url]
[url]http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0801/NTPpt2.pdf[/url]
[url]http://www.sun.com/blueprints/0901/NTPpt3.pdf[/url]

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H.O.