Re: Clock problem.
On Sat, Jan 15, 2000 at 07:35:51PM +0100, R.S.L. wrote:
> So I reset and I load the AmigaOS, and the time is incorrect too. I try to do
> the same thing, correcting the time on linux, but after a certain period
> the time is not correct. I read that the problem is the AmigaOS,
> right?
That was my interpretation, but it seems, I was wrong. See on www.amiga.de
under Y2K for a description of the Amiga battmem clock capabilities.
As I understand it now, AOS just does what it is supposed to do, but hwclock
is a bit to stringent when deciding which date is valid and which not. Plus
there is a kernel bug, which writes invalid dates into the clock. Invalid in
the AOS definition... but Amiga designed it, so they should know whats
correct.
> How can I resolve this strange problem?
Just be patient, things have been discussed on linux-m68k and Joerg is
working on a workaround for hwclock and Kars is working on a kernel patch.
I think there will be new packages available, when hwclock is fixed (even
for slink).
Until then, what happens when you set the time with AOS and boot linux? I
just got the correct time under Linux, but maybe the Amiga synchronized with
the PC before I could detect an incorrect time. man rdate is you have a 2cnd
linux machine. But of course, during shutdown your clock will be corrupted
again until hwclock is fixed...
--
Christian
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