hwclock

[Seaslug <sdpatt2@gmail.com>]

[quote]select() to /dev/rtc to wait for clock tick timed out[/quote]

Had the same problem.

Try using "hwclock --localtime --directisa"

If no error returns, the "--directisa" switch was what was needed.

To carry this through reboots, edit the file /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh

and change the line (about line #23):

HWCLOCKPARS=""

to read:

HWCLOCKPARS="--directisa"

this will allow the system time to be saved to the hwclock on shutdown.

Make sure you have 

UTC=no

in the file /etc/default/rcS

This will make sure the system properly reads and translates the hardware clock on startup.
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Jai yen