system clock

[Erich Schubert <erich.schubert@mucl.de>]

i've got problems with my system clock.
it just doesn't keep the date i set;
i tried sync'ing the clock via ntpdate, but ntpdate doesn't work.

How do i fix this?

Furthermore, i got a problem with the scsi disk i installed (IBM DORS
31160 or something like that):
When i turn the system on, the prom says that there's a problem with the
scsi bus/disk/cable and reports "unit not ready";
after clicking two times on "start system" it works (well, the disk
appears to be running by then ;)

any idea how i get the disk to start up faster?

Greetings,
Erich