Re: Bug#116780: util-linux: hwclock shouldn't be run
On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 08:58:13AM -0500, John Goerzen wrote:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> writes:
>
> > As far as I understand it clock from powerpc-utils is obsolete and you can
> > use hwclock on all machines (including PReP machines?). Does that mean you
> > will remove the clock program from powerpc-utils?
>
> I'm not so sure this is true. I've had terrible trouble with hwclock
> setting the CMOS clock to either 1903 or 1933. It seems to cause
> significant problems in this area. The clock program works fine.
Is this a PReP box you're talking about? What kernel are you running
and did you set a date on the box from PPCBUG to start with? hwclock is
quite happy on mine, and PRePs don't have ADB anyhow so the evil clock
hack program can't do anything.
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Tom Rini (TR1265)
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