Re: Bug#116780: util-linux: hwclock shouldn't be run
On Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 07:17:59PM +0100, Olaf Hering wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 31, 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 As far as I understand it clock from powerpc-utils is obsolete and you can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.
Sounds like you should watch out for that firmware update. Just a point to
ponder, all the old Macs would start setting themselves back to time 0
(1/1/1904) when their PRAM batteries were going bad. You might just have a
weak battery.
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