Re: date is 1934 on reboot
On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 11:02:53AM +1000, Brendan J Simon wrote:
>
> When I reboot my PowerMac G4 450MHz machine, the date is set to 1934.
> I'm using ntpdate and ntp but the date does not seem to be reset. If I
> run ntpdate manually then it does get set. Why can't I get the correct
> date from ntp on startup ??
>
> Is there a battery on the mother board to maintain the real time clock
> when the power is turned off. How can I tell if the battery is OK. Is
> it measurable with software ? If so, what packages do I need to install ???
Yes, usually the date/time not being kept is the first indication.
It's fairly easy to replace, and although not a household battery,
still fairly common.
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