retitle 520763 hwclock: NVRAM flat battery sets date to 1904
severity important
tags 520763 patch
thanks
This is a common problem on powerpc ibook's once the NVRAM battery goes flat.
Apparently this has been discussed with upstream:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/23426/comments/18
Mark
This patch is a quick hack, but you get the idea:
--- hwclockfirst.sh.orig 2009-05-16 14:26:54.000000000 +1000
+++ hwclockfirst.sh 2009-05-16 14:23:11.000000000 +1000
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
verbose_log_action_msg() { [ "$VERBOSE" = no ] || log_action_msg "$@"; }
+ if `/sbin/hwclock | /bin/grep -q 1904`; then
+ log_warning_msg "NVRAM Battery Clock flat (date 1904)"
+ log_action_msg "Setting hwclock date to 2009-5-16"
+ hwclock --set --date 2009-5-16
+ fi
+
[ "$GMT" = "-u" ] && UTC="yes"
case "$UTC" in
no|"") GMT="--localtime"
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