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Re: running short on DMA buffers during badblocks



On  26 Sep, this message from Bastien Nocera echoed through cyberspace:

>> Dunno why, but if my powerbook runs out of juice while suspended it
>> screws the time.
> 
> That's because the battery that keeps the time is a very small
> capacitor. Doesn't hold for long at all...

Hmmm, IIRC from the last time I had my TiBook in pieces, there's still a
small pack of lithium cells attached to the PMU. But on the other hand
certain PMU crashes do reset the clock.

Dunno....

Cheers

Michel

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