Subject: Re: Minor issues with YDL...
From: r may (mayro@earlham.edu)
Date: Mon Sep 17 2001 - 08:53:19 MDT
I had a similar problem with the date being reset every time I powered
up too. My problem was in the kernel. Make sure you have the right
settings in your kernel configuration. Try a precompiled one and see
how it behaves. (of course this is assuming that you may have compiled
your own kernel).
robert m
On 17 Sep 2001 10:44:23 -0400, Christopher Murtagh wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2001, Ken Schweigert wrote:
> >I may be a little off-base here, but when you said date and time are
> >reset, the first thing that came to my mind was OpenFirmware. If I
> >remember correctly, both date and time and video settings are pulled
> >from OF. You might want to try booting into MacOS and setting your date
> >and video there and then reboot into linux.
>
> Booting into MacOS shouldn't be necessary. To set the hardware clock, use
> the 'clock' command (man clock). To set the system clock, use the 'date'
> command (man date).
>
> If the date keeps on getting set back to Jan 01, 1904, every time you
> power up, this is likely due to a dead battery on your motherboard. You
> can buy a replacement at RadioScrap for about $20 CND.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>
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