Re: HippieDog (clock problem)


Subject: Re: HippieDog (clock problem)
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Tue Nov 30 1999 - 16:02:33 MST


> I am using the 2.2.12 kernel posted a while ago to support the ATI
> 128. So it may in fact be a kernel problem. I hope the new 2.2.13
> kernel Dan Bucraw promised us a while ago will soon arrive (no sweat
> Dan :-) )

2.2.14 is so close I've been holding back. :)
Watch for 2.2.14pre RPMs witht he Ruff Pack beta distribution which will
arrive over the next few days/week.

> >but I don't have /sbin/clock on my system. I have /etc/sysconfig/setclock
> >but that calls /sbin/clock. It says something about /sbin/clock during
> >startup, I didn't quite catch it last time, but I'd assume it's saying it's
> >not there. Say something if that's not the case.
>
> Yep, my system seems to be lacking /sbin/clock as well. But I don't
> need to set the PRAM clock since it works fine in MacOS, it is just a
> Linux problem.
>
> >Am I right thinking that this sets the system clock from the PRAM clock? If
> >so the absence of /sbin/clock explains things. Where can I get it from? But
> >how come it works ok under the 2.2.6 kernel? It's only the 2.2.10 kernel
> >that seems to have this problem. Not that it matters if I can get 2.2.10 to
> >work, but as a matter of curiousity ;-)
>
> Yep, I am curious too...
>
>
> Cheers
> --Urs
>
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>

Dan

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