From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.pangeatech.com (unknown [63.110.32.151]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FEC2482A for ; Mon, 6 May 2002 04:29:21 -0600 (MDT) Received: from [65.192.22.133] by mail.pangeatech.com (NTMail 7.00.0018/NU8172.00.e2123c13) with ESMTP id btkdnaaa for parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org; Mon, 6 May 2002 03:27:58 -0700 Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 01:03:29 -0700 From: Randolph Chung To: Ralf Hildebrandt Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] NTP and the real time clock Message-ID: <20020506080328.GA30370@tausq.org> Reply-To: Randolph Chung References: <20020506064402.GD14146@charite.de> <20020506065214.GE14146@charite.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20020506065214.GE14146@charite.de> Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: > I find this intriguing: > > gecko:~# hwclock --show > Mon May 6 08:46:27 2002 -0.994167 seconds > gecko:~# hwclock --systohc > gecko:~# hwclock --show > Mon May 6 08:46:33 2002 -0.999854 seconds > > So the hardwareclock is never set. Are you sure? legolas:/usr/src/linux-ide# hwclock --show Mon May 6 00:05:08 2002 -0.995996 seconds legolas:/usr/src/linux-ide# date 050600002002 Mon May 6 00:00:00 PDT 2002 legolas:/usr/src/linux-ide# hwclock --systohc legolas:/usr/src/linux-ide# hwclock --show Mon May 6 00:00:23 2002 -0.999298 seconds > Which setting in "Character Devices" do I need so hwclock can access > the on-board real-time-clock? > < > /dev/nvram support > < > Enhanced Real Time Clock Support You want: "Generic RTC device support" (I think it's on by default). The fact that hwclock didn't give you an error suggests to me that you already have that enabled. randolph