[U-Boot-Users] RTC required for network support on OCOTEA?

[Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>]

In message <4192423C.3010908@mc.com> you wrote:
> 
> We are in the process of porting ocotea-based U-Boot 1.1.1 to custom
> ppc440gx hardware. Everything is pretty much working except for the
> network interface.  We can send out a ping but never process the reply.
> Ethereal does see both the ping and reply packets!
> 
> In debugging the network component of U-Boot, someone mentioned that a
> RTC might be required for proper operation. Unlike the OCOTEA board, we
> do NOT have a RTC.  After examining all the READMEs and looking at
> source code, I don't see any dependency on a RTC. Can anyone confirm this?

Neither U-Boot nor Linux does need any RTC for network operation.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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