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From: Jens Scharsig <js_at_ng@scharsoft.de>
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 09:10:22 +0200
Subject: [U-Boot] date time
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Am 2010-09-10 23:08, schrieb Charles Seedle:
> There is a messege in the u-boot boot log showing where it set the system
> time. I tried to setting the date and time using the linux command, "date".
> It set them but once the I rebooted the board the values for date and time
> were wrong again. Could this be related to the backup battery ? Is there a
> better way to do this ? 

Hello Randy,

linux command, "date" does only set the linux system datetime. You
should use hwclock to sync or set the rtc. You can also use the U-boot
date command this will set the rtc direct

regards Jens