From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from executioner.lis.net.au ([203.35.83.3]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 181ehf-0001Ov-00 for ; Tue, 15 Oct 2002 23:18:35 -0400 Received: from uucp by executioner.lis.net.au with local-rmail (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 181ehY-0007El-00 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:18:28 +1000 Received: from kerry by gotss1.gotss.net with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 181eXx-0001Gp-00 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:08:33 +0800 Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:08:33 +0800 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: setting the hardware clock Message-ID: <20021016110833.A4849@joana.gotss.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from hallenbeck@valstar.net on Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 04:57:23PM -0400 From: Kerry Hoath Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: normally you run hwclock -u -w (if your hardware clock keeps utc) or hwclock -w if the hardware clock stores local time (dual boot to wi ndows etc) On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 04:57:23PM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > This is crazy, but it seems my HW clock refuses to be set. I > normally do not ever set it, since my shutdown procedure does > that for me, saving the system time to the hardware clock, and > for a few days that step has been hanging so my shutdown > procedure never runs to completion!!! > > What can be happening? What are the commands I can run as root to > set the HW clock from a running system? > > Thanks -- Chuck > > > -- > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (75% of Full) > So visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Kerry Hoath: kerry@gotss.net kerry@gotss.eu.org or kerry@gotss.spice.net.au ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry@gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath@yahoo.com.au