From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx0.inoc.net ([64.246.130.30]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 181lQv-0003th-00 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:29:45 -0400 Received: from Hudson.valstar.net (cust167.as1-gtown.valstar.net [64.246.150.169]) by mx0.inoc.net (Vircom SMTPRS 5.3.232) with ESMTP id for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:29:44 -0400 Received: from Hudson.valstar.net (IDENT:1000@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by Hudson.valstar.net (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g9GATTZj000524 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:29:29 -0400 Received: from localhost (hallenbeck@localhost) by Hudson.valstar.net (8.12.4/8.12.4/Submit) with ESMTP id g9GATSaa000521 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:29:28 -0400 Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:29:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: setting the hardware clock In-Reply-To: <20021016110833.A4849@joana.gotss.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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: When I run "clock -w" the command just hangs. I can recover with control-C. When I "cat /proc/driver/rtc" it says my battery is okay. When I just run "clock" it also hangs. What can be happening here? I have recently installed gobs and gobs of new stuff, but have not changed the kernel or added or subtracted any modules. The only new daemon that is running is "libsafe" and I guess that would be my first suspect. I normally shut this system down over night but without a clean shutdown I am obliged to just hit the big switch without being assured all the steps are complete. Chuck On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Kerry Hoath wrote: > 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 > > > > -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (80% of Full) So visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck