From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx1.inoc.net ([64.246.131.30]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 181nuK-0004gM-00 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:08:16 -0400 Received: from Hudson.valstar.net (cust83.as1-gtown.valstar.net [64.246.150.85]) by mx1.inoc.net (Vircom SMTPRS 5.3.232) with ESMTP id for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:08:14 -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 g9GD84Zj002785 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:08:04 -0400 Received: from localhost (hallenbeck@localhost) by Hudson.valstar.net (8.12.4/8.12.4/Submit) with ESMTP id g9GD82tL002782 for ; Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:08:03 -0400 Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:08:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: setting the hardware clock In-Reply-To: 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: Hi Adam, I reinstalled util-linux and removed libsafe and clock still hangs. Have not tried shutting down, but I assume if clock hangs, my shutdown script will hang too. This gets curiouser and curiouser. On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Adam Myrow wrote: > Maybe your hwclock binary is corrupt? One thing to try since you said you > are using Slackware is to reinstall the util-linux package. This contains > several essential utilities including hwclock. I'd give that a shot. If > that fails, remove libsafe and try again to use hwclock. Good luck. > -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (81% of Full) So visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck