Re: [tlug] system clock jump

["Michael(tm) Smith" <smith@example.com>]

stephen@example.com, 2006-10-03 22:42 +0900:

> Hm.  What does ls -l /dev/rtc tell you?

  crw-rw---- 1 root audio 10, 135 2006-10-04 19:53 /dev/rtc

I suppose the fact that the group is not "root" but "audio" would
seem to indicate a problem.

> IIRC, there are some kernel config options that enable advanced RTC
> stuff ... I wonder if maybe there's a module you don't have loaded?

Dunno if it will provide any clues, but I've attached output of
"lsmod | sort"

> I wonder if there's some stuff in /proc or so that could help?

I find /proc/driver/rtc, which has the following:

  rtc_time        : 12:40:46
  rtc_date        : 2006-10-04
  rtc_epoch       : 1900
  alarm           : 10:15:50
  DST_enable      : no
  BCD             : yes
  24hr            : yes
  square_wave     : no
  alarm_IRQ       : no
  update_IRQ      : no
  periodic_IRQ    : no
  periodic_freq   : 1024
  batt_status     : okay

The time it shows is correct.

> SELinux getting in the way yet again?

I'm not familiar at all with details of SELinux or with problems
related to it. Until I saw the message from Charles, I had been
guessing the cause of the clock problem was something specifically
related to lack of good Thinkpad T60 support. At the time I did
the initial install, I remember finding very little info online
about experiences anybody else had with installing Linux on a T60.

But Charles mentioned he was installing on a Dell machine, so I
perhaps it's not a problem that's specific to missing T60 support.
(Or maybe not -- maybe the problem on my machine and the problem
on his have different causes...)

  --Mike

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