[ltp] My 560x can't tell time.

Martin Fluch linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 22:26:34 +0200 (EET)


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On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Tom Rockwell wrote:

> I have a 560x running linux.  Since I installed Linux the darn thing
> can't keep time.  It gets off by say 10-20 minutes every once in a
> while.  I though the problem went away after a recent kernel upgrade,
> but it's off again.  I assume the problem has to do with suspend/resume
> or hibernating/wake up, but I don't really have a cluw how to debug it.
> 
> Do others have simliar problems with the time?

This sounds like you have a broken /etc/adjtime file. Remove it, and the
problem should go away (see man hwclock).

Martin

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