Carla Schroder wrote:
> On Thursday 16 November 2006 20:19, Kristian Kielhofner wrote:
>
>>Carla Schroder wrote:
>>
>>>replying to my own message: The nice folks at PC Engines say
>>>
>>>"Four reasons:
>>>
>>>- One more thing to break...
>>>- tinyBIOS doesn't use CMOS RAM to store setup (safely stored in flash)
>>>- time servers...
>>>- limited shelf life / recycling hassles"
>>>
>>>So I guess I was wrong about losing BIOS settings, so the main hassle is
>>>losing the date and time. I know, run ntpdate at boot. :)
>>>
>>>This is going to take some getting used to!
>>
>>Carla,
>>
>> run ntpdate at boot - that's exactly what AstLinux does :).
>>
>> I should point out that the WRAP boards we had customized to use as
>>the Starbox-X DO have RTC batteries...
>>
>> However, I have used WRAP boards with and without RTC batteries. I
>>have never found the lack of an RTC battery to be a significant problem.
>
>
> Yeah, I had the idea that setup values were reset after a power cycle, but
> they're not, so the lack of a battery is pretty trivial.
>
> I hate to argue with the guru of AstLinux himself, but I don't see ntpdate
> anywhere. I'm running 4.4. ntpd is chugging away, but ntpdate seems to be
> AWOL.
>
Carla,
By that's exactly what we do, I meant...
AstLinux includes OpenNTPD instead of U-Del NTP. According to:
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpd
If you start ntpd with -s, it will set time immediately upon startup,
which is exactly what ntpdate does. That's what we use in AstLinux.
OpenNTPD is much less complex (and thus smaller and more secure) than
U-Del ntp, and thanks to -s, you don't need ntpd AND ntpdate :).
I'm sorry, I should be more specific next time. Are you having any
problems?
--
Kristian Kielhofner
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