On 2009-08-19 20:37 +0200, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Sven Joachim wrote: >> On 2009-08-19 19:08 +0200, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: >> >>> Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: >>>> So my question is: who at boot time is responsible for realizing >>>> that the hwclock is kept in local time and UTC time? >>>> >>> And the answer is: /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh and >>> /etc/init.d/hwclockfirst.sh do that from package util-linux. >> >> They don't do this anymore unless your system is not using udev. >> >>> It's a bug: >>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=542443 >> >> In which you state that you don't have /dev/rtc. I'm not sure that >> systems without that file are supported. >> > > How does one go about getting /dev/rtc?
,---- | % grep -i rtc /boot/config-$(uname -r) | grep -v ^# | CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC=y | CONFIG_RTC_LIB=y | CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y | CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS=y | CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE="rtc0" | CONFIG_RTC_INTF_SYSFS=y | CONFIG_RTC_INTF_PROC=y | CONFIG_RTC_INTF_DEV=y | CONFIG_RTC_DRV_CMOS=y `---- In the kernel configuration, select "Device Drivers" -> "Real Time Clock" and check the options. Note that udev should create a symlink /dev/rtc -> rtc0 automatically for you. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org