This gentoo tracker issue reports the same problem and the solution: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-7336102.html
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/325518 Title: hwclock /dev/rtc Device or resource busy Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: Binary package hint: linux-image This is happening in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. After latest kernel update, hwclock is not working anymore. Symptoms are quite similar to those reported in bug 59596. If timidity is running and you attempt to run hwclock: hwclock --debug hwclock from util-linux-ng 2.13.1 hwclock: Open of /dev/rtc failed, errno=16: Device or resource busy. No usable clock interface found. Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method. This is happening on three machines: System76 laptop, booting linux- image-generic, Dell 400sc desktop booting linux-image-386 and IBM Thinkpad t41 booting linux-image386. All machines have all current updates. Kernel version is 2.6.24-23. hwclock works OK if you stop timidity or if you use --directisa switch. System information: uname -a Linux gazelle 2.6.24-23-generic #1 SMP Mon Jan 26 00:13:11 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux cat /proc/version_signature Ubuntu 2.6.24-23.48-generic lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 8.04.2 Release: 8.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/325518/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
