Hi,
Here is my experience with Alpha Linux, I am sorry if this does not provide
everyone with the answer for their machine.
Note: These are dedicated Linux boxes.
Machine 1 - Red Hat V5.2 with updates, AlphaStation 600 (Alcor) 5/266 using
MILO and ARC to boot.
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It powers on with the correct date, time, year. No changes were made on
this system for Y2K.
It just worked.
Machine 2 - Red Hat V6.0 with updates, AlphaServer DS10 (brick/webbrick) EV6
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It powered up with year 2048.
(1.) I set the date, time, year with the standard "date" command.
(2.) I set system clock with "clock -w" command. Note: V6.0 RH does not
have a "hwclock" command.
Now, it powers up (cold boot) with correct date, time, and year every time.
Hope this helps,
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea Arcangeli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 1:57 PM
To: Tenhave, Tim
Cc: 'Metod Kozelj'; Linux-alpha mailing list
Subject: RE: boot from SRM & system date [ update ]
On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Tenhave, Tim wrote:
>isn't using anything except the hardware clock and is assuming that
>the year field is "real", it's going to see 2047 (in 1999) or 2048
>(in 2000) as the year.
See the header of one my email I sent on 1 jan 2000:
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2052 18:41:00 +0100 (CET)
From: Andrea Arcangeli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
After booting my alpha the 1 jan 2000 the year gone to 2052. IIRC the
hour:minutes:day:month infos was fine instead.
I still have problems now the first time I give the power to the machine
(after a poweroff/poweron the machine time goes in the past of a few
hours, all was fine before y2k as far I can tell).
>I will update the list if a "better" solution is found for those who
>want to dual-boot their Alpha.
I never dual-booted my alpha (only linux always run on it).
Maybe SRM is doing something strange before linux gets booted?
Andrea
