RTC problem "set_rtc_mmss: can't update from" 2.2.0preX/2.1.13X

H. Peter Anvin (rexracer@zendo.org)
Mon, 4 Jan 1999 14:51:56 -0600 (CST)


I am getting syslog messages from linux/arch/i386/kernel/time.c

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10:35:27 zendo kernel: set_rtc_mmss: can't update from 54 to 5 Jan 3
10:36:28 zendo kernel: set_rtc_mmss: can't update from 54 to 6 Jan 3
10:37:29 zendo kernel: set_rtc_mmss: can't update from 54 to 7 Jan 3
10:38:30 zendo kernel: set_rtc_mmss: can't update from 54 to 8 Jan 3
11:01:33 zendo kernel: set_rtc_mmss: can't update from 50 to 1
--snip--

also /sbin/hwclock and /sbin/hwclock -r hang, and when checking the bios
clock its off a few hours to a few days of what the software clock is. I
am running xntpd, but the error messages happen with out it running and
then the software clock is off too. This didn't happen with 2.0.36, but
did with 2.1.131 and 2.2.0pre[1-4].

I am running a K6 233 with a TXpro mother board, AWARD bios. Here's the
output from ver_linux, .config available on request.

--snip--

Linux zendo.org 2.2.0-pre4 #2 Sun Jan 3 19:13:01 CST 1999 i586 unknown
Kernel modules 2.1.85
Gnu C egcs-2.90.29 980515 (egcs-1.0.3 release)
Binutils 2.9.1.0.6
Linux C Library 5.4.46
Dynamic Linker (ld.so) 1.9.9
Linux C++ Library 2.8.1
Procps 1.2.6
Mount 2.7f
Net-tools (1997-09-21)
Kbd 0.94
Sh-utils 1.16

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