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XenoTerraCide
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 Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: dell inspiron 530n can't access hardware clock. |
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on boot and shutdown I have errors involving the system clock on dell's inspiron 530n
| Code: | * Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.
Use the --debug option to see the details of our search for an access method.Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.
Use the --debug option to see the details of our search for an access method.
* Failed to set clock You will need to set the clock yourself
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alexbuell
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| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: dell inspiron 530n can't access hardware clock. |
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| XenoTerraCide wrote: | on boot and shutdown I have errors involving the system clock on dell's inspiron 530n
| Code: | * Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.
Use the --debug option to see the details of our search for an access method.Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.
Use the --debug option to see the details of our search for an access method.
* Failed to set clock You will need to set the clock yourself
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I'm getting the same problem; is there still no solution?
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XenoTerraCide
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=251453 not really, there is an open bug though. I've listed a couple workarounds there.
short of it is compile rtc-cmos in or statically load it. see bug for discussion and other options.
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alexbuell
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| XenoTerraCide wrote: | https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=251453 not really, there is an open bug though. I've listed a couple workarounds there.
short of it is compile rtc-cmos in or statically load it. see bug for discussion and other options. |
Yeah, I found a solution, to load rtc-cmos at boot. Thanks
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