Sorry, forgot to mention the file in which this new line has to be added. It's "/etc/sysconfig/clock" MARK > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Arnold > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 1:50 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: RE: Hwclock error - "select() ... timed out" - SOLVED > > > After going through the rc.sysinit and the init.d/halt > scripts (that's the ones that call hwclock on boot and > shutdown), it looks like adding the line > > CLOCKFLAGS="--directisa" > > is the right way of fixing this problem. > > If I am wrong, let me know... > > MARK > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Arnold > > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 1:22 PM > > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > > Subject: RE: Hwclock error - "select() ... timed out" > > > > > > A quick update: > > I got hwclock to work by using the "--directisa" parameter. > > Must be related to the mainboard/BIOS of the various Dell > > systems. I talked to a support guy and he confirmed that > > different PowerEdge systems have totally different BIOSes and > > mainboards. Although he has not heard of my problem before... > > > > Now the last question: When I shut down the system it tries > > to sync the system time into the hardware clock and it gets > > the exact same error. How do I tell this process to use the > > "--directisa" parameter? Is there a config file or do I have > > to modify the respective file in etc/init.d directly? > > > > Thanks, > > > > MARK > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark > > > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 12:04 PM > > > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Hwclock error - "select() ... timed out" > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have a new Dell PowerEdge 2650 and installed FC3. I update the > > > time against an ntp server. After rebooting, the time was a few > > > hours back. I resynched against the ntp server and tried to do a > > > "/sbin/hwclock --systohc", which gave me the following error: > > > > > > select() to /dev/rtc to wait for clock tick timed out > > > > > > What causes this? I don't think it's a hardware problem since the > > > same thing happens an several machines that are all new... > > > > > > Hwclock --show gives me the same error... > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > MARK > > > > > > -- > > > fedora-list mailing list > > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > >
