On Sunday 25 Aug 2013 11:35:29 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote:
> Paul Colquhoun <paul...@andor.dropbear.id.au> [13-08-25 12:04]:
> > On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 06:04:13 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > There are two RTCs in my system:
> > > /dev/rtc0 and /dev/rtc1
> > > 
> > > rtc0 is not powered by a battery and forgets time/date
> > > with system shutdown and rtc1 is a I2C-rtc (DS3231) which
> > > is powered by a battery. It is extremly accurate in comparison
> > > with rtc0.
> > > 
> > > rtc0 is accessible with system boot - rtc1 is not (current state).
> > 
> > I know this might be obvious, but just in case:
> > 
> > Have you checked to see if the dud RTC can be disabled in the BIOS?
> > 
> > Or completely remove its drivers from the kernel?
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> I cannot remove rtc0 since it is integrated into the CPU. I cannot
> remove the CPU for various reasons... ;)
> 
> I put the script (see previous mail) into /etc/init.d and call it now
> at sysinit times. This works so far...but I still have entries in /sys
> and /proc which show 1.1.1970.
> 
> Is there any way to get rid of the need to use "echo..bla..bla" into
> files of the sysfs but to give the kernel the needed informations
> directly, so rtc1 is available to the kernel...?

I noticed you mentioned rtc0 is not powered by a battery, but that's what the 
CMOS battery does.  I'm curious why you don't add a new CMOS battery to your 
MoBo?
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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