Bug#533895: linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22: Unable to Access Hardware Clock

2009-06-24 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 02:48:20AM -0700, Edwin Kwan wrote: > No, I don't have "udev". This is an old SGI Indy workstation, and > the Debian installation has been upgraded time and again starting > from Woody. :) I could not plug any new device into it anyway. > Is there an easy workaround, or

Bug#533895: linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22: Unable to Access Hardware Clock

2009-06-24 Thread Edwin Kwan
Martin, I think it is working now. I am keeping both rtc (10, 135), and rtc0 (254, 0), for now just in case I need to go back to an old kernel. Thanks! Martin Michlmayr wrote: Edwin, * Edwin Kwan [2009-06-24 02:48]: No, I don't have "udev". This is an old SGI Indy workstation, and the

Bug#533895: linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22: Unable to Access Hardware Clock

2009-06-24 Thread Martin Michlmayr
Edwin, * Edwin Kwan [2009-06-24 02:48]: > No, I don't have "udev". This is an old SGI Indy workstation, and the > Debian installation has been upgraded time and again starting from Woody. > :) I could not plug any new device into it anyway. > > Is there an easy workaround, or do I have to in

Bug#533895: linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22: Unable to Access Hardware Clock

2009-06-24 Thread Edwin Kwan
Martin, No, I don't have "udev". This is an old SGI Indy workstation, and the Debian installation has been upgraded time and again starting from Woody. :) I could not plug any new device into it anyway. Is there an easy workaround, or do I have to install "udev"? Thanks! Martin Michlmayr

Bug#533895: linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22: Unable to Access Hardware Clock

2009-06-24 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Edwin Kwan [2009-06-24 01:58]: > The "/dev/rtc" file does exist, as seen below: > gundam:~> ls -l /dev/rtc* > crw-rw 1 root root 10, 135 Mar 15 2002 /dev/rtc > gundam:~> Are you not using udev? It seems the device nodes are not correct because the kernel created rtc0, which you don't have

Bug#533895: linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22: Unable to Access Hardware Clock

2009-06-24 Thread Edwin Kwan
Hi Martin, Your test kernel eliminated the error message during kernel boot. But "hwclock" still fails. :( I have attached 2 files: rtcnew.log is the excerpt from syslog when your test kernel booted strace.log is the "strace" output of "hwclock --test --debug" while using your kernel The

Bug#533895: linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22: Unable to Access Hardware Clock

2009-06-23 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Edwin Kwan [2009-06-21 04:27]: > During boot, I saw this error in syslog: > drivers/rtc/hctosys.c: unable to open rtc device (rtc0) > Consequently "hwclock --test --debug" would fail. Can you please test the following kernel: http://merkel.debian.org/~tbm/tmp/kernel/linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip2

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2009-06-23 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > owner 533895 ! Bug 533895 [linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22] linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22: Unable to Access Hardware Clock Owner recorded as Martin Michlmayr . > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bu

Bug#533895: linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22: Unable to Access Hardware Clock

2009-06-21 Thread Edwin Kwan
Package: linux-image-2.6.26-2-r4k-ip22 Version: 2.6.26-15lenny3 Severity: important During boot, I saw this error in syslog: drivers/rtc/hctosys.c: unable to open rtc device (rtc0) Consequently "hwclock --test --debug" would fail. After switching back to an older kernel (2.6.18-5-r4k-ip22),