On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 11:02:53AM +1000, Brendan J Simon wrote: > > When I reboot my PowerMac G4 450MHz machine, the date is set to 1934. > I'm using ntpdate and ntp but the date does not seem to be reset. If I > run ntpdate manually then it does get set. Why can't I get the correct > date from ntp on startup ?? > > Is there a battery on the mother board to maintain the real time clock > when the power is turned off. How can I tell if the battery is OK. Is > it measurable with software ? If so, what packages do I need to install ???
Yes, usually the date/time not being kept is the first indication. It's fairly easy to replace, and although not a household battery, still fairly common. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual> | | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | To Have, Give All to All (ACIM) | *----------------------------------------------------------------*
