On 27 Oct 1999, Salman Ahmed wrote: > >>>>> "AC" == Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > AC> Have you got APM compiled in the kernel? I was getting this problem > AC> and it took me several days to find out that APM was resetting the > AC> time (and date). > > I have the following APM options compiled into my 2.2.12 kernel: > > CONFIG_APM=y > CONFIG_APM_DO_ENABLE=y > CONFIG_APM_POWER_OFF=y > > and my clock seems to be losing time. Its much slower however, I have lost > about 2 minutes in about 2 weeks. Not sure if its the system or hardware > clock. How do I check ?? > > Also, why would APM reset the time and date ? > > Also, does rebooting the system have any effect on the timekeeping system > ?? > > I poweroff/shutdown my debian system at home when I go the work in the > morning and I turn it on when I get home. I leave it powered up all weekend > however. >
I think this is your problem. Look at the help section for APM in kernel menuconfig; it says there that it resets the clock when you reboot (don't ask me why). Try recompiling the kernel without APM and see what happens. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux - Debian 2.1 (Windows-free zone) Book Reviews: www.pentelikon.co.uk/bookreviews/ Alternative email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It's no go the Yogi Man, it's no go Blavatsky." - Louis MacNeice
