This is a common problem on powerpc ibook's once the NVRAM battery goes flat.
Apparently this has been discussed with upstream: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/23426/comments/18 Mark This patch is a hack, but you get the idea: --- hwclockfirst.sh.orig 2009-05-16 14:26:54.000000000 +1000 +++ hwclockfirst.sh 2009-05-16 14:23:11.000000000 +1000 @@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ . /lib/lsb/init-functions verbose_log_action_msg() { [ "$VERBOSE" = no ] || log_action_msg "$@"; } + if `hwclock | grep -q 1904`; then + log_warning_msg "NVRAM Battery Clock flat (date 1904)" + log_action_msg "Setting hwclock date to 2009-5-16" + hwclock --set --date 2009-5-16 + fi + [ "$GMT" = "-u" ] && UTC="yes" case "$UTC" in no|"") GMT="--localtime" -- Gnome wont start if date is incorrect. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/23426 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
