sam tygier wrote: > related to Bug #23426 > > maybe both could be fixed if when the hardware clock is read, the date > is forced to be after 1970. >
looks like a relation indeed. sorry for not checking for past bugs, i just followed the advice in the text that was onscreen while the crash happened. the fixed post-1970 date would seem as a viable solution to me. good luck and thanks for the prompt answer. best regards, -- * *** Dick Visser TIENHUIS Networking ** * * Touwbaan 68 P: +31206843731 * * *** 1018 HS Amsterdam F: +31208641420 * * * * The Netherlands M: +31622698108 * ** * IP-phone (SIP)/email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * PGP-key: http://www.tienhuis.nl/gpg.txt * * * Webcam: http://www.tienhuis.nl/cam2.asx *** *** -- Edgy installer on iBook G3/500 crashes when date is 1904 https://launchpad.net/bugs/73665 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs