[Linux-users] the system clock stopped?!?

[Leon Goldstein]

Lonni J Friedman wrote:

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>On 8/27/07, Leon Goldstein <metapsych at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>I'd start by replacing the CMOS battery.  I experienced similar oddities
>>after manually setting the BIOS clock to Bush time.  I had to keep
>>resetting the clock until I replaced the battery.
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>To the best of my knowledge the CMOS battery only plays a role when
>the system is powered off and/or doesn't have external power.
>However, even if it were the CMOS battery, why would the time in the
>BIOS be correct?
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Your original post did not make it clear that the BIOS clock is keeping 
good time.
In any event, it only costs a couple of $ to get a new battery and rule 
it out as a suspect.

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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