Same thing, Jim, "hwclock -w" hangs too. On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 jwantz at babel.hpcc.noaa.gov wrote: > Hey Chuck, > Just try hwclock -w > > Jim Wantz WB0TFK > On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > > Thanks, Adam. > > > > That says the battery is okay. I have been installing new stuff > > like made here, but no kernel changes or anything I can think of > > that might affect writing to the clock. > > The shutdown failure leaves the keyboard inoperative except for > > the speakup review keys. Init has been asked to switch to > > runlevel 0, processes are sent the term signal and then the kill > > signal, the message about writing time to the hardware clock > > appears, then nothing. And ctrl-alt-del is ineffective too at > > that point. My sound card remains alive, my internet connection > > remain active, and in fact incoming mail continues to arrive (I > > have some sound files announcing that fact). > > > > Very strange. > > > > Chuck > > > > > > On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Adam Myrow wrote: > > > > > If your clock quit setting and you've changed nothing, it's possible the > > > battery may be failing. Assuming you have RTC support in the kernel (most > > > stock kernels do and it's generally a good idea,) type "cat > > > /proc/drivers/rtc." It will give the time that is in the RTC and will > > > show the battery status plus a lot of other info. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (81% of Full) So visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck
