Re: [iPAQ] time setting gets lost over reboot

Calum,

        There is a file in /etc called lastdate. I have found that if I run
date > /etc/lastdate and then reboot my iPAQ stays in time sink fairly well.
I do with that familiar would use the iPAQ's internal clock like wince does
but this is a close second.

Cheers
Rob Maloy
C41
r.w.maloy@acm.org <mailto:r.w.maloy@acm.org>
(410) 854-6637

        -----Original Message-----
        From: Richard Cohen [SMTP:richard@vmlinuz.org]
        Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 4:18 PM
        To: Calum Mackay
        Cc: familiar@handhelds.org; ipaq
        Subject: [Familiar] Re: [iPAQ] time setting gets lost over
reboot

        On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Calum Mackay wrote:

> Another newbie question I'm afraid:
>
> My iPAQ 3660 loses its time setting over a reboot; is this
supposed to
> happen?

        Yup :-(

        The trick is not to reboot... :-)

> Since the device has a hardware clock I would have expected it to
save
> the time over a reboot/reset, or even a power cutoff. Am I missing
a
> kill script to save the time in hardware?

        Well, if you cut the power, you cut the power. You're not going to
find
        anything except flash survives that.

> I know I can ntpdate at boot to reset the time, but that's not
much good
> when I'm booting without a net.

        I've been pretty much ignoring the time on my iPAQ - I find I don't
miss it.
        If there was a scheduler (datebook) with alarms, it would be more of
an
        issue, but as it is...

> would appreciate any comments.
>
> cheers,
> Calum.

        BTW, there are three of us up here in EWAT02 who are playing with
        Linux-on-iPAQ stuff (not work-related). If you're ever in the area,
come
        and say hi.

        Cheers
        Richard

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