From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:17:13 +0200 From: cinap_lenrek@gmx.de In-Reply-To: <20090627190235.781c2441.eekee57@fastmail.fm> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="upas-zouemvdgfxqelhbmnsygtdzjns" Subject: Re: [9fans] timesync -r not working? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 103f6112-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --upas-zouemvdgfxqelhbmnsygtdzjns Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit sure... thats why its called plan9 from outer space :) -- cinap --upas-zouemvdgfxqelhbmnsygtdzjns Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <9fans-bounces+cinap_lenrek=gmx.de@9fans.net> X-Flags: 0000 Delivered-To: GMX delivery to cinap_lenrek@gmx.de Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 27 Jun 2009 18:10:41 -0000 Received: from gouda.swtch.com (EHLO gouda.swtch.com) [67.207.142.3] by mx0.gmx.net (mx073) with SMTP; 27 Jun 2009 20:10:41 +0200 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=gouda.swtch.com) by gouda.swtch.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from <9fans-bounces@9fans.net>) id 1MKcCP-0005eJ-RA; Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:00:25 +0000 Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.26]) by gouda.swtch.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MKcCO-0005eE-PU for 9fans@9fans.net; Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:00:24 +0000 Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 564CE381F38 for <9fans@9fans.net>; Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:00:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:00:24 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: ZV/YBat9XiJJfymemt7xxYjNfOPldzvU54p5MTtvz/Wv 1246125623 Received: from vardo.eekee.is-a-geek.org (cpc3-lanc4-0-0-cust273.brig.cable.ntl.com [81.101.205.18]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id D43DA2780A for <9fans@9fans.net>; Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:00:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:02:35 +0100 From: Ethan Grammatikidis To: 9fans@9fans.net Message-Id: <20090627190235.781c2441.eekee57@fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <32d987d50906270136v77203bb7o9cb0244aeef09b7e@mail.gmail.com> References: <20090626232256.0110babe.eekee57@fastmail.fm> <7d3530220906261739g2ea172dv90602338965a8291@mail.gmail.com> <20090627084653.70b02cfb.eekee57@fastmail.fm> <32d987d50906270136v77203bb7o9cb0244aeef09b7e@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.6.0 (GTK+ 2.16.1; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [9fans] timesync -r not working? X-BeenThere: 9fans@9fans.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10 Precedence: list Reply-To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> List-Id: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans.9fans.net> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: 9fans-bounces@9fans.net Errors-To: 9fans-bounces+cinap_lenrek=gmx.de@9fans.net X-GMX-Antivirus: 0 (no virus found) X-GMX-Antispam: 0 (Mail was not recognized as spam) X-GMX-UID: llhwey8wYmYSG8lwxnc3e49KWkZTQdQ9 On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:36:55 -0300 "Federico G. Benavento" wrote: > timezones? I've never heard of a timezone that could make a 9 year difference. Maybe o= n Pluto. ;) >=20 > On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 4:46 AM, Ethan Grammatikidis= wrote: > > On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:39:12 -0700 > > John Floren wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 4:57 PM, erik quanstrom= wrote: > >> >> > > The script runs at boot, the echo tells me that much, but the t= ime is not set, perhaps as if timesync -r is not working. To be specific th= e date a few minutes after booting is Sun Jan =A02 18:30:36 GMT 2000. > >> >> > > >> >> > i believe timesync is setting the system clock from /dev/rtc, not= the other way > >> >> > around. > >> >> > >> >> Yeah, that's what I expect timesync to do, but it's doing something= strange instead. > >> > > >> > i wouldn't classify doing what the man page says it does > >> > as something "really strange". =A0if you want the converse, > >> > then just execute "date -n >/dev/rtc". > >> > > >> > - erik > >> > > >> > > >> > >> I'm pretty sure he's *trying* to get the time from /dev/rtc, not > >> trying to set it. > >> > > > > You'd be right. > > > > I've found I don't seem to need timesync, the system time & /dev/rtc al= ike seem to stay in sync with the host without it, but I'm still curious wh= y timesync -r should mess up the system time so badly. > > > > Perhaps /dev/rtc and the system time are linked on some architectures, = so that setting one sets the other and so timesync -r gets in a mess. Just = a guess. > > > > -- > > Ethan Grammatikidis > > The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne. -- Chaucer > > > > >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Federico G. Benavento >=20 --=20 Ethan Grammatikidis The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne. -- Chaucer --upas-zouemvdgfxqelhbmnsygtdzjns--