From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LU66Y-0003cp-64 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:13:18 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EC191E0441; Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:13:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from kcout02.prserv.net (kcout02.prserv.net [12.154.55.32]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAECAE0441 for ; Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:13:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from opal.binro.org (adsl-dynamic-58-136-48-57.csloxinfo.net[58.136.48.57]) by prserv.net (kcout02) with ESMTP id <2009020221131520200sp869e> (Authid: gbinet.atwoodr); Mon, 2 Feb 2009 21:13:15 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [58.136.48.57] Received: from opal.binro.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by opal.binro.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n12LD7Sl002107 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2009 04:13:07 +0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by opal.binro.org (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id n12LD7hH002106 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 3 Feb 2009 04:13:07 +0700 X-Authentication-Warning: opal.binro.org: robin set sender to robin.atwood@attglobal.net using -f From: Robin Atwood To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: No RTC kernel support needed? Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 04:13:06 +0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 References: <49bf44f10901291843y461f506cj9d7dd90a9138578b@mail.gmail.com> <200902022025.30697.robin.atwood@attglobal.net> <49bf44f10902020818x7982a616qd4d8ef9d249c6c3a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49bf44f10902020818x7982a616qd4d8ef9d249c6c3a@mail.gmail.com> X-Face: /Bm#Rf"Wt\%rfp|[wzT9P_2/6'JhtmzsD{l]pQmpS|%~I$/L|cF}gvz%I({,a)=?utf-8?q?=7BQtrsE*b=0A=09=5CflE8do=3A=2E0zdnO3lq=60+2rr=5Fmv/faNpra?= =?utf-8?q?=5D=2EeH+=23sG-9GL/dPC=2Ex?="9x]+y5\k^8h(" =?utf-8?q?sp=2Eu*z=0A=09=3FSbc=3AWZo=25ycAGh=5F/NBuC=60?=@9EdNnWH_~<" =?utf-8?q?=60=23zq=3A!K5Wpc=3FG=2Ey=26SxfiRpfFU9=25c=23uD=7D=3Bc+?= =?utf-8?q?D=3F=0A=09?=,|u`9frBEQzC)~Y~%z6tO>!5\8*$:t,ol)N_S}~^h>2)3*UL;g\W-ptU, =?utf-8?q?R=23=60HW=23y=25tGh*=2E=0A=096pO=26vnofmf=5Dzt=271=5BF1v=7B=25N=2E?= =?utf-8?q?Qg2KI=3Dd=3B?=,ZbOc6u>@FD8/sQ}XCCtV`yPwnlMm|iY~dxfY? Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200902030413.07003.robin.atwood@attglobal.net> X-Archives-Salt: 1ee61ef3-792c-48f6-bea2-e16424b7e400 X-Archives-Hash: 223cad4ecd9eaf9a12d95f49e8bff875 On Monday 02 Feb 2009, Grant wrote: > >> >> One of my systems needed Real Time Clock -> PC-style 'CMOS' enabled > >> >> in the kernel to prevent a Hardware Clock error at startup and to > >> >> make the 'hwclock' command work. Another of my systems doesn't have > >> >> Real Time Clock kernel support enabled at all, and yet 'hwclock' > >> >> works fine. Does anyone know how that works? > >> > > >> > It might have something to do with the "High Resolution Timer Support" > >> > option (in "Processor type and features".) Not sure though. > >> > >> Thank you but none of my systems seem to have that enabled. > >> > >> - Grant > > > > See http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-731009-highlight-.html > > HTH > > Thanks, does anyone know where this has gone in 2.6.28: > > Device Drivers -> Character Devices -> Enhanced Real Time Clock Support > > Or what the variable name might be so I can look it up that way? I > couldn't find it by searching for RTC in .config. > > - Grant $ grep RTC .config CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC=y CONFIG_RTC=m CONFIG_GEN_RTC=m CONFIG_GEN_RTC_X=y Found under Device Drivers -> Character Devices -Robin --