Subject: Re: Patch to fix writes to MCS1850 RTC
To: Cory Bajus <cbajus@mts.net>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: port-next68k
Date: 05/05/2006 22:36:28
On Fri, May 05, 2006 at 03:26:56PM -0500, Cory Bajus wrote:
> On Fri, May 05, 2006 at 04:03:48PM +0200, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> > I tested this on my 68040 nextstation, which claims to have a MCS1850,
> > but it doesn't help. The clock is still stuck to Oct 30 2003, 17h30:00
> 
> Thanks for trying Manuel.  Can you confirm exactly what code you tried
> (i.e. HEAD, HEAD with burst patch, etc.)?

Both HEAD and HEAD with burst patch

> Also, is your slab a turbo

How can I know ?

> or not, and mono or colour?

mono

> 
> I would expect the existing code in HEAD to read the correct date from
> the RTC.  If you set the correct date from NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP, then
> NetBSD should give the correct date at bootup.  Let me know if that
> is not the case.  I'm assuming that your RTC is functioning correctly
> from NS/OS?

Unfortunably I don't have other OS than NetBSD on this system (I got it
from trash, without hard disk). I guess NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP is not available
freely ?

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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