Subject: Re: NetBSD-1.3.2 Y2K problem
To: NG Yew Ban <ybng@cpm.com.my>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 10/06/1998 13:32:15
"NG Yew Ban" writes:
> 3) May I know the exact URL? Can I apply clock.c (V1.5.3) in older version
> of NetBSD (like NetBSD-1.1)?

it is 1.53, not 1.5.3

just go to the current sources tree on ftp.netbsd.org and dig it out
-- its in src/sys/arch/i386/isa/clock.c to have a fuller path.

It might work with 1.1, but 1.1 is full of other Y2K holes so there
isn't much point.

.pm


> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
> To: NG Yew Ban <ybng@cpm.com.my>
> Cc: perry@piermont.com <perry@piermont.com>; tech-userlevel@netbsd.org
> <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>; tech-kern@netbsd.org <tech-kern@netbsd.org>;
> Y.H.LOK <yhl@cpm.com.my>; asu@cpm.com.my <asu@cpm.com.my>
> Date: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: NetBSD-1.3.2 Y2K problem
> 
> 
> >
> >"NG Yew Ban" writes:
> >> Dear Mr. Perry,
> >>
> >> For more info about the NSTL, you can access to
> >> http://www.nstl.com/html/ymark_2000.html
> >> I can reproduce the problem easily.
> >
> >1) Can you tell me if there are any console warnings during boot about
> >the date?
> >2) Can you tell me the exact date in 1997 the machine resets to?
> >3) There is a new version of i386/isa/clock.c (v1.53) in tonight's SUP
> >(or at least, will be in a few hours after the sup scanner runs). It
> >may (or may not) fix a bug. Can you substitute this for your clock.c
> >and tell me if the problem goes away when you build a kernel?
> >
> >Perry
> >
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
> >> To: NG Yew Ban <ybng@cpm.com.my>
> >> Cc: tech-userlevel@netbsd.org <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>; Y.H.LOK
> >> <yhl@cpm.com.my>; asu@cpm.com.my <asu@cpm.com.my>
> >> Date: Saturday, October 03, 1998 1:02 AM
> >> Subject: Re: NetBSD-1.3.2 Y2K problem
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >"NG Yew Ban" writes:
> >> >> I have a Y2K compliance clone PC and pass with NSTL YMARK2000 test
> >> >> program (Version 97.08.15),
> >> >
> >> >I'm unfamiliar with the program.
> >> >
> >> >> whereas when I ran NetBSD-1.3.2, NetBSD-1.3.2 can roll over from
> >> >> year 1999 to year 2000, but after I rebooted the PC, the date
> >> >> reverted back to year 1997.
> >> >
> >> >Can you reproduce this problem at will?
> >> >
> >> >Perry
> >> >
> >>
> >
>