[rescue] NVRAM (was Multia Question)

[Curtis H. Wilbar Jr.]

Oh... was wondering if anyone has ever heard of anyone writing a
kernel module/etc to stop the clock on shutdown.  By putting NTP
on a box and have it doing ntpdate then having the clock keep correct
time when powered off is not necessary.

Anyone ever hear of anyone doing this ?

-- Curt

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>>If you use a few commands at the open boot prompt you can stop the clock
>>and dramatically increase the shelf life of pulled chips, and installed
>>chips for systems that spend lots of time powered off....
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>So what's the secret?  How does one stop the clock?
>
>Bill Martin
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