[SPARCbook] WARNING: TOD clock not initialized -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!

Thu Aug 31 10:07:02 CDT 2000

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I finally booted to a # prompt by typing, "boot disk vmunix -asw" at the =
ok prompt.
Here is what I'm experiencing now.... any help?

# date
Wed Dec 31 19:02:09 EST 1969
# date 0831110400
usage: date [-a sss.fff] [-u] [+format] [yymmddhhmm[.ss]]
#
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Arno Uhlmelmahei=20
  To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] WARNING: TOD clock not initialized -- CHECK =
AND RESET THE DATE!

  > Doug Moore wrote:
  >=20
  > After attempting to set the correct time on my SparcBook 3 the =
system
  > locked up hard, I pulled power, and I haven't been able to reboot
  > since.
  > FYI, I had been using Pause-O to suspend the system.
  > I was in "su" mode at the time I used the date command.
  > The command I used was "date 08301415" because "date 0008301415" =
would
  > not take eventhough that is the correct usage (i.e. yymmddhhmm)
     =20
      For what it's worth,  mmddHHMMyy is the correct sequence, so=20
      date 0830141500 is what you should have entered.

      Regards,
      Arno
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I finally booted to a # prompt by typing, "boot =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Here is what I'm experiencing now.... any=20
help?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys># date<BR>Wed Dec 31 19:02:09 EST 1969<BR># =
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0831110400<BR>usage: date [-a sss.fff] [-u] [+format]=20
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  <A title=3Darno at panix.com href=3D"mailto:arno at panix.com">Arno =
Uhlmelmahei</A>=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 31, 2000 =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [SPARCbook] =
WARNING: TOD=20
  clock not initialized -- CHECK AND RESET THE DATE!</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>> Doug Moore wrote:<BR>> <BR>> After =
attempting to set=20
  the correct time on my SparcBook 3 the system<BR>> locked up hard, =
I pulled=20
  power, and I haven't been able to reboot<BR>> since.<BR>> FYI, I =
had=20
  been using Pause-O to suspend the system.<BR>> I was in "su" mode =
at the=20
  time I used the date command.<BR>> The command I used was "date =
08301415"=20
  because "date 0008301415" would<BR>> not take eventhough that is =
the=20
  correct usage (i.e. yymmddhhmm)<BR>    =
<BR>   =20
  For what it's worth,  mmddHHMMyy is the correct sequence, so=20
  <BR>    date 0830141500 is what you should have=20
  entered.<BR><BR>    Regards,<BR>   =20
  Arno<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Sparcbook =
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