tkevans@fallst.UUCP (Tim Evans) (08/12/88)
Can anyone tell me how to bypass the prompt asking if the date is
correct on bootup in uport SysV/AT (version 2.2)?
I live in an area where the electricity is, well, less than reliable
during anything resembling rain ;-). Although, the system is pretty
well surge-protected, momentary flickers do to my system what they
do to the digital clock on your VCR. Of course, it then sits waiting
for confirmation of the date--sometimes all day while I'm away.
I looked in /etc/rc, but found nothing to change here. Any other ideas?
Thanks.
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(301) 965-3286wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul) (08/13/88)
In article <401@fallst.UUCP> tkevans@fallst.UUCP (Tim Evans) writes: >Can anyone tell me how to bypass the prompt asking if the date is >correct on bootup in uport SysV/AT (version 2.2)? > The prompt asking if the date is correct comes from the file "/etc/bsetdate", which is a shell script called from "/etc/inittab" (line 3, I believe). If you are fairly sure that your hardware clock keeps accurate time, you can change that line in "/etc/inittab" to look as follows: ck::sysinit:date `setup -d` which will set the system date from the hardware clock without asking any questions. The reason uPort is using the rather elaborate "/etc/bsetdate" script is their contention that many clone hardware clocks are not all that accurate. In view of uPort V/AT's problems with keeping software time, that assertion is somewhat laughable -- I have yet to see a clone hardware clock which is as inaccurate as V/AT's timekeeping :-). Wolf -- Wolf N. Paul * 3387 Sam Rayburn Run * Carrollton TX 75007 * (214) 306-9101 UUCP: killer!dcs!wnp ESL: 62832882 DOMAIN: wnp%dcs@killer.dallas.tx.us TLX: 910-380-0585 EES PLANO UD
john@wa3wbu.UUCP (John Gayman) (08/13/88)
[Now we're getting somewhere, back to technical discussions concerning Microport Sys/V and other matters pertinant to this group. At last Check, it *was* still called comp.unix.microport] :-) In article <401@fallst.UUCP>, tkevans@fallst.UUCP (Tim Evans) writes: > Can anyone tell me how to bypass the prompt asking if the date is > correct on bootup in uport SysV/AT (version 2.2)? > What I did was simply modify the /etc/bsetdate script to not ask for the date/time but capture it from the cmos clock at power up. I also wanted my system to self re-start. The following is my corrected bsetdate. As you can see, the mod was *very* simply, easy to remove, and theres probably a hundred other ways to do it. # iAPX286 @(#)bsetdate.sh 1.1 # Check and set date # Modified to collect date directly from CMOS # Using 'setup -d' - Henry Seltzer 6-23-86 TZ=GMT0 export TZ date `/etc/setup -d` . /etc/TIMEZONE #while : #do # echo "Is the date `date` correct? (y or n) \c" # read reply # if # [ "$reply" = y ] # then # break # else # echo "Enter the correct time: (hh:mm:ss) or RETURN \c" # read reply2 # if [ "$reply2" != "" ] # then # /etc/setup time "$reply2" # fi # echo "Enter the correct date: (mm/dd/yy) or RETURN \c" # read reply1 # if [ "$reply1" != "" ] # then # /etc/setup date "$reply1" # fi # date `/etc/setup -d` # fi #done Hope this does the trick for you. John -- John Gayman, WA3WBU | UUCP: uunet!wa3wbu!john 1869 Valley Rd. | ARPA: wa3wbu!john@uunet.UU.NET Marysville, PA 17053 | Packet: WA3WBU @ AK3P
plocher@uport.UUCP (John Plocher) (08/14/88)
>Can anyone tell me how to bypass the prompt asking if the date is >correct on bootup in uport SysV/AT (version 2.2)? The file /etc/bsetdate is called from /etc/inittab at boot time. if you put an "exit" statement right after the "date `setup -d`" line the date will be set to whatever the CMOS thinks it is, without asking you if this is *really* correct. Quick poll, email ONLY: What should the default be, to prompt or not to prompt? -John Plocher uunet!uport!plocher