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- From: kolla@nvg.unit.no (Kolbjxrn Barmen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: WB Time Query..
- Date: 29 Feb 1996 07:46:48 GMT
- Organization: Nettverksgruppa - NTNU
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- Ben Thomas (ssam2ck@herts.ac.uk) wrote:
- >
- > This appears to be a very active newsgroup, so maybe you can help
- > me with a little niggle I have with my system. My basic problem is that
- > my WB Time program, in Prefs, doesnt save the time! I have a Gasteiner 4MEG
- > upgrade in my A1200 trapdoor, with real-time clock fitted. When I boot
- > up, the clock always starts at 1st january, 1978.
- >
- > The clock still keeps time, and if I change the time in prefs it
- > updates, but the problem will be back nexttime I boot. I had a snoop with
- > DOpus, and I found that most of the other prefs programs save a file
- > called *.prefs in Env-Archive/Sys, but there is no file called time.prefs.
- > Does this mean I have a faulty version of the Time prefs program, or is
- > my memory expansion to blame?
- >
- > I am but a humble musician, and although I know my way around my
- > miggy fairly well, this one has me stumped! Any ideas, possible
- > solutions, or sympathetic messages will be much appreciated..
-
- Nope, the timeprefs program is not supposed to produce any env:sys/time.prefs
- file, not any file at all infact. When you choose "use" it only updates to
- software system time, and when you choose "save" it updates the hardware
- clock on your board. I've discovered that some programs for some reasons
- interfer with the save option, so you should try booting without
- startup-sequence, cd to sys:prefs and start time from there. Set the time,
- save and exit. Reboot and see if its correct now. If it still shows 1978,
- I suggest you should buy a new battery to the board :)
- If it _still_ doesnt work, there is some hardware fault somewhere :/
-
-
- Best regards ...
-
- --
-
- Kolbjorn Barmen /// "I met the Amiga and fell in love ...."
- kolla@nvg.unit.no \XX/ http://www.nvg.unit.no/~kolla (arena enhanced)
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