[SPARCbook] SPARCBook2: TOD clock not initialized

[biscjohn at locutus.isu.edu]

On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Sunder wrote:

> Is it likely that battery in the clock chip holding your EEPROM settings
> is toast? :)

Anything's possible, I've not broken into the case yet, hoping htere was a
software solution.

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> On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 biscjohn at locutus.isu.edu wrote:
>
> > SunOS 4.1.3, ROM Monitor 1.4.
> >
> > The computer fires up to Monitor, can't find the default OS, so goes into
> > the boot menu.  I select "boot default file", which boots SunOS 4.1.3, and
> > then I get WARNING: TOD clock not initialized, CHECK AND RESET THE DATE
> >
> > Presumably, this is the Y2K issue.  My questions are: 1) is there a
> > Monitor patch/workaround to resolve this?  2) if not, can an alternate OS
> > resolve this (linux, netbsd, whatever: I'm happy in anything that gets the
> > computer up at this point) 3) once the TOD issue gets resolved, is there a
> > chance at getting a usable Solaris on it (2.5 or 2.6 if necessary, 7+ is
> > ideal)
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