Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:54086 comp.sys.amiga.tech:11062 Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think!mintaka!snorkelwacker!spdcc!merk!alliant!linus!sdl From: sdl@lyra.mitre.org (Steven D. Litvinchouk) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: clock driving me crazy Message-ID: Date: 2 Apr 90 22:08:17 GMT References: <2592@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> Sender: news@linus.UUCP Organization: The Mitre Corporation, Bedford, MA Lines: 41 In-reply-to: posch@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de's message of 27 Mar 90 12:23:02 GMT In article <2592@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> posch@medusa.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Stefan Posch ) writes: > SYPMTOMS: > After booting (and using SETCLOCK OPT LOAD) the time is > correct (i.e. the buffered clock seems to be OK). > But using DATE, CLOCK or anything I tried which gives the time, > shows, the time runs 1min20secs, then jumps back the same time, > and the same again and again and ... I had exactly the same problem with my Amiga 2000. The dealer ("Memory Location") diagnosed the problem as a bad chip (SID? or whichever chip controls the clock timing). Since the chip was replaced, I have had no further problems with the clock timing. Steven Litvintchouk MITRE Corporation Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730 (617)271-7753 ARPA: sdl@mbunix.mitre.org UUCP: ...{att,decvax,genrad,ll-xn,philabs,utzoo}!linus!sdl "Where does he get those wonderful toys?" -- J. Napier (a.k.a. "The Joker") -- Steven Litvintchouk MITRE Corporation Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730 (617)271-7753 ARPA: sdl@mbunix.mitre.org UUCP: ...{att,decvax,genrad,ll-xn,philabs,utzoo}!linus!sdl "Where does he get those wonderful toys?" -- J. Napier (a.k.a. "The Joker")