Hwclock error - "select() ... timed out"

[Mark]

A quick update:
I got hwclock to work by using the "--directisa" parameter.
Must be related to the mainboard/BIOS of the various Dell systems. I talked to a support guy and he confirmed that different
PowerEdge systems have totally different BIOSes and mainboards. Although he has not heard of my problem before...

Now the last question: When I shut down the system it tries to sync the system time into the hardware clock and it gets the exact
same error. How do I tell this process to use the "--directisa" parameter? Is there a config file or do I have to modify the
respective file in etc/init.d directly?

Thanks,

MARK

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> Subject: Hwclock error - "select() ... timed out"
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a new Dell PowerEdge 2650 and installed FC3. I update 
> the time against an ntp server. After rebooting, the time was 
> a few hours back. I resynched against the ntp server and 
> tried to do a "/sbin/hwclock --systohc", which gave me the 
> following error:
> 
> select() to /dev/rtc to wait for clock tick timed out
> 
> What causes this? I don't think it's a hardware problem since 
> the same thing happens an several machines that are all new...
> 
> Hwclock --show gives me the same error...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> MARK
> 
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