Re: real time clock compiled into my kernel?

From: Andrea Vettorello (andrea.vettorello_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/30/04

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    On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:50:24 -0400, Mark D. Hansen
    <m.hansen23@verizon.net> wrote:
    > I am installing some software and it tells me to check as a pre-requisite that: "The real-time clock function must be compiled into your Linux kernel". How can I tell if the RTC is compiled into my kernel?
    >

    If it's a Debian packaged kernel, you'll find in /boot the config file
    used to compile it. Usually real time clock is compiled as module,
    called "rtc"...

    Andrea 

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