Re: What is /dev/rtc ?

From: Doug Laidlaw (laidlaws_at_myaccess.com.au)
Date: 12/22/03 

Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 01:53:01 +1100

Michael Heiming wrote:

> Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws@myaccess.com.au> wrote:
>> Mplayer says it can't access /dev/rtc. It still works.
>
>> Googling suggests that /dev/rtc is something to do with synchronizing.
>> What exactly does it do (in simple terms?)
>
> rtc == Real Time Clock
>
> Try (needs kernel sources installed):
> /usr/src/linux*/Documentation/rtc.txt
>
> Check the permissions on /dev/rtc and correct them, if this is
> the problem.
>
/dev/rtc is O.K. but it is a symlink to /dev/misc/rtc, which is 640. I will
make it 644.

Doug. 

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