Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Fri, 18 Sep 1998 08:49:09 -0700
From:      Robert Clark <Clark@open.org>
To:        groggy@iname.com
Cc:        "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Date fixer for systems with flaky BIOS.
Message-ID:  <360280F5.A4B42D95@open.org>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980918004620.348C-100000@abc.xyz.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
That would require that I shutdown the box, and I don't plan on doing
that before the year 2k. <Grin>

It isn't a flashable BIOS. I think we'll be having a y2k party that
night anyway. Eat Pizza, Drink Beer, Change Clocks.

[RC]



groggy@iname.com wrote:
> 
> > One of my primary FreeBSD systems (2.2.5R) motherboards's BIOS doesn't
> > handle the Y2K transition correctly. It goes from 1999 to 1900.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a program I can run that will take care of the
> > problem?
> >
> > IE change the year in CMOS from 1900 to 2000?
> 
> how about a flash program with a new BIOS image?
> your should be able to upgrade it ...
> 
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message

To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?360280F5.A4B42D95>