Hi,

Emilio Scalise wrote:
> rtc definitely don't work on etch on intel chipset motherboards. I have tried 
> at least ten different motherboards and notebooks that use different intel 
> chipsets, and they all have /dev/rtc not working with stock debian kernels 
> (from the 2.6.18 etch kernel to the newer 2.6.24 kernel).

Yes, I have the same experience.

> - there is no symlink /dev/rtc that points to /dev/rtc0 Many applications 
> broke due to this naming change. A symlink fixes the problem. Vmware is one 
> of these applications.

Right, I forgot about this.

> 
> What is the rule to get the link created automatically? Searching on the net 
> I've found this:
> KERNEL=="rtc0",                 SYMLINK+="rtc"
> 
> in which udev rule file I should place this line?

I think you can just create a new file in /etc/udev/rules.d/ with that line.
I put it in a new file I called "local.rules" and it worked.

-- 
Pelle



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