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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:21:24 +0100
From: Jonas Diemer <diemer@gmx.de>
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Subject: Re: VIA 686 timer bugfix incomplete
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Well, then maybe Vojtech's suggestion is best: use RTC for timing, not the
chipset...
as to my knowledge, every i38 system has a standard RTC, so why not use this? or
even better: make an option in the config to choose whether use RTC or the
chipset.

-jonas

PS: CC me in your answers, plz.
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