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Article #8689Re: PC Clock running 6 times too fast!
From: Aleksey Odinokov
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1991 16:51
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1991 16:51
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In article <25620003@col.hp.com> mikek@col.hp.com (Mike Karin) writes:
>This a bug that was found almost immediately after stargoose was posted
>to the net. I haven't seen an updated version yet or a good patch. The
>problem is with the DOS clock rather than the CMOS, so rebooting your
>machine after playing stargoose will put the clock back where it belongs.
>(at least it does on my machine :-) )
Compile the following C code, run it after stargoose and it will calm
down your overexcited machine.
Alexey.
calmdown.c:
main()
{
disable();
outp( 0x43, 0x36 );
outp( 0x40, 0xff );
outp( 0x40, 0xff );
enable();
}
--
Alexey Odinokov Phone: +7 (095) 329-4700
ale@jvd.msk.su FAX: +7 (095) 329-4711
---- Best while you've it use your breath: there is no drinking after death ---
( Shakespeare? )
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!news.funet.fi!fuug!demos!jvdrd!ale From: ale@jvd.msk.su (Aleksey Odinokov) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: PC Clock running 6 times too fast! Message-ID: <1991Mar27.165131.2579@jvd.msk.su> Date: 27 Mar 91 16:51:31 GMT References: <1991Mar21.135311.12541@lonex.radc.af.mil> <25620003@col.hp.com> Reply-To: ale@jvd.msk.su (Alexey Odinokov) Organization: JV Dialogue, Moscow, USSR Lines: 30