Hi,

(This is *BELOW* the level of HP-UX, at the "PDC" prompt)

The HP 9000/712 has a "date" command in the firmware ... which appears
to let you set the RTC date/time.

Unfortunately, a "HELP" at the PDC (firmware) prompt fails to show
the "date" command (although it shows most of the rest of the commands),
and attempted "date" commands are rejected.

From the firmware:
...
Path [pri|alt] [lan.id|SCSI.addr] Change boot path
Pim [hpmc|toc|lpmc] Display PIM info
Search [ipl] [scsi|lan [install]] Display potential boot devices
Secure [on|off] Display or set security mode
Console <graphics|rs232> Change console
Date [cen:yr:m:d:h:min:s] Display or set the real time clock
Peek <address> [sz] [len] Read memory or I/O locations
...

Commands past "Secure" don't seem to show up on my 712

So...how can I access that "date" command?

This is really annoying, because I just put a new clock battery in
(CR2325) and I want to set the hardware clock (RTC) to the correct GMT
date/time *before* booting into HP-UX. (Yeah, I know that if the RTC
gets initialized to a low/early date, then the HP-UX "File System" date
will take precedence ... but I'm not *sure* it gets initialized to such
a value ... and I want to play safe by setting the clock first!)

I tried booting the diagnostics disc and running CLKUTIL, but it fails
to read the RTC ... perhaps it wasn't intended for the 700 series.

BTW, I'd also like to be able to use the "console rs232" command

thanks,

Stan

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:16:02 -0700, Stan Sieler wrote:

> BTW, I'd also like to be able to use the "console rs232" command

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