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diff --git a/README.html b/README.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..284c11b --- /dev/null +++ b/README.html @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +<p> +This program sets the clock (date and time) on 3ware 9xxx series controllers +from the system clock, so that the BBU installation and test dates are +correct. +</p> + +<p> +I'm not entirely sure what mechanism was intended to do this originally, +the linux driver only synchronizes time of week whilst the system is +running, and I didn't find any code to do this in the 3ware BIOS. +</p> + +<p> +optional argument is the 3ware controller you wist to set the date on +otherwise it assumes /dev/twa0 +</p> + +<p> +The utility only sets the clock if it's wrong by more than 15 seconds. +</p> + +<pre> +root@otherthing:~/projects/twa_t/twa_t/src# ./twa_t +Controller time is: Sun Jan 1 13:29:27 1970 +Controller time difference is 1484524828.0 seconds +Setting controller time +Controller time is: Sun Jan 16 12:29:55 2017 +root@otherthing:~/projects/twa_t/twa_t/src# +</pre> + |