On 2020-12-07, Jim Jackson wrote:

> On 2020-12-07, Adam Funk  wrote:
>> On 2020-11-29, Jim Jackson wrote:
>>>
>>> I used the AB electronics PiZero RTC
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, what significant benefits do you get from the
>> RTC?  I have NTP running on mine, and the only anomaly I notice is
>> this sort of thing in the `last` output:
>>
>> reboot   system boot  5.4.79-v7l+      Thu Jan  1 01:00   still running
>>
>> although `uptime` is correct and I can't find any '1970' or 'Jan' in
>> any of the greppable log files.
>
> My home server is a syslog server for other stuff - like the VDSL router
> and Wireless access points - so I like it to have a reasonably good time
> as soon into boot as possible, even if it has only booted a handfull of
> times in the last couple of years. Also if the house power goes, then
> when it comes back, the server will come back well before the router
> gets DSL sync and an internet connection - and it's time will be good
> until internet connectivity is resumed.
>
> Several years ago we had several incidents where power would go (all our
> street) for 30 secs or so and then return. It turned out there was
> something dodgy under a road - and an especially heavy lorry in the
> wrong part of the road would cause problems. The road was up for quite a
> while as they fixed it.

That makes sense --- thanks.


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