[sclug] World's first Open movie released

[Alex Butcher]

On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, John Stumbles wrote:

>>> Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied
>>> Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system
>>> startup scripts. 
>> 
>> Do this (or at any rate run that command, as root).  It'll allow mplayer
>> access to the real-time clock properly, which will help with timing
>> issues.
>
> OK I'll give it a whirl.
>
>>> Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system
>>> startup scripts.
>
> Anyone out there know what is The Debian Way to do this?

Presumably, adding

 	dev.rtc.max-user-freq = 1024

to /etc/sysctl.conf and running

 	sysctl -p

to have it take immediate effect. I would also expect Debian's initscripts
to run sysctl -p during boot.

Best Regards,
Alex.
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