[Bug 325518] [NEW] hwclock /dev/rtc Device or resource busy

[Alex Filonov]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-image

This is happening in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. After latest kernel
update, hwclock is not working anymore. Symptoms are quite similar to
those reported in bug 59596. If timidity is running and you attempt to
run hwclock:

 hwclock --debug
hwclock from util-linux-ng 2.13.1
hwclock: Open of /dev/rtc failed, errno=16: Device or resource busy.
No usable clock interface found.
Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.

This is happening on three machines: System76 laptop, booting linux-
image-generic, Dell 400sc desktop booting linux-image-386 and IBM
Thinkpad t41 booting linux-image386.

All machines have all current updates.

Kernel version is 2.6.24-23.

hwclock works OK if you stop timidity or if you use --directisa switch.

System information:

uname -a
Linux gazelle 2.6.24-23-generic #1 SMP Mon Jan 26 00:13:11 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

cat /proc/version_signature
Ubuntu 2.6.24-23.48-generic

lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 8.04.2
Release:	8.04

** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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hwclock /dev/rtc Device or resource busy
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