Michael via PLUG-discuss said on Thu, 23 Dec 2021 12:03:19 -0500

>How does one set it up so that arch doesn't need a cmos battery. Mine
>is going belly-up and I don't want to replace it. I was thinking I
>shouldn't need to with NTP. What do you think?

https://lmgtfy.app/#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=how%20to%20set%20up%20ntp%20in%20linux

Not that the preceding link will help you. The time jumps involved
in going from 1970 or whatever to the current time, on every cold boot,
mess with all sorts of programs and processes. Plus the fact that a low
battery could mess with the rest of your non-time settings. It's not
inconceivable that wrong settings could cause filesystem damage (are
you thoroughly and currently backed up?) and even hardware damage.

A coin battery is available for about five bucks at any drug store. If
you live 100 miles from a drug store, consider
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132704000819?epid=22021694267

WARNING: My computer uses a CR2032 battery, I think most computers do,
but your computer might be different. To find out, remove necessary
screws to get to the motherboard, taking photos at each stage so you
know how to put it back together. Before removing the old battery, take
a photo of the battery mounted on the motherboard. See
https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000239.htm for info how to remove
the battery. If the preceding URL doesn't give you the necessary info,
perform a web search on the following words:

how to remove the cmos battery from a motherboard

Search the preceding words.

SteveT

Steve Litt 
Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
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