[ELDK] fsck and no RTC

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear "Chris Alfred",

In message <7C3E97B087B24ABBA9CCB414040E6CCB at kos> you wrote:
> We have a 5200 based board with no RTC (having a battery is not an 
> option for this application). We use NTP for time.
> 
> When / is mounted, as the time has not yet been set by NTP, and so the 
> super block is deemed to be last modified in the future - so an fsck 
> is always forced. But NTP uses the file system for its configuration 
> and operation.
> 
> Any suggestions how to resolve this conundrum?

Use ntpdate to set the date before fsck is run.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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