>> Also, the unit does not appear to remember the time when I set it
>> - always defaulting back to a january date in 2040.

I've the same problem, except that only the year defaults to 2035.

> This happens every time you start the original firmware, which has a bug
> in the real time clock driver.

I don't even have to start the original firmware to let this happen. It's
enough to power off the unit. When Rockbox starts the next time, the year is
always 2035, no matter which date I've set it to.

Jani
Received on Sat Feb 4 18:27:57 2006