Re: [LinuxBIOS] Re: RTC and linuxbios checksum versus pc checksum

[Richard Smith]

> mystery to the back of my mind. If anyone happens to
> understand this stuff, I'll sleep better once I've
> understood this.
> I think it's another hardware bug, and I think the description as ramesh
> wrote it would be nice to have in the FAQ. One of these "set this bit,
> don't ask why" type situations.

Check for errata notes on the part.  Perhaps the polarity of the
enable/disable bit is flipped and incorrect in datasheet.