@vi_
Basically, explit and others have said everything. I'm using multiboot, so I've put it after line 9. In any case, You need to modprobe it very early..

@reinob
Honestly, I have absolutely no idea what is causing this. I wonder how it is implemented in backupmenu, cause using recorvery console from there, doesn't result in date reset (at least for me). You could compare sources, I suppose.

Keep in mind, that currently recorvery console in backupmenu is kinda broken - it works, but after typing Your login and hitting enter, You're back in backupmenu. This happen only while using busybox-power (kudos vi_, for finding this), which I suppose most power users (and up) got installed.

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As for my preferences, I would love to have recovery console possible before backupmenu - may be useful, in such 0,00001% of cases, where both maemo and backupmenu could got screwed, but initial boot not but this date and time issue is bugging me. In this thread, one can find posts by RobbieThe1st - kinda "documenting" his efforts, to include recovery console in backupmenu (it was based on Mentalist Traceur work), so maybe some hints could be get from his posts. Unfortunately, AFAIK hes absent on TMO now.

/Estel