Index: stage2/builtins.c
===================================================================
--- stage2/builtins.c	(revision 57)
+++ stage2/builtins.c	(working copy)
@@ -2908,6 +2908,146 @@
 
 #endif /* SUPPORT_GRAPHICS */
 
+#ifndef GRUB_UTIL
+/* checktime */
+static int
+checktime_func(char *arg, int flags)
+{
+  unsigned long date,time;
+  int day, month, year, sec, min, hour, dow, ii;
+  int limit[5][2] = {{0, 59}, {0, 23}, {1, 31}, {1, 12}, {0, 7}};
+  int field[5];
+
+  auto int get_day_of_week (void);
+  int get_day_of_week (void)
+    {
+      int a, y, m;
+
+      a = (14 - month) / 12;
+      y = year - a;
+      m = month + 12 * a - 2;
+      return (day + y + y / 4 - y / 100 + y / 400 + (31 * m / 12)) % 7;
+    }
+
+  get_datetime(&date, &time);
+
+  day = ((date >> 4) & 0xF) * 10 + (date & 0xF);
+  date >>= 8;
+
+  month = ((date >> 4) & 0xF) * 10 + (date & 0xF);
+  date >>= 8;
+
+  year = ((date >> 4) & 0xF) * 10 + (date & 0xF);
+  date >>= 8;
+  year += (((date >> 4) & 0xF) * 10 + (date & 0xF)) * 100;
+
+  time >>= 8;
+
+  sec = ((time >> 4) & 0xF) * 10 + (time & 0xF);
+  time >>= 8;
+
+  min = ((time >> 4) & 0xF) * 10 + (time & 0xF);
+  time >>= 8;
+
+  hour = ((time >> 4) & 0xF) * 10 + (time & 0xF);
+
+  dow = get_day_of_week();
+
+  field[0] = min;
+  field[1] = hour;
+  field[2] = day;
+  field[3] = month;
+  field[4] = dow;
+
+  if (! arg[0])
+    {
+      grub_printf ("%d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d %d\n", year, month, day, hour, min, sec, dow);
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  for (ii = 0; ii < 5; ii++)
+    {
+      char *p;
+      int ok = 0;
+
+      if (! arg[0])
+        break;
+
+      p = arg;
+      while (1)
+        {
+          int m1, m2, m3, j;
+
+          if (*p == '*')
+            {
+              m1 = limit[ii][0];
+              m2 = limit[ii][1];
+              p++;
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              if (! safe_parse_maxint (&p, &m1))
+		return 0;
+
+              if (*p == '-')
+                {
+                  p++;
+                  if (! safe_parse_maxint (&p, &m2))
+                    return 0;
+                }
+              else
+                m2 = m1;
+            }
+
+          if ((m1 < limit[ii][0]) || (m2 > limit[ii][1]) || (m1 > m2))
+            return 0;
+
+          if (*p == '/')
+            {
+              p++;
+              if (! safe_parse_maxint (&p, &m3))
+                return 0;
+            }
+          else
+            m3 = 1;
+
+          for (j = m1; j <= m2; j+= m3)
+            {
+              if (j == field[ii])
+                {
+                  ok = 1;
+                  break;
+                }
+            }
+
+          if (ok)
+            break;
+
+          if (*p == ',')
+            p++;
+          else
+            break;
+        }
+
+      if (! ok)
+        break;
+
+      arg = skip_to (0, arg);
+    }
+
+  return (ii == 5);
+}
+
+static struct builtin builtin_checktime =
+{
+  "checktime",
+  checktime_func,
+  BUILTIN_MENU | BUILTIN_CMDLINE | BUILTIN_HELP_LIST,
+  "checktime min hour dom month dow",
+  "Check time."
+};
+#endif
+
 /* clear */
 static int 
 clear_func() 
@@ -10180,6 +10320,9 @@
   &builtin_cdrom,
 #endif
   &builtin_chainloader,
+#ifndef GRUB_UTIL
+  &builtin_checktime,
+#endif
   &builtin_clear,
   &builtin_cmp,
   &builtin_color,
Index: stage2/asm.S
===================================================================
--- stage2/asm.S	(revision 57)
+++ stage2/asm.S	(working copy)
@@ -9959,6 +9959,54 @@
 	ret
 
 	
+/*
+ *  void get_datetime(unsigned long *date, unsigned long *time);
+ */
+ENTRY(get_datetime)
+	pushl	%ebp
+	call	EXT_C(prot_to_real)
+
+	.code16
+
+	movb	$2, %ah
+	clc
+	int	$0x1a
+	jc	2f
+
+	pushw	%cx
+	pushw	%dx
+
+	movb	$4, %ah
+	clc
+	int	$0x1a
+	jc	3f
+
+	pushw	%cx
+	pushw	%dx
+	popl	%edx
+	popl	%ecx
+	jmp	1f
+
+3:
+	popl	%eax
+
+2:
+	xorl	%ecx, %ecx
+	xorl	%edx, %edx
+
+1:
+	DATA32	call	EXT_C(real_to_prot)
+	.code32
+
+	movl	%esp, %ebp
+	movl	8(%ebp), %eax
+	movl	%edx, (%eax)
+	movl	12(%ebp), %eax
+	movl	%ecx, (%eax)
+
+	popl	%ebp
+	ret
+
 #if 0
 	/* This BIOS call should NOT be called since it will clear the byte at 0040:0070. */
 
Index: stage2/shared.h
===================================================================
--- stage2/shared.h	(revision 57)
+++ stage2/shared.h	(working copy)
@@ -909,6 +909,10 @@
 
 /* low-level timing info */
 int getrtsecs (void);
+
+/* Get current date and time */
+void get_datetime(unsigned long *date, unsigned long *time);
+
 #ifdef GRUB_UTIL
 int currticks (void);
 #else