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Linux Mandrake 8.2 Time Problem?

Chua Wen Ching — Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:10:59 GMT

I had installed Linux Mandrake 8.2 on a hp machine. I had configured my time/date properly and it works fine. But after i restart/logoff it goes back to the wrong time/date. I installed locally without connecting to any server (home usage). Any solutions?

Re: Linux Mandrake 8.2 Time Problem?

OneNeck UNIXSA — Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:37:26 GMT

I had the same problem. I fixed it by going into the Control Icon on the desktop and setting the time, date and TZ there. After after a reboot my was fine. I am running on Intel.

Re: Linux Mandrake 8.2 Time Problem?

Tony Contratto — Tue, 22 Oct 2002 18:06:44 GMT

Hi,

You can also look at the "hwclock" command. There is an option to sync the hardware clock with the system clock. You will also have to look at the options for "utc" or "localtime". This option will depend on if the hardware clock is set to "utc" or "localtime".

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Tony

Re: Linux Mandrake 8.2 Time Problem?

Chua Wen Ching — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:41:07 GMT

I had tried the method and it works fine. I forget to tell you that my hard disk has a dual boot. Where my first partition is running windows 2000 and second partition on Linux Mandrake 8.2. As long i did not boot in Windows 2000, my time is running properly. But when it runs Windows 2000, my linux time goes wrong. Any solution to fix this? Thank you.

Re: Linux Mandrake 8.2 Time Problem?

Tony Contratto — Sat, 26 Oct 2002 04:46:26 GMT

You probably need to edit /etc/sysconfig/clock

The "UTC" variable defines if the hardware clock is set to UTC or localtime.

Valid values:

UTC=true - hardware clock is set to UTC

UTC=false - hardware clock is set to localtime

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Tony