delete the contents of /etc/adjtime this file contains data that the kernel uses to keep track of time, it compensates for a slow/fast system clock tick.
If this file gets stuffed up then the kernel over compensates for what it perceives to be a way out clock, and all hell breaks loose. So try clearing it out and see if that works better (it will be re-written with something sensible sooner or later) If On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 07:55 -0700, Rob wrote: > rob3 wrote: > > David D. Rea wrote: > > > > > >>On Thu, May 19, 2005 10:15 am, rob3 said: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I am not certain if this is a Gentoo problem, a bios problem, a mobo > >>>problem, or what. I just want to know if anyone else has seen it or > >>>has it now. > >>> > >>>I can't keep the clock on the right time. This Dell 8600 Laptop has a > >>>brand new mobo in it. So it seems crazy that the battery would be dead > >>>already. Windoze shows the same behavior. > >>> > >>>Thanks, Rob > >>> > >>> > >> > >>Is the clock bouncing between two hour times while the minute stays more > >>or less correct? If so, then Gentoo is probably setting the hardware clock > >>to UTC (universal time, or Greenwich Mean Time) when it shuts down, and > >>Windoze is expecting local time on bootup... They may be messing with each > >>other?? > >> > >>Dave > >> > >> > >> > > > > I don't know. Dell support gave me a patch to the bios, so I will see > > in the next day or so if it is bios, or OS issue.\ > > > > Thanks! Rob > Hi !! > > No, the hour changes and the minutes change. > > Rob. > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
