--- Willie Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 12:03:27PM -0700, maxim
> wexler wrote:
> > > what about the output from "hwclock"? run it as
> > > root, does it give the
> > > same time/date as "date"?
> > >
> >
> > the same. In fact when I update the time w/ date
> -s
> > hwclock continues to give the incorrect one. Until
> a
> > reboot when both will give the incorrect original
> time
> > plus whatever time has elapsed since the first
> boot of
> > the day.
> >
>
> hum... fishy!
>
> On Mon, Sep 12, 2005 at 12:20:55PM -0700, maxim
> wexler wrote:
> > > check out /etc/conf.d/clock
> > >
> > # /etc/conf.d/clock
> >
> > # Set CLOCK to "UTC" if your system clock is set
> to
> > UTC (also known as
> > # Greenwich Mean Time). If your clock is set to
> the
> > local time, then
> > # set CLOCK to "local".
> >
> > CLOCK="UTC"
>
> ^
> |
> Problem #1.
>
> >
> > # If you wish to pass any other arguments to
> hwclock
> > during bootup,
> > # you may do so here.
> >
> > CLOCK_OPTS=""
> >
> > # If you want to set the Hardware Clock to the
> current
> > System Time
> > # during shutdown, then say "yes" here.
> >
> > CLOCK_SYSTOHC="no"
> >
> ^
> --- |
> |
> THIS is your problem #2.
Thanks W, that works!
>
> Date only manipulates the kernel clock. If you don't
> sync it with your
> hardware clock, how do you expect the computer to
> remember the change?
Dunno, but on another box(2.6.12-gentoo-r6) with the
same settings date gives the correct, "local" time.
> During a power cycle, the kernel is not running, you
> know q=
?
>
> Also, I'd wager that your clock is consistently off
> by the same number
> of hours after each boot. Why? If the BIOS clock is
> correctly set to
> the time in your time-zone, you need to set
>
> CLOCK="local"
>
> (see problem #1 above). Right now even though the
> BIOS clock is
> correct, the software thinks that the time it is
> keeping is Greenwich
> Mean Time, so it adds/subtracts the suitable number
> of hours according
> to your timezone.
>
> W
> --
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> retrospect you get the right
> answer." ~DeathMech, S. Sondhi. P-town PHY 205
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