I had the exact same problem but I solved it in my posting in this forum
titled: "A Lil Time Crisis".
Let me see if I have it saved in my sent folder. One moment....
Here it is. Enjoy.
I tried what you suggested soon after I posted this message and that didn't
fix the problem. I would enter the correct time from CMOS then boot back
into
linux, but as soon as I logged back into KDE it would switch back to the
wrong
time. I checked the time zone and I discovered that I had that set
correctly
(CST for Chicago). I discovered that if I fixed the time in KDE it will
remain
correct until I either relogin back into KDE (in other words if I logged
back
in using Blackbox, the time would still be correct) or when I did a restart.
I
looked into K|Configuration|Other and discovered that there were two
programs
I could use to set the time on my box (I was in Blackbox at the time I was
doing this); Timetool and timeconfig. I did timeconfig first and realized
that
it looked exactly like the program used in KDE. I next tried Timetool. I
ran
this command:
su -c timetool
I changed the time and choose apply. It would switch it back to the wrong
time. I next saw a box that said, "Set System Clock". I reapplied the
changes
and clicked onto "Set System Clock". Eureka! It worked! I next logged out
then
back into Blackbox. The time was still correct. I next logged into KDE,
success! The time was still correct! But to make absolutely sure, I
restarted
my computer and the time was still correct! I posted my findings to the
newbie
community for these two reasons; For this experience to enrich us as
troubleshooters and to point out a bug in Timetool. I surmise that if you
set
your linux box at install to local time and you should later set your
computer
to your timezone (incorrectly or not), you run the risk of having the same
problems that I had.
Cheers
--Al
Mr S Ganesan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What u have to do is check the time on the CMOS setup which u can access
before the machine actually goes up on the OS. Try pressing the DEL key
or thee F2 key or what ever it might be for ur machine as shown on the
monitor after it checks the RAM . This can be found at the bottom of the
console at the time of boot up. After u are sure that the time is
correct, The problem will be solved.On 7 Dec 2000, Altoine Barker wrote:
>
>
> I have LM7.2 Odyssey installed on my computer. I don't know if this is a
> glitch or not but here is my problem. My time is set wrong. While in KDE
I
> goto the bottom right hand corner and change the time zone to CST which
is
the
> time zone I'm in and then I change the time to reflect the time on my
watch.
> If I logout of my KDE session and then come back in, the time is totally
> wrong. I rebooted the computer and noticed that while bringing the
services
I
> have defaulted to run in startup, I see the time service being started
and
it
> has "(local)" after the service like this:
>
> time yada yada (local) (Up)
> MySQL (Up)
>
> Anybody know how I can fix this. I want to have my computer's time set to
an
> internet service but it won't be accurate until I have this problem
fixed.
> Thank you in advance for any information that you can provide. This is
> especially important to me because I used to set my computer to wake me
up
in
> the mornings but now I'm forced to use a "clock"! Save me!!
>
> Cheers
> --Al
>
bascule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i have definitely read that some computers will display gmt only in the panel
of kde, however i don't remember where, i think it was a kde/hardware thing
but you will have to do a search on it, from what i read you aren't doing
anything wrong, sorry to be of no more help but at least you know you aren't
alone
bascule
On Wednesday 29 November 2000 2:43 pm, you wrote:
> Every time I reboot my date reverts back 6 hours. No matter how many times
> I correct it with the 'date' command it still reverts back after rebooting?
> What am I doing wrong here?
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