I run a couple of versions of Linux and also XP. They are all on separate hard drives which I plug in as needed. But I think my problem will apply to dual booting as well.
During the winter, here in the UK, we are on UTC (GMT) and there is no problem. During the summer, we are on UTC+1 (British Summer Time), when there is a problem. Here it is, as concisely as possible. In Linux: If the computer's BIOS clock is set to UTC, the desktop clock shows the correct local time. The Time Zone is set to London, which is correct. If the BIOS clock is set to UTC+1, (Summer Time) the desktop clock is an hour fast. If the desktop clock is put back an hour, so that it shows the correct time, the BIOS clock is now back to UTC. In WindowsXP: If the BIOS clock is set to UTC, on booting, Windows automatically changes it to local time (UTC+1) and shows the correct desktop time. So, when I next boot up Linux, the clock is an hour wrong and I have to reset it. I can find no way of getting Linux (except for SUSE, which allows one to chose between UTC and local) to cope with the BIOS clock being set to local time, or for XP to cope with the BIOS clock being set to UTC and not changing it. Please, what do you dual-booters do? It's frustrating having to regularly reset the clock. Oh yes, I do need XP as well as Mandriva!! The answer is probably staring me in the face. Many thanks for any help. Keith ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
