Re: [newbie] clock on dual boot system
thanks to everyone who helped me on this question, especially you, Anuerin ... this is a terrific reply. --- Anuerin G. Diaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:08:22 -0800 (PST) Kenn Murrah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: okay, i know this is a trivial issue but it's driving me nuts ... i've created a dual boot (windows ME and linux) in which the clock is 6 hours different between the two ... if i correct the clock in one operating system, when i reboot, it's wrong in the other ... what am i doing wrong here, gang ? thanks, kenn you are in luck, i still have the reply from the semi-legendary Tom Brinkman himself about the same problem [PASTE] hwclock --hctosys Set the System Time from the Hardware Clock. hwclock --systohc Set the Hardware Clock to the current System Time. (see man hwclock) I use this alias in bashrc to set both hardware and software clocks to a time server (U of Houston) alias tdate=rdate -p -s tick.uh.edu hwclock --systohc You'll probly need to install rdate, it's on your CD's. You'll also need to find a public time server in your time zone (Google). [/PASTE] but i havent even tried it yet because of the public time server thing which is not always accessible to me (i may not be understanding it correctly but charge it to my personal stupidity ;-). i made do with not selecting any timezone in linux. i now have the same time in the two OS in my box. ciao! -- Programming, an artform that fights back. === Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer 25/F Equitable-PCI Tower ADB Ave. cor. Poveda St., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines 1605 Tel no: (632) 6383070 loc 75 === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Re: [newbie] clock on dual boot system
Or Linux was configured to 'Hardware clock set to GMT'. -Original Message- From: Derek Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 23:27:38 + Subject: Re: [newbie] clock on dual boot system Well at a guess I'd say you had different time zones configured in the two systems. derek On Thursday 27 December 2001 21:08, you wrote: okay, i know this is a trivial issue but it's driving me nuts ... i've created a dual boot (windows ME and linux) in which the clock is 6 hours different between the two ... if i correct the clock in one operating system, when i reboot, it's wrong in the other ... what am i doing wrong here, gang ? thanks, kenn __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] clock on dual boot system
My guess would be that you have an incorrect time zone set on one of the OS's... -Original Message- From: Kenn Murrah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 1:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] clock on dual boot system okay, i know this is a trivial issue but it's driving me nuts ... i've created a dual boot (windows ME and linux) in which the clock is 6 hours different between the two ... if i correct the clock in one operating system, when i reboot, it's wrong in the other ... what am i doing wrong here, gang ? thanks, kenn __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] clock on dual boot system
On Thursday 27 December 2001 04:08 pm, you wrote: okay, i know this is a trivial issue but it's driving me nuts ... i've created a dual boot (windows ME and linux) in which the clock is 6 hours different between the two ... if i correct the clock in one operating system, when i reboot, it's wrong in the other ... what am i doing wrong here, gang ? Do you have your Linux clock set up for GMT? depending on where your at 6 hours may be valid. Gerald Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] clock on dual boot system
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:08:22 -0800 (PST) Kenn Murrah [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: okay, i know this is a trivial issue but it's driving me nuts ... i've created a dual boot (windows ME and linux) in which the clock is 6 hours different between the two ... if i correct the clock in one operating system, when i reboot, it's wrong in the other ... what am i doing wrong here, gang ? thanks, kenn you are in luck, i still have the reply from the semi-legendary Tom Brinkman himself about the same problem [PASTE] hwclock --hctosys Set the System Time from the Hardware Clock. hwclock --systohc Set the Hardware Clock to the current System Time. (see man hwclock) I use this alias in bashrc to set both hardware and software clocks to a time server (U of Houston) alias tdate=rdate -p -s tick.uh.edu hwclock --systohc You'll probly need to install rdate, it's on your CD's. You'll also need to find a public time server in your time zone (Google). [/PASTE] but i havent even tried it yet because of the public time server thing which is not always accessible to me (i may not be understanding it correctly but charge it to my personal stupidity ;-). i made do with not selecting any timezone in linux. i now have the same time in the two OS in my box. ciao! -- Programming, an artform that fights back. === Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer 25/F Equitable-PCI Tower ADB Ave. cor. Poveda St., Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines 1605 Tel no: (632) 6383070 loc 75 === Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
