Vahe Avedissian wrote:
I sent an email about this a couple of weeks ago but got no feedback from anyone. I also googled unsuccessfully...
Basically my opensuse 11.0 is set to sync date/time with UTC and that works fine. However, this is a dual boot machine (sorry VM windows is not fast enough for the graphic applications I need to occasionally use) and after booting windoz and back to opensuse, the clock is messed up! I do not understand why UTC sync-ing at boot is not resetting the time/date to the correct values.
Is this broken, or do I need to get a newer version?
Thanks,
Vahe Avedissian
Vahe, I don't know enough about the details to tell you where your problem may lie, but I can tell you dual boot should work without issues. I have about 5 systems that dual boot Win and Linux and the time works without a hitch. As others have told you, windows stores time in local time while Linux likes to store time in UTC (Universal Coordinated Time)** but will store time in local time to accommodate a dual boot system. Generally, you want to get the windows clock set right first (use the ability for windows to update to internet time) and then boot to Linux. Use Yast -> System -> Date and Time to configure your timezone and _uncheck_ the box that says "Hardware Clock set to UTC" and your times should then match. To take advantage of the ntp date capabilities in Linux you will need to set the IP address of a time server for you to sync with in /etc/ntp.conf. Just google "ntp servers" and find a public server near you to sync with. Make sure the time is "reasonably close" but not "ahead" by more than a minute or two before syncing or that can cause problems. (computers freak out when time moves backwards. Once it is set, you shouldn't have an further problems. **[they must have been drunk when they arrived at the acronym]. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org