I had this same issue. There is a file in /etc called adjtime that helps to compensate for inaccuracies with the system clock. Some how it has been corrupted or was just bad from install. You need to delete this file, then resync your system clock with an ntp server. Lastly, set your hardware clock to the system clock. I did this a week ago and it has worked fine ever since. su and punch in these commands: # rm /etc/adjtime //deletes offset file # ntpdate time.mit.edu //syncs with mit ntp server # hwclock --systohc sets hardware clock to system clock Like I said, this worked for me and you're describing the same behavior I saw with my laptop. On Tuesday 27 May 2003 7:58 pm, bespincity@citlink.net wrote:

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Subject: KDE clock applet acting crazy and driving me nuts Date: Tuesday 27 May 2003 06:15 pm From: bespincity@citlink.net To: suse-kde@suse.com

Greetings, I recently installed SuSE 8.2 and I am having a preplexing problem with the popular KDE clock applet. There is a major problem with it keeping the proper time that appears to have something to do with timezones. Everytime I reset the clock the to the correct time it seems to have a mind of its own and jumps ahead like 19 hours. To some other time zone? I have a dual boot system and have the system clock set to local time rather than UTC to avoid problems so UTC can't be the problem. It should be noted that when I run other clock apps, or when I open Yast to set the time and date or log in as root, the time is correctly displayed while it is incorrectly displayed on the kde clock applet (by the way does anyone know the name of this applet?) I have checked the time zone settings over and over in the clock applet setup and they are correct. I also removed all the additional checked timezones in this programs zone chooser ... which I guess is new with KDE 3.1.1 and I dont really understand the need for all the other timezones in its context menu (right click.) It seems to me, because the clocks time is off in units of hours and not minutes too, that this is some sort of timezone conflict problem. Also when I right click clock applet, then select show timezones, then click configure timezones, and just press the apply button without even changing the time zone the clock chages by jumping ahead so many hours or some amount of hours back. What is going on. Please sages here, I need your advice. Cheers

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