On Fri, 2009-11-06 at 18:13 +0100, Istvan Gabor wrote:
Hi, a problem has developed on my laptop after some updates to the OS within the last month. It won't stay on time when I shut it down and start it up again.
Each time after starting up the computer I have to reset the time and date. I also uncheck the box where it says update time automatically. But after each startup, the date and time will be off, and the box is rechecked again
Any ideas on how to fix this? I am using OpenSuse 11.1 with kde 3.5.
Thanks
Hello:
I don't know about laptops but on desktops this can occur if the battery on the motherboard has run out.
Other possibility is that the /etc/adjtime file has been messed up.
What I usually do is (as root):
# rm /etc/adjtime # ntpdate -q ntp1.ptb.de #(or other time server); shows the difference between your computer's time and the real time # ntpdate ntp1.ptb.de # sets the system time # hwclock --systohc # copies system time to BIOS
Cheers, Istvan
Hi Istvan, I reset the time as per your instructions, and have booted the computer several times during the day. So far the computer seems to be presenting time and date ok, in gmt not local time. That is fine with me with all the traveling I do for work, so I will just leave it this way. Thanks for the help! Mark -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org