On 08/26/2010 05:00 PM, DenverD wrote:
Tony wrote:
Howdy
Running 11.3 with kde 4.4.4, and I've run into an issue with the system clock.
I have the hardware clock set to local and of course the local time i'm on CDT, United States, Texas.
I have used yast to set the timezone to Central (Chicago). I have dbl check /etc/localtime and /etc/sysconfig/clock, that it is pointing to central time zone.
When the computer boots, the system clock is always set 1 hour in advance, the hardware clock is ok, until I shut down then of course the system time is written back to the hardware clock and now the hardware clock is off again.
When update to 11.3 it worked ok, after adding the digital clock applet and using the adjust / date time in that applet is when the time started acting up. I have since removed this applet and removed config for it.
At this point I'm thinking to turn off writing of system clock back to hardware clock, this is a band-aid fix, to me.
Any suggestions help ?
Thanks in advance,
Tony
hi tony in Texas (i've lived in Del Rio, Abilene, Austin) i can't tell from your note how much Linux experience you have so pardon me for assuming you know little or nothing about Linux..
first, Linux 'expects' the hardware clock to run on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), aka Greenwich.....while Windows expect the hardware clock to be set to local..
while Windows can't be 'taught' to do otherwise, Linux can: so, if you dual boot and need to present a local hardware clock to Windows, then set it that way, but then go into YaST, System> Date Time (or maybe Personal Settings - Configure Desktop....i don't know where that is set in 4.4.4) and find where you can check mark a box that says _something_ like "Hardware clock set to" and make sure it is set to "Local Time"..
then all should be well..
if, on the other hand you never boot Windows, set the hardware clock to UTC, and tell the system that (again in YaST)
as for your mysterious one hour i guess that is because of Daylight Savings Time....i think once the hw clock is actually set the way the system is being told it is (in YaST) the one hour mystery will go away..
most folks also enable NTP (network time protocol) that is set up in YaST> Network Services> NTP Configuration....once that is turned on and you manually set the hw clock really close, it should stay VERY close to right..
enjoy, and have a couple of cheese/onion enchiladas and a Shiner Bock for me (i now live in Denmark)..
peace, dd
Thanks for the information, I've been using Linux for 4 years, so guess a intermediate have a lot to learn still. Anyhow I tried the suggestion above prior to making my post, and tried setting hw clock to UTC and I still have a 1 hour diff, regardless if hwclock is set to local or UTC. Another words system clock is always set to 1 hour off regardless if hwclock is local or UTC. For now only way system clock is correct, is I have set the hwclock to one hour off, then when system clock is set it works. I'm open to ideas. Thanks, Tony -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org