Set the other timezone, in debian. https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-set-or-change-timezone-on-debian-10/ Or set the timezone in the hp system, to your localtime.
On Sun, Sep 18, 2022 at 6:05 PM David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > On Sun 18 Sep 2022 at 15:31:49 (-0500), Richard Schires wrote: > > I've been searching for an answer and keep going in a circle. > > I hope you can help or direct me to someone who can. I am new to Linux. > > I am using an HP ML150 G2 to run a tabletop CNC mill. The software is > > LinuxCNC on Debian. The problem that I am trying to resolve is getting > the > > system clock and CMOS clock to match. > > If I set the time in the CMOS, reboot, the system time is five hours off. > > I can get the system clock set through the date command; > > sudo date -s "D M Y H:M:S" > > Problem is that resets the CMOS time way off. > > Yes, it sets it to UTC. If you can persuade yourself that running > the CMOS clock on UTC is sensible, then just stick with that. > It makes life a lot simpler (no clock changes in spring and fall). > > > I've tried using hwclock -w to write the system time to CMOS but doesn't > > work. > > I know I could just keep the system time and ignore the CMOS time but > > should be able to get the two to match. > > Would appreciate your help or direction. > > Or you might want to explain why the CMOS time needs to be Local time, > which gets adjusted whenever the clocks change or you travel. > > Cheers, > David. > > -- Atenciosamente, Rodrigo da Silva Cunha São Gonçalo, RJ - Brasil
