Rob Hudson wrote:
> I _think_ my BIOS is set to GMT (or UTC, what's the difference?) and Linux
> adjusts that according to my timezone setting. In windows, when I change
> timezones it wants to update my BIOS (I'm guessing). So there is a constant
> battle between my Linux and Windows sides b/c I set the timezone in Windows
> so NAV won't do lots of processing in the background, but when I boot Linux,
> ntpdate resets my time back. What's the best way to handle this madness?
> How do most people have their timezones set up? My clue to windows
> resetting my BIOS clock is that everytime I boot to windows, it's a
> different time but the timezone is the same as when I last tried to adjust
> it to current time.
If you have a dual-boot box, it's best to put your hardware clock into
the local timezone, not UTC. The local clock *must* be in local time
for Windows, SFAIK.
On Debian, the UTC-ness of the hardware clock is controlled by the UTC
parameter in /etc/default.rcS. On RedHat and Mandrake, the parameter
is in /etc/sysconfig/clock.
Change UTC to "no" ("false" on RedHat/Mandrake) and the two OSes will
stop squabbling about your clock, and will find something else to
squabble about.
--
Bob Miller K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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