I use the rdate command to sync up with a public ntp server at MIT. I
setup a cron job to run once a day.
works well for me on an old Packard Bell that drifts about 2 min in
about as many days.
JDF
>Benjamin Scott wrote:
>
> On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Paul Lussier wrote:
> > Does anyone know how to get the computer to recognize daylight savings time?
>
> I usually just adjust the hardware clock manually, using the built-in BIOS
> ROM setup program. This does require a reboot, but doesn't requite any
> software, even an OS.
>
> Be warned that, if you boot a Microsoft OS, it will, by default, try to
> "help" you and adjust the hardware clock again automatically. This can be
> quite annoying if you boot into several different OSes in one day, and half of
> them fiddle with the clock for you.
>
> > I've got a couple of systems here where setting the time to be consistent
> > with day light savings doesn't persist through a reboot.
>
> How are you setting the clock? The Linux "date" command? That just sets
> the system clock (maintained by the running OS), it doesn't affect the
> hardware clock. The easiest way to set the hardware clock from Linux is to
> set the system clock with "date", then use "hwclock --systohw" to sync the
> two.
>
> You can also get your hardware clock to GMT and adjust your timezone
> appropriately. I think "timeconfig" is the Red Hat command for that.
>
> Another solution is to just forget the hardware clock, and set the system
> clock using xntp or similar. This is often the best solution for PCs with
> good network connectivity. If your hardware clock battery is dead, this may
> be the only solution.
>
> Aren't PCs fun? ;-)
>
> Seen on the 'net:
>
> "Only IBM-PC users know that January 1st, 1980, was a Tuesday."
>
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