If you "uncheck" - Store in CMOS - in the date & time tab of Linuxconf
that will fix the problem. I had the same trouble with my workstation at
work and that fixed it.
--
Mark
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On 9 Dec 2000 Altoine Barker spake passionately saying!
> I had the exact same problem but I solved it in my posting in this forum
> titled: "A Lil Time Crisis".
>
> Let me see if I have it saved in my sent folder. One moment....
> Here it is. Enjoy.
>
>
> I tried what you suggested soon after I posted this message and that didn't
> fix the problem. I would enter the correct time from CMOS then boot back
> into
> linux, but as soon as I logged back into KDE it would switch back to the
> wrong
> time. I checked the time zone and I discovered that I had that set
> correctly
> (CST for Chicago). I discovered that if I fixed the time in KDE it will
> remain
> correct until I either relogin back into KDE (in other words if I logged
> back
> in using Blackbox, the time would still be correct) or when I did a restart.
> I
> looked into K|Configuration|Other and discovered that there were two
> programs
> I could use to set the time on my box (I was in Blackbox at the time I was
> doing this); Timetool and timeconfig. I did timeconfig first and realized
> that
> it looked exactly like the program used in KDE. I next tried Timetool. I
> ran
> this command:
>
> su -c timetool
>
> I changed the time and choose apply. It would switch it back to the wrong
> time. I next saw a box that said, "Set System Clock". I reapplied the
> changes
> and clicked onto "Set System Clock". Eureka! It worked! I next logged out
> then
> back into Blackbox. The time was still correct. I next logged into KDE,
> success! The time was still correct! But to make absolutely sure, I
> restarted
> my computer and the time was still correct! I posted my findings to the
> newbie
> community for these two reasons; For this experience to enrich us as
> troubleshooters and to point out a bug in Timetool. I surmise that if you
> set
> your linux box at install to local time and you should later set your
> computer
> to your timezone (incorrectly or not), you run the risk of having the same
> problems that I had.
>
> Cheers
> --Al
>
>
>
> Mr S Ganesan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What u have to do is check the time on the CMOS setup which u can access
> before the machine actually goes up on the OS. Try pressing the DEL key
> or thee F2 key or what ever it might be for ur machine as shown on the
> monitor after it checks the RAM . This can be found at the bottom of the
> console at the time of boot up. After u are sure that the time is
> correct, The problem will be solved.On 7 Dec 2000, Altoine Barker wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I have LM7.2 Odyssey installed on my computer. I don't know if this is a
> > glitch or not but here is my problem. My time is set wrong. While in KDE
> I
> > goto the bottom right hand corner and change the time zone to CST which
> is
> the
> > time zone I'm in and then I change the time to reflect the time on my
> watch.
> > If I logout of my KDE session and then come back in, the time is totally
> > wrong. I rebooted the computer and noticed that while bringing the
> services
> I
> > have defaulted to run in startup, I see the time service being started
> and
> it
> > has "(local)" after the service like this:
> >
> > time yada yada (local) (Up)
> > MySQL (Up)
> >
> > Anybody know how I can fix this. I want to have my computer's time set to
> an
> > internet service but it won't be accurate until I have this problem
> fixed.
> > Thank you in advance for any information that you can provide. This is
> > especially important to me because I used to set my computer to wake me
> up
> in
> > the mornings but now I'm forced to use a "clock"! Save me!!
> >
> > Cheers
> > --Al
> >
>
> bascule <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i have definitely read that some computers will display gmt only in the panel
>
> of kde, however i don't remember where, i think it was a kde/hardware thing
> but you will have to do a search on it, from what i read you aren't doing
> anything wrong, sorry to be of no more help but at least you know you aren't
> alone
>
> bascule
>
> On Wednesday 29 November 2000 2:43 pm, you wrote:
> > Every time I reboot my date reverts back 6 hours. No matter how many times
> > I correct it with the 'date' command it still reverts back after rebooting?
> > What am I doing wrong here?
>
>
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