For the record, I was being sarcastic. :p And though I don't really have a good or actual solution to your problem, I'd recommend circumventing it with NTP if that's an option. That -might- fix it.
On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Howard Sanner <linux-au...@terrier.ampexguy.com> wrote: > Well, just to prove you wrong, here's a nagging annoyance I don't know how > to fix. > > The system is a desktop computer. > > Twice a year, when we change to daylight saving time and back to standard > time, the clock/calendar on my computer starts displaying dates and times > that would pass a lot of tests for randomness. The date is always behind the > actual date, by a varying number of days, but never more than a month or so; > the time does seem truly random. The discrepancy is waaay beyond zulu vs. > local time. > > The date and time in CMOS is correct. The battery is fresh. > > I have repeatedly adjusted the date and time, including as root, and that > doesn't fix it. (The time & date stay corrected until the system is > rebooted.) > > Eventually--maybe over the course of a couple of months--it'll settle down > to the correct date and a time that is within a few minutes of reality. > Close enough for jazz. > > The problem has developed over the last year or two; it didn't exist when > the computer was new. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks. > > Howard Sanner > linux-au...@terrier.ampexguy.com > > > > Quoting Randolph Baden <randy.ba...@gmail.com>: > >> Linux has become too easy to use. No one needs help anymore. :)
