Arch Linux

gredawarha

Member

Registered: 2008-11-08

Posts: 36

[SOLVED] Clock losing time

Hello all

I am having trouble with my desktop clock not keeping time.  I am dual booting vista and arch so have set my /etc/rc.conf to localtime I keep resetting the BIOS clock but the time keeps changing, at the minute I am 30 minutes behind.  I have looked through the wiki but I am not show what the problem is.  Has anyone any ideas?

Many thanks

Last edited by gredawarha (2010-05-29 11:10:11)

orschiro

Member

Registered: 2009-06-04

Posts: 2,136

Website

Re: [SOLVED] Clock losing time

You might take a look at ntp.

Regards

Last edited by orschiro (2010-05-25 16:50:40)

---

@orschiro

munkyeetr

Member

From: Merritt, BC

Registered: 2008-08-07

Posts: 83

Re: [SOLVED] Clock losing time

If the clock in BIOS is losing time, it sounds like the CMOS battery on your mainboard is on it's way out.

Battery type: CR 2032

---

If the advice you're given in this forum solves your issue, please mark the post as [SOLVED] in consideration to others.

"More than any time in history mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction.
Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly." -- Woody Allen

gredawarha

Member

Registered: 2008-11-08

Posts: 36

Re: [SOLVED] Clock losing time

Yes I was thinking it may be the battery, although the machine is only three years old.  I think I will replace it anyway see what happens.

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: [SOLVED] Clock losing time

Does removing /var/lib/hwclock/adjtime help?

gredawarha

Member

Registered: 2008-11-08

Posts: 36

Re: [SOLVED] Clock losing time

Hi karol

I am not at the machine at the minute but will give it a go later.  Are there any issues with removing this?  I am always cautious when removing things.

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: [SOLVED] Clock losing time

> Are there any issues with removing this?
None that I know of. It's also suggested in the wiki.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Time#Time_Skew

akephalos

Member

From: Romania

Registered: 2009-04-22

Posts: 114

Re: [SOLVED] Clock losing time

I am not at the machine at the minute but will give it a go later.  Are there any issues with removing this?  I am always cautious when removing things.

I'm doing that as well after I fool around with other OSs and nothing bad happened so far that I know of.

gredawarha

Member

Registered: 2008-11-08

Posts: 36

Re: [SOLVED] Clock losing time

Okay going to try this today and will check back when I return home this evening.  Thanks

gredawarha

Member

Registered: 2008-11-08

Posts: 36

Re: [SOLVED] Clock losing time

Thank you all for your help my clock appears to be keeping acceptable time.