Time

dncrash · 2010-03-18 08:49:21

Hello
The time in linux always goes 2 hours ahead after i reboot into windows (I dual-boot for games). I don't know why it does this. I tried setting it from rc.conf to both UTC and localtime and it does the same thing. I even installed ntp hoping this would fix the problem but it hasn't. Does anyone know how to fix this ?

Berticus · 2010-03-18 08:54:59

The hardware clock needs to be adjusted to localtime too.

Primoz · 2010-03-18 10:09:51

Also use ntpd or openntpd. Check the wiki on how to set it.

Berticus · 2010-03-18 11:14:17

yes, openntpd is also another thing you can use, but I would use that on top of setting hwclock to localtime. Attack the problem at the root.

dncrash · 2010-03-18 11:34:12

I adjusted the hwclock and set up ntpd and still get this problem. I think it's a windows issue but this still seems like the best place to ask for help

kgas · 2010-03-18 12:11:36

just try to remove the /var/lib/hwclock/adjtime and reboot.

dncrash · 2010-03-18 12:49:47

kgas wrote:

just try to remove the /var/lib/hwclock/adjtime and reboot.

I did and it still didn't fix my problem. I notice though that the hwclock is correct. If I type hwclock -r i get the right time, but in the taskbar the time is still off by 2 hours.

bernarcher · 2010-03-18 12:58:35

Are both Windows and Linux time bases alike (i.e. both local or both UTC)?
If set to local, is HARDWARECLOCK="localtime" in /etc/rc.conf (not merely "local")?

The problem could be caused by the desktop environment, too. Perhaps there are some more settings. Which DE do you use?

Last edited by bernarcher (2010-03-18 13:01:30)

dncrash · 2010-03-18 18:06:57

In linux the hardwareclock is set to "ntp". I put that in there after reading the arch wiki. The desktop environment is xfce4. In windows i don't know what the time base is but i'll check asap and post the result.

Edit: I checked. In windows the time is set to UTC +2, as it normally would be, because that's the timezone in the country i live in.

Last edited by dncrash (2010-03-18 18:15:25)

bernarcher · 2010-03-18 21:48:23

dncrash wrote:

In windows the time is set to UTC +2, as it normally would be, because that's the timezone in the country i live in.

There are the two hours. Universal time is timezone indifferent. If you want to use the timezone where you live you have to use local time.

dncrash · 2010-03-20 08:17:19

I set the windows time to UTC since there is no localtime option available and now it seems to be working properly under linux. Thanks guys

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