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Kingoftherings
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 Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject: Clock doesn't stay set. |
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I can't get the clock to stay at the same time. I set it using the date command, then when I reboot it's wrong again.
I have /etc/conf.d/clock set to use local time, so I don't think Windows is messing up my BIOS clock. |
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alex.blackbit
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date only sets your system time, not the hardware clock. use hwclock for that.
in /etc/conf.d/hwclock you have an option for syncing the hardware clock and the system time.
if you want really accurate time, use net-misc/ntp. |
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Kingoftherings
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| alex.blackbit wrote: | date only sets your system time, not the hardware clock. use hwclock for that.
in /etc/conf.d/hwclock you have an option for syncing the hardware clock and the system time.
if you want really accurate time, use net-misc/ntp. |
Thanks. 
I'm not really looking for super accurate time, it's just annoying that the clock is off by 5 or 6 hours.
I'll try NTP anyway, I've had bad experiences with Windows messing up my hardware clock all the time. |
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albright
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I think alex meant you can directly use the hwclock
command to set the hwclock, namely with command
ntp won't stop windows from messing with your
clock and it's like using a sledgehammer to kill a fly 
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