On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 19:17 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 19:12 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 11:48 -0600, green wrote: > > > Ralf Mardorf wrote at 2012-11-28 11:04 -0600: > > > > If I save BIOS settings as a file and the hwclock is set to UTC, the > > > > files don't get the German time. The BIOS is the BIOS, it's neither > > > > Windows, I don't use Windows, but nor the BIOS is Linux, so Linux can't > > > > "translate" UTC to local time, when I save BIOS settings. > > > > > > > > Under Linux I never noticed any disadvantage, when the hwclock is set to > > > > local time. Why should there be issues? > > > > > > Linux uses UTC. Local time is always changing based on time zones and > > > daylight saving time. Using UTC for the hardware clock (BIOS clock) is > > > the > > > correct way and works. If you are having trouble with using UTC for the > > > hardware clock, then it is probably because (1) Windows (if you dual > > > boot) is > > > changing the time, or (2) you have (or someone/something has) configured > > > Linux to use local time for the hardware clock, which is possible though > > > not > > > recommended. > > > > In the sentence from me above I've wrtten taht I don't use Windows. > > > > I haven't written that I would get issues when using UTC, but I also > > don't get issues, when I'm using local time. > > > > Nobody did explain how the BIOS should save files with German time, if > > the clock is set to UTC. > > > > Again, some people have a BIOS and do use it ;). Some people save BIOS > > settings to e.g. USB. No Linux, no Windows, it's just the BIOS. > > > > If the clock does use local time, then the time for all BIOS and all > > Linux files are ok. > > > > If the clock is set to local time, then the time for the BIOS files is > IS NOT SET oops, a typo ;) > > wrong, only the files for Linux are ok. > > > > So, what is better? > > > > All files have the wanted, correct time or just Linux files have the > > correct time? > > > > Don't mention Windows again and again. > > > > Do you have a BIOS or have you some magic Linux replacement for the > > BIOS? > > > > Regards, > > Ralf >
PS: Btw. after statartup I run ntpdate, time for Linux always is correct, even if I would use something evil, that would set the time wrong, before startup. The BIOS is the BIOS, I can't use ntp or manually run sntp, ntpdate or what ever. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1354126955.3152.42.camel@q
