Public bug reported:
In Ubuntu 6.06 on G3 iBook ("dual USB" version, I believe), NTP syncs
correctly. However, Universal time is taken as local time and local
time is shifted accordingly.
Example: My timezone is America/New_York (GMT minus 5 hours). Local
time is 11:30. Universal time (GMT) is
ecember 20,
2006)
Linux cswisher-laptop 2.6.15-26-powerpc #1 Fri Sep 8 19:51:33 UTC 2006
ppc GNU/Linux
I'm not sure if that's supposed to show the CURRENT date/time or what...
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Timezone offset not working (Ubuntu 6.06 ppc)
https://launchpad.net/bugs/76466
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ubuntu-bugs mail
I think I may have fixed the problem. I think it may have been related
to the persistent "Unable to access hardware clock" message I've been
getting on login.
After a bit of reading online, I traced that problem to the nonexistence
of the /dev/rtc device. I've now added a new line to the
/etc/in
