Public bug reported: When I mount a FAT32 partition, many files appear to have wrong timestamps. Specifically, during the winter months (Standard Time) all files modified in summer appear having their timestamps shifted by +1 hour. During the summer months (when Daylight Savings is in effect) these files have correct timestamps, but all the winter files have their timestamps shifted by -1 hour!
When observing the same files under WinXP or Win98, timestamps always appear the same. The VFAT driver of Linux should not modify the timestamps, depending on whether DST is in effect or not. The driver should respect the timestamps of the FAT32 partition. FAT32 stores timestamps according to the local wall-clock time, not UTC, so there is absolutely no need for conversions. This problem causes rsync to copy hundreds of files from FAT32 to EXT3 partitions, twice a year, without any reason. Thank you for your precious time! ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 CurrentDmesg: [ 30.652222] r8169: eth0: link up [ 30.652227] r8169: eth0: link up [ 41.160007] eth0: no IPv6 routers present DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=3cb64f18-eadd-4088-a233-e77650fbcce5 MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD MS-7519 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: linux-image-2.6.28-19-generic 2.6.28-19.61 ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=5220bc1b-b6d8-4b61-a6cc-bb5cd4609375 ro quiet splash vga=794 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-19.61-generic SourcePackage: linux ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: fat32 timestamps vfat -- Wrong timestamps on FAT32 partitions https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/612292 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs