Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 20:19:50 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com> To: ponds!freefall.cdrom.com!freebsd-hackers, ponds!resnet.uoregon.edu!gurney_j Subject: Re: 2.2-BETA, timezone and the PC clock... Message-ID: <199701020119.UAA08809@lakes.water.net>
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> > > > Ok - > > > > In previous installs; when setting the timezone, it always asked > > if my PCs clock was UTC (Greenwich mean time) or local time. > > > > Apparently, in 2.2-BETA that adjustment is no longer made, and > > UTC is assumed. > > > > My machine's clock is localtime (I just verified it in the setup), and > > although my /etc/localtime has the correct timezone for me (EST) - > > the values are off by 5 hours. > > > > Has adjtime "gone away" for 2.2? Or, is this just an install problem? > > I'm not sure what the problem with sysinstall is... but if you run 'touch > /etc/wall_cmos_clock' it will convert from using UTC to local time... > hope this helps... ttyl... I'm guessing that the question just went missing from sysinstall... Should it have? - Dave R. -
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