Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 01:50:11 -0800 From: Kevin Smith <smithcam@adelphia.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Mario Hoerich <m@MHoerich.de> Subject: Re: system time mysteriously changes Message-ID: <41EB8A53.2080404@adelphia.net> In-Reply-To: <41D36F70.2040104@adelphia.net> References: <41D23B31.2030907@adelphia.net> <20041229185145.GA38358@Pandora.MHoerich.de> <41D36F70.2040104@adelphia.net>
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The time changed to exactly +8 hours ahead...(minutes did not change)..Any ideas ? -K Kevin Smith wrote: > Mario Hoerich wrote: > >> # Kevin Smith: >> >> >>> I'm having a problem with my system clock. The time will be fine >>> for a few days, then all of a sudden, I will notice that it has >>> jumped ahead by a number of hours (usually enough to change the day >>> to the next day). >> >> >> Does the number of hours vary or is it constant? >> >> > I'll check when it does it again. I recall it being +7 hours ahead. > >> >> >> >>> Any ideas on what could be wrong ? I also have ntpd running, which >>> I used as an attempt to keep the clock set correctly (in effort to >>> find a solution to the problem), but it does not appear to be able >>> to handle correcting the time. >>> >> >> >> Could you check which timezone the "advanced" time is displayed >> in? Sounds like some application assumes -say- UTC instead of PST. >> >> > I'm pretty sure that the "advanced" time stayed at PST (ie the time > zone did not change). But I'll check again... > > btw, I did another experiment. I powered off the system for 12 hours > and restarted it. The time was still correct, so I guess that rules > out motherboard battery. > >> Obviously, even ntp couldn't fix that, since the time is >> actually valid (just not your current localtime). >> >> It's just a shot in the dark, though. >> >> HTH, >> Mario >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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