Re: [TCLUG:13087] Bad clocks

[Tim Neu <tim@tneu.visi.com>]

Well, the battery was working perfectly until Y2K, so I don't think that
is the problem.

I do think that syncing my time with the internet would be a good way to
get around this problem, though.  I think I'll do that!

I wonder if Linux re-writes the BIOS date/time when you reset the date...
If not, perhaps I just need to reset the date/tim in the BIOS...

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On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, Mike Hicks wrote:

> Tim Neu wrote:
> > 
> > Yeah - I noticed when I got my own message!!
> > 
> > My main motherboard is being fixed, and I am stuck with an old non-y2k
> > compliant 486 board for now... I have to remember to set the date after
> > every power-on...
> > 
> > Sorry guys!
> 
> My computer will automatically time-sync with an external system when it
> boots (For whatever reason, the calculations for figuring out the
> correct timezone seem to be screwed up on my system, so the time is
> always off by a certain number of hours after I boot).  If you have a
> static Net connection, you can do that too..  
> 
> Also, you may want to check if the battery is just dead..  It's usually
> an easy thing to replace.
> 
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