Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 14:35:55 +1100 From: Mark.Andrews@isc.org To: Evren Yurtesen <eyurtese@turkuamk.fi> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: (2) timezone bug? Message-ID: <200212110335.gBB3ZttB047413@drugs.dv.isc.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 11 Dec 2002 05:09:47 %2B0200." <Pine.A41.4.10.10212110506520.127816-100000@bessel.tekniikka.turkuamk.fi>
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> OK I will read the manuals but the tzsetup asks me > > "Is this machine's CMOS clock set to UTC? If it is set to local time, or > you don't know, please choose NO here!" > > I wonder why it asks this then? Selecting yes or no doesnt effect > anything? Are you sure? Selecting No will create /etc/wall_cmos_clock and selecting Yes will remove /etc/wall_cmos_clock. Mark > Evren > > > On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 Mark.Andrews@isc.org wrote: > > > > > > and why do I need to tell that? > > > > Because you want to have the current time in both Windows and > > FreeBSD and Windows assumes that the CMOS clock is a wall clock. > > > > > cant the tzsetup program set it automatically? > > > > That's not tzsetup purpose. It assumes the kernel is returning > > UTC and arranges for local time to be returned based on that. > > > > Teaching the kernel that the cmos clock is running with wall clock > > time is adjkerntz purpose. > > > > > Is it enough if I only create this file? > > > > No. You will also need to inform the kernel and reset the cmos > > clock to wall clock time. I suggest that you read the manual > > pages for tzsetup and adjkerntz. > > > > Also you need to take care the first time you re-boot into windows > > after a daylight savings switch. > > > > Mark > > > > > Evren > > > > > > On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 Mark.Andrews@isc.org wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > It sounds like you have not told the system that you are using > > > > wall clock time and it defaults to using UTC. > > > > > > > > /etc/wall_cmos_clock > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > I wonder if this is a bug in the tzsetup system... > > > > > I set my timezone and everything works fine although it says EEST whe > n I > > > > > am used to see GMT+2. > > > > > But the main problem is that when I set the timezone then 2 hours are > > > > > substracted from my bios clock after I use ntpdate and operating syst > em > > > > > shows correct time by adding 2 hours. Now this is not a big problem i > f my > > > > > computer clock is wrong normally but I sometimes boot to windoze and > it > > > > > shows 2 hours early =) everytime I boot to FreeBSD and back to Windoz > e. > > > > > > > > > > What do you say? this is a bug or? How do I prevent this from happeni > ng > > > > > all the time? > > > > > > > > > > Evren > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > > -- > > > > Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium > > > > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia > > > > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews@isc.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > -- > > Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium > > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia > > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews@isc.org > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- Mark Andrews, Internet Software Consortium 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews@isc.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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