Hendrik Boom wrote:
I run my machine on UCT, or something like it (timezone +0). Every time
It's UTC. Having the hardare clock in UTC is normal and standard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time
I boot to Windows XP (which I need to do once in a blue moon) Windows
takes it on itself to set my clock as if the UCT time were actually local
time. I have no idea where it gets its idea of what the current time is.
The basic problem is that Windows keeps the hardware clock in
localtime but modern systems keep the hardware clock in UTC. They are
fundamentally incompatible.
You can configure Debian's /etc/default/rcS to keep the hardware clock
in local time too. (With UTC=no) But if you only dual boot very
rarely then I wouldn't do it. I would simply live with Windows having
messed up time. It should be fine when you boot Debian.
It is fine when you boot Debian, right? If not then install 'ntp' and
it will be fine.
What I'd like to know is, how can I keep Windows from messing with my
clock. I'd really like it to just leave it alone.
Windows is just /displaying/ the clock as localtime, not setting the
clock, right? That is what I see when I dual boot a machine.
By the way... The date on your email is UTC. Is that also your local
time zone too?
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:55:14 +0000 (UTC)
Bob