Re: how to set correct time, using debian wheezy with LXDE
On Tue, 2012-05-01 at 01:30 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-04-30 at 23:18 +0100, Roger Leigh wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 08:33:53PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2012-04-30 at 12:39 -0500, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote:
> > > > Hola!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I am using debian wheezy (amd-64), with LXDE.
> > > >
> > > > My problem is that the computer clock is WRONG. Which program should I
> > > > install so that I
> > > > can fix time (definig tz, etc), with LXDE?
> > > >
> > > > Kjetil
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > "If you want a picture of the future - imagine a boot stamping on the
> > > > human face - forever."
> > > >
> > > > George Orwell (1984)
> > >
> > > 1. Take care about /etc/default/rcS, there's an entry UTC=yes or UTC=no.
> > > It should fit to the way you handle the clock.
> >
> > This is correct. However, it will hopefully be removed soon, at
> > which point it will be stored directly in hwclock's conffile, and
> > you can then change the setting using --utc or --localtime as
> > documented in the hwclock manpage.
> >
> > Note this hasn't happened yet, but is pending upload.
>
> Hopefully FS checks some day will stop to announce, that a FS was last
> time booted in the future :D.
>
> Anyway, issues regarding to the time usually are caused by an empty
> battery or by the entry in /etc/default/rcS. Timezone and ntp (sntp)
> usually are ok ;).
>
> Regards,
> Ralf
PS:
For my usage the time isn't much important. I need complete independent
backups, instead of syncs and I mount partitions with noatime, but for
some usages the time can be very, very, very important.
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