Re: Why is debian Live (11.2.0) advancing the time on my windows laptop +5 hours? ...

["Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>]

Hi,

Albretch Mueller wrote:
> The use of a live DVD at times is
> necessary, but part of very idea of going live is not altering, having
> to alter the hard- or firmware, right?

That's a valid point. It should be discussed on debian-live, i guess.

Google shows me that the problem can be avoided with persistent systems:
  https://itsfoss.com/wrong-time-dual-boot/
  https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_time

But with a Live system the problem arises that it must know whether
the hardware clock is meant to be set to UTC or to local time.
This depends on what the previously booted OS did to that clock.
So probably a Live system would have to ask the user about the local
hardware clock habits.
(The Archlinux wiki briefly mentions that newer EFI could know the
timezone of the harware clock.)


Have a nice day :)

Thomas