From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lrxms.net ([66.92.147.165] helo=lrxms.lrxms.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17iz8k-0001JH-00 for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:17:22 -0400 Received: from apollo.lrxms.net (mail@apollo.lrxms.net [192.168.1.10]) by lrxms.lrxms.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id g7PFE9p15770 for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:14:09 -0400 Received: from showell by apollo.lrxms.net with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17iyz5-0004gv-00 for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:07:23 -0400 Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:07:23 -0400 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: uct VS. local time in slackware Message-ID: <20020825150723.GA17687@lrxms.net> References: <20020825075216.GA2450@romuald.net.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i From: Scott Howell Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Was curious, do you not then set the bios clock to UTC? On Sun, Aug 25, 2002 at 06:22:53AM -0500, Adam Myrow wrote: > The way it works is that when you select UTC, Slackware writes a file in > /etc called localtime containing the word "UTC." It checks this on > startup and shutdown and invokes hwclock with a special flag to let it > know that it is set to UTC and makes it act appropriately. The easiest > way to switch back and forth, is to type "timeconfig" as root. This will > repeat the setting of your timezone and you can then pick UTC. You'll > still have to select a local time, but the clock should first be set to > UTC to get it to show up right. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >