From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta31.charter.net ([216.33.127.82]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1JXe58-0003ap-00 for ; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:01:58 -0500 Received: from aarprv06.charter.net ([10.20.200.76]) by mta31.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.03.00 201-2186-126-20070710) with ESMTP id <20080307150123.OUCC2641.mta31.charter.net@aarprv06.charter.net> for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:01:23 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.121.233]) by aarprv06.charter.net with ESMTP id <20080307150123.KYCG14098.aarprv06.charter.net@h14me.homelinux.net> for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:01:23 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id m27F1K97023995 for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:01:20 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id m27F1KX3023994 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:01:20 -0500 Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:01:20 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: VmWare Tools and Speakup Message-ID: <20080307150120.GA23957@gmx.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on h14me.homelinux.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Chzlrs: 0 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:01:59 -0000 Your best bet is to just synchronise the clock to a time server using ntpdate...do something like ntpdate time-a.nist.gov On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 03:36:35PM -0800, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi, > Now that I'm using VmWare for my virtualization needs, I was wondering > how I'd go about enabling things like time synchronization with the host > system. I can't use the regular VmWareToolBox X application, precisely > because it's an X application and hence inaccessible. Any advice about > manually editing something or an alternative would be appreciated. > I remember seeing something earlier on here about VmWare storing > information in text files, but can't seem to find that in the archives at > the moment. > Thanks much, > Zack. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Let's call it an accidental feature. -- Larry Wall