[PLUG] Re: Time/Date problem

[jbeck@jbwd.net]

Tim Peeler writes: 

> On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 01:32:37AM -0500, Naresh Reddy wrote:
> > Why is my time getting messed up in the first place? What is the "correct"
> > way of setting up time in Linux (Debian 2.2_R4)? 
> >
> > Thanks
> > Naresh
>
> Hardware clocks aren't the best devices for keeping time.  VIA chips
> are horrible at keeping time.  With the dramatic time skew you're
> experiencing, I wouldn't be surprised if it is a VIA.  If your board
> is a cheap generic board, you shouldn't be surprised that you'll
> lose time.  Something you may want to do after syncing your system
> time is to sync the hardware clock to the system clock:
>    $ sudo hwclock --systohc 
>
> Tim

Another thing to consider is the CMOS battery on the motherboard.  If it 
starts to go, you will lose time on your system clock.  They are real cheap 
(less than $5) and simple to replace, so give that a shot...

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