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Old 08-02-2008, 08:17 AM   #1
girolamo.savonarola
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Question Updating BIOS time from Linux


Hello. Is there a way to update BIOS time from Linux? I've synchronized the OS time via NTP, but BIOS clock is still wrong. I'm running Ubuntu 8.04.1.
 
Old 08-02-2008, 08:31 AM   #2
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You should use hwclock. Read the man pages for more info
 
Old 08-02-2008, 08:44 AM   #3
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Thanks, I'll try that!
 
  


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