hi there,

For a while now, I have been running a hd install from knoppix 3.4.
sometimes I change back to my old redhat patition. The problem I am seeing is that with every reboot my time or timezone has been set incorrectly. if I right-click on the clock in kde i can set it correctly, but after a reboot it goes wrong again displaying the wrong time and or timezone..
Is this a bug in this knoppix version or is ther some way I can set it correctly? I am using dialup atm, so using ntpd is not a workable solution i think.

TIA,

Jelle

under linux the clock of your motherboard is usually set to GMT or unviersal time. anyway, most people set there time to their local time.
debian check for an file /etc/defaults/rcS to see how the mainclock is set and change the time to the correct value with the files /etc/init.d/hwclock*.
i assume there is your problem.
if ms is running on this machine too and you set the maintime to UTC (=GMT) the clock will go wrong since ms only knows about one timeformat (local time).
as you boot from a readonly medium i don't see an easy way to set your time correctly everytime you startup knoppix.

sl mritch

Thank you for your answer,.... but:

No M$ on this machine. I haven't had Windblows running in my household for over 4 years.
I run a HD install of knoppix, which is essentially debian with some quircks from knoppix left over.
I will have a look in hwclock. I suppose it goes wrong because takes the wrong timezone, or at least that is what i see in the kde clock.

is there any difference between the clock in your bios and in the booted system? if yes, then there is a prog that adjusts the time with the false offset. the debian way doin' this is via the above mentioned scripts - so i think knoppix won't differ there. see if /etc/default/rcS is on your sys. there is a parameter to adjust or else edit /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh

sl mritch.

Try on the terminal as root:

tzconfig

answer the questions about your continent, country, etc, it's self-explanatory, this is the way is done in Debian, don't know about knoppix.

Thanx,
I tried that, but to no avail:
i had just rebooted this machine and not touched the tz/clock yet.
I am baffled why it thinks i want a timezone in some banana-republic?

@macondo:
If knoppix is not debian, how do I make it into debian?
I assumed that a hd install from knoppix would just turn into a fancy configured debian system, but I suppose that is not true?

message deleted and reposted, my mistake.

macondo

are you sure about that?
Anyway, I am not (read: NOT) installing another distro just yet. I guessed that some magic with apt-get would get me far, after all upgrades from one version to the next are handled with apt-get with no problem. why should this be a problem with knoppix.

Or do you have a grudge against knoppix for some reason?

"i had just rebooted this machine and not touched the tz/clock yet.
I am baffled why it thinks i want a timezone in some banana-republic?"

must be a bug.

Careful, some of us come from those 'banana republics'

@macondo:
"If knoppix is not debian, how do I make it into debian?"

AFAIK, you can't, knoppix is a one time shot with the latest from different repositories (woody, sarge, sid, experimental, marillat, etc) different dependencies, that's why every 2-3 mos you get a new version.

What you are looking for is KANOTIX (check distrowatch.com) it IS Debian Sid with KDE, and you can upgrade, etc.

http://kanotix.com/info/index.php

check their documentation and forums (english and german)

"I assumed that a hd install from knoppix would just turn into a fancy configured debian system, but I suppose that is not true?"

Not true.

Also check:
www.libranet.com

they just made version 2.8.1 a FREE download, excellent.