I decided to take the plunge and am no running Ubuntu. I dual boot into XP Pro for games occasionally, but everything else is Ubuntu.

Ubuntu recognizes system time correctly, but when I boot from Ubuntu to XP, XP thinks I'm 6 hours ahead. If I change and then reboot back to XP, it's fine and when I cold boot to XP it's okay as well.

WTF? Help...

Well that is the wierdest Linux problem I've ever heard...

Since XP pulls it's time from System BIOS, I'm a little concerned.

I've had similar issues with XP keeping time, then I found that the simplest answer was the right one.

right click the time on your desktop. click adjust time/date, click timezones tab. Make sure the appropriate one is selected for your area. If the time zone is right and your time is still wrong, sorry can't help there.

It's a known issue.

Basically, Linux by default sets the clock to GMT by default and then adjusts the time as per your preferences. Windows on the other hand just takes the BIOS clock as your local time full stop.

Combining the two approaches leads to what you're experiencing.

(and IIRC you get a strong recommendation in the Ubuntu installer to pick what I'm about to tell you ;) )

Anyhoo, it's far easier to fix it at the Linux end of things:

Simply have a look inside /etc/default/rcS and check that you have this:

I suspect you're set to 'yes' at the moment so you'll need to change it. (eg at a console type sudo gedit /etc/default/rcS)

Hope that helps [img]smile.gif[/img]

Edit: Found this decent explanation:

[ 04-21-2006, 08:30 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

<font color=8fbc8f>Ubuntu is Gnome, therefore, do it the common sense way. Place your mouse pointer onto your date/clock, right click the critter, select adjust time, type in password at console, then click select timezone and adjust it to your zone. Issue resolved.</font>

Time Zone is set as it should be.

The problem isn't with Ubuntu, it's with WIndows.

Unfortunately there's also an actual bug with how the Ubuntu clock applet handles UTC. Checking or unchecking the UTC box doesn't do diddly-squat for some people which is why I suggested changing it at the console.

So did it work Zebedog?

<font color=8fbc8f>Zebo, this does not sound right. Check your BIOS setting then. M$ reads the BIOS to set OS clock. Linux uses GMT time server to set the BIOS clock, then preferences the OS time for setting. I have never experienced this issue before. I run Ubuntu 5.10, with about 65% of the current updates. Their is a kernel that reconfigures my 3-D card, so I have not updated since = well there are 70MB worth of updates I have not touched. Hmm, maybe there lies the issue.</font>

Unfortunately there's also an actual bug with how the Ubuntu clock applet handles UTC. Checking or unchecking the UTC box doesn't do diddly-squat for some people which is why I suggested changing it at the console.

So did it work Zebedog? </font>[/QUOTE]Like a charm! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] Thank's to all for their input.

So far, I'm impressed with Ubuntu.

Glad it worked [img]smile.gif[/img] Can I be nosy and ask what you do with it - just email and word processing or anything else?

Do you have any outstanding niggles with it?

If you like Ubuntu Breezy, then wait until you see Ubuntu Dapper (currently in beta) - a noticeable speed boost and a ton of polish. (and if you have a 3d accelerator - fully accelerated desktop ;) )

Be my guest and nose away! [img]smile.gif[/img]

I use it for every task with the exception of gaming. I do quite a considerable amount of work in Excel and Powerpoint at work, so needless to say I'm impressed with OpenOffice. I plan on trying loading NWN soon and giving that a shot.

The main reason I chose Ubuntu was because of the apt-get command and Package Manager. Being a total Linux noob, I wanted something that was relatively noob-friendly but that didn't hold my hand too much. The only frustration I have is the Load/Shutdown times, but that's more being spoiled than anything else.

I've noticed that occasional there is no AMD64 alternative to an i386 app, but I suspect that will change in the future.

So far, so good! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

I'm impressed - I've been using Linux for years now and haven't actually braved the AMD64 version - is there really only minimal compatibility problems?

If there are particular apps then I should imagine you can build them from source to include 64-bit support.

One of the major improvements in Dapper is actualy much faster boot and shutdown times - on my new computer it actually boots faster than Win2000 which is no mean feat.

This HOWTO on the forums will probably save you a good 10 seconds for booting in the meantime however. There's a lot of cruft (included to support the maximum possible number of machines out of the box) that can simply be got rid of like EVMS.

The main reason I tried Linux was for the 64bit support. I wasn't prepared to shell out for another version of XP.

I'm running the AMD64-smp kernel right now, and the only issue that I can't seem to straighten out is with my Audigy 2ZS. For some reason, setting 5.1 under Xine causes a hardlock, and I have yet to get my remote working for my LiveDrive.

I've read on the forums that many people are having problems with the smp version of the kernel when using X2 processors, but I haven't had any issues. I installed the normal AMD64 version first, and then did a command line install of the smp kernel.

Also, I've heard horrow stories of ATI and AMD64 as well, but I've got nVidia gfx so I can't confirm that. I plan on using Ubuntu on my other PC (which is ATI) but I won't be running AMD64 on that one.