[SOLVED] Clock keeps changing time.

I have Windows 7 installed on one hard drive and Zorin OS 64-bit installed on another hard drive. I'll boot using Zorin and notice that the clock is not displaying the correct time. However, I'll wait a 2-3 minutes and the time displays correctly. However, when I boot back to use Windows 7, the clock is showing the incorrect time. The clock seems to change everytime I switch back and forth from using Windows 7 to Zorin and vice-versa. Any suggestions?

Also, when I select the start menu and do a search for Date and Time (or it could be Time and Date), I notice that there are two items of Date and Time displaying.

JJ Avila
Las Vegas, Nevada

Hi,

only allow one of the OS'es to control the clock or it can lead to the problem you are having, if you have Windows set to manage the clock, either disable the Windows clock manager; or the one in Zorin!!.

Regards Wolfman

Wolfman wrote:Hi,

only allow one of the OS'es to control the clock or it can lead to the problem you are having, if you have Windows set to manage the clock, either disable the Windows clock manager; or the one in Zorin!!.

Regards Wolfman

As I am fairly new user to the Zorin OS and this is a Zorin forum, please tell me how to disable the clock manager in Zorin.

swarfendor437 wrote:That is a strange phenomenon! Are you using local time (set on the computer) or are you synchronising with Time Servers on the Internet?

I've just tried to see if I can set the time in Ultimate 5.0 and I get a brief glimpse of what looks like a Compiz temperature bar briefly appearing and then disappearing when I click on Time Settings - weird!

On Windows, I am synching with the Time Servers on the Internet. However, as a new Zorin OS user, I do not know if I am synchronising with the Time Servers on the Internet or not. Can you tell me how to check (in the Zorin OS) if I am synching with Time Servers on the Internet?

Hi,

this is somewhat old but the principal is the same:
(I am not at home at the moment, I will check again later!)

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTime

Regards Wolfman

swarfendor437 wrote:Just tried checking my settings and post to guide OP and when I try and set I get a quick 'temperature' type gauge appear then disappear with 'Compiz Benchmark' in crazy writing appear above it! (Ultimate 5.0).

Hi swarf,

I cannot emulate what you have done; so I don't have an answer for you!!

And for the original poster:

http://shallowsky.com/blog/linux/ubuntu ... clock.html

Regards Wolfman

SOLUTION:

Code:

sudo gedit /etc/default/rcS

Once in the file, find UTC=yes. Change the line to read UTC=no. Save file. Reboot computer.

I have had no more system clock problems after this simple fix when dual booting between Windows 7 and Zorin OS 5.2 (64-bit).

If you want more information on this topic, see the following links which were very helpful to me in explaining this particular problem.
http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/05/change-hardware-clock-to-local-time-in.html
http://mikebeach.org/2011/04/10/windows-linux-dual-boot-system-time-issues/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuTime#Make_Linux_use_.27Local.27_time


Please mark this problem as SOLVED, thanks!!