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No mention of the system time issues which can wreak havoc? It's best to fix this on linux with timedatectl. Changing it on windows often ends up being a cure

No mention of the system time issues which can wreak havoc? It's best to fix this on linux with timedatectl. Changing it on windows often ends up being a cure worse than the disease.

stevehawk 6y ago
what part is breaking my windows clock? i have to reset it with every reboot. do i change it in my bios so windows will be right and linux will be wrong, then tell linux to fix itself? because windows time sync setting sure as hell never actually syncs the time automatically.
- snailmailman 6y ago
  The issue is that Linux sets the bios to UTC, while windows wants the bios to be local time zone. I just do a regedit in windows to fix it. But you can do the change in either OS
  - lmm 6y ago
    > The issue is that Linux sets the bios to UTC, while windows wants the bios to be local time zone. UTC is the default in many Linux distributions, but I wouldn't say "Linux sets the bios to UTC"; I've only ever seen it be an explicit choice.
  - MrMorden 6y ago
    You can always go full there-is-only-Zulu and set the Windows timezone to UTC. (insert head-tapping meme here)
    - gear54rus 6y ago
      That would fuck over any relative time calculations in calendars (including meetings in google calendar) though wouldn't it?
      - MrMorden 6y ago
        It shouldn't; I don't use Google Calendar at the moment but Outlook seems to have no problems with people in multiple time zones all seeing the correct time for a meeting.
- simcop2387 6y ago
  Here's a nice article on how to do the fix, https://www.howtogeek.com/323390/how-to-fix-windows-and-linux-showing-different-times-when-dual-booting/ https://www.howtogeek.com/323390/how-to-fix-windows-and-linu...
snailmailman 6y ago
I’m curious what issues it causes in windows? I’ve never had much of an issue with this. I always change it in windows and I think it’s as simple as a registry edit.
- Shared404 6y ago
  > I always change it in windows and I think it’s as simple as a registry edit. Simple means different things to different people. I'm fine with messing with the registry, but I know several (technically inclined) people who are not. I find it easier to change in Linux because it's either a setting or in a config file, depending on the distro.
  - baddate 6y ago
    how did you do?
    - Shared404 6y ago
      Most desktops will have a graphical configuration you can use. Alternately, you can use timedatectl on distros with systemd. If you use a non-systemd distro, try hwclock. Based on my ddg-foo, I was mistaken about being able to configure it via a config file, short of putting it in .profile or some such other thing. That seems hacky though, so I wouldn't recommend it.
fomine3 6y ago
Possibly move to UK is a solution :)
- martyvis 6y ago
  But only live there in the cooler months (when it isn't day light saving time)
  - netsharc 6y ago
    A better alternative is Iceland, it uses UTC the whole year round...

No mention of the system time issues which can wreak havoc? It's best to fix this on linux with timedatectl. Changing it on windows often ends up being a cure worse than the disease.

stevehawk 6y ago

what part is breaking my windows clock? i have to reset it with every reboot. do i change it in my bios so windows will be right and linux will be wrong, then tell linux to fix itself? because windows time sync setting sure as hell never actually syncs the time automatically.

snailmailman 6y ago
The issue is that Linux sets the bios to UTC, while windows wants the bios to be local time zone. I just do a regedit in windows to fix it. But you can do the change in either OS
- lmm 6y ago
  > The issue is that Linux sets the bios to UTC, while windows wants the bios to be local time zone. UTC is the default in many Linux distributions, but I wouldn't say "Linux sets the bios to UTC"; I've only ever seen it be an explicit choice.
- MrMorden 6y ago
  You can always go full there-is-only-Zulu and set the Windows timezone to UTC. (insert head-tapping meme here)
  - gear54rus 6y ago
    That would fuck over any relative time calculations in calendars (including meetings in google calendar) though wouldn't it?
    - MrMorden 6y ago
      It shouldn't; I don't use Google Calendar at the moment but Outlook seems to have no problems with people in multiple time zones all seeing the correct time for a meeting.
simcop2387 6y ago
Here's a nice article on how to do the fix, https://www.howtogeek.com/323390/how-to-fix-windows-and-linux-showing-different-times-when-dual-booting/ https://www.howtogeek.com/323390/how-to-fix-windows-and-linu...

snailmailman 6y ago

I’m curious what issues it causes in windows? I’ve never had much of an issue with this. I always change it in windows and I think it’s as simple as a registry edit.

Shared404 6y ago
> I always change it in windows and I think it’s as simple as a registry edit. Simple means different things to different people. I'm fine with messing with the registry, but I know several (technically inclined) people who are not. I find it easier to change in Linux because it's either a setting or in a config file, depending on the distro.
- baddate 6y ago
  how did you do?
  - Shared404 6y ago
    Most desktops will have a graphical configuration you can use. Alternately, you can use timedatectl on distros with systemd. If you use a non-systemd distro, try hwclock. Based on my ddg-foo, I was mistaken about being able to configure it via a config file, short of putting it in .profile or some such other thing. That seems hacky though, so I wouldn't recommend it.

fomine3 6y ago

Possibly move to UK is a solution :)

martyvis 6y ago
But only live there in the cooler months (when it isn't day light saving time)
- netsharc 6y ago
  A better alternative is Iceland, it uses UTC the whole year round...