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Re: [Kernel-Discuss] Re: [Cooker] Clock configuration settings on 2008.1

Olivier Blin

2008-06-02

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Frederik Himpe <fhimpe@(protected):

> On Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 10:38:21AM +0200, Olivier Blin wrote:
>> Adam Williamson <awilliamson@(protected):
>>
>> > On Sat, 2008-05-31 at 09:02 +1000, Steve Morris wrote:
>> >> Can anybody tell me where to find the config file containing the clock
>> >> setting specifications in 2008.1. On my new Acer laptop the date and
>> >> time every time I boot is wrong even though the Bios is correct. I need
>> >> to check whether Mandriva for some reason thinks that the Bios is
>> >> configured for UTC time, either that or there is a bug in Mandriva where
>> >> it cannot properly handle a locale of Australia and a Bios date in
>> >> American format. Thankyou.
>> >
>> > It's a known bug with a known workaround (that should've been fixed
>> > already...)
>>
>> Oh yeah? You know the fix?
>
> One of the last comments seem to suggest it is a Linux 2.6.24 problem
> and would not exist in 2.6.25. Has the the kernel team been notified of
> this bug?

Yes, Pascal from the kernel team was finally able to get hands on a
system with this bug during the install party on saturday.
Pascal: what's the potential solution? clock=tsc?

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Olivier Blin (blino) - Mandriva
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