On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 9:47 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Sed is obviously a very powerful command.
>

Yes


> With the inclusion of Sudo prior.
>

Yes


> would it matter a whole lot between Fedora and Debian if this command: --> sudo
> sed -i s/UTC=yes/UTC=no/ /etc/default/rcS <-- was inputed. Obviously
> /etc/default/rcS is where I open the file from via NANO or VI. Then as a
> Noob rcS is apparently the place to install the on/off with utc via CMOS?
>


I don't understand the question.



>
> Thanks! for your time [image: Emoji]
> ------------------------------
> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2015 21:25:46 -0600
> From: chapinjeff at gmail.com
>
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Bios clock and Linux UTC clock refuse to set at
> the same time.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 7:47 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Would this mean anything as far as sed? I never thought a 'sed' command
> could effectively correct the situation I am having.
>
>
> Yes. It is being used to modify a config file.
>
>
>
> It probably is because Mint assumes the the BIOS clock is UTC. Then when
> you have a time zone configured on Mint, the time is adjusted to fit the
> timezone.
>
> You need to edit the /etc/default/rcS file and tell the OS directly that
> the BIOS clock is not UTC.
>
> You can edit the file manually or just run:
> Code: sudo sed -i s/UTC=yes/UTC=no/ /etc/default/rcSRyan are you still
> out there?
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> From: pj.world at hotmail.com
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2015 19:26:42 -0600
>
> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Bios clock and Linux UTC clock refuse to set at
> the same time.
>
> Ryan I apologize, I understand your followup and appreciate your reply.
> Your really cool Ryan i'm sorry for not understanding the threads correctly.
>
> Thank you for mentioning that - [image: Emoji]
>
> Would you be able to assist me in the future?
>
> paul g
> ------------------------------
> From: ryan.coleman at cwis.biz
> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2015 19:06:04 -0600
> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Bios clock and Linux UTC clock refuse to set at
> the same time.
>
> Paul - Can you please make sure you make a brand new email in the future
> when you have a topic change? If you reply, change the subject and then
> send your emails get lost in other threads - like this one.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> On Jan 2, 2015, at 4:49 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Since I replaced the on board system battery and reset the CMOS on my
> new/used Lenovo m57p Desktop computer. I have had a problem setting the
> same UTC time between CMOS/BIOS and Linux UTC clock. Now every time I enter
> terminal and enter the following command.
>
> uname -a
>
> paul at desk/paul-Lenovo ~ $ uname -a
> Linux desk/paul-Lenovo 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:30:00
> UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Well obviously that is not the correct time or date. Though the correct
> time and date is displayed on the Linux Mint 17 64bit edition with Mate
> desktop 'as the correct time. I heard there is a command using 'sed' to fix
> this.
>
> 1. is this a common issue?
>
> Initially after I installed the new Duracell 2032 battery the system fans
> were running at full speed; then finally I took note. 'Something is wrong'
> and then I proceeded to clear the CMOS. I seem to have misplaced the proper
> weblink but it involved only switching the cmos jumper over to pins 2-3 and
> powering on the machine and waiting for a series of beeps. Then moving the
> onboard CMOS jumper back to it's original position. Powering the machine on
> and then again setting the BIOS configuration values. <--That has cleared
> the fan issue and any bootime errors that had/were occuring.
>
> Prior of course to this is that I went through an issue which I should
> have noted immediately upon connecting the machine to even AC power was
> 'UPDATE THE BIOS FIRMWARE' if possible.
>
> 2. Can anyone help me configure my system clock to the Linux clock? <--So
> I can have the correct time across my entire computer.
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> Happy New Year [image: Emoji]
>
> paul g
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