[aclug-L] Re: my computer's entered the TwilightZone!

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had some problems with my alpha jumping ahead *YEARS* to like 2019
or 2084 even.  Try booting into single-user mode (type "shutdown now"
at the prompt) and them rm /etc/adjtime.  This might be the problem.

-- John

glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> i swear my computer has been going in and out of worm holes or
> something...  every now and then, my time LEAPS ahead an hour or
> more...  it's never behind, but often jumps forward.. WHY???  is there
> some app that is doing this?  it just started semi-recently...  would
> rebooting into winblows have anything to do w/ it?  is there some app
> that may be running that is bumping it ahead?  i THOUGHT i had my TZ
> set correctly (US/Central), but maybe something's still wrong...
> 
> any help would be appreciated!
> jesse
> -- 
> <<<Linux lloydix 2.2.13 #8 Wed Dec 22 02:31:05 CST 1999 i586 unknown>>>
> 
> I wore my extra loose pants for nothing.  Nothing!
> 
>                       -- Homer Simpson
>                  New Kid on the Block
> 
> 

-- 
John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       www.debian.org |
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