<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'> Roy Smith wrote: > Evans Jahja wrote: >> Evans Jahja wrote: >> >>> Hi all, this is not a serious bug, but it's better if anyone could >>> fix it. When I start up my computer until I got Ubuntu's login menu, >>> the time shows 6:47 pm (nearly correct, I think this is the time >>> when the system up) but after a few seconds it says 7:00 pm, which >>> is the correct time and it looks like the clock works normally. Now, >>> is there any way to refresh the time faster at login time? Thank you. >>> >>> >> Follow Up, just in case you need to know, I'm running Ubuntu Jaunty. >> > > How old is this computer? It sounds like the battery backup for your > BIOS is about to expire and causing your system clock to lose time. > It's an easy fix if this is a desktop pc as the battery is on the > motherboard. The typical battery is about the size of a US Nickel and > is a CR2032 available at most places that sell watch batteries. If > this is the problem you need to do this soon as it can scramble your > BIOS up so bad that the pc won't even boot. Do not remove the battery > for more than 5 minutes as this too could cause you to lose your BIOS > settings. > No, I don't think this is the problem since when I go to the BIOS it shows the correct time, and I tried it on windows without internet connection and it shows the correct time. <hr />Make the most of what you can do on your PC and the Web, just the way you want. <a href='http://www.get.live.com/wl/all' target='_new'>Windows Live</a></body> </html>