Re: [MiNT] timezone change

[Frank Naumann <fnaumann@cs.uni-magdeburg.de>]

Hello!

> > Please explain me the conflicts. And a boot manager normally run before
> > MiNT, or?
> 
> With the system-clock running in UTC only MiNT will create correct
> timestamps on FAT-partitions, TOS and/or MagiC will use UTC (since
> neither understands the concept of timezones and local time).

In this case UTC = localtime. And that's not what you want I think.

> And yes - the boot manager runs before MiNT, that's the problem. It will
> date any files it changes in UTC, not local time.

The FAT filesystem use always localtime. So if your localtime is correct
there is no conflict to TOS and/or MagiC.


Tschuess
   ...Frank

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