Guest system clock doesn't stick

[JimmyW]

I have a Win98 guest in 6.02 on an XP64 host. I have installed VMware Tools and chose not to sync the guest's clock with the host. I re-set the guest's clock to a different date, but when I reboot the guest, it is synced with the host's. How can make the guest's clock remain at the date that I chose? Thanks.

[continuum]

see http://sanbarrow.com/vmx/vmx-always-start-tonight.html

description of vmx-parameters:

VMware-liveCD:

[JimmyW]

Thanks very much, but I can't seem to get it to work. I added the line, rtc.startTime = 1187395171 to my VMX file. tools.syncTime = "FALSE" When I start the guest, the clock is the current datre/time, although I am advised the Windows has adjusted for DST. Perhaps I'm doing something wrong. I can post the VMX if it will help.

[continuum]

Hi

yes - let me see the vmx.

For best results I would recommend to NOT install the vmware-tools at all - just install the drivers only.

Ulli

[JimmyW]

Thanks! The vmx is attached.

Jimmy

[JimmyW]

Thanks, I sent the vmx by email. I found, however, that I can still adjust the clock in my guest by resetting the host, so that's a workaround for the moment.

[continuum]

If I start the VM here it says 18.08.2007 - so that seems to be ok.

[JimmyW]

Perhaps it has something to do with my host. That was the date I had selected.

[continuum]

You should not change clock on the host.

Jimmy - copy this next lines to a new file named "test.vmx" and start it in Workstation.

Hit F2 early - enter BIOS and check the time. It should be some time in 2004.

This is what you can get ... have you noticed the start-time calculator on my site ? http://sanbarrow.com/files/time-machine.zip

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "6"

displayName = "I_will_always_start_9th_July_at_19:46_2004_Berlin-Time"

guestOS = "winxppro"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

memsize = "256"

ide0:0.present = "false"

ide0:0.fileName = "my.vmdk"

ide1:0.present = "false"

ide1:0.fileName = "my.iso"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

floppy0.fileType = "file"

floppy0.fileName = "my.flp"

floppy0.startConnected = "false"

Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

Ethernet0.addressType = "generated"

sound.present = "false"

sound.virtualDev = "es1371"

sound.fileName = "-1"

usb.present = "false"

priority.grabbed = "normal"

priority.ungrabbed = "normal"

isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "TRUE"

isolation.tools.dnd.disable = "TRUE"

redoLogDir = "."

rtc.startTime = 1089395200

tools.syncTime = "false"

time.synchronize.continue = "false"

time.synchronize.restore = "false"

time.synchronize.resume.disk = "false"

time.synchronize.resume.memory = "false"

time.synchronize.shrink = "false"

time.synchronize.tools.startup = "false"

[JimmyW]

Thanks very much. I'll give this a try on Monday. I already downloaded your calculator. It's very handy. Is there a way to copy the numeric date value so that I can paste it in a VMX?

Jimmy

[continuum]

Rob picked up the idea and made a more functional one - see

http://petruska.stardock.net/software/Files/TimeMachineSetup.exe

[AWo]

I used the following settings to separate the guests clock from the hosts one:

Time relevant settings in .vmx:

tools.syncTime = "FALSE"

rtc.diffFromUTC=

time.synchronize.continue = FALSE

time.synchronize.restore = FALSE

time.synchronize.resume.disk = FALSE

time.synchronize.shrink = FALSE

where the magic setting was:

tools.synchronize.tools.startup = FALSE

Otherwise you always get the time set to the host time as long as you have the tools installed.

AWo

[JimmyW]

Thanks. I added all of the lines you suggested and the value 1187136000. Still, the guest syncs with the host. Maybe it's an issue with an WinME guest on an XP64 host, but I woldn't think so.

[AWo · Accepted solution]

Sorry, I made a mistake,

change

tools.synchronize.tools.startup = "0"

to

time.synchronize.tools.startup = "0"

or

time.synchronize.tools.startup = "FALSE"

AWo

[JimmyW]

Thanks! time.synchronize.tools.startup = "0" worked.