Page 1 of 1
Why VirtualBox 6.1.97 shows me wrong time im log
Posted: 3. Jun 2022, 15:24
by jmar83_the2nd
It 15:xy (24h time format) bit VBox always shows me 00:00.xxxxxx - why, is it a problem of testing version 6.1.97
Guest OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

- 345626.jpg (101.59 KiB) Viewed 1191 times
Re: Why VirtualBox 6.1.97 shows me wrong time im log
Posted: 3. Jun 2022, 16:46
by mpack
It's elapsed time, not wall clock time.
Re: Why VirtualBox 6.1.97 shows me wrong time im log
Posted: 3. Jun 2022, 17:10
by jmar83_the2nd
Thank you; so - how to show the clock time?
Re: Why VirtualBox 6.1.97 shows me wrong time im log
Posted: 3. Jun 2022, 17:30
by mpack
You can try posting a feature request on BugTracker, though it will certainly be ignored unless you can highlight what huge commercial advantage would be had.
Understand that the log is not intended for users. It's intended to provide diagnostic information to the devs in the event of a problem. So the log will contain whatever info helps them, not you.
Also note that the log does contain wall clock time on the second line. Other wall clock times can be calculated by adding elapsed time.
Re: Why VirtualBox 6.1.97 shows me wrong time im log
Posted: 3. Jun 2022, 17:35
by scottgus1
I thought I'd heard of wall clock times in a log, see this:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=99559#p482996 Times will still be in UTC though, you have to manually adjust for your time zone.
But do note that the unmodified startup also provides the UTC time of the start of the VM, which can be offset by the times in the usual log, so the same info may be arrived at.
Re: Why VirtualBox 6.1.97 shows me wrong time im log
Posted: 3. Jun 2022, 17:56
by jmar83_the2nd
Thank you, will look on it ASAP.
-> I don't know why this is not by default... crazy i.m.o...
Re: Why VirtualBox 6.1.97 shows me wrong time im log
Posted: 3. Jun 2022, 18:01
by scottgus1
jmar83_the2nd wrote:I don't know why this is not by default... crazy i.m.o...
A long time ago, a paying Oracle customer said, "Why does the log have both relative and absolute times for each line? I don't know why this is by default... crazy i.m.o..."
