4MLinux ~ Do I have to set locale time after each system power off?

heistein369 · 07-22-2020, 02:51 PM

I am running 4Mlinux 33.0
I have to go to MENU > Settings > Locale > Locale time
after each system shut down to set time correctly.

Is there any like "autostart" setting for the system time like is in slacko-puppy linux please?

zk1234 · 07-22-2020, 03:23 PM

4MLinux remembers these settings, of course. I have no idea what is wrong with your setup.

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heistein369 · 07-23-2020, 02:44 AM

I wanted to make the 4Mlinux my everyday use OS. I really like 4Mlinux. Setting the time each time I start the system so that I can browse the Internet is quite uncomfortable. I will be forced to give up because of that.
This is not for everyday use.

zk1234 · 07-23-2020, 05:07 AM

How do you connect to the Internet. Is that WiFi ?

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hazel · 07-23-2020, 06:31 AM

Most distros have a file called /etc/localtime which is either a link to the locale timezone in /usr/share/zoneinfo or an actual copy of that file. You could look for that.

zk1234 · 07-23-2020, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hazel

Most distros have a file called /etc/localtime which is either a link to the locale timezone in /usr/share/zoneinfo or an actual copy of that file. You could look for that.

Actual copy in 4MLinux. Therefore this may be a problem with a battery and/or a hardware clock.

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colorpurple21859 · 07-23-2020, 09:23 AM

The op is multi-booting with puppy linux and windows. I think 4mlinux runs ntpd at startup, maybe a network connection and/or timing problem between when ntpd is ran versus when network is up

heistein369 · 07-23-2020, 09:36 AM

I found the two files ( /etc/localtime and /usr/share/zoneinfo ) but File type = unknown
I am not able to open them yet.

zk1234 · 07-23-2020, 09:42 AM

Hi again,

1) Download this updated package:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lin...d-8.1.4.tar.xz

2) Install it:
zk addon_dhcpcd-8.1.4.tar.xz

3) Reboot

I do hope that this solve your problem.

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hazel · 07-23-2020, 09:44 AM

/usr/share/zoneinfo should be a directory, the root of a tree that ultimately contains data files for time zones. /etc/localtime should be a file of type data according to post no.6. Something seems weird to me. How did you determine the file type? the simplest way is to run the file command.

heistein369 · 07-26-2020, 04:24 AM

I made that >

Quote:

zk addon_dhcpcd-8.1.4.tar.xz

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but local time still isn't working.

heistein369 · 07-26-2020, 04:24 AM

I made that >

Quote:

zk addon_dhcpcd-8.1.4.tar.xz

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but local time still isn't working.

colorpurple21859 · 07-26-2020, 07:02 AM

open a terminal and run

Code:

ntpd

does the time change to the correct time?

colorpurple21859 · 07-26-2020, 07:33 AM

do something like this

Code:

date +%T%p -s "12:10:30"

To make the time incorrect then
run

Code:

ntpd

to see if the time changes to the correct time, it will take a couple of seconds before it changes, maybe longer it you have slow internet.

heistein369 · 07-27-2020, 07:15 AM

the command ntpd is not working