Posted by: Fastrack
Automatically setting Clock on Rio Car (HiJack feature?) - 13/02/2002 06:45
I noticed that over time the clock on my Mk2a actually gains time!
Not sure if this would be a Hijack feature or if it's even possible. But could we send a command via HiJack Http or Ftp to set the system time on the player?
Posted by: Yang
Re: Automatically setting Clock on Rio Car (HiJack feature?) - 13/02/2002 07:29
or better yet, port over an NTS client..
Posted by: tms13
Re: Automatically setting Clock on Rio Car - 13/02/2002 08:04
I was going to ask if someone out there has the ability to write a user-mode program that could be launched from Hijack, that could read the secondary RDS feed and update the clock. I'd do it myself, but I don't have access for debugging etc. when the tuner is present (i.e. in the car).
On a related note, has anyone built a binary of ntpdate for empeg? The debian binary depends on libraries we don't have by default, and I don't plan to have the entire distro on my player...
Posted by: Yang
Re: Automatically setting Clock on Rio Car - 13/02/2002 10:12
One possible port-target is
Chrony as it has the ability to determine how far off the RTC gets and adjust it even if there is no NTP server available.
Posted by: ellweber
Re: Automatically setting Clock on Rio Car (HiJack feature?) - 13/02/2002 11:01
Of course, the best possible source for accurate time data would be an attached GPS receiver! Sub millisecond data is redily available, discounting data comm delays.
Lynn
Posted by: Fastrack
Re: Automatically setting Clock on Rio Car - 13/02/2002 11:35
Well isn't there a simple command which could be run on the rio by HiJack to update the time?
for example:
http://myempeg/?time=23:00:00
When I connect the empeg to my computer using the Empeg Control program I'm writting it could automatically update the time with my Windows system clock. Which is up-to-date
Is there such a command?
Posted by: mtempsch
Re: Automatically setting Clock on Rio Car - 13/02/2002 12:23
Browsing the /bin directory of the player, no, doesn't look like there is such a command (date for instance)... Unless you can/could get at the clock through some funky /proc or /dev entry...
/Michael
Posted by: jimhogan
Re: Automatically setting Clock on Rio Car - 13/02/2002 17:03
I snagged this debian ARM date binary (attached) from somewhere and it worked on my Mk2a.