Robert Nelson <robertcnel...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > Robert Nelson <robertcnel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 10:14 AM, Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > >> > I run a headless BBB on my boat. I need it to have the right time so > >> > that information it sends is correctly time stamped. > >> > > >> > How can I get it to power up with the right time and date? I have > >> > installed ntp/ntpd to keep the time correct once up and running but it > >> > doesn't initialise the time and date. What's the way to do this? > >> > >> Debian Wheezy or Jessie? > >> > > It's Wheezy. > > > > > >> In wheezy, setup a job to run at startup, check for connection and > >> just run "ntpdate pool.ntp.org" > >> > > OK, thanks, that seems straightforward. > > > > > >> In Jessie, there's a systemd > >> > >> sudo systemctl enable systemd-timesyncd.service || true > >> > >> both cases rely on a active internet connection... > >> > > Of course, yes. If the internet isn't reliable is it worth running > > 'ntpdate' at intervals using cron so that if there isn't a connection > > at startup it will get set when the internet does appear? > > In that case, something like this would just work better: > > https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12708 > > You can find them cheaper elsewhere.. > OK, thanks again, that might be my next add-on for the BBB.
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