P Nelson wrote: > Thanks John! > > I did do a search but did not find that thread as I did not think to > search for NTP. > > I read through the entire thread and did not understand all the > disucssion, as I don't know linux. If I understood it correctly, Jean > created a NTP client which requires downloading, some edits to select a > NTP server, transfering to the Touch, and finally execute the > script/program on the Touch. However, the last post, says the Touch > already has a NTP client, I just need to start it up. In other words, > I don't need to install Jean;'s script. > > If the Touch already has the ability to automatically set the time, why > did they not turn it on? (Michael, any idea?) > > Below is the entry from the last post in John's link: > > > > Please confirm if this is what I need to do: > > 1. Get some software such as putty to log into the touch from my > windows machine. > 2. Type the commands: > ls -la /usr/sbin/m* > execute /usr/sbin/msntp -r pool.ntp.org > Sync > > Per John's instructions, I added "sync" to the list of commands. > Is there a particular directory or location that I enter these commands? > It is obvious, I have NEVER done this before. > > If I screw this up and brick it, will hiting the reset but undo the > damage? > > Thanks for your help! > > Paul You don't need to run "ls -la /usr/sbin/m*" , but it will confirm that msntp is in that directory. Note that "ls -la" is akin to "dir" in DOS/Windows land.
Then, the second command is "/usr/sbin/msntp -r pool.ntp.org" . In other words, you should not type the word "execute". And yes, if you run into problems a reset (holding down the back button for ~15 seconds) will set you straight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98974 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
