AppleTV Wrong Time

[HuMac]

http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=634

I thought I would link this here if anyone else noticed their apple TV had the wrong time set.

If there's an easier way to set the appletv time for Boxee please let me know this was the only method I could find, which required using ssh and a shell.

Cheers

[marcel]

thanks HuMac nice detailed instructions:)

[Apek]

You have to fix your /etc/localtime

[HuMac]

That's what I did....

I linked my instructions since the original forum was created outside of the AppleTV thread...

Just incase anyone else was looking here for a solution and not searching ;)

Here is the quote from my instructions in the other thread:


Couldn't find a solution in the Apple TV menu or settings but since its all UNIX anyway you can do the following to set the time to your timezone:

You'll need to SSH into you ATV using terminal or putty

To setup correct timezone you need to copy your timezone file from /usr/share/zoneinfo directory to /etc/localtime file.

Just goto directory:
# cd /usr/share/zoneinfo

Use ls -l command to find out your zonefile.
# ls -l

For example I am in US/Pacific (PST time zone) so I need to copy file as follows:
# sudo cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Pacific /etc/localtime

That fixed it for me cheers...

[riscky]

Actually I don't think that is correct... you shouldn't replace the file but change where it points... so you should do something like this


sudo ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern /etc/localtime

[HuMac]

Either way it worked for me...

[motech]

yes,
the easier way is to install nitotv on your apple tv,
goto settings and choose your time zone.

this is the best way for people to do it who are afraid of command line . .
you can also just uninstall nitotv when you are done (though it is good to have . .)

tested and works great.

[pops69]

motech: what is nitro tv? is it easier to install than the patchstick usb thing?

tks

[marcel]

check out this thread http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/NitoTV_Take_2

[pops69]

marcel: is it easier to install than boxee? actually that was not all that bad once you got by the usb thing. tks

[pops69]

that's way out of my league. using a putty terminal session and trying to us linux commands etc is way to hot for me to try.

tks