[mythtv-users] How to set time zone

[Bob Sully]

On 2025-02-10 09:50, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:


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> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:53:21 -0600
> From: Barry Martin <barry3martin at gmail.com>
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] How to set time zone
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> Hi Bob!

> I have noticed that it now seems to be set on UTC; I'm in the western US
> in the Pacific (UTC -8:00 at the moment) zone.?? When I select a show
> for recording, the "Upcoming recordings" tab shows the start time as
> eight hours later than the show's actual start time here.

> My guess is your Backend computer is set for the wrong time zone, 
> perhaps when initially configuring it (as in when installing Xubuntu) 
> you used the default of GMT instead you Pacific Time Zone.? Remember to 
> also configure to automatically switch for Daylight Savings Time!!
>
> I'm also vaguely recalling in an old-old computer here I had to set the 
> time zone in the BIOS.? I doubt if your computer is that old, just 
> mentioning.? Also, if your computer doesn't keep the time and date when 
> powering up there's a coin cell battery on the motherboard which needs 
> replacing.
>
> As for the HDPVR issue, others will be a better source of 
> troubleshooting information, I'm guessing an external device so make 
> sure the cable is installed fully.? I had an HDMI cable giving 
> intermittent sound: ended up the connection felt tight but the connector 
> body was rubbing against the chassis and needed to be shoved in a bit more.
>
> Use 'lsusb' ('lspci' if internal) to make sure is being detected by 
> Xubuntu -- if the system doesn't detect it MythTV won't either.
>
>
> Barry


Thanks, Barry -

As I mentioned before (after your reply), this machine has had the hwclock
set to GMT for years (since I first set t the machine up) and I haven't had
any issues with Myth before.  TZ is set to Pacific in Linux settings, and it
seems to be fine in all other applications that need the correct time also.

Regarding the HDPVR - It's recognized by the OS (/dev/video2) and backend.
I have had this thing for years; it usually works great, but its biggest
issue is flaky wall-warts. I finally found a good power supply for it that
doesn't croak after a few months to a year.  Even so, I still have to power-
cycle it once every week or two; if I don't it goes into hibernation mode.
Once I wake it up, it works fine.

Take care -
Bob


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-- Regards, *Bob Sully*
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