Timezones not used everywhere?

[Hans L]

Does openmoko get any time/date information from the cell towers?
With previous phones I have owned, I don't remember ever having to set
a timezone.  And when traveling across timezones, it seems to
automatically pick up the change from the cell phone towers.  Is there
a way we can make openmoko retrieve this information itself, so it
never requires any manual configuration?

Hans

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Olivier Migeot <larrycow at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using an "un-crippled" (according to the "Freerunner Quickstart"
> wiki page) GTA02, with factory image (only opkg upgraded tonight). I
> display a digital clock on my home screen, and it also displays the
> date in the bottom. For I'm living in France, I made the
> /etc/localtime symlink to the Europe/Paris tz (GMT +2, these days). So
> far so good, the time and date were both displayed correctly.
>
> And then, maybe an hour or two before midnight (I couldn't guess so I
> didn't check precisely, but I will next time), as hours/minutes stayed
> correct, the "date" field went wrong. Well, not exactly "wrong", but
> "tomorrow". Like few hours too soon. Sounds to me like the "date"
> field is using universal time when it should not, but I can be wrong.
>
> Any idea/insight on this?
>
> Thanks alot... I hope it was clear, for it's already time to sleep here.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> OlivierM
>
> _______________________________________________
> Openmoko community mailing list
> community at lists.openmoko.org
> http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
>