Set Kindle3 Timezone *WITHOUT* Whispernet???

Hyperinflation · 12-03-2010, 01:54 PM

Hi Guys.

I have a US Wifi Kindle 3 in Thailand. I am really frustrated trying to get the timezone to set properly.

I do not have access to a Wifi network or Whispernet. I have jailbreak'ed and installed USBNetworking.

From the Linux command line, everything looks good. I get the following when I ssh into the device:

[root@kindle /etc]# date
Sat Dec 4 01:56:40 ICT 2010
[root@kindle /etc]# hwclock
Fri Dec 3 18:56:44 2010 0.000000 seconds
[root@kindle /etc]#

This is all correct. ICT is the correct Timezone, and represents GMT+7. The hardware clock is properly set to UTC. The problem is, on the Kindle itself, it isn't picking up the Linux timezone. It still shows at GMT!

What gives? How can I force the Kindle timezone to the correct value? It apparently ignores the OS settings. Anyone know where this information is stored?

Thanks for any assistance.

Hyperinflation · 12-03-2010, 03:16 PM

An update to this:

Currently I have fixed the problem by changing the start.sh file located in:

/opt/amazon/ebook/bin/start.sh

I modified line 188 to add "-Duser.timezone=Asia/Bangkok" to the $opts variable that is used to start the Java VM. I now get the correct time displayed, but this seems like an awful hack.

Anybody have a more elegant solution?

dhdurgee · 03-29-2015, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hyperinflation

An update to this:

Currently I have fixed the problem by changing the start.sh file located in:

/opt/amazon/ebook/bin/start.sh

I modified line 188 to add "-Duser.timezone=Asia/Bangkok" to the $opts variable that is used to start the Java VM. I now get the correct time displayed, but this seems like an awful hack.

Anybody have a more elegant solution?

I am looking to use this to fix my timezone problem, but I get a message about this being a read-only file system. How do I obtain read/write to this in order to make the change and then restore the sytem to read/only? I plan on making a backup copy of start.sh to be sure I don't screw things up beyond repair. I intend to use mc in myts to add my own timezone setting.

Dave

eschwartz · 03-29-2015, 10:21 PM

For future visitors (already answered in the other thread

)

Code:

mntroot rw && commands && mntroot ro

The rootfs is read-only to prevent clobbering.

12-03-2010, 01:54 PM	#1
Hyperinflation Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 666 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle3	*Set Kindle3 Timezone WITHOUT* Whispernet???** Hi Guys. I have a US Wifi Kindle 3 in Thailand. I am really frustrated trying to get the timezone to set properly. I do not have access to a Wifi network or Whispernet. I have jailbreak'ed and installed USBNetworking. From the Linux command line, everything looks good. I get the following when I ssh into the device: [root@kindle /etc]# date Sat Dec 4 01:56:40 ICT 2010 [root@kindle /etc]# hwclock Fri Dec 3 18:56:44 2010 0.000000 seconds [root@kindle /etc]# This is all correct. ICT is the correct Timezone, and represents GMT+7. The hardware clock is properly set to UTC. The problem is, on the Kindle itself, it isn't picking up the Linux timezone. It still shows at GMT! What gives? How can I force the Kindle timezone to the correct value? It apparently ignores the OS settings. Anyone know where this information is stored? Thanks for any assistance.

03-29-2015, 10:21 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	For future visitors (already answered in the other thread ) Code: mntroot rw && commands && mntroot ro The rootfs is read-only to prevent clobbering.

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12-03-2010, 03:16 PM	#2
Hyperinflation Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 666 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle3	An update to this: Currently I have fixed the problem by changing the start.sh file located in: /opt/amazon/ebook/bin/start.sh I modified line 188 to add "-Duser.timezone=Asia/Bangkok" to the $opts variable that is used to start the Java VM. I now get the correct time displayed, but this seems like an awful hack. Anybody have a more elegant solution?

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