I having a problem with time

Rouge One · 02-21-2026, 10:45 AM

I added the option to add the time in the status bar but here is the problem the time is not showing in eastern time zone.

But the device I am using Pocketbook Verse is showing the time in the regular interface it shows eastern time zone.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this issue

mergen3107 · 02-21-2026, 04:16 PM

Probably has something to do about “hardware clock” (hwclock command) on the Real Time Clock (RTC) chip vs software time (date command) - which adjusted by the OS according to current device location setting.

I don’t know which time KOReader uses, but you might try syncing those teo on Pocketbook side (it is a Linux). Although I only tried this on Onyx Boox Kon-Tikie 2 and once screwed up the clocks so my internet stopped working correctly

so here be dragons

Rouge One · 02-21-2026, 09:44 PM

How do I do that because I have no idea how to do that

mergen3107 · 02-22-2026, 01:11 AM

For a start, you can try KOReader’s Terminal plugin.
Just see what outputs those two commands have:
hwclock
date

See if they differ

mergen3107 · 02-22-2026, 01:12 AM

Also, I just thought that Pocketbook’s UI might also use its own “timeframe” in the Pocketbook UI, which might be neither hwclock nor OS time. However, I haven’t seen many complaints in this regard before, so not sure (I also don’t have a Pocketbook)

02-21-2026, 10:45 AM	#1
Rouge One Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I having a problem with time I added the option to add the time in the status bar but here is the problem the time is not showing in eastern time zone. But the device I am using Pocketbook Verse is showing the time in the regular interface it shows eastern time zone. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this issue

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02-21-2026, 04:16 PM	#2
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000564 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	Probably has something to do about “hardware clock” (hwclock command) on the Real Time Clock (RTC) chip vs software time (date command) - which adjusted by the OS according to current device location setting. I don’t know which time KOReader uses, but you might try syncing those teo on Pocketbook side (it is a Linux). Although I only tried this on Onyx Boox Kon-Tikie 2 and once screwed up the clocks so my internet stopped working correctly so here be dragons

02-21-2026, 09:44 PM	#3
Rouge One Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	How do I do that because I have no idea how to do that

02-22-2026, 01:11 AM	#4
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000564 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	For a start, you can try KOReader’s Terminal plugin. Just see what outputs those two commands have: hwclock date See if they differ

02-22-2026, 01:12 AM	#5
mergen3107 Wizard Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000564 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cape Canaveral Device: Kindle Scribe	Also, I just thought that Pocketbook’s UI might also use its own “timeframe” in the Pocketbook UI, which might be neither hwclock nor OS time. However, I haven’t seen many complaints in this regard before, so not sure (I also don’t have a Pocketbook)

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