[mythtv] NTP config

[Steve Adeff]

On Thursday 20 October 2005 06:35, Andrew Wilson wrote:
> On 19/10/05, Adrian Wilkins <adrian.wilkins at gmail.com> wrote:
> > As an aside, the "dvbdate" utility makes a fabulous alternative to NTP
> > if you have any DVB cards ; you get a timesync that is, by definition,
> > perfect for recording TV, and you don't piss off any NTP services, no
> > matter how often you sync.
>
> Yes, this is one of the nice spinoffs of using DVB. I have it sync the
> clock on bootup and in a daily cron job. Works perfectly, You need to
> tune first though. Do something like:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> # Tune DVB adapter if nobody else is already doing so:
> # I have a channel called Q. I think it's a radio station. It's handy
> to type :-)
> if [ -z `fuser /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0` ] ; then
>   tzap Q &
>   dvbdate --set
>   kill $!
> else
>   dvbdate --set
> fi


unless your cable company doesn't send the signal for this! I just tried, but 
either comcast doesn't support this or I have to tune to a specific channel?

Steve