On 1/2/2015 7:56 PM, rjc2827 wrote: > I'm new, so there's some early step that I've overlooked, but I can't set > the time, and I don't know why. I'm running the Ver C BBB with Debian > pre-installed. I have flashed the newest OS version, and have found PuTTY > to get me access to the SSH shell. I've even got a single LED to light up > with some sample code that I've found. I now want to apt-get update and > install, but I've been told to get my date set up first so that the > update/install goes smoothly, but ... > > Both of: > root@beaglebone:~# ntpdate pool.ntp.org > root@beaglebone:~# sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org > > get me a response of: > Error resolving pool.ntp.org: Name or service not known (-2) > 15 May 07:34:42 ntpdate[5292]: Can't find host pool.ntp.org: Name or > service not known (-2) > 15 May 07:34:42 ntpdate[5292]: no servers can be used, exiting
Reading between the lines, I suspect you're connected via USB, so you won't have networking on the 'Bone unless you configure your host system to forward traffic for the 'Bone to the internet or (easier) hook up an Ethernet cable to the BBB. -- Charles Steinkuehler [email protected] -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
