Author: alexander
Date: 2005-05-03 02:30:17 -0600 (Tue, 03 May 2005)
New Revision: 121
Modified:
branches/unionfs/TODO
branches/unionfs/etc/sysconfig/clock
branches/unionfs/isolinux/options.msg
Log:
Allow timezone configuration using the kernel command line. No changes in the
bootscripts are needed.
Modified: branches/unionfs/TODO
===================================================================
--- branches/unionfs/TODO 2005-05-03 08:24:06 UTC (rev 120)
+++ branches/unionfs/TODO 2005-05-03 08:30:17 UTC (rev 121)
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@
* nALFS profile
* Incorporate Firefox first-run into script, to improve loading performance
* New shutdown scripts to handle unmounts of drives, stopping of services, if
they were started, etc.
+* Decide upon the default timezone in the Makefile. GMT?
Modified: branches/unionfs/etc/sysconfig/clock
===================================================================
--- branches/unionfs/etc/sysconfig/clock 2005-05-03 08:24:06 UTC (rev
120)
+++ branches/unionfs/etc/sysconfig/clock 2005-05-03 08:30:17 UTC (rev
121)
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
# Begin /etc/sysconfig/clock
-UTC=0
+# Default to localtime, but allow the user to
+# override this using the kernel command line
+UTC=${UTC-0}
+
# End /etc/sysconfig/clock
Modified: branches/unionfs/isolinux/options.msg
===================================================================
--- branches/unionfs/isolinux/options.msg 2005-05-03 08:24:06 UTC (rev
120)
+++ branches/unionfs/isolinux/options.msg 2005-05-03 08:30:17 UTC (rev
121)
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
To use a framebuffer console, type "linux vga=xxx"
-where xxx is a screen resolution.
+where xxx denotes a screen resolution and color depth.
Examples:
-795 = 1280x1024x24
-794 = 1280x1024x16
-792 = 1024x768x24
-791 = 1024x768x16
-789 = 800x600x24
-788 = 800x600x16
+795 = 1280x1024x24 794 = 1280x1024x16
+792 = 1024x768x24 791 = 1024x768x16
+789 = 800x600x24 788 = 800x600x16
To enable expert mode type "expert" anywhere after
"linux". This will disable module loading and will
not attempt to bring up your network.
+
+To set your timezone, add TZ=your/timezone (e.g.
+TZ=America/New_York or TZ=UTC+4) anywhere after "linux".
+Also, add UTC=1 if the hardware clock in your computer
+is set to GMT instead of local time.
+
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