New MX21 Installs problems with mx-datetime

[zimbodel]

MX21
For some reason datetime refuses to automatically update. If I manually update it it updates, but the tickbox check just disappears and automatic update is rejected.
I made sure ntp is running.
What could cause this ?

https://i.imgur.com/WUm66Et.mp4

[dolphin_oracle]

hmm, you are running with systemd perhaps? you time should be updating, but I imagine datetime might have a bug in its checks somewhere.

quick-system-info would be nice.

if the ntpsec or ntp service is running, then auto clock syncing is enabled. and if the hwclock-mx service is enabled, then the clock should be saved to the system hardware at shutdown.

[zimbodel]

Doesnt seem it is booting the systemD kernel.
The problem still remains the same as in the video.
It just refuses to accept the tickmark.
Today it was off by 5 hours, so it seems to update to something else and eventually overrides my manual updates in
mx-timedate.

$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 5.16.0-5mx-amd64 (stevep@mxlinux.org) (gcc-10 (Debian 10.2.1-6) 10.2.1 20210110, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.35.2) #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 5.16.14-1~mx21+1 (2022-03-22)

I will post
quick-system-info , but I first have to remove identifiable data, as quick-system-info doesnt really care about privacy.

[j2mcgreg]

@zimbodel wrote:

I will post
quick-system-info , but I first have to remove identifiable data, as quick-system-info doesnt really care about privacy.

Just use our Quick System Info as it's output has already been scrubbed of personal identifiers.

[MX<3]

I had a problem with time on a system once. It turned out to be the little battery on the MB dying. I replaced it and the problem went away.

I haven't been here for ages but I saw this randomly today and thought I would throw this out here, in case it's a similar thing and can save you all time.