Frequently Asked Questions

Can I update the Dock Firmware manually?#

Yes, you need to compile or download a new dock firmware image. Then use curl to push the firmware to the dock with the following command:

curl -F "file=@firmware.bin" http://<Dock IP>/update

You can also use ESPHome-Flasher to update the firmware via USB.

How can I change the timezone or set the time manually?#

remote-os v2#

The default system timezone is set to UTC. The timezone for the app can be set in the file /boot/timezone. This file is on the FAT boot partition and accessible from the mounted SD card.

The content of /boot/timezone is a single line containing the Linux TZ name.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones for a list of valid TZ database names. They can also be retrieved with timedatectl list-timezones. Examples:

• Europe/Copenhagen
• Asia/Hong_Kong
• America/Vancouver

remote-os < 2.0.0#

At the moment you can only set the timezone or current time in a ssh shell with the following commands:

• Time zone:
  • List timezones: timedatectl list-timezones
  • Set timezone example: timedatectl set-timezone America/Los_Angeles
• Date and time:
  • Show current time: timedatectl
  • Set date and time: timedatectl set-time YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
    Example: timedatectl set-time '2020-09-08 03:19:00'

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