Ntpdate and status menu NTP clock sync widget for Nokia N900 (Maemo 5)

If you want to sync your N900′s clock with an NTP server you can download the ntpdate package for Maemo 5 from here:

http://tonev.net/n900/ntpdate_4.2.4p4+dfsg-micro_armel.deb

install it as root:

dpkg -i ntpdate_4.2.4p4+dfsg-micro_armel.deb

You can sync your clock manually (while you are connected to Internet) from the shell by typing as root:

ntpdate pool.ntp.org
Example result: 28 Nov 15:46:02 ntpdate[16999]: adjust time server 78.128.1.18 offset -0.076669 sec

or/and you can install this widget, so you can do it from your menu with just one click when you have access to Internet:

This widget requires ntpdate to be already installed and it is syncing your time with the NTP servers in pool.ntp.org

Download from here:

http://tonev.net/n900/sync-time-ntpdate-widget_0.1-micro_armel.deb

install it as root:

dpkg -i sync-time-ntpdate-widget_0.1-micro_armel.deb

You should see it now in your menu.