Sergei.Haller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(Sergei Haller) 01.06.05 16:22 RZ>> It seems that VDR finds the right timer, but calcutes the time RZ>> in second wrong! >the calculated time IS correct. you can use the small tool 'time' from >nvram-wakeup package: > # ./time 1117634400 > (time_t) 1117634400 > (local time) Wed Jun 1 16:00:00 2005 > (utc/gmt) Wed Jun 1 14:00:00 2005 >or, if you trust 'date', use this: > # date +%s -d "Wed Jun 1 16:00:00 CEST 2005" > 1117634400 I forgot to copy that test done here: msi:~/video/nvram/nvram-wakeup# ./time 1117634400 (time_t) 1117634400 (local time) Wed Jun 1 16:00:00 2005 (utc/gmt) Wed Jun 1 14:00:00 2005 But why: # date -d "1970-01-01 1117634400 sec CET" Wed Jun 1 15:00:00 CEST 2005 # date -d "1970-01-01 1117634400 sec CEST" Wed Jun 1 15:00:00 CEST 2005 # date -d "1970-01-01 1117634400 sec GMT" Wed Jun 1 16:00:00 CEST 2005 # date -d "1970-01-01 1117634400 sec WET" Wed Jun 1 16:00:00 CEST 2005 Rainer