Date/Time settings does not really save new settings

[Axel Lin]

Test with moblin-applet v0.50.1 on crownbeach

Reproduce steps:
1. launch date/time settings
2. change time setting and close date/time settings UI
3. The status bar shows new time settings
4. reboot
After reboot, the "time" show on status bar is still old settings.
I go to date/time settings to check the "time setting", it is still the old settings.

[cathyli (cathy-li)]

Do you find the issue on Hardy or gusty? If on gusty, the issue has been fixed in applets 0.52, pls. refer to bug #208167.

[Axel Lin (axel-lin)]

I found this issue on Gutsy.
I got error message when upgrading to v0.52.

Script started on Tue 08 Apr 2008 03:05:22 UTC
(T: mid_v2)root@ume:/etc/hal# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  moblin-applets
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
4 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/935kB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
  moblin-applets
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
(Reading database ... 54210 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace moblin-applets 0.50.1 (using
.../moblin-applets_0.52_lpia.deb) ...
 * Stopping MoblinSystemDaemon
moblin-system-daemon Terminated
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 143
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
                                                                        [ OK
]
 * Stopping MoblinSystemDaemon
moblin-system-daemon Terminated
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/moblin-applets_0.52_lpia.deb
(--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 143
                                                                        [ OK
]
 * Starting MoblinSystemDaemon moblin-system-daemon [ OK
]
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/moblin-applets_0.52_lpia.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
(T: mid150_v2)root@ume:/etc/hal# exit
exit

Script done on Tue 08 Apr 2008 03:05:38 UTC

2008/4/8, cathyli <email address hidden>:
>
> Do you find the issue on Hardy or gusty? If on gusty, the issue has been
> fixed in applets 0.52, pls. refer to bug #208167.
>
>
> ** Changed in: moblin-applets
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
>
> --
> Date/Time settings does not really save new settings
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210681
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

[cathyli (cathy-li)]

I double checked the issue in moblin-applets 0.52, cannot reproduce it.
Change date/time in GUI and command line by "sudo date -s xx/xx/xxxx", "sudo date -s xx:xx:xx", then reboot PC, all scenarios work well.

[Axel Lin (axel-lin)]

I upgrade moblin-applets v0.52 on 3 devices.
Only one device has the error message I mentioned above.
For the machine has been upgraded to v0.52, the date/time can be saved now.

2008/4/8, cathyli <email address hidden>:
>
> I double checked the issue in moblin-applets 0.52, cannot reproduce it.
> Change date/time in GUI and command line by "sudo date -s xx/xx/xxxx",
> "sudo date -s xx:xx:xx", then reboot PC, all scenarios work well.
>
>
> --
> Date/Time settings does not really save new settings
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210681
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

[ToddBrandt (todd-e-brandt)]

This isn't a bug. When you are connected to the network, the ntpdate command is called which sets the time to the network time. See this bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/moblin-applets/+bug/211021

I saw the issue a couple weeks back and thought it was a bug initially. I added this wishlist item for a toggle on the date/time dialog that could disable ntpdate. Please verify that the behavior you're seeing only occurs when connected to the network. Also please combin this and the wishlist item into something viable (assuming the wishlist item isn't what you want).

[cathyli (cathy-li)]

Cannot reproduce it in latest moblin-applets version, change bug status to "invalid" and close it.