Menu Clock Broken

Hi,

I am running 10.4.11 on a G5 dual 2.0GHz box. After rebooting
after installing the recent security update, my menu clock will
not display. I went into to the preferences for date and time,
and sure enough, the check box for "show date and time in" is
not checked. If I check it, the clock never displays, and the
next time I check the setting, it is again unchecked. It does
work if I use the window clock, but not the menu clock.

Any ideas? I am somewhat lost without a menu clock.

-john-

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In article
<jollyroger->,
Jolly Roger <> wrote:

> In article
> <john->,
> "John A. Weeks III" <> wrote:
>
> > I am running 10.4.11 on a G5 dual 2.0GHz box. After rebooting
> > after installing the recent security update, my menu clock will
> > not display. I went into to the preferences for date and time,
> > and sure enough, the check box for "show date and time in" is
> > not checked. If I check it, the clock never displays, and the
> > next time I check the setting, it is again unchecked. It does
> > work if I use the window clock, but not the menu clock.
> >
> > Any ideas? I am somewhat lost without a menu clock.
>
> A few questions:
>
> 1. Have you examined the system and console logs to see if an error is
> reported there? If so, paste them in a reply message to this news group.

See below.

> 2. Does this problem last through a log out?

Yes.

> 3. Does this problem last through a restart?

Yes.

> After looking at the system and console logs, you may want to try this:
>
> 1. Quit System Preferences.
> 2. Move the menu bar clock preferences file to your desktop
> (/Users/you/Library/Preferences/com.apple.MenuBarClock.plist).
> 3. Log out.
> 4. Log back in.
> 5. Open System Preferences > Date & Time > Clock.
> 6. Check "Show date and time in menu bar".
> 7. Quit System Preferences.

Tried that, did not seem to help.

> Viewing Crash, Console, and System Logs
>
> 1. Open /Applications/Utilities/Console.
>
> 2. From the Console menu bar, select File > View System Log.

Jan 3 01:03:51 localhost loginwindow[82]: Login Window Started Security
Agent
Jan 3 01:03:52 localhost kernel[0]: UniNEnet::monitorLinkStatus - Link
is up at 1000 Mbps - Full Duplex
Jan 3 01:03:52 Macintosh-G5 configd[46]: setting hostname to
"Macintosh-G5.local"
Jan 3 01:03:56 Macintosh-G5 configd[46]: executing
/System/Library/SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enab
le-network
Jan 3 01:03:56 Macintosh-G5 configd[46]: posting notification
com.apple.system.config.network_change
Jan 3 01:03:56 Macintosh-G5 lookupd[101]: lookupd (version 369.5)
starting - Thu Jan 3 01:03:56 2008
Jan 3 01:03:57 Macintosh-G5 ntpdate[113]: getnetnum: "time.apple.com"
invalid host number, line ignored
Jan 3 01:03:57 Macintosh-G5 ntpdate[113]: no servers can be used,
exiting
Jan 3 01:03:57 Macintosh-G5 kernel[0]: in_delmulti - ignorning invalid
inm (0x656e0028)
Jan 3 01:03:57 Macintosh-G5 launchd: Server 4a0b in bootstrap 1103 uid
0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[101]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Jan 3 01:03:57 Macintosh-G5 configd[46]: posting notification
com.apple.system.config.network_change
Jan 3 01:03:57 Macintosh-G5 lookupd[115]: lookupd (version 369.5)
starting - Thu Jan 3 01:03:57 2008
Jan 3 01:03:57 Macintosh-G5 configd[46]: setting hostname to
"Macintosh-G5"
Jan 3 01:03:58 Macintosh-G5 configd[46]: target=enable-network:
disabled
Jan 3 01:03:58 Macintosh-G5 SystemStarter[54]: Operating System
enhancements for Virtual PC (135) did not complete successfully
Jan 3 01:04:03 Macintosh-G5 SystemStarter[54]: The following
StartupItems failed to properly start:
Jan 3 01:04:03 Macintosh-G5 SystemStarter[54]:
/Library/StartupItems/VirtualPCOSServices
Jan 3 01:04:03 Macintosh-G5 SystemStarter[54]: - execution of Startup
script failed

> 3. From the Console menu bar, select File > View Console Log.

2008-01-03 01:04:43.911 SystemUIServer[97] *** +[NSColor ]: selector not
recognized
2008-01-03 01:04:43.912 SystemUIServer[97] failed to load Menu Extra:
NSBundle </System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/Clock.menu> (not yet
loaded)

Note - I get these two lines of messages each time I click on the
preference for show clock in menu.

> The system log will usually give you an indication as to what is causing
> startup issues. The console log can show issues you experience after you
> are logged into your user account.

I wonder if I have some old Virtual PC code that is failing, and
then causing the system clock to not work. I'll try uninstalling
Virtual PC and see if that causing the problem. I'll also look
for an update for Virtual PC.

-john-

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In article
<jollyroger->,
Jolly Roger <> wrote:

> This makes me wonder if one or more system files on your computer are
> corrupted or missing. If I were you, I would try downloading the latest
> "combo" system updater from Apple's web site and installing it on your
> computer, to see if it will replace any damaged or missing system files.
>
> You can get the latest combo updaters from Apple here - be sure to
> download the right one for your system:
>
> <http://tinyurl.com/2bmlbq>

Ding! We have a winner. I reapplied 10.4.11, and after a very
long reboot, I now have my menu clock back. Thanks for the help!

-john-

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