Date Error

Tempest 2084 · 28 February 2010, 18:11

I'm not quite sure where to put this as I don't know if it's a hardware issue with my accelerator card battery, or a system issue with CWB. So feel free to move this thread if I guessed wrong.

I'm having an issue with the date when using CWB. When I go to set the date and time everything seems to be ok, but when I save it the date automatically goes to the first of whatever month I pick (such as Feb 1st). At first I thought it was just a dead battery, but I seem to remember replacing the battery last year and CWB remembers the month, year, and time correctly. It's just the day that seems to be wrong (always the 1st).

Could this be a CWB issue or is my battery dying? You'd think that if it was the battery that everything would be wrong, but then again I've seen stranger things.

Tempest

Bloodwych · 28 February 2010, 20:44

Strange.

Which version?

Tempest 2084 · 28 February 2010, 21:33

V24.

I want to upgrade to V25 but I'm afraid that it will wipe out all my WHDLoad settings and I don't want to go through the pain of setting that up again. I also upgraded to Windows 7 64-bit and I'm not sure if UAE will run correctly so I have no way of making the system.zip file (unless a virtual drive file can be mounted by a real Amiga).

Tempest

Bloodwych · 28 February 2010, 21:38

If you are using the ADV or ADVSP, it may be the MUI time prefs.

It was replaced with the original one off the Workbench disk in v25: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=47644
Try and set the time via CLI as outlined in that thread.

cosmicfrog · 28 February 2010, 21:40

winuae is deved on win7 64 bit

Tempest 2084 · 28 February 2010, 21:57

ok I'll give that a shot. As long as I got you all here, will installing the newest CWB completely wipe my workbench partition or does it only replace files? Can I just copy the system.zip to my workbench partition (with my current CWB files) and install using the boot disk?

Forgive me if this is mentioned in an FAQ somewhere, but I didn't see it.

EDIT: setting it from the CLI worked.

Bloodwych · 28 February 2010, 23:34

It's impossible to say as it depends on what you did to your system after the initial install.

It will copy over files and may mess things up if you've customized the startup and menu files. I just don't have the time or the motivation to create update packs, so it's up to end users to copy files across manually if they don't want to start from scratch.

If v24 is working fine, I'd just replace the time.prefs with the one from your original disk and perhaps replace the iGame drawer with the one from the v25 pack. The new one fixes the Alt scan bug.

You may also want to copy the iGame artwork now included also. Or you can get the packs from the EAB file server. See this thread:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=50039

That will give you some of the "must have" updates. The other updates you may not miss.

It's up to you. Check out what else is new and decide if the hassle is worth it: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=13494

If you work though the list, you can probably update manually anything you want to add.

Tempest 2084 · 28 February 2010, 23:44

Meh I'll just delete everything and install like the instructions say. I'm a sucker for having 'the latest' updates anyway. Besides, the Olympic hockey game just went into overtime so I have some time to kill.

Tempest

Bloodwych · 28 February 2010, 23:55

You can leave your game and demo drawers/partitions intact!

You don't have to wipe everything.

Tempest 2084 · 01 March 2010, 02:57

Well the hockey game lasted about 3 min, but the install finally finished. Everything appears to be working.

Is there a way to display the time as AM/PM rather than as a 24 hour clock? The format string says %R and I'm not sure what to put for a 12 hour clock.

Tempest

Bloodwych · 01 March 2010, 11:42

Canada just managed to beat you. Close game!

You've just made me realise I didn't add the Scalos clock help file into the packs.

You may have to change spacing for the other menubar items - like chip and fastram - in the scalos main prefs to make the 12 hour clock fit.

All the settings can be found in the file attached below:

Bloodwych · 05 March 2010, 10:55

Did you get all this sorted Tempest?

28 February 2010, 18:11	#1
Tempest 2084 Prototype Historian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SE MI / USA Posts: 420	Date Error I'm not quite sure where to put this as I don't know if it's a hardware issue with my accelerator card battery, or a system issue with CWB. So feel free to move this thread if I guessed wrong. I'm having an issue with the date when using CWB. When I go to set the date and time everything seems to be ok, but when I save it the date automatically goes to the first of whatever month I pick (such as Feb 1st). At first I thought it was just a dead battery, but I seem to remember replacing the battery last year and CWB remembers the month, year, and time correctly. It's just the day that seems to be wrong (always the 1st). Could this be a CWB issue or is my battery dying? You'd think that if it was the battery that everything would be wrong, but then again I've seen stranger things. Tempest

28 February 2010, 21:57	#6
Tempest 2084 Prototype Historian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SE MI / USA Posts: 420	ok I'll give that a shot. As long as I got you all here, will installing the newest CWB completely wipe my workbench partition or does it only replace files? Can I just copy the system.zip to my workbench partition (with my current CWB files) and install using the boot disk? Forgive me if this is mentioned in an FAQ somewhere, but I didn't see it. EDIT: setting it from the CLI worked. Last edited by Tempest 2084; 28 February 2010 at 22:19.

28 February 2010, 23:34	#7
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	It's impossible to say as it depends on what you did to your system after the initial install. It will copy over files and may mess things up if you've customized the startup and menu files. I just don't have the time or the motivation to create update packs, so it's up to end users to copy files across manually if they don't want to start from scratch. If v24 is working fine, I'd just replace the time.prefs with the one from your original disk and perhaps replace the iGame drawer with the one from the v25 pack. The new one fixes the Alt scan bug. You may also want to copy the iGame artwork now included also. Or you can get the packs from the EAB file server. See this thread: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=50039 That will give you some of the "must have" updates. The other updates you may not miss. It's up to you. Check out what else is new and decide if the hassle is worth it: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=13494 If you work though the list, you can probably update manually anything you want to add. Last edited by Bloodwych; 28 February 2010 at 23:41.

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28 February 2010, 20:44	#2
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Strange. Which version?

28 February 2010, 21:33	#3
Tempest 2084 Prototype Historian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SE MI / USA Posts: 420	V24. I want to upgrade to V25 but I'm afraid that it will wipe out all my WHDLoad settings and I don't want to go through the pain of setting that up again. I also upgraded to Windows 7 64-bit and I'm not sure if UAE will run correctly so I have no way of making the system.zip file (unless a virtual drive file can be mounted by a real Amiga). Tempest

28 February 2010, 21:38	#4
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	If you are using the ADV or ADVSP, it may be the MUI time prefs. It was replaced with the original one off the Workbench disk in v25: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=47644 Try and set the time via CLI as outlined in that thread.

28 February 2010, 21:40	#5
cosmicfrog The 1 who ribbits Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: leek, Staffs, UK Age: 56 Posts: 3,557	winuae is deved on win7 64 bit

28 February 2010, 23:44	#8
Tempest 2084 Prototype Historian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SE MI / USA Posts: 420	Meh I'll just delete everything and install like the instructions say. I'm a sucker for having 'the latest' updates anyway. Besides, the Olympic hockey game just went into overtime so I have some time to kill. Tempest

28 February 2010, 23:55	#9
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	You can leave your game and demo drawers/partitions intact! You don't have to wipe everything.

01 March 2010, 02:57	#10
Tempest 2084 Prototype Historian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SE MI / USA Posts: 420	Well the hockey game lasted about 3 min, but the install finally finished. Everything appears to be working. Is there a way to display the time as AM/PM rather than as a 24 hour clock? The format string says %R and I'm not sure what to put for a 12 hour clock. Tempest

05 March 2010, 10:55	#12
Bloodwych Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: I'm behind you! Posts: 3,763	Did you get all this sorted Tempest?

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