Panther: Missing Menu Bar Icons - Page 2

Almist · 10-29-2003, 10:30 AM

hmmm

on closer observation al2teach may have a point.

The 1st Disc was labelled install disc 1 upgrade disc
2nd Disc was labelled install disc 2
3rd Disc was labelled install disc 3
last disc was Mac OS X Xcode Tools

if it was really just an upgrade disc issue then its a big boo hoo.

So sorry guys.
But the assumption is, with 4 discs shipped, it sure looked the full version.

Its also funny how an upgrade copy of Panther can be clean installed.
So an upgrade disc is Panther without menu bar + .....?

Dan

yellow · 10-29-2003, 10:35 AM

Odd.. what version is the CD? Mine is 2z691-4585-a

Almist · 10-29-2003, 10:38 AM

Disc 01 is 2Z691-4633-A (Front)
Disc 02 is 2Z691-4586-A (Front)
Disc 03 is 2Z691-4587-A (Front)

There's another under the CDs that is different.
Disc 01 is 2Z693-4532-A
Disc 02 is 2Z693-4533-A
Disc 03 is 2Z693-5064-A

laxx · 10-29-2003, 10:52 AM

hi,

i am using an emac, and I am experiencing the same issues: no menu icons, ie. not clock, dates etc and selecting these in system preferences are not saved.

I too did a fresh install, into a middle partition.

My build: (from the system profile)
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System Version: Mac OS X 10.3 (7B85)
Kernel Version: Darwin 7.0.0

Almist · 10-29-2003, 10:56 AM

laxx can i check with you on how you got your copy of Panther? How many Discs?
the answer may confirm something.

i.e
a) Up to Date Program
b) Retail
c) Apple Developer's Connection
or ......

Dan

al2teach · 10-29-2003, 01:49 PM

just took a peek at apple's discussion site for panther.
http://discussions.info.apple.com/We...B9.6@.599b3b48

one of these days I will know how to change a url to something like"here". the part for you is about the upgrade cd "Owners of the "Upgrade-only" CDs do not want to use Disk Utility to initialize their hard drives as described in step 3. Instead, they should use the "Erase and Install" option, described in step 5".

tango · 10-29-2003, 02:18 PM

Got the same problem here after upgrading to 10.3 on a G4Ti Powerbook.

Flashing menu bar ...

1. - Search for " systemuiserver " in your home directory

2. - delete "com.apple.systemuiserver.plist" in preferences folder

3. - if more existing files like "com.apple.systemuiserver.003065f91522.plist ", delete also

Works great here, can now activate and deactivate all menu items like before, no more flashing ...

Hope, it helps on other machines ...

al2teach · 10-29-2003, 03:08 PM

wow, if that works for those people, they will wonder what took you so long to get here tango, germany is not that far away, lol.

Lucian · 10-30-2003, 05:16 AM

I had the same problem with the missing menu bar icons after a clean install. I had previously done an upgrade. My FW drive was unrecognized and Safari wouldn't start. Now I have no menu bar icons. I tried what tango said, but I don't have any systemuiserver files except for the crash log.

iwanbaan · 10-30-2003, 01:09 PM

YESSS!!! I found the culprit! it's the irDA menu which causes the problem! I first deleted the com.apple.systemuiserver.plist preferences. restarted, immediately disabled the IRDA menu in the network settings and VOILA!

best,
Iwan Baan

mocas · 11-08-2003, 05:31 PM

Try to disabled the IRDA in menu bar. it works with me. now i have all the other icons, and they don't Blink!

laxx · 11-13-2003, 09:18 AM

i found that the problems happen if i choose SINGAPORE as the country of residence. If i were to chooose another country of the same time zone ie. hong kong, the problem does not happen. Call it the singapore bug. to fix it, go to system pref on Time & Date, go to time format, somehow if you choose the time format, you will notice that the time has been selected as AM 12 instead of 12am. clicking on it, and closing it seem to fix it, of cozz you have to log out first.

laxx

al2teach · 11-14-2003, 10:03 AM

I wonder if Almist ever got it fixed.

Almist · 04-05-2004, 03:07 PM

Well people,

Its been almost 5 months, getting real familiar with me PB 15" backlit.

The problem sure was fixed.

It was a case of what was mentioned earlier by laxx, the country of residence being set as Singapore was the culprit (real weird bug). Setting it to the States solved it for me. (And i am glad to have solved the same problem for many fellow Singaporeans)

Got 2 people switched in my 6 months as a mac user hehe.(me aunt and me fren, and maybe a few more on the way)

Anyway i got a new problem on hand and that's why i am posting again for help.

Thks again to those who contributed to this thread. " )

rubikube · 04-29-2004, 09:50 PM

Just chiming in with what I experienced..
Sometimes my menu items load up fine but on some restarts not all of them turn up even though they were checked in system prefs - and when i try to reactivate something, say, fast user switching, the user name gets garbled up with the rest of the menu items due to overlapping.

I dont have any problems with the flashing user name though but I wonder if this is normal at all. its a real pain having to reselect the date to show up time and time again. That said, if the menu items were stable enough that would be great since it doesnt have to take up space anywhere else.

cheers

10-29-2003, 10:30 AM	#21
Almist Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 35	On closer observation hmmm on closer observation al2teach may have a point. The 1st Disc was labelled install disc 1 upgrade disc 2nd Disc was labelled install disc 2 3rd Disc was labelled install disc 3 last disc was Mac OS X Xcode Tools if it was really just an upgrade disc issue then its a big boo hoo. So sorry guys. But the assumption is, with 4 discs shipped, it sure looked the full version. Its also funny how an upgrade copy of Panther can be clean installed. So an upgrade disc is Panther without menu bar + .....? Dan Last edited by Almist; 10-29-2003 at 10:32 AM.

10-29-2003, 10:38 AM	#23
Almist Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 35	Version Disc 01 is 2Z691-4633-A (Front) Disc 02 is 2Z691-4586-A (Front) Disc 03 is 2Z691-4587-A (Front) There's another under the CDs that is different. Disc 01 is 2Z693-4532-A Disc 02 is 2Z693-4533-A Disc 03 is 2Z693-5064-A Last edited by Almist; 10-29-2003 at 10:45 AM.

10-29-2003, 10:52 AM	#24
laxx Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3	same issue here hi, i am using an emac, and I am experiencing the same issues: no menu icons, ie. not clock, dates etc and selecting these in system preferences are not saved. I too did a fresh install, into a middle partition. My build: (from the system profile) ---------- System Version: Mac OS X 10.3 (7B85) Kernel Version: Darwin 7.0.0 Last edited by laxx; 10-29-2003 at 10:55 AM.

10-29-2003, 10:56 AM	#25
Almist Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 35	How did u get your Panther? laxx can i check with you on how you got your copy of Panther? How many Discs? the answer may confirm something. i.e a) Up to Date Program b) Retail c) Apple Developer's Connection or ...... Dan

10-29-2003, 01:49 PM	#26
al2teach Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 11	just took a peek at apple's discussion site for panther. http://discussions.info.apple.com/We...B9.6@.599b3b48 one of these days I will know how to change a url to something like"here". the part for you is about the upgrade cd "Owners of the "Upgrade-only" CDs do not want to use Disk Utility to initialize their hard drives as described in step 3. Instead, they should use the "Erase and Install" option, described in step 5". __________________ "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi

10-29-2003, 10:35 AM	#22
yellow Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,677	Odd.. what version is the CD? Mine is 2z691-4585-a

10-29-2003, 02:18 PM	#27
tango Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: germany Posts: 1	menu bar works again!!! Got the same problem here after upgrading to 10.3 on a G4Ti Powerbook. Flashing menu bar ... 1. - Search for " systemuiserver " in your home directory 2. - delete "com.apple.systemuiserver.plist" in preferences folder 3. - if more existing files like "com.apple.systemuiserver.003065f91522.plist ", delete also Works great here, can now activate and deactivate all menu items like before, no more flashing ... Hope, it helps on other machines ...

10-29-2003, 03:08 PM	#28
al2teach Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 11	wow, if that works for those people, they will wonder what took you so long to get here tango, germany is not that far away, lol. __________________ "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi

10-30-2003, 05:16 AM	#29
Lucian Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2	I had the same problem with the missing menu bar icons after a clean install. I had previously done an upgrade. My FW drive was unrecognized and Safari wouldn't start. Now I have no menu bar icons. I tried what tango said, but I don't have any systemuiserver files except for the crash log.

10-30-2003, 01:09 PM	#30
iwanbaan Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1	Yess, I found the solution! YESSS!!! I found the culprit! it's the irDA menu which causes the problem! I first deleted the com.apple.systemuiserver.plist preferences. restarted, immediately disabled the IRDA menu in the network settings and VOILA! best, Iwan Baan

11-08-2003, 05:31 PM	#31
mocas Prospect Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3	missing menu bar Try to disabled the IRDA in menu bar. it works with me. now i have all the other icons, and they don't Blink!

11-13-2003, 09:18 AM	#32
laxx Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3	actually i think i know. i found that the problems happen if i choose SINGAPORE as the country of residence. If i were to chooose another country of the same time zone ie. hong kong, the problem does not happen. Call it the singapore bug. to fix it, go to system pref on Time & Date, go to time format, somehow if you choose the time format, you will notice that the time has been selected as AM 12 instead of 12am. clicking on it, and closing it seem to fix it, of cozz you have to log out first. laxx

11-14-2003, 10:03 AM	#33
al2teach Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 11	I wonder if Almist ever got it fixed. __________________ "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi

04-05-2004, 03:07 PM	#34
Almist Prospect Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 35	Fixed Well people, Its been almost 5 months, getting real familiar with me PB 15" backlit. The problem sure was fixed. It was a case of what was mentioned earlier by laxx, the country of residence being set as Singapore was the culprit (real weird bug). Setting it to the States solved it for me. (And i am glad to have solved the same problem for many fellow Singaporeans) Got 2 people switched in my 6 months as a mac user hehe.(me aunt and me fren, and maybe a few more on the way) Anyway i got a new problem on hand and that's why i am posting again for help. Thks again to those who contributed to this thread. " )

04-29-2004, 09:50 PM	#35
rubikube Prospect Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 29	Just chiming in with what I experienced.. Sometimes my menu items load up fine but on some restarts not all of them turn up even though they were checked in system prefs - and when i try to reactivate something, say, fast user switching, the user name gets garbled up with the rest of the menu items due to overlapping. I dont have any problems with the flashing user name though but I wonder if this is normal at all. its a real pain having to reselect the date to show up time and time again. That said, if the menu items were stable enough that would be great since it doesnt have to take up space anywhere else. cheers