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broca · Nov 5, 2003, 09:31 AM

after clean install, i couldn't display battery status, airport status and date/time onto the menu bar. wat gives? thanx in advance

gorickey · Nov 5, 2003, 09:34 AM

Have you restarted the SystemUIServer via Activity Monitor?

Does this affect all users?

broca · Nov 5, 2003, 10:13 AM

how to? went to activity monitor but couldn't locate. thanx again

gorickey · Nov 5, 2003, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by broca:
how to? went to activity monitor but couldn't locate. thanx again

Activity Monitor>Show All Processes (pull down menu)>Select "SystemUIServer" and then hit the Quit Process....

However, it sounds like you may not have that process running, in which case, explains your issue of not seeing the menulets appear.

broca · Nov 5, 2003, 10:34 AM

sorry as i'm new to mac. may i know how to go about doin it then?

KidRed · Nov 5, 2003, 10:38 AM

Since you're new I have to ask, have you gone into the System prefs and changed or checked to see if the settings are checked to display in the menu bar? Sometimes they turn off, so open System Prefs and check those you are missing.

broca · Nov 5, 2003, 10:41 AM

have done that many times. i even lock it to prevent changes. but whenever i open sys pref again its left uncheck again... already reinstall the os twice.. did i miss out any part as i do customised install.

gorickey · Nov 5, 2003, 10:59 AM

Originally posted by broca:
have done that many times. i even lock it to prevent changes. but whenever i open sys pref again its left uncheck again... already reinstall the os twice.. did i miss out any part as i do customised install.

Hmm, sounds like your permissions our a little quarky...

Launch Disk Utility and "Repair Permissions" on your HD and see if that helps to make those preferences stay...

broca · Nov 5, 2003, 12:21 PM

tried that too but to no avail. i.m using pb 667 rev b. anyone got the same prob?

gorickey · Nov 5, 2003, 02:15 PM

Again, does this affect all users on the machine? Log in as another user (create one if necessary) and see if you see the same issue....

yakkiebah · Nov 5, 2003, 04:49 PM

I have the same problem on an ibook with the battery indication in the menu bar. The iBook went asleep after it ran out of battery power but when i plugged in the power adapter the battery wouldn't charge, i was afraid my battery went dead, well atleast that's what i thought since nothing changed in the menu bar even after 1 hour. But the iBook worked after i unplugged it.

Today when i woke up(after i woke up

) the iBook the battery indicator had changed to 99% and slowly drops, 1% every hour, so that can't be right either. Oh and i changed it's view to "%" since it won't calculate the time anymore, it's just stuck at "calculating... remaining".

Very strange, i have panther installed since oct 24th without a problem since yesterday.

broca · Nov 5, 2003, 09:35 PM

guess i'll have to live with it till a patch arrives. very dissapointing as after paying for a new os, thr mac xperience is downgraded.

///Milien · Dec 27, 2003, 08:13 PM

I've been having this problem on my Dualie and PB12 as well. I've done everything from trashing the preferences to zapping the PRAM and still no resolve. Has anyone else have this problem?

Amorya · Dec 28, 2003, 08:58 AM

I had a similar problem after upgrading to Panther, but trashing SystemUIServer prefs fixed it.

Amorya

///Milien · Dec 28, 2003, 11:31 AM

I trashed the SystemUIServer prefs in my library folder and upon restart and logout it worked. But when I did a shut down and then restarted the computer, the menu bar is still messed up. Did you have this problem?