Strange behaviour on Openserver 5.0.2 after 09/2015


 
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# 43  
Old 09-16-2015
Depending on your license, the license could work for 506 too.
If your System run in a VMware, you can try it using a snapshot.

Please be so nice and tell us about the semi permanent workaround you thought about
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# 44  
Old 09-16-2015
Well, its mostly just an improvement on the already stated workaround of booting the system with a date prior to 09/2015 then resetting it to the current date after logon. It is currently dependent on having the system running inside a vm at the moment.

First we set the vm software to always boot the guest with a date prior to 09/2015, this means the system should boot properly regardless of what the system date set as when it shutdown.

Next we just need a way to sync the guest's clock with the host's clock once it has finished booting. My planned method is to have the host run a script whenever the guest is started that simply logs into the guest, fixes the date, then logs back out.

Whether automating it on bare-metal system is possible remains to be seen.

As for upgrading to 5.0.6, I will attempt to do so with a clone of my system as soon as I get a copy of the installation media.
# 45  
Old 09-17-2015
You could use a time server to get the actual date from the network ^^
# 46  
Old 09-17-2015
If that was possible communicating with the system while its a guest within a vm would be much easier, unfortunately the version of OpenServer it is running does not support the tcp/ip stack.

Currently the only way that I know of to send data between the guest system and the host is via a serial connection, for example the output of the printer is sent through one of the guest's serial ports to a named pipe on the host where it is converted to pdf.
# 47  
Old 09-17-2015
the update to 5.0.6 is no option for you?
# 48  
Old 09-17-2015
I have not attempted upgrading to 5.0.6 yet, but it would be the ideal solution. If it also enables the system to access the network then that would be a welcomed bonus.

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Yes. Send me an email, and I will give you instructions. My email address is in my profile (see website).
jgt, may I also contact you via email for instructions about obtaining the installation media for 5.0.6?
# 49  
Old 09-17-2015
Yes. I am in the process of moving the iso images to a more public site.
Simply upgrading from 5.0.0 to 5.0.6 will not add tcp to your system. You will need an Enterprise license instead of your Host license. There was a thread a few months ago about doing this without doing a fresh install.
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