Bug 4555

Summary:	Migrate page does not contain instructions how to run mgaapplet
Product:	Websites	Reporter:	Florian Hubold <doktor5000>
Component:	www.mageia.org	Assignee:	Atelier Team <atelier-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED OLD	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	doc-bugs, kbergen, oliver.bgr, t.lee.davidson
Version:	trunk
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.mageia.org/en/1/migrate/
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:		CVE:
Status comment:
Attachments:	Pop-up snapshot.

Description Florian Hubold 2012-02-17 09:54:49 CET

Description of problem: https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1901
As pointed out in above linked forum report, the Migrate page lacks some detailed instructions for mgaapplet, it's assumed that it runs automagically.

There should either be some easy instructions how to launch the process manually, if it doesn't run by itself, or at least some explanations for the default settings (normally mgaapplet should run 5 minutes after login for the initial check, cf. /etc/sysconfig/mgaapplet) and maybe also some instructions to check whether the users maybe disabled distribution upgrade check, which is rather common for Mandriva users, from what i know from forum support work.

Florian Hubold 2012-02-17 09:59:47 CET

CC: (none) => doc-bugs
Hardware: i586 => All

Comment 1 Oliver Burger 2012-02-17 10:02:00 CET

To be honest, I never really used mgaapplet and you seem to know more about it then me.
Could you send me a "patch" for the migrate page?

CC: (none) => oliver.bgr

Comment 2 T Lee Davidson 2012-02-17 19:29:39 CET

Actually, as the creator of that forum thread and the confused new user, I thought that mgaonline needed to be run manually and that it did not run automagically. Also, mgaapplet is referred to as "mgaonline". The real name of the application, mgaapplet, is not even given.

I cannot help with a "patch" for that page at the moment. I can try in a couple days.

CC: (none) => t.lee.davidson

Comment 3 Oliver Burger 2012-02-17 19:34:52 CET

Would be great.

Just write here what you think should be on that page.

Comment 4 Ken Bergen 2012-02-18 00:56:28 CET

I just tried mgaonline on a Mandriva2010.2 system and didn't see the pop-up pictured in the instructions. 
I did see a similar but brief pop-up from System Notifications but clicking on (More Information) just reduced it to (Warning). 

There was another icon from mgaonline present in the tray that will launch the upgrade.
I think the picture shown should be amended to show that icon with instructions to left click it to start the migration.

I do have a snapshot of the icon and message with the mouse pointer on it but it will take me awhile to get it from the test machine and edit it but will post it here when I do.

CC: (none) => kbergen

Comment 5 Ken Bergen 2012-02-18 09:06:10 CET

Created attachment 1589 [details]
Pop-up snapshot.

Here's the snapshot of the icon and pop-up message.
The mouse pointer didn't show up but the icon is the light blue square with the down arrow in it.

Comment 6 Manuel Hiebel 2012-05-25 22:38:05 CEST

not valid anymore

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => OLD