Also, on the x86_64 system, the x86_64 system did not show the upgrade option
after a shutdown/restart (power was out due to a thunderstorm). Once I
killed and restarted mgaapplet the upgrade option reappeared.

This is 14 hours after the restart.

It needs to be done manually as i looked mcc update settings there is no stick in box says check for new Mageia release.

CC: (none) => ozkyster

(In reply to Otto Leipälä from comment #2)
> It needs to be done manually as i looked mcc update settings there is no
> stick in box says check for new Mageia release.

The option is in mgaapplet-config, but isn't working.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

[neofutur@x220 ~]$ cat /etc/sysconfig/mgaapplet
FIRST_CHECK_DELAY=900000
UPDATE_FREQUENCY=86400

and the option is not being shown here

CC: (none) => mageia.org

(In reply to Dave Hodgins from comment #3)
> (In reply to Otto Leipälä from comment #2)
> > It needs to be done manually as i looked mcc update settings there is no
> > stick in box says check for new Mageia release.
> 
> The option is in mgaapplet-config, but isn't working.
> 
> Regards, Dave Hodgins

Mcc have that integrated mgaapplet-config named as update settings.
You misunderstanded my point as i meant there is option where you can put stick to box says check for new release.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bh35mplakbypvtr/mcc.png?dl=0

(In reply to Otto Leipälä from comment #5)
> (In reply to Dave Hodgins from comment #3)
> > (In reply to Otto Leipälä from comment #2)
> > > It needs to be done manually as i looked mcc update settings there is no
> > > stick in box says check for new Mageia release.
> > 
> > The option is in mgaapplet-config, but isn't working.
> > 
> > Regards, Dave Hodgins
> 
> Mcc have that integrated mgaapplet-config named as update settings.
> You misunderstanded my point as i meant there is option where you can put
> stick to box says check for new release.
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/bh35mplakbypvtr/mcc.png?dl=0

The problem is that on Mageia 4 it does not have any affect.

FWIW on all of the systems that I support (including three that are i586) the blue distro upgrade icon did appear.

The option in MCC will only change the global setting and not the user setting.

Check for a file ~/.MgaOnline/mgaonline. The setting in that file will override the global setting in /etc/sysconfig/mgaapplet for the affected user. This file may exist if your mga4 was upgraded from mga3.

$ cat /home/dave/.MgaOnline/mgaonline 
DO_NOT_ASK_FOR_DISTRO_UPGRADE=false

Should I remove the file?

It would be worth a try. So far as I know, it does not exist until the user causes it to be created by selecting "Don't ask me again" in the distro upgrade dialogue.

It may be that to be sure that the distro upgrade check works it is necessary to delete /.MgaOnline/mgaonline, if it exists, and remove the line about distro upgrade from /etc/sysconfig/mgaapplet. Selecting the option to check for new distro versions in MCC seems to do the latter but not the former.

If you have a directory /.MgaOnline in /root I would check there also.
Although I don't recall ever seeing that directory populated.

I removed the ~/.MgaOnline directory, and the line from sysconfig/mgaapplet.
Restarted mgaapplet, and now it is showing the option to upgrade. Thanks.
As an update can't alter things in /home, I think just adding the info to
a blog post will have to be enough for this bug report.

(In reply to Dave Hodgins from comment #12)
> As an update can't alter things in /home, I think just adding the info to
> a blog post will have to be enough for this bug report.

Maybe add the information to mga4 Errata / mga5 Release Notes wiki pages, and then spread the word via a blog post?

CC: (none) => doktor5000

(In reply to Dave Hodgins from comment #12)
> As an update can't alter things in /home, I think just adding the info to
> a blog post will have to be enough for this bug report.

Maybe add the information to mga4 Errata / mga5 Release Notes wiki pages, and then spread the word via a blog post?

I've added the instructions to the mga5 Release Notes.
 
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_5_Release_Notes#Upgrading_online.2C_using_mgaonline_.28GUI.29

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(In reply to James Kerr from comment #15)
> I've added the instructions to the mga5 Release Notes.
>  
> https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_5_Release_Notes#Upgrading_online.
> 2C_using_mgaonline_.28GUI.29

Thanks, James.

Changing the summary into:
Remove any /home/*/.MgaOnline/mgaonline during install or upgrade, so a forgotten choice can't block the notification when there's a newer Mga version

and changing this bug into a cauldron enhancement request for stage2 (or mgaonline, if it is better handled there)

Priority: High => Normal
CC: (none) => marja11
Component: RPM Packages => Installer
Version: 4 => Cauldron
Summary: Upgrade option is not being shown => Remove any /home/*/.MgaOnline/mgaonline during install or upgrade, so a forgotten choice can't block the notification when there's a newer Mga version
Source RPM: mgaonline-3.10.1-1.mga4.src.rpm => drakx-installer-stage2 mgaonline
Severity: major => enhancement