racitup · May 5, 2017 08:45 · May 5, 2017
diff --git a/setvmdate.sh b/setvmdate.sh
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+#! /usr/bin/env python3
+# Script to reset JLR SDD VM time back
+# Note the limited install authentication access is only valid within a 24 hour period
+# The VM date must be within this period, not before (system date tamper detected error)
+# and not afterward (expired error)
+
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime, date
+from subprocess import call
+
+# Warning
+print('\nWARNING: The JLR SDD Virtual Machine MUST be shutdown!!\n')
+
+# VM Name
+vmname = 'WinXP JLR Diagnostics'
+
+# Y, M, D expires at 3rd May 2017 11.37PM
+reqd = date(2017, 5, 3)
+print('Setting JLR SDD VM date to {}\n'.format(reqd.strftime('%d %B %Y')))
+nowd = datetime.now().date()
+
+# Get the time difference from now:
+tdiff = reqd - nowd
+elapsedms = int(tdiff.total_seconds()*1000)
+
+def run(cmd):
+	"Helper function to run shell command"
+	args = {'stdout': sys.stdout, 'stderr': sys.stderr, 'shell': True}
+	ret = call(cmd, **args)
+	print('\n{}, returned: {}\n---------\n'.format(cmd, ret))
+
+cmd = 'VBoxManage setextradata "{}" "VBoxInternal/Devices/VMMDev/0/Config/GetHostTimeDisabled" 1'.format(vmname)
+run(cmd)
+
+cmd = 'VBoxManage modifyvm "{}" --biossystemtimeoffset {}'.format(vmname, elapsedms)
+run(cmd)
+
+print('\nPress Enter to continue...')
+input()