Re: [weewx-user] Reinstalling weewx

2024-03-01 Thread Jimi Lawson 
Yes you can boot a Pi 3b from USB, that's how I setup the Pi my weewx runs
on, been running fine for 8 months or so.
Jimi

On Fri, 1 Mar 2024, 16:51 John Smith,  wrote:

> Pretty sure you can boot from usb on a rpi3b
>
> https://www.instructables.com/Booting-Raspberry-Pi-3-B-With-a-USB-Drive/
>
> On Sat, 2 Mar 2024 at 03:44, Bill Petheram 
> wrote:
>
>> Vantage Pro2 connected with USB.
>>
>> On Friday, March 1, 2024 at 4:38:21 PM UTC Tom Keffer wrote:
>>
>>> What kind of hardware?
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 8:36 AM Bill Petheram 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 I wasn't being clear.

 There is no way for preventing records being read from the hardware and
 so they get lost.

 I did ry not connecting the hardware but then weewx doesn't start
 properly.

 Bil


 On Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 9:51:00 PM UTC Neville Davis wrote:

> I have a Pi4 with external SSD and I did exactly what Tom has
> suggested without any problems.
>
> I have done this every time I have had a new hardware config to ensure
> all is well.
>
> Nev
>
> On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 1:02:08 AM UTC+10 Tom Keffer wrote:
>
>> Move a temporary database into position, then set it aside when
>> you're satisfied.
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 3:39 AM Bill Petheram 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I had to reinstall weewx due to a bad system upgrade on a Raspberry
>>> Pi with an external SSD.
>>>
>>> I wanted to check my installation was OK. I found that weewx started
>>> to read data from my station before I was sure everything was setup
>>> properly.
>>>
>>> It would be nice to be able to turnoff data download at startup to
>>> check that the installation works OK and files are in the correct
>>> positions. Then turn on data loading.
>>>
>>> This I guess is less of a problem on Rpi 4 as you can boot from USB.
>>> I am using Rpi 3B so I have to use symbolic links.
>>>
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Re: [weewx-user] Reinstalling weewx

2024-03-01 Thread vince 
Couple things

   - you're asking for a feature to be able to skip saving data to the db...
   - yet you want to check your new installation works...
   - which 'requires' saving data to the db so you can check that
   - in other words - what you're asking for would prevent you doing what 
   you want to do (huh?)
   - and secondly missing a few readings isn't the end of the world worst 
   case

If you have the official Davis datalogger that stores up to a week or so of 
readings from your sensors as long as the console is powered up.  Weewx 
will gracefully catch up to any records the datalogger has that the db 
doesn't (yet) have stored and you won't miss any readings.  If you have a 
third party logger with no such storage, your mileage may vary.

On Friday, March 1, 2024 at 8:51:00 AM UTC-8 John Smith wrote:

> Pretty sure you can boot from usb on a rpi3b
>
> https://www.instructables.com/Booting-Raspberry-Pi-3-B-With-a-USB-Drive/
>
> On Sat, 2 Mar 2024 at 03:44, Bill Petheram  wrote:
>
>> Vantage Pro2 connected with USB.
>>
>> On Friday, March 1, 2024 at 4:38:21 PM UTC Tom Keffer wrote:
>>
>>> What kind of hardware?
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 8:36 AM Bill Petheram  
>>> wrote:
>>>
 I wasn't being clear. 

 There is no way for preventing records being read from the hardware and 
 so they get lost. 

 I did ry not connecting the hardware but then weewx doesn't start 
 properly.

 Bil


 On Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 9:51:00 PM UTC Neville Davis wrote:

> I have a Pi4 with external SSD and I did exactly what Tom has 
> suggested without any problems.
>
> I have done this every time I have had a new hardware config to ensure 
> all is well.
>
> Nev
>
> On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 1:02:08 AM UTC+10 Tom Keffer wrote:
>
>> Move a temporary database into position, then set it aside when 
>> you're satisfied.
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 3:39 AM Bill Petheram  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I had to reinstall weewx due to a bad system upgrade on a Raspberry 
>>> Pi with an external SSD.
>>>
>>> I wanted to check my installation was OK. I found that weewx started 
>>> to read data from my station before I was sure everything was setup 
>>> properly.
>>>
>>> It would be nice to be able to turnoff data download at startup to 
>>> check that the installation works OK and files are in the correct 
>>> positions. Then turn on data loading.
>>>
>>> This I guess is less of a problem on Rpi 4 as you can boot from USB. 
>>> I am using Rpi 3B so I have to use symbolic links.
>>>
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Re: [weewx-user] Reinstalling weewx

2024-03-01 Thread John Smith 
Pretty sure you can boot from usb on a rpi3b

https://www.instructables.com/Booting-Raspberry-Pi-3-B-With-a-USB-Drive/

On Sat, 2 Mar 2024 at 03:44, Bill Petheram 
wrote:

> Vantage Pro2 connected with USB.
>
> On Friday, March 1, 2024 at 4:38:21 PM UTC Tom Keffer wrote:
>
>> What kind of hardware?
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 8:36 AM Bill Petheram 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I wasn't being clear.
>>>
>>> There is no way for preventing records being read from the hardware and
>>> so they get lost.
>>>
>>> I did ry not connecting the hardware but then weewx doesn't start
>>> properly.
>>>
>>> Bil
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 9:51:00 PM UTC Neville Davis wrote:
>>>
 I have a Pi4 with external SSD and I did exactly what Tom has suggested
 without any problems.

 I have done this every time I have had a new hardware config to ensure
 all is well.

 Nev

 On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 1:02:08 AM UTC+10 Tom Keffer wrote:

> Move a temporary database into position, then set it aside when you're
> satisfied.
>
> On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 3:39 AM Bill Petheram 
> wrote:
>
>> I had to reinstall weewx due to a bad system upgrade on a Raspberry
>> Pi with an external SSD.
>>
>> I wanted to check my installation was OK. I found that weewx started
>> to read data from my station before I was sure everything was setup
>> properly.
>>
>> It would be nice to be able to turnoff data download at startup to
>> check that the installation works OK and files are in the correct
>> positions. Then turn on data loading.
>>
>> This I guess is less of a problem on Rpi 4 as you can boot from USB.
>> I am using Rpi 3B so I have to use symbolic links.
>>
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Re: [weewx-user] Reinstalling weewx

2024-03-01 Thread Bill Petheram 
Vantage Pro2 connected with USB.

On Friday, March 1, 2024 at 4:38:21 PM UTC Tom Keffer wrote:

> What kind of hardware?
>
> On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 8:36 AM Bill Petheram  wrote:
>
>> I wasn't being clear. 
>>
>> There is no way for preventing records being read from the hardware and 
>> so they get lost. 
>>
>> I did ry not connecting the hardware but then weewx doesn't start 
>> properly.
>>
>> Bil
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 9:51:00 PM UTC Neville Davis wrote:
>>
>>> I have a Pi4 with external SSD and I did exactly what Tom has suggested 
>>> without any problems.
>>>
>>> I have done this every time I have had a new hardware config to ensure 
>>> all is well.
>>>
>>> Nev
>>>
>>> On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 1:02:08 AM UTC+10 Tom Keffer wrote:
>>>
 Move a temporary database into position, then set it aside when you're 
 satisfied.

 On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 3:39 AM Bill Petheram  
 wrote:

> I had to reinstall weewx due to a bad system upgrade on a Raspberry Pi 
> with an external SSD.
>
> I wanted to check my installation was OK. I found that weewx started 
> to read data from my station before I was sure everything was setup 
> properly.
>
> It would be nice to be able to turnoff data download at startup to 
> check that the installation works OK and files are in the correct 
> positions. Then turn on data loading.
>
> This I guess is less of a problem on Rpi 4 as you can boot from USB. I 
> am using Rpi 3B so I have to use symbolic links.
>
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Re: [weewx-user] Reinstalling weewx

2024-03-01 Thread Tom Keffer 
What kind of hardware?

On Fri, Mar 1, 2024 at 8:36 AM Bill Petheram 
wrote:

> I wasn't being clear.
>
> There is no way for preventing records being read from the hardware and so
> they get lost.
>
> I did ry not connecting the hardware but then weewx doesn't start properly.
>
> Bil
>
>
> On Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 9:51:00 PM UTC Neville Davis wrote:
>
>> I have a Pi4 with external SSD and I did exactly what Tom has suggested
>> without any problems.
>>
>> I have done this every time I have had a new hardware config to ensure
>> all is well.
>>
>> Nev
>>
>> On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 1:02:08 AM UTC+10 Tom Keffer wrote:
>>
>>> Move a temporary database into position, then set it aside when you're
>>> satisfied.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 3:39 AM Bill Petheram 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 I had to reinstall weewx due to a bad system upgrade on a Raspberry Pi
 with an external SSD.

 I wanted to check my installation was OK. I found that weewx started to
 read data from my station before I was sure everything was setup properly.

 It would be nice to be able to turnoff data download at startup to
 check that the installation works OK and files are in the correct
 positions. Then turn on data loading.

 This I guess is less of a problem on Rpi 4 as you can boot from USB. I
 am using Rpi 3B so I have to use symbolic links.

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Re: [weewx-user] Reinstalling weewx

2024-03-01 Thread Bill Petheram 
I wasn't being clear. 

There is no way for preventing records being read from the hardware and so 
they get lost. 

I did ry not connecting the hardware but then weewx doesn't start properly.

Bil


On Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 9:51:00 PM UTC Neville Davis wrote:

> I have a Pi4 with external SSD and I did exactly what Tom has suggested 
> without any problems.
>
> I have done this every time I have had a new hardware config to ensure all 
> is well.
>
> Nev
>
> On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 1:02:08 AM UTC+10 Tom Keffer wrote:
>
>> Move a temporary database into position, then set it aside when you're 
>> satisfied.
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 3:39 AM Bill Petheram  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I had to reinstall weewx due to a bad system upgrade on a Raspberry Pi 
>>> with an external SSD.
>>>
>>> I wanted to check my installation was OK. I found that weewx started to 
>>> read data from my station before I was sure everything was setup properly.
>>>
>>> It would be nice to be able to turnoff data download at startup to check 
>>> that the installation works OK and files are in the correct positions. Then 
>>> turn on data loading.
>>>
>>> This I guess is less of a problem on Rpi 4 as you can boot from USB. I 
>>> am using Rpi 3B so I have to use symbolic links.
>>>
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Re: [weewx-user] Reinstalling weewx

2024-02-25 Thread Neville Davis 
I have a Pi4 with external SSD and I did exactly what Tom has suggested 
without any problems.

I have done this every time I have had a new hardware config to ensure all 
is well.

Nev

On Monday, February 26, 2024 at 1:02:08 AM UTC+10 Tom Keffer wrote:

> Move a temporary database into position, then set it aside when you're 
> satisfied.
>
> On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 3:39 AM Bill Petheram  
> wrote:
>
>> I had to reinstall weewx due to a bad system upgrade on a Raspberry Pi 
>> with an external SSD.
>>
>> I wanted to check my installation was OK. I found that weewx started to 
>> read data from my station before I was sure everything was setup properly.
>>
>> It would be nice to be able to turnoff data download at startup to check 
>> that the installation works OK and files are in the correct positions. Then 
>> turn on data loading.
>>
>> This I guess is less of a problem on Rpi 4 as you can boot from USB. I am 
>> using Rpi 3B so I have to use symbolic links.
>>
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Re: [weewx-user] Reinstalling weewx

2024-02-25 Thread Tom Keffer 
Move a temporary database into position, then set it aside when you're
satisfied.

On Sun, Feb 25, 2024 at 3:39 AM Bill Petheram 
wrote:

> I had to reinstall weewx due to a bad system upgrade on a Raspberry Pi
> with an external SSD.
>
> I wanted to check my installation was OK. I found that weewx started to
> read data from my station before I was sure everything was setup properly.
>
> It would be nice to be able to turnoff data download at startup to check
> that the installation works OK and files are in the correct positions. Then
> turn on data loading.
>
> This I guess is less of a problem on Rpi 4 as you can boot from USB. I am
> using Rpi 3B so I have to use symbolic links.
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[weewx-user] Reinstalling weewx

2024-02-25 Thread Bill Petheram 
I had to reinstall weewx due to a bad system upgrade on a Raspberry Pi with 
an external SSD.

I wanted to check my installation was OK. I found that weewx started to 
read data from my station before I was sure everything was setup properly.

It would be nice to be able to turnoff data download at startup to check 
that the installation works OK and files are in the correct positions. Then 
turn on data loading.

This I guess is less of a problem on Rpi 4 as you can boot from USB. I am 
using Rpi 3B so I have to use symbolic links.

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