That was it! The hostname had changed slightly (hard-coded in the driver (thought it was in the config...)), and the old name wouldn't resolve. The funny thing is that both ends are using localhost (running both parts on the same RPi), but the driver is using the actual host name.
Thx, Chris On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 9:37:41 AM UTC-6 Tom Keffer wrote: > I don't know anything about your driver aclogger, but gaierror exceptions > are usually caused by an invalid host name or port (the 'gai' in gaierror > stands for getaddrinfo() > <https://docs.python.org/3/library/socket.html#socket.getaddrinfo>). > > -tk > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 8:12 AM Chris Richmond <crich...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> A few years ago I'd built a box that runs an RPi who's purpose is to >> datalog when AC devices turn on/off. >> I used weewx to collect and graph the data. I've since moved, and >> somehow in that process, the SSD that >> had the latest versions of everything died. I have previous versions of >> all the software bits, but so far I've been >> unable to get weewx to get started. >> >> With debug set to 2, this is what I get in /var/log/messages: >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: engine: Initializing weewx version >> 3.6.2 >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: engine: Using Python 2.7.9 (default, >> Sep 17 2016, 20:26:04) #012[GCC 4.9.2] >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: engine: Platform >> Linux-4.9.35-v7+-armv7l-with-debian-8.0 >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: engine: Using configuration file >> /home/weewx/weewx.devices.conf >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: engine: Loading station type ACLogger >> (user.aclogger) >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: aclogger: MainThread: driver version >> is 0.5 >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: aclogger: MainThread: model is CER8000 >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: aclogger: MainThread: sensor map is >> {'upper sump pump': 'rainRate', 'totalSupply': 'supplyVoltage', 'middle >> sump pump': 'leafWet2', 'lower sump pump': 'hailRate', 'cave dehum': >> 'extraHumid3', 'circ fan': 'interval', 'rain gauge': 'rain', >> 'dehumidifier': 'extraHumid1', 'furnace': 'extraHumid2'} >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: aclogger: MainThread: driver will >> listen on :6944 >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: aclogger: MainThread: poll interval is >> 30 >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: aclogger: MainThread: network timeout >> is 15s >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: import of driver failed: [Errno -2] >> Name or service not known (<class 'socket.gaierror'>) >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: engine: Unable to load driver: [Errno >> -2] Name or service not known >> Oct 12 07:43:38 pi3a weewx[20963]: **** Exiting... >> >> And this is what I get in the xterm: >> pi3a_/home/weewx> bin/weewxd -p /home/weewx/ac_devices.pid >> weewx.devices.conf >> Have real time, starting at 1602513806.45 >> pi3a_/home/weewx> echo $status >> 4 >> pi3a_/home/weewx> sudo bin/weewxd -p /home/weewx/ac_devices.pid >> weewx.devices.conf >> Have real time, starting at 1602513818.83 >> pi3a_/home/weewx> echo $status >> 4 >> >> This is the relevant config sections: >> [Station] >> location = Teton View >> latitude = 44.00 >> longitude = -111.0 >> altitude = 5615, foot # Choose 'foot' or 'meter' for unit >> station_type = ACLogger >> rain_year_start = 1 >> week_start = 6 >> >> [ACLogger] >> driver = user.aclogger >> port = 6944 >> poll_interval = 30 >> >> The only place I can find an exit code of 4 is in: >> bin/weewx/__init__.py:21 IO_ERROR = 4 >> The failure is in bin/weewx/engine.py in def setupStation in the >> try/except block. >> >> I can run the driver on it's own, and it will communicate with the custom >> hardware piece's software, but >> booting weewx dies. The exit code 4 seems familiar, but I can't remember >> for sure, nor figure out what >> it means. Any suggestions would be appreciated. >> >> Thx, Chris >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "weewx-development" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to weewx-developm...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/0f66e487-b78b-43d8-a389-a97598b45a69o%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/0f66e487-b78b-43d8-a389-a97598b45a69o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-development" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-development+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-development/1a748df2-09c1-4bce-8b8a-79ce5d7ca6ben%40googlegroups.com.
