Thank you mwall. You were right. The "messages" file contains the log entries you're looking for. Honestly, I would not have ever thought of that.
Aug 3 13:07:24 SuperServer weewx[31373]: engine: Unable to load driver: Could not configure port: (25, 'Inappropriate ioctl for device') Aug 3 13:07:24 SuperServer weewx[31373]: **** Exiting... ~ I am not clear on the error. The only thing I can think of is if I need to open the port using port forwarding on my router? Otherwise, I'm not sure what i need to do to correct this error. Thanks again! On Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 12:45:13 PM UTC-5, Jim J wrote: > > In short, I am having difficulty getting the software to run. Visually > speaking, it looks like nothing is happening. When I type the command > "weewxd weewx.conf", all that happens is when I hit return, I am given > another prompt. I went into ps -x and the log file to see if there was > any evidence that it was running, and it looks like it is not. This is > very difficult to troubleshoot as I literally cannot find any errors to > tell me what is going wrong. > > 1) In reference to the system log, when I run the software, it just gives > me a prompt. So, I want into /var/log/syslog.log (with the intent to post > that here), and it appears to do nothing to the log. I vi'd the log and > searched for evidence of weewx and came up empty. And yes, I did set the > debug flag to "1". > > > 2) I am not sure if this is the relevant part, but I am wondering if it > has to do with this configuration. I am questioning if I have the right > port. I did do a "dmeg" and got the following.... (disconnected and > reconnected so this would appear). > > [ 2518.511851] usb 4-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 > [ 2521.027970] usb 4-1: new full-speed USB device number 4 using > etxhci_hcd_150119 > > > [Vantage] > # This section is for the Davis Vantage series of weather stations. > > # Connection type: serial or ethernet > # serial (the classic VantagePro) > # ethernet (the WeatherLinkIP) > type = serial > > # If the connection type is serial, a port must be specified: > # Debian, Ubuntu, Redhat, Fedora, and SuSE: > # /dev/ttyUSB0 is a common USB port name > # /dev/ttyS0 is a common serial port name > # BSD: > # /dev/cuaU0 is a common serial port name > port = /dev/usbdev4.1 > > # If the connection type is ethernet, an IP Address/hostname is > required: > host = 1.2.3.4 > > ###################################################### > # The rest of this section rarely needs any attention. > # You can safely leave it "as is." > ###################################################### > > # Serial baud rate (usually 19200) > baudrate = 19200 > > # TCP port (when using the WeatherLinkIP) > tcp_port = 22222 > > # TCP send delay (when using the WeatherLinkIP): > tcp_send_delay = 0.5 > > # The id of your ISS station (usually 1). If you use a wind meter > connected > # to a anemometer transmitter kit, use its id > iss_id = 1 > > # How long to wait for a response from the station before giving up (in > # seconds; must be greater than 2) > timeout = 4 > > 3) I am using a Davis Vantage Vue weatherstation. The software was > installed on a Synology DS214PLAY > > 4) I installed it using a variation of the suSE setup method as described > here... > .http://davies-barnard.co.uk/2013/12/synology-weewx-installation-setup/ > <http://davies-barnard.co.uk/2013/12/synology-weewx-installation-setup/> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
