The penny has dropped that I had the new RPi uploading to a different folder on the web server. The one it will use when running live of course has it's NOAA folder complete! It doesn't matter if it's incomplete on the RPi.
On Friday, 9 December 2016 18:58:46 UTC, Andrew Milner wrote: > > If you delete the NOAA dire3cory it will be re-created on the firs report > run > > > On Friday, 9 December 2016 20:55:14 UTC+2, Auchtermuchty Weather wrote: > >> *"I'm going to try copying the entire /home/weewx tree to the new RPi and >> then use setup.py to upgrade there, and see how it goes."* >> >> That seems to work including the Ftp (I had passwd not password!), so I >> will stop the old Pi, take another copy etc. and put it on the new Pi and >> take it from there. However I do also need to copy the NOAA directory to >> the web server that the Internet sees. >> >> >> >> On Friday, 9 December 2016 16:27:32 UTC, Tom Keffer wrote: >> >>> Keep it simple. >>> >>> Your strategy is a reasonable, simple one. Go for it. >>> >>> -tk >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 5:26 AM, Auchtermuchty Weather < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Clean install of the OS, Weewx or both? >>>> >>>> I'm going to try copying the entire /home/weewx tree to the new RPi and >>>> then use setup.py to upgrade there, and see how it goes. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, 9 December 2016 12:19:47 UTC, Andrew Milner wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dave - I don't think that would move from Wheezy to Jessie, and I seem >>>>> to recall that Raspberry recommended a clean install when going to Jessie. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, 9 December 2016 14:15:49 UTC+2, Dave Webb wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Why don't you just upgrade everything on the currently running Pi >>>>>> including weewx then copy the card and burn to bigger SD card. After you >>>>>> do >>>>>> that you can put the card in the B+. >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/raspbian/updating.md >>>>>> >>>>>> Dave-KB1PVH >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my Galaxy S7 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 9, 2016 7:07 AM, "Auchtermuchty Weather" <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> OK, so there is nothing else? Was wondering about the NOAA stuff? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I will try copying the weewx.sdb over and recreating stats.sdb. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, 9 December 2016 11:55:40 UTC, Andrew Milner wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you installed weewx 3.6.2 then the old 2.7 database will need to >>>>>>>> be updated to the new format. The easiest way of updating is to copy >>>>>>>> over >>>>>>>> the archive sdb file and use the 3.6 utilities for database >>>>>>>> manipulation >>>>>>>> (see documentation) to create the daily summaries (the old stats >>>>>>>> database). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Friday, 9 December 2016 12:41:37 UTC+2, Auchtermuchty Weather >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I realised that not only am I running an old (2.7) version of >>>>>>>>> Weewx, the RPi it's on is short of room on the SD card - it's an old >>>>>>>>> B >>>>>>>>> model with an SD card. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I had a B+ Pi doing nothing (Micro SD card, 4 USB ports) so I put >>>>>>>>> the latest Raspberrian on an 8GB card and then installed Weewx and >>>>>>>>> it's >>>>>>>>> working fine with the simulator - the HTML files are being produced >>>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>>> correct units & layout. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Not quite sure what the process of changing the two over is >>>>>>>>> though. I know I will have to copy some stuff across (not a problem >>>>>>>>> as >>>>>>>>> both are on my network), not sure what stuff though. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Nor am I sure if there are any 'gotchas' I need to be aware of. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- 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.
