Tried the tail -f /var/log/syslog command again but with sudo:-
ray@ray-Aspire-5735:~$ sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog
[sudo] password for ray:
Dec 8 12:06:59 ray-Aspire-5735 named[954]: network unreachable resolving
'./NS/IN': 2001:dc3::35#53
Dec 8 12:06:59 ray-Aspire-5735 named[954]: network unreachable resolving
'./NS/IN': 2001:7fe::53#53
Dec 8 12:06:59 ray-Aspire-5735 named[954]: network unreachable resolving
'./NS/IN': 2001:500:2::c#53
Dec 8 12:06:59 ray-Aspire-5735 named[954]: DNS format error from
198.97.190.53#53 resolving ./NS: non-improving referral
Dec 8 12:06:59 ray-Aspire-5735 named[954]: FORMERR resolving './NS/IN':
198.97.190.53#53
Dec 8 12:10:42 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: manager: Added record
2017-12-08 12:10:00 CET (1512731400) to database 'weewx.sdb'
Dec 8 12:10:42 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: manager: Added record
2017-12-08 12:10:00 CET (1512731400) to daily summary in 'weewx.sdb'
Dec 8 12:10:42 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: cheetahgenerator: Generated
14 files for report StandardReport in 0.46 seconds
Dec 8 12:10:43 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: imagegenerator: Generated 12
images for StandardReport in 0.27 seconds
Dec 8 12:10:43 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: copygenerator: copied 0 files
to /var/www/html/weewx
Of course *I* don't understand, but one of you experts may::?
On Friday, 8 December 2017 12:06:56 UTC+1, Ray wrote:
>
> Don't understand much of the log entries but noticed this one -
> Dec 8 11:55:37 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: fousb: unstable read: blocks
> differ for ptr 0x006da0
> What's that about?
> Ray
>
> On Friday, 8 December 2017 11:46:13 UTC+1, Ray wrote:
>>
>> Did all you suggested Gary then, with weewx running again tried to gedit
>> the syslog but got no display from$ sudo gedit syslog (as I THINK I did it
>> previously) so did :-
>>
>> ray@ray-Aspire-5735:~$ tail -f /var/log/syslog
>> Dec 8 11:35:06 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: engine: Starting up weewx
>> version 3.8.0
>> Dec 8 11:35:07 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: fousb: synchronising to the
>> weather station (quality=1)
>> Dec 8 11:39:03 ray-Aspire-5735 gnome-session[1436]:
>> (zeitgeist-datahub:2572): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to read the recently
>> used resources file at '/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but the
>> parser failed: Failed to open file
>> '/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel': Permission denied.
>> Dec 8 11:39:03 ray-Aspire-5735 gnome-session[1436]: (nautilus:1773):
>> Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to read the recently used resources file at
>> '/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel', but the parser failed: Failed
>> to open file '/home/ray/.local/share/recently-used.xbel': Permission denied.
>> Dec 8 11:39:15 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: fousb: changing data format
>> from 1080 to 3080
>> Dec 8 11:39:15 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: manager: Added record
>> 2017-12-08 11:39:15 CET (1512729555) to database 'weewx.sdb'
>> Dec 8 11:39:16 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: manager: Added record
>> 2017-12-08 11:39:15 CET (1512729555) to daily summary in 'weewx.sdb'
>> Dec 8 11:39:16 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: engine: Starting main
>> packet loop.
>> Dec 8 11:39:19 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: fousb: station status
>> {'unknown': 0, 'lost_connection': 0, 'rain_overflow': 0} (0)
>> Dec 8 11:39:27 ray-Aspire-5735 wpa_supplicant[942]: wlp3s0: WPA: Group
>> rekeying completed with 00:21:f2:0f:f6:b0 [GTK=CCMP]
>> Dec 8 11:40:19 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: manager: Added record
>> 2017-12-08 11:40:00 CET (1512729600) to database 'weewx.sdb'
>> Dec 8 11:40:19 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: manager: Added record
>> 2017-12-08 11:40:00 CET (1512729600) to daily summary in 'weewx.sdb'
>> Dec 8 11:40:21 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: cheetahgenerator: Generated
>> 14 files for report StandardReport in 1.38 seconds
>> Dec 8 11:40:22 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: imagegenerator: Generated
>> 36 images for StandardReport in 1.46 seconds
>> Dec 8 11:40:22 ray-Aspire-5735 weewx[18057]: copygenerator: copied 9
>> files to /var/www/html/weewx
>>
>> that is now running in a separate terminal window ( I didn't EVEN know
>> that you could run more than one terminal!)
>> Thanks again to ALL
>>
>> On Friday, 8 December 2017 10:39:45 UTC+1, gjr80 wrote:
>>>
>>> Ray,
>>>
>>> This is what we need to see, whether you use gedit, tail, nano or some
>>> other method as long as it works for you stick with it.
>>>
>>> The log extract shows that weeWX is not able to connect to your station
>>> for some reason. I am not a Fine Offset (and clones) whiz, though I know
>>> Fine Offset stations are prone to USB lockups (I am not sure if that is the
>>> case here). All I can suggest is you stop weeWX, unplug your stations USB
>>> cable, remove the power/batteries from the station, give it a minute or so
>>> and then re-apply power and plug in your the USB. Start weeWX and monitor
>>> syslog.
>>>
>>> Of course if Matthew or some other Fine Offset his has some ideas....
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>>
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