Thanks for that, I will get around to setting up another Pi in a few days.
In the meantime, does this give us any useful information
Mar 6 12:53:29 WeatherPi weewx[870] INFO __main__: Using configuration
file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf
Mar 6 12:53:29 WeatherPi weewx[870] INFO __main__: Debug is 1
Mar 6 12:53:29 WeatherPi weewx[870] DEBUG __main__: Initializing engine
Mar 6 12:53:29 WeatherPi weewx[870] INFO weewx.engine: Loading station
type Vantage (weewx.drivers.vantage)
Mar 6 12:53:29 WeatherPi weewx[870] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Driver
version is 3.2.1
Mar 6 12:53:29 WeatherPi weewx[870] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Option
loop_request=1
Mar 6 12:53:29 WeatherPi weewx[870] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Opened up
serial port /dev/ttyUSB0; baud 19200; timeout 4.00
Mar 6 12:53:30 WeatherPi lightdm[918]: Error getting user list from
org.freedesktop.Accounts:
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name
org.freedesktop.Accounts was not provided by any .service files
Mar 6 12:53:33 WeatherPi weewx[870] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retry #0
failed
Mar 6 12:53:37 WeatherPi weewx[870] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retry #1
failed
Mar 6 12:53:41 WeatherPi weewx[870] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retry #2
failed
Mar 6 12:53:43 WeatherPi vncserver-x11[515,root]: ServerManager: Server
started
Mar 6 12:53:44 WeatherPi vncserver-x11[515,root]: ConsoleDisplay: Found
running X server (pid=789, binary=/usr/lib/xorg/Xorg)
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retry #3
failed
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] ERROR weewx.drivers.vantage: Unable to
wake up console
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] ERROR weewx.engine: Import of driver
failed: Unable to wake up Vantage console (<class 'weewx.WakeupError'>)
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
Traceback (most recent call last):
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 119, in setupStation
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
self.console = loader_function(config_dict, self)
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 39, in loader
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
return VantageService(engine, config_dict)
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 1898, in __init__
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
Vantage.__init__(self, **config_dict[DRIVER_NAME])
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 515, in __init__
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
self._setup()
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 1317, in _setup
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
self.port.wakeup_console(max_tries=self.max_tries)
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 118, in
wakeup_console
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
raise weewx.WakeupError("Unable to wake up Vantage console")
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL weewx.engine: ****
WakeupError: Unable to wake up Vantage console
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL __main__: Unable to load
driver: Unable to wake up Vantage console
Mar 6 12:53:45 WeatherPi weewx[870] CRITICAL __main__: **** Exiting...
Mar 6 13:53:57 WeatherPi vncserver-x11[515,root]: Connections: connected:
10.1.1.155::58448 (TCP)
Mar 6 13:53:57 WeatherPi vncserver-x11[515,root]: Connections:
authenticated: 10.1.1.155::58448 (TCP), as (anonymous) (d permissions)
Mar 6 13:53:57 WeatherPi vncserver-x11[515,root]: SPrintConnMgr: Failed to
add printer: server-error-service-unavailable
Mar 6 15:00:14 WeatherPi vncserver-x11[515,root]: Connections:
disconnected: 10.1.1.155::58448 (TCP) ([IdleTimeout] This connection has
timed out through inactivity.)
Mar 6 15:49:17 WeatherPi vncserver-x11[515,root]: Connections: connected:
10.1.1.155::35098 (TCP)
Mar 6 15:49:17 WeatherPi vncser
On Saturday, 6 March 2021 at 14:23:11 UTC+13 [email protected] wrote:
> Yes, you definitely have a connectivity problem that has nothing to do
> with WeeWX. There is an outside chance the problem is with your RPi. If you
> have an extra RPi around, try using it to connect through minicom.
>
> If nothing works, a call to Davis is in order.
>
> -tk
>
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 5:00 PM monmul <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> So everything reseated and restarted...unplugged USB to ensure that the
>> Pi was seeing the USB......used "screen /dev/ttyUSB0 19200" after shutting
>> down weewx....still blank screen (after a number Enters) with no echo back
>> to TEST and NVR
>> On Friday, 5 March 2021 at 17:29:45 UTC+13 monmul wrote:
>>
>>> pi@WeatherPi:~ $ lsusb
>>> Bus 001 Device 005: ID 13fe:4100 Kingston Technology Company Inc. Flash
>>> drive
>>> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. Hub
>>> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:ec00 Standard Microsystems Corp.
>>> SMSC9512/9514 Fast Ethernet Adapter
>>> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:9514 Standard Microsystems Corp. SMC9514 Hub
>>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>>> pi@WeatherPi:~ $
>>>
>>> Having pulled out the line from the Envoy, rebooted, and hit lsusb, by
>>> elimination the "Future Technology" must be the one!
>>>
>>> On Friday, 5 March 2021 at 15:38:45 UTC+13 [email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>>> or just note which /dev/ttyUSB* comes and goes
>>>>
>>>> once identified i like to put in a udev rule to create a known device
>>>> file such as /dev/vp2
>>>>
>>>> > On 5 Mar 2021, at 12:33 pm, vince <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > One good way to identify a USB device is to unplug it, plug it back
>>>> in, and see what the 'dmesg' command reported. You'll tend to be able to
>>>> figure out which USB port it connected to that way.
>>>>
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