Hi Thanks for all the answers. I just copied a 4.10.2 database to the Version 5 system and it's working fine.
I have just installed version 5 on a test system and I'll continue to test the installation methods that Vince mentioned. Gert On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 3:23:10 PM UTC+2 Rainer Lang wrote: > see inline below > On 15.08.2023 13:25, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi Rainer > I did as you suggested and it seems to work now. gw1000.py was not there, > so something went wrong during the installation. > > A couple of questions: > 1) I used sudo to install and WeeWX is running under root. Should I just > use the user login(pi), to install WeeWx? > > when you are acting as user pi, you need root rights - hence you use sudo > .... > installing weewx as any user, root or any other, hasn't been an issue so > far (afaik) > > 2) Is the weewx.sdb compatible with Version 5? > > I don't think the database type has changed (still either a sqlite3 > database or a MySQL database, and the weewx.sdb is/was a sqlite3 database) > - and you will probably still use the wview_extended database schema > what does weewx show when you use your "old" weewx.sdb in /var/lib/weewx ? > if you can see you historical data, all is fine 😉 > > 3) Should I use pip to install or sudo apt install ./python3-weewx_5...., > as I did > > as far as I know the general weewx install instructions are valid - you > can use apt and pip as package managers, depending on installation type > see weewx documentation > > > Thanks for helping > > Rgds > Gert > > On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 11:18:22 AM UTC+2 Rainer Lang wrote: > >> I think a simple solution could be to extract the file gw1000.py from the >> gw1000-0.5.0b5.tar.gz >> archive and copy it to /usr/share/weewx/user >> On 15.08.2023 10:42, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Hi Ian >> Thanks for looking. >> I used this command to install WeeWx: >> >> sudo apt install ./python3-weewx_5.0.0a24-a_all.deb >> >> >> and this command to install GW1000 >> >> >> sudo weectl extension install >> https://github.com/gjr80/weewx-gw1000/releases/download/v0.5.0b5/gw1000-0.5.0b5.tar.gz >> >> >> From syslog: >> >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] INFO weewx.engine: Loading station >> type GW1000 (user.gw1000) >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: Caught >> unrecoverable exception: >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: **** No >> module named 'user.gw1000' >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: **** >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: **** >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py", line 149, in main >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: **** >> engine = weewx.engine.StdEngine(config_dict) >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: **** >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 78, in __init__ >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: **** >> self.setupStation(config_dict) >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: **** >> File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 105, in setupStation >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: **** >> __import__(driver) >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: **** >> ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'user.gw1000' >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi weewx[677] CRITICAL __main__: **** >> Exiting. >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi systemd[1]: weewx.service: Main process >> exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE >> Aug 15 10:36:01 raspberrypi systemd[1]: weewx.service: Failed with result >> 'exit-code'. >> >> >> I have attached the weewx.conf file >> >> >> Gert >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 8:52:05 AM UTC+2 Ian Millard wrote: >> >>> How did you attempt the install? I am running version 5 with a pip >>> installation. I am also running the Gateway driver and it installed >>> seamlessly using weectl extension install [URL] >>> >>> Sent from my iPad. >>> >>> On 15 Aug 2023, at 05:57, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Vince >>> >>> I followed the installation guide for the driver, but the installation >>> used the folder structure from WeeWx version 4. >>> >>> Rgds >>> Gert >>> >>> On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 1:44:12 AM UTC+2 vince wrote: >>> >>>> sure why wouldn't it be ? >>>> >>>> On Monday, August 14, 2023 at 2:03:23 PM UTC-7 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> Is it possible to install the gateway with WeeWx 5.0 >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Gert >>>>> >>>> -- >>> 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]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/99af5f5f-3f49-441d-acf0-e4006a1e734fn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/99af5f5f-3f49-441d-acf0-e4006a1e734fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- >> 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]. >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/3cac5915-3b90-44f0-9f5d-e6e85ec506f4n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/3cac5915-3b90-44f0-9f5d-e6e85ec506f4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- > 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]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/691f18ef-cf92-48d9-b409-d440e3986915n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/691f18ef-cf92-48d9-b409-d440e3986915n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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