Pierre-Yves, we used these commands Pierre-Yves sudo apt remove weewx then sudo apt install weewx=4.10.2-1
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 10:13:38 PM UTC+3 Pierre-Yves wrote: > @ Mks Mk, > Which command did you use to perform the downgrade from v5to v4.10.2 ? > I tried "sudo apt install weewx=4.10.2" and "sudo apt install weewx > 4.10.2" but none of these work... > > Thanks, Pierre-Yves > > Le mardi 6 février 2024 à 19:44:41 UTC+1, Mks Mk a écrit : > >> we just tried the upgrade again to weewx v5.0.1 (sudo apt update) and >> it worked this time. >> (we have not done any changes to the system after the downgrade to >> v4.10.2) >> >> On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 8:32:36 PM UTC+3 Pierre-Yves wrote: >> >>> @ Matthew, thanks. I need now to "digest" all this information, it's a >>> bit high level for me ;-) >>> >>> @ Stefanos, thanks too, I tested my USB SDR key and obtain the same >>> result as yours : "Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0bda:2838 Realtek Semiconductor >>> Corp. RTL2838 DVB-T" >>> >>> Pierre-Yves >>> Le mardi 6 février 2024 à 18:17:07 UTC+1, Stefanos Kalaitzis a écrit : >>> >>>> i forgot to write in my last message that when you finished you must >>>> restart udev or restart the device you using( p.c , rpi ,... etc) >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 7:11:07 PM UTC+2 matthew wall wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 11:38:24 AM UTC-5 Pierre-Yves wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It seems to be a problem of rules change. In fact, I first upgraded >>>>> from 4.10.2 to 5.0.0 and weewx worked perfectly. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> weewx was running as root:root. weewx 5.0.0 did not modify any >>>>> permissions when it upgraded from 4.10.2. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Then I went from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1 an weewx failed to start. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> weewx was running as weewx:weewx. weewx 5.0.1 converts from root:root >>>>> permissions to weewx:weewx permissions, and runs the daemon as weewx. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For Weewx,, I did a deb/rpm install and, as far I remember, I >>>>> installed rtl-sdr following your Git ( >>>>> https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-sdr). >>>>> >>>>> I tried the command you proposed (sudo usermod -aG plugdev weewx) but >>>>> that doesn't solve the problem. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> is there a udev rules file for sdr? (it is a separate step when you >>>>> build rtl-sdr from source) >>>>> if there is a udev rules file for sdr, how are the permissions set? >>>>> did the usermod for weewx succeed? >>>>> is weewx in the plugdev group? (grep weewx /etc/group) >>>>> did you restart weewxd after putting weewx into the plugdev group? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regarding the rtl-sdr rules, I have a doubt. I installed the file in >>>>> /etc/weewx/udev/rules.d. Maybe it is a wrong place... I read in another >>>>> thread that it should be in /usr/lib/udev/rules.d... What about ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> packages install to /usr/lib/udev/rules.d >>>>> >>>>> system administrators (or end-users acting as system administrators) >>>>> put things in /etc/udev/rules.d >>>>> >>>>> that way you can override whatever a package installs, and your >>>>> changes will not be overwritten by the package when you upgrade/update. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- 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/094e0aff-74e7-4d3c-814a-4aa2197acd60n%40googlegroups.com.
