How do I make a contribution to show my appreciation for all the work you have done and this project over the years....do you have a tip jar or something/
On Friday 12 July 2024 at 09:18:59 UTC+12 Tom Keffer wrote: > Of course. Just copy the database file over. It's that simple. > > See the documentation *Where to find things > <https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.1/usersguide/where/>* for the location of > your database file. > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 2:12 PM Monica Mulholland <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thank you for that suggestion, much appreciated. However, for comparison >> purposes I would like to have access to the old records...they go back >> nearly 15 years! Is there anyway I can do both? >> >> On Friday 12 July 2024 at 09:01:52 UTC+12 vince wrote: >> >>> If you don't care about saving old readings from your old database, >>> please just follow the v5 documentation (link) >>> <https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.1/quickstarts/debian/> and start anew. >>> Your blood pressure will thank you. >>> >>> All you'll need to do at some point is configure any optional uploaders >>> such as the FTP one you've been battling. Having your old weewx.conf file >>> someplace safe on another computer to use as a reference will help. >>> >>> On Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 1:16:00 PM UTC-7 Monica Mulholland wrote: >>> >>>> I have just found a back up sd image from about a year ago...should I >>>> use that and try and update it to the latest weewx or should I start from >>>> scratch? I know it is my choice..but which would be less risky for a not >>>> very experienced person like me? Thank you! >>>> >>>> On Thursday 11 July 2024 at 22:32:39 UTC+12 Monica Mulholland wrote: >>>> >>>>> As I have to reinstall my system from scratch - the SD card did indeed >>>>> fail, I have decided up update the RPi from a 3 to a 4 and download the >>>>> latest RaspberryPi OS. I have backed up copies of weewx-etc and >>>>> weewx-var-lib. (from a few years ago!...and nothing much has changed from >>>>> my side in that time). I would appreciate some tips and suggestions of >>>>> the >>>>> most efficient way (and any problems to watch out for) to get my weather >>>>> station up and running again. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday 11 July 2024 at 12:17:04 UTC+12 Monica Mulholland wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ah! I think I know what that was all about....the incipient failure >>>>>> of my SD card.....The Rpi will now not boot anymore....It never rains >>>>>> but >>>>>> it pours!.....I guess I should now go over to booting the Rpi from a USB >>>>>> stick...something I have been avoiding for years...in order not to >>>>>> 'upset' >>>>>> what was working! .....Wish me luck! >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you all for your all, and especially Tom Keffer, for the >>>>>> continuous support and encouragement!..it is greatly appreciated indeed! >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday 11 July 2024 at 10:52:05 UTC+12 Monica Mulholland wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Following on from my posts on "External Website not updating" ( >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/g/weewx-user/c/xYp5iQ996TQ) ....TLDR!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ...i have been given a new password which does seem to work on FTP - >>>>>>> when tried in Filezilla. See attached! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So I put the new password in weewx.conf flie and rebooted.....The >>>>>>> only thing I changed was the FTP password (AFAIK!!). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> pi@WeatherPi:~ $ sudo systemctl status weewx >>>>>>> ● weewx.service - LSB: weewx weather system >>>>>>> Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/weewx; generated; vendor preset: >>>>>>> enabled) >>>>>>> Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2024-07-11 08:57:17 >>>>>>> NZST; 1h 40m >>>>>>> Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8) >>>>>>> Process: 342 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/weewx start (code=exited, >>>>>>> status=1/FAILURE) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jul 11 08:57:10 WeatherPi systemd[1]: Starting LSB: weewx weather >>>>>>> system... >>>>>>> Jul 11 08:57:17 WeatherPi weewx[342]: Starting weewx weather system: >>>>>>> weewxError >>>>>>> Jul 11 08:57:17 WeatherPi weewx[342]: No handlers could be found for >>>>>>> logger "__m >>>>>>> Jul 11 08:57:17 WeatherPi weewx[342]: failed! >>>>>>> Jul 11 08:57:17 WeatherPi systemd[1]: weewx.service: Control process >>>>>>> exited, cod >>>>>>> Jul 11 08:57:17 WeatherPi systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: weewx >>>>>>> weather system. >>>>>>> Jul 11 08:57:17 WeatherPi systemd[1]: weewx.service: Unit entered >>>>>>> failed state. >>>>>>> Jul 11 08:57:17 WeatherPi systemd[1]: weewx.service: Failed with >>>>>>> result 'exit-co >>>>>>> lines 1-14/14 (END) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This saga goes on and on...what have I done wrong now? >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >> > 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/3e7b3bec-e5a9-4bd1-adbc-0772495acc0cn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/3e7b3bec-e5a9-4bd1-adbc-0772495acc0cn%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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