No, but my current passion is the Western Flyer Foundation <https://www.westernflyer.org/>. A contribution there is always welcome!
On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 12:59 AM Monica Mulholland <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > 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/8500d992-f925-4c71-8fa5-4de6eeba8677n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/8500d992-f925-4c71-8fa5-4de6eeba8677n%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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