I had a similar problem. There was a change in (I think!) libusb-1.0-0:armhf 2:1.0.25-1ubuntu2 recently that caused my Acurite station to stop working, with symptoms similar to yours. I thought about trying to revert the update but ended up taking a new SD card and installing Ubuntu 24.04 and Weewx. Was a bit of a pain due to a number of services I've added over the years, but mostly straightforward.
On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM Phil Mead <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a weewx system that has been running well for several years on a > raspberry pi using raspbian (bookworm currently). But recently it stopped > reading from the console. I cannot figure out what went sideways. > > The errors in the log: > ct 11 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: INFO __main__: retrying... Oct 11 > 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG __main__: Initializing engine Oct 11 > 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.engine: Loading station type > AcuRite (weewx.drivers.acurite) Oct 11 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: INFO > weewx.drivers.acurite: driver version is 0.4 Oct 11 11:18:49 weather > weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.drivers.acurite: R2 will be decoded using sensor > constants Oct 11 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: > Loading service weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch Oct 11 11:18:49 weather > weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.engine.StdTimeSynch Oct 11 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.engine.StdConvert Oct 11 11:18:49 > weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.engine: StdConvert target unit is 0x1 Oct > 11 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading > service weewx.engine.StdConvert Oct 11 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: > DEBUG weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.engine.StdCalibrate Oct 11 > 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.engine.StdCalibrate Oct 11 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.engine.StdQC Oct 11 11:18:49 weather > weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.engine.StdQC Oct 11 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.wxservices.StdWXCalculate Oct 11 > 11:18:49 weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.wxservices: StdWXCalculate will > use data binding wx_binding Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.manager: Daily summary version is 1.0 Oct 11 11:18:50 weather > weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.wxservices.StdWXCalculate Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: > DEBUG weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdWXXTypes Oct 11 > 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.wxxtypes.StdWXXTypes Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdPressureCooker Oct 11 > 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.wxxtypes.StdPressureCooker Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: > DEBUG weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdRainRater Oct 11 > 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.wxxtypes.StdRainRater Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.wxxtypes.StdDelta Oct 11 11:18:50 > weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.wxxtypes.StdDelta Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.engine.StdArchive Oct 11 11:18:50 > weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.engine: Archive will use data binding > wx_binding Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.engine: Record > generation will be attempted in 'hardware' Oct 11 11:18:50 weather > weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.engine: Using archive interval of 300 seconds > (specified in weewx configuration) Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: > DEBUG weewx.engine: Use LOOP data in hi/low calculations: 1 Oct 11 > 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.engine.StdArchive Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry Oct 11 > 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.restx: StationRegistry: > Registration not requested. Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Finished loading service weewx.restx.StdStationRegistry Oct > 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Loading service > weewx.restx.StdWunderground Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: INFO > weewx.restx: Wunderground: Posting not enabled. Oct 11 11:18:50 weather > weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.restx.StdWunderground Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.restx.StdPWSweather Oct 11 11:18:50 > weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.restx: PWSweather: Posting not enabled. Oct > 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading > service weewx.restx.StdPWSweather Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: > DEBUG weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.restx.StdCWOP Oct 11 11:18:50 > weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.restx: CWOP: Posting not enabled. Oct 11 > 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.restx.StdCWOP Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.restx.StdWOW Oct 11 11:18:50 weather > weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.restx: WOW: Posting not enabled. Oct 11 11:18:50 > weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service > weewx.restx.StdWOW Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS Oct 11 11:18:50 > weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.restx: AWEKAS: Posting not enabled. Oct > 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading > service weewx.restx.StdAWEKAS Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Loading service user.mqtt.MQTT Oct 11 11:18:50 weather > weewxd[844]: INFO user.mqtt: service version is 0.24 Oct 11 11:18:50 > weather weewxd[844]: INFO user.mqtt: binding to archive Oct 11 11:18:50 > weather weewxd[844]: INFO user.mqtt: data_binding is wx_binding Oct 11 > 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: INFO user.mqtt: topic is weather Oct 11 > 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: INFO user.mqtt: data will be uploaded to > mqtt://mqttuser:[email protected]:yyy/ Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: > DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading service user.mqtt.MQTT Oct 11 > 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Loading service > weewx.engine.StdPrint Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.engine: Finished loading service weewx.engine.StdPrint Oct 11 > 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Loading service > weewx.engine.StdReport Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: INFO > weewx.engine: 'pyephem' detected, extended almanac data is available Oct > 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Finished loading > service weewx.engine.StdReport Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: INFO > __main__: Starting up weewx version 5.1.0 Oct 11 11:18:50 weather > weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.engine: Station does not support reading the time Oct > 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.engine: Using binding > 'wx_binding' to database 'weewx' Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: > INFO weewx.manager: Starting backfill of daily summaries Oct 11 11:18:50 > weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.manager: Daily summaries up to date Oct > 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.engine: Starting main packet > loop. Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.acurite: > Found station at *bus= device= * Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: > ERROR weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed attempt 1 of 10 to get LOOP data: > [Errno 32] Pipe error Oct 11 11:18:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.manager: Daily summary version is 1.0 Oct 11 11:19:20 weather > weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.acurite: Found station at bus= device= Oct > 11 11:19:20 weather weewxd[844]: ERROR weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed > attempt 2 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 32] Pipe error Oct 11 11:19:50 > weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.acurite: Found station at bus= > device= Oct 11 11:19:50 weather weewxd[844]: ERROR weewx.drivers.acurite: > Failed attempt 3 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 32] Pipe error Oct 11 > 11:20:20 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.acurite: Found station at > bus= device= Oct 11 11:20:20 weather weewxd[844]: ERROR > weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed attempt 4 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 32] > Pipe error Oct 11 11:20:50 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.drivers.acurite: Found station at bus= device= Oct 11 11:20:51 > weather weewxd[844]: ERROR weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed attempt 5 of 10 to > get LOOP data: [Errno 110] Operation timed out Oct 11 11:21:21 weather > weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.acurite: Found station at bus= device= Oct > 11 11:21:21 weather weewxd[844]: ERROR weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed > attempt 6 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 32] Pipe error Oct 11 11:21:51 > weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.acurite: Found station at bus= > device= Oct 11 11:21:52 weather weewxd[844]: ERROR weewx.drivers.acurite: > Failed attempt 7 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 110] Operation timed out Oct > 11 11:22:22 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.acurite: Found station > at bus= device= Oct 11 11:22:22 weather weewxd[844]: ERROR > weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed attempt 8 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 32] > Pipe error Oct 11 11:22:52 weather weewxd[844]: DEBUG > weewx.drivers.acurite: Found station at bus= device= Oct 11 11:22:52 > weather weewxd[844]: ERROR weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed attempt 9 of 10 to > get LOOP data: [Errno 32] Pipe error Oct 11 11:23:22 weather weewxd[844]: > DEBUG weewx.drivers.acurite: Found station at bus= device= Oct 11 > 11:23:22 weather weewxd[844]: ERROR weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed attempt > 10 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno 32] Pipe error Oct 11 11:23:52 weather > weewxd[844]: ERROR weewx.drivers.acurite: Max retries (10) exceeded for > LOOP data Oct 11 11:23:52 weather weewxd[844]: INFO weewx.engine: Main > loop exiting. Shutting engine down. Oct 11 11:23:52 weather weewxd[844]: > DEBUG weewx.restx: Shut down MQTT thread. Oct 11 11:23:52 weather > weewxd[844]: CRITICAL __main__: Caught WeeWxIOError: Max retries (10) > exceeded for LOOP data Oct 11 11:23:52 weather weewxd[844]: CRITICAL > __main__: **** Waiting 60.0 seconds then retrying... > > The bus/device being empty seems to indicate it can’t be seen or read from > based on other posts. > > I can see the station using lsusb: > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 > Device 003: ID 24c0:0003 Chaney Instrument Model 01036 weather center Bus > 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 VIA Labs, Inc. Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID > 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > > The base station is a 2064 so there is no usb mode to change, nor does the > setup have such a setting and there is no switch I can see. > > I can read from the station from a windows pc using acurite pc connection > software so I don’t think its a station problem > > On the os/config side > > I have rebooted both the raspberry pi and the weather station multiple > times > > I have added the weewx user to lots of groups including tty dialout > plugdev games users input render netdev spi i2c gpio > > I have also tried to add udev rules for everything I saw in the lsusb list > after trying just the first line for the station. This was the area I was > least familiar with so it could be the problem but I followed what others > said in constructing it. > > /etc/udev/rules.d/99-acurite.rules: > SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="24c0", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0003", > MODE="0664", GROUP="weewx" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1d6b", > ATTRS{idProduct}=="0003", MODE="0664", GROUP="weewx" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", > ATTRS{idVendor}=="1d6b", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0002", MODE="0664", > GROUP="weewx" SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2109", > ATTRS{idProduct}=="3431", MODE="0664", GROUP="weewx" > > I have a nearly identical setup in another location that is having the > same problem and started at about the same time so I have to assume an > update changed something but I can figure out what. 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