OK, another update. I installed WeeWX on another R-Pi, using another SD card, installed the skin, visited the page and there are still no images. What is this?? :O
On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 8:10:58 PM UTC O S wrote: > OK, I did this: > > nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html/weewx $ sudo systemctl restart weewx > nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html/weewx $ sudo weectl extension install > ~/downloaded-extensions/weewx-belchertown-new-1.7beta1-new-belchertown.tar.gz > > Using configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf > Install extension > '/home/nick/downloaded-extensions/weewx-belchertown-new-1.7beta1-new-belchertown.tar.gz' > > (y/n)? y > Extracting from tar archive > /home/nick/downloaded-extensions/weewx-belchertown-new-1.7beta1-new-belchertown.tar.gz > Saving installer file to /etc/weewx/bin/user/installer/Belchertown > Saved copy of configuration as /etc/weewx/weewx.conf.20260131200641 > Finished installing extension Belchertown from > /home/nick/downloaded-extensions/weewx-belchertown-new-1.7beta1-new-belchertown.tar.gz > nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html/weewx $ sudo systemctl restart weewx > nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html/weewx $ sudo weectl report run Belchertown > Using configuration file /etc/weewx/weewx.conf > The following reports will be run: Belchertown > Generating as of last timestamp in the database. > Done. > > Still no images so I think I'll reinstall on another SD card. > On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 8:01:26 PM UTC O S wrote: > >> Thanks, Vince, >> >> Yes, not sure how I got to where i did. I have already used weectl, but >> I'll give it one more go - if that doesn't work, I'll likely reinstall the >> whole thing, I'm guessing that's: >> >> Reinstall WeeWX >> Reinstall the driver >> Overwrite weewx.sdb? >> >> I'll let you know if the reinstall works. >> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 6:57:54 PM UTC Vince Skahan wrote: >> >>> I can't even guess what you did or how you got to wherever you are now >>> on the system. >>> >>> If you use 'weectl extension' to uninstall then reinstall the skin, it >>> will do the right thing after weewx is restarted when the reports run. >>> >>> If you fiddle with things manually and don't use weectl, your mileage >>> might vary. >>> >>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 9:44:38 AM UTC-8 O S wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, apt was the way I installed. >>>> >>>> I ran that command, restarted, but still no images for sunrise / sunset. >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> Nick >>>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 5:28:44 PM UTC Vince Skahan wrote: >>>> >>>>> apt is the tool used to install debian packages, dpkg is the other >>>>> older tool. Sorry I use the two terms sometimes. >>>>> >>>>> Yes try running that command. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 9:25:00 AM UTC-8 O S wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Vince, >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you and id gives me: >>>>>> >>>>>> uid=1000(nick) gid=1000(nick) >>>>>> groups=1000(nick),4(adm),20(dialout),24(cdrom),27(sudo),29(audio),44(video),46(plugdev),60(games),100(users),102(input),105(render),110(netdev),111(weewx),993(gpio),994(i2c),995(spi) >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm not sure what a dpkg installation is, I used the sudo apt install >>>>>> weewx >>>>>> method to install. >>>>>> >>>>>> So, can I run the sudo usermod -aG weewx nick command? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Nick >>>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 4:53:47 PM UTC Vince Skahan wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> ssh into the weewx pi and run 'id' and you will likely see that your >>>>>>> account 'nick' is not in a unix group that has permissions to read >>>>>>> /var/www/html/weewx/belchertown >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Assuming it is group 'weewx', you would need to run "sudo usermod >>>>>>> -aG weewx nick" and log out/in again. For a dpkg installation you'd >>>>>>> want >>>>>>> to add yourself to group 'weewx' anyway so you can edit things in >>>>>>> /etc/weewx without needing to use sudo. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 8:12:19 AM UTC-8 O S wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello Patrick, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes, if I ssh in to the server, I can see the images at the >>>>>>>> following paths: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/images/sunrise.png >>>>>>>> etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/images/sunset.png >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But the web browser appears to be looking here: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://192.168.1.49/weewx/belchertown/images/sunrise.png >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I also found this, which doesn't seem right: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html $ cd weewx/ >>>>>>>> nick@weewx-pi:/var/www/html/weewx $ ls -l >>>>>>>> ls: cannot open directory '.': Permission denied >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Not sure if that is related but could there also be permission >>>>>>>> issues? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Nick. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 4:03:25 PM UTC salinois wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> hello, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> that, it is the conf inside the skin : >>>>>>>>> weewx/skins/Belchertown/images/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> but on the web site , it is public_html/belchertown/images/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Patrick >>>>>>>>> Le 31/01/2026 à 16:46, O S a écrit : >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello all, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I got in a mess with the Belchertown skin settings so have >>>>>>>>> completely removed it and reinstalled (a couple of times now) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Each time I reinstall, the images are missing form "Sun & Moon", >>>>>>>>> as per below: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [image: Screenshot from 2026-01-31 15-39-08.png] >>>>>>>>> If I right click on one of the placeholders for the image and >>>>>>>>> select "open image in new tab" >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I get this in the address bar: >>>>>>>>> http://192.168.1.49/weewx/belchertown/images/sunrise.png >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ... and a 404 not found message. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have: HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx/belchertown set in >>>>>>>>> weewx.conf >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I can find the images in: etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/images, like: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/images/sunrise.png >>>>>>>>> etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/images/sunset.png >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Does the uppercase "B" have something to do with this? All other >>>>>>>>> page elements look okay. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Like I say, I have uninstalled/reinstalled the skin several times >>>>>>>>> with no change. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> Nick. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> 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 visit >>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/a03549d6-67ce-4299-b2f7-5bc068b0a484n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/a03549d6-67ce-4299-b2f7-5bc068b0a484n%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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