Vince, Wow that is seriously impressive! How on earth did you find that?? [image: Screenshot from 2026-01-31 23-37-40.png] Thank you very much indeed :) Nick.
On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 10:19:44 PM UTC Vince Skahan wrote: > The problem is a bug in the hacked non-Belchertown Belchertown you are > using. > > If you look at skin.conf you'll see: > copy_once = favicon.ico, *images /**, json/index.html, > js/index.html, js/responsive-menu.js, robots.txt > ^^ > || > || > > See the two extra spaces ? It should be images/* with no spaces for that > item. > > > On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 12:40:14 PM UTC-8 O S wrote: > >> 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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