Thanks and I will do that :) On Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 12:32:21 AM UTC Vince Skahan wrote:
> Open an issue on their github page where you downloaded the skin from. > > On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 4:10:08 PM UTC-8 O S wrote: > >> I wouldn't have known where to start, thanks again. >> >> Do I need to tell the skin author, or something? >> >> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 11:57:23 PM UTC Vince Skahan wrote: >> >>> I looked in skin.conf for the copy once line. >>> >>> https://weewx.com/docs/5.2/reference/skin-options/copygenerator/ >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 3:38:55 PM UTC-8 O S wrote: >>> >>>> 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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