Your little snippet shows no copies of weewxd running. What you're seeing is your grep command.
Let's get a proper log to work with. Don't use systemctl status weewx. It just doesn't show enough context. Set debug=1 in weewx.conf, restart weewxd, let it run for a reporting cycle (if possible), then post the log. Additional details on capturing a good log can be found here <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/view-logs>. On Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM bushtech <[email protected]> wrote: > Not as far as i can see > ps aux | grep weewxd > dries 7716 0.0 0.0 9316 2616 pts/0 S+ 18:34 0:00 grep > --color=auto weewxd > > > On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 6:22:32 PM UTC+2 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1987]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>> **** weewx.WeeWxIOError: Unable to read hardware type. Check for 2nd >>> instance of weew> >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1987]: CRITICAL __main__: Unable to >>> load driver: Unable to read hardware type. Check for 2nd instance of >>> weewx. Also, tr> >> >> >> Did you check for a 2nd instance of weewx? >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM bushtech <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks again >>> Running weewx status again, seem changed >>> >>> weewx.service - WeeWX >>> Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/weewx.service; enabled; >>> preset: enabled) >>> Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2026-10-03 17:03:21 >>> SAST; 16min ago >>> Duration: 6.924s >>> Invocation: c7dde2bbcbf74fd5bc98388f26395f8a >>> Docs: https://weewx.com/docs >>> Process: 1987 ExecStart=weewxd /etc/weewx/weewx.conf (code=exited, >>> status=4) >>> Main PID: 1987 (code=exited, status=4) >>> Mem peak: 24.8M >>> CPU: 279ms >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1987]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 1468, in >>> _setup >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1987]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>> **** self.hardware_type = self._determine_hardware() >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1987]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>> **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^ >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1987]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 1459, in >>> _determine_har> >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1987]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>> **** raise weewx.WeeWxIOError(msg) >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1987]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>> **** weewx.WeeWxIOError: Unable to read hardware type. Check for 2nd >>> instance of weew> >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1987]: CRITICAL __main__: Unable to >>> load driver: Unable to read hardware type. Check for 2nd instance of weewx. >>> Also, tr> >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1987]: CRITICAL __main__: **** >>> Exiting... >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver systemd[1]: weewx.service: Main process >>> exited, code=exited, status=4/NOPERMISSION >>> Oct 03 17:03:21 Ubuntuserver systemd[1]: weewx.service: Failed with >>> result 'exit-code'. >>> lines 1-21/21 (END) >>> >>> Now complaining about vantage.py >>> >>> Here is line 1468 >>> 1468 self.hardware_type = self._determine_hardware() >>> and line 1459: >>> 1459 raise weewx.WeeWxIOError(msg) >>> This was listed with nano -l >>> Doesnt mean much to me >>> On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 3:59:42 PM UTC+2 John Smith wrote: >>> >>>> Start with the simple stuff, reconnect everything and check dmesg to >>>> see if everything is detected properly when reconnected. >>>> >>>> I assume everything was working up until you installed the new Ubuntu >>>> version, so it could be a bug/issue in the new kernel, so maybe try >>>> downgrading the kernel and/or trying a back ported version if there is one. >>>> >>>> It could also be a cable issue, do you have a space to try? >>>> >>>> On Sat, 3 Oct 2026 at 23:16, bushtech <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks again John >>>>> No reply out of the minicom or screen test >>>>> Hmmm >>>>> On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 2:59:42 PM UTC+2 John Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ok, weewxd now owned by user weewx, was root. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Has been since version 5.0.0 came out >>>>>> >>>>>> Oct 03 14:23:52 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1986]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: send_data: no <ACK> received from Vantage cons >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> There is a wiki page for that too >>>>>> https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/Troubleshooting-the-Davis-Vantage-station >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, 3 Oct 2026 at 22:50, bushtech <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi John >>>>>>> Thanks a mil for your response. Ok, weewxd now owned by user weewx, >>>>>>> was root. And did this: sudo usermod -aG dialout weewx to try and sort >>>>>>> out >>>>>>> the USB. No discernable difference noted >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Then ran: sudo journalctl -u weewx -n 50 --no-pager >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oct 03 14:23:52 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1986]: DEBUG >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oct 03 14:23:52 Ubuntuserver weewxd[1986]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: send_data: no <ACK> received from Vantage cons >>>>>>> The second line is where the wheels came off. >>>>>>> Hmmm, lots of head scratching currently >>>>>>> On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 1:34:20 PM UTC+2 John Smith wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> status=4/NOPERMISSION >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> That pretty much says it all, weewxd doesn't have permission to >>>>>>>> access the USB device. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Have you looked at this page? >>>>>>>> https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/Understanding-permissions >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It has a section on USB permissions >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, 3 Oct 2026 at 18:14, bushtech <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi >>>>>>>>> Conf. file 5.5.2 >>>>>>>>> Davis Vantage pro using USB to serial cable >>>>>>>>> During ubuntu update got the usual conf file out of date so kept >>>>>>>>> old one. But afterwards >>>>>>>>> decided to use later conf. file. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What worries me is Ubuntu 26 uses python 3.14. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The weewx documentation says this: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *"Python* >>>>>>>>> Python 2.7, or Python 3.5 or later is required." >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Am I between a rock and a hard place or am I being stupid >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This is what I get when doing sudo systemctl status weewx: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Oct 02 16:05:12 Ubuntuserver weewxd[19832]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/v> Oct 02 16:05:12 >>>>>>>>> Ubuntuserver >>>>>>>>> weewxd[19832]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: **** self.hardware_type = >>>>>>>>> self._determine> Oct 02 16:05:12 Ubuntuserver weewxd[19832]: CRITICAL >>>>>>>>> weewx.engine: **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Oct 02 16:05:12 Ubuntuserver >>>>>>>>> weewxd[19832]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: **** File >>>>>>>>> "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/v> Oct 02 16:05:12 Ubuntuserver >>>>>>>>> weewxd[19832]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: **** raise >>>>>>>>> weewx.WeeWxIOError(msg) Oct 02 16:05:12 Ubuntuserver weewxd[19832]: >>>>>>>>> CRITICAL weewx.engine: **** weewx.WeeWxIOError: Unable to read hardw> >>>>>>>>> Oct >>>>>>>>> 02 16:05:12 Ubuntuserver weewxd[19832]: CRITICAL *main*: Unable >>>>>>>>> to load driver: Unable to read hardware type. C> Oct 02 16:05:12 >>>>>>>>> Ubuntuserver weewxd[19832]: CRITICAL *main*: **** Exiting... Oct >>>>>>>>> 02 16:05:12 Ubuntuserver systemd[1]: weewx.service: Main process >>>>>>>>> exited, >>>>>>>>> code=exited, status=4/NOPERMISSION Oct 02 16:05:12 Ubuntuserver >>>>>>>>> systemd[1]: >>>>>>>>> weewx.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Please tell me what is gong on here. 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