Oct 03 21:49:07 Ubuntuserver weewxd[12628]: INFO weewx.engine: Using binding 'wx_binding' to database 'weewx.sdb' Oct 03 21:49:07 Ubuntuserver weewxd[12628]: INFO weewx.manager: Starting backfill of daily summaries Oct 03 21:49:07 Ubuntuserver weewxd[12628]: INFO weewx.manager: Daily summaries up to date Oct 03 21:49:07 Ubuntuserver weewxd[12628]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Getting archive packets since 2026-10-01 21:30:00 SAST (1790883000) Oct 03 21:49:09 Ubuntuserver weewxd[12628]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console Oct 03 21:49:09 Ubuntuserver weewxd[12628]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Retrieving 0 page(s); starting index= 0 Oct 03 21:49:09 Ubuntuserver weewxd[12628]: INFO weewx.engine: Starting main packet loop. Oct 03 21:49:09 Ubuntuserver weewxd[12628]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console Oct 03 21:49:09 Ubuntuserver weewxd[12628]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Requesting 200 LOOP packets. Oct 03 21:49:10 Ubuntuserver weewxd[12628]: DEBUG weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console I started weewx and lookee here. Time to update conf file and see if it will post to wunderground
On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 9:48:35 PM UTC+2 bushtech wrote: > HI Tom > Thanks > I did your point 1 and did get TEST to come back on screen. The plot > thickens lol. > > I don't suppose I need to do test two > > On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 9:39:11 PM UTC+2 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> And no luck so far with trying the cable on a linux mint machine >> >> >> Do you mean that the "TEST" test failed on a completely independent >> machine? If so, that's a pretty clear indication of some kind of hardware >> problem. >> >> Focus on getting the "TEST" test to work before getting WeeWX involved. >> Two things to try: >> >> 1. Unplug the power supply and remove the batteries. This will cause the >> console to reset. Reinstall batteries and power supply. Reconfigure if >> necessary, but you will probably only have to do a long press on "DONE". >> Now try the "TEST" test. >> 2. Same as #1, but this time reseat the logger while power is off. Don't >> remove the logger when power is applied. Try the "TEST" test. >> >> -tk >> >> On Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM bushtech <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Vince >>> No. Ubuntu 26 long time already and weewx was running happily on it. >>> Just did an apt update/upgrade. >>> The weewx reinstall was from this doc being followed: >>> https://weewx.com/docs/5.5/quickstarts/debian/ >>> And modemmanager not installed >>> And no luck so far with trying the cable on a linux mint machine >>> On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 9:14:35 PM UTC+2 Vince Skahan wrote: >>> >>>> Just to try to complete your problem description - did you go from >>>> ubuntu 24 to 26 ? Sometimes major upgrades have issues. And was it a >>>> clean installation or a dist-upgrade ? >>>> >>>> On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 11:49:52 AM UTC-7 bushtech wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sat Oct 3 20:31:11 2026] usb 1-4: USB disconnect, device number 2 >>>>> [Sat Oct 3 20:31:11 2026] pl2303 ttyUSB0: pl2303 converter now >>>>> disconnected from ttyUSB0 >>>>> [Sat Oct 3 20:31:11 2026] pl2303 1-4:1.0: device disconnected >>>>> [Sat Oct 3 20:31:18 2026] usb 1-4: new full-speed USB device number 8 >>>>> using xhci_hcd >>>>> [Sat Oct 3 20:31:19 2026] usb 1-4: New USB device found, >>>>> idVendor=067b, idProduct=2303, bcdDevice= 4.00 >>>>> [Sat Oct 3 20:31:19 2026] usb 1-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, >>>>> Product=2, SerialNumber=0 >>>>> [Sat Oct 3 20:31:19 2026] usb 1-4: Product: USB-Serial Controller D >>>>> [Sat Oct 3 20:31:19 2026] usb 1-4: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology >>>>> Inc. >>>>> [Sat Oct 3 20:31:19 2026] pl2303 1-4:1.0: pl2303 converter detected >>>>> [Sat Oct 3 20:31:19 2026] usb 1-4: pl2303 converter now attached to >>>>> ttyUSB0 >>>>> >>>>> I have only ever seen ttyUSBO >>>>> >>>>> ps aux | grep weewxd >>>>> dries 11036 0.0 0.0 9316 2616 pts/1 S+ 20:40 0:00 >>>>> grep --color=auto weewxd >>>>> >>>>> I used this: minicom -b 19200 -D /dev/ttyUSB0. Stopped weewx with sudo >>>>> systemctl stop weewx. But still nothing >>>>> >>>>> At the price of Davis stuff no I dont have a spare >>>>> I will now remove modemmanager and try the cable on another linux >>>>> machine >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for all the help. I really appreciate it >>>>> >>>>> I find it unlikely that I had a hardware failure concurrently with a >>>>> software update. I did do a complete reinstall of weewx yesterday >>>>> On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 8:33:14 PM UTC+2 Tom Keffer wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> Earlier you said that you tried the minicom test described on the >>>>>> wiki page. To be clear, we are talking about the test described under >>>>>> Establishing >>>>>> connectivity >>>>>> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/Troubleshooting-the-Davis-Vantage-station#establishing-connectivity>, >>>>>> >>>>>> right? Make sure weewxd is stopped before trying the test. If the >>>>>> Vantage >>>>>> truly does not respond, then the problem lies with connectivity, and not >>>>>> WeeWX. You need to solve that first. >>>>>> >>>>>> Vince made some good suggestions. Follow them. To remove modemmanager >>>>>> do "sudo apt remove modemmanager". >>>>>> >>>>>> You said that you are using a USB to serial cable. It is possible >>>>>> that the driver for the serial converter changed when you upgraded. Do >>>>>> you >>>>>> have a different USB-to-serial cable that you can try? Alternatively, >>>>>> can >>>>>> you try the minicom test on another computer? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM bushtech <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Tom >>>>>>> Thanks for jumping in. >>>>>>> I hope this is enough: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver systemd[1]: Started weewx.service - >>>>>>> WeeWX. >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: >>>>>>> Initializing weewxd version 5.5.2 >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: Command >>>>>>> line: /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: Using >>>>>>> Python: 3.14.4 (main, Aug 20 2026, 10:41:58) [GCC 15.2.0] >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: Located >>>>>>> at: /usr/bin/python3 >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: Platform: >>>>>>> Linux-7.0.0-38-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.43 >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: Locale: >>>>>>> 'en_US.UTF-8' >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: Entry >>>>>>> path: /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: >>>>>>> WEEWX_ROOT: /etc/weewx >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: Config >>>>>>> file: /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: User >>>>>>> module: /etc/weewx/bin/user >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: Debug: >>>>>>> 1 >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: User: >>>>>>> weewx >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: Group: >>>>>>> weewx >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO __main__: Groups: >>>>>>> tty dialout plugdev weewx >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: DEBUG __main__: >>>>>>> loop_on_init: False >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: DEBUG __main__: >>>>>>> Initializing engine >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: INFO weewx.engine: >>>>>>> Loading station type Vantage (weewx.drivers.vantage) >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: DEBUG >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Driver version is 3.7.0 >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: DEBUG >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Option loop_request=1 >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:28 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: DEBUG >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Opened up serial port /dev/ttyUSB0; baud 19200; >>>>>>> timeout 4.00 >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: DEBUG >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Successfully woke up Vantage console >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: send_data: no <ACK> received from Vantage console >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: _determine_hardware; retry #0: 'No <ACK> >>>>>>> received >>>>>>> from Vantage console' >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: send_data: no <ACK> received from Vantage console >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: _determine_hardware; retry #1: 'No <ACK> >>>>>>> received >>>>>>> from Vantage console' >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: send_data: no <ACK> received from Vantage console >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: _determine_hardware; retry #2: 'No <ACK> >>>>>>> received >>>>>>> from Vantage console' >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: send_data: no <ACK> received from Vantage console >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: _determine_hardware; retry #3: 'No <ACK> >>>>>>> received >>>>>>> from Vantage console' >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.vantage: Unable to read hardware type. Check for 2nd >>>>>>> instance >>>>>>> of weewx. Also, try power cycli >>>>>>> ng. >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: ERROR weewx.engine: >>>>>>> Import of driver failed: Unable to read hardware type. Check for 2nd >>>>>>> instance of weewx. Also, >>>>>>> try power cycling. (<class 'weewx.WeeWxIOError'>) >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** Traceback (most recent call last): >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/engine.py", line 109, in >>>>>>> setupStation >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** self.console = loader_function(config_dict, self) >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 35, in >>>>>>> loader >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** return VantageService(engine, config_dict) >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 2070, >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> __init__ >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** Vantage.__init__(self, **config_dict[DRIVER_NAME]) >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 542, >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> __init__ >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** self._setup() >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** ~~~~~~~~~~~^^ >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 1468, >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> _setup >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** self.hardware_type = self._determine_hardware() >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^ >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** File "/usr/share/weewx/weewx/drivers/vantage.py", line 1459, >>>>>>> in >>>>>>> _determine_har >>>>>>> dware >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** raise weewx.WeeWxIOError(msg) >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL weewx.engine: >>>>>>> **** weewx.WeeWxIOError: Unable to read hardware type. Check for 2nd >>>>>>> instance of weew >>>>>>> x. Also, try power cycling. >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL __main__: >>>>>>> Unable to load driver: Unable to read hardware type. Check for 2nd >>>>>>> instance >>>>>>> of weewx. Also, tr >>>>>>> y power cycling. >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver weewxd[10160]: CRITICAL __main__: >>>>>>> **** Exiting... >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver systemd[1]: weewx.service: Main process >>>>>>> exited, code=exited, status=4/NOPERMISSION >>>>>>> Oct 03 19:57:29 Ubuntuserver systemd[1]: weewx.service: Failed with >>>>>>> result 'exit-code'. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 7:37:21 PM UTC+2 Tom Keffer wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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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