you don't want to know! ha! ran the command to see the log and I think I know why it's not posting. posting isn't enabled...
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog May 14 21:52:29 raspberrypi weewx[20789]: restx: StationRegistry: Station will not be registered: no station_url specified. May 14 21:52:29 raspberrypi weewx[20789]: restx: Wunderground-PWS: Data for station KTXBEDFO19 will be posted May 14 21:52:29 raspberrypi weewx[20789]: restx: PWSweather: Posting not enabled. May 14 21:52:29 raspberrypi weewx[20789]: restx: CWOP: Posting not enabled. May 14 21:52:29 raspberrypi weewx[20789]: restx: WOW: Posting not enabled. May 14 21:52:29 raspberrypi weewx[20789]: restx: AWEKAS: Posting not enabled. May 14 21:52:29 raspberrypi weewx[20789]: engine: Starting up weewx version 3.8.0 May 14 21:52:29 raspberrypi weewx[20789]: engine: Clock error is 2.05 seconds (positive is fast) May 14 21:52:30 raspberrypi weewx[20789]: engine: Starting main packet loop. May 14 21:57:56 raspberrypi weewx[20789]: vantage: LOOP try #1; error: Expected to read 99 chars; got 85 instead On Monday, May 14, 2018 at 9:56:03 PM UTC-5, Andrew Milner wrote: > > the user guide says > sudo weewxd weewx.conf > > what error do you get? > > > > On Tuesday, 15 May 2018 05:50:23 UTC+3, Andrew Milner wrote: >> >> ok - so you have found the command line, and you have started the weewx >> daemon >> >> there should be no more output to the screen from weewx when it is >> running as a daemon. >> >> there will be entries in the log though. >> >> if you want to see weewx output on the screen >> 1. stop weewx with sudo /etc/init.d/weewx stop >> 2. run weewx from the command line >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, 15 May 2018 05:43:52 UTC+3, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> >>> I think you're right - I need some serious linux work. I thought maybe >>>> this was a lot simpler than it is - was hoping for a "type this and it'll >>>> run" kinda thing. LOL >>>> >>> >>> this command >>> >>> sudo ls /usr/share/weewx >>> >>> got me a file listing of some daemon stuff and a bunch of weewx stuff. >>> >>> I guess that's good but I don't know what to do next. >>> >>> I ran this command (after reading the docs for the 50th time) >>> >>> sudo /etc/init.d/weewx start >>> >>> and it says "starting weewx service." >>> >>> doesn't seem like it's coming back online though. >>> >>> thanks everyone for all their help! >>> >> -- 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 weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
