Totally forgot that package installs include a udev rule. For how to read the log, see section *Log messages <https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.1/usersguide/monitoring/#log-messages>* in the documentation.
On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM GordonT <train...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the help. > > 1) l found a udev rule, 60-weewx.rules. l didn't write it so assume the > installation did. I don't know why it didn't show up as /dev/vantage > earlier but working now. > > 2) The Pi having incorrect time and date at boot seems to be the issue, l > have seen no issues so far after installing an rtc. > It appears to corrupt the vantage pro2 logger which l can only solve by > clearing the memory, which results in lost data. > > Where do l find the log ? I found a reference to /var/log/syslog but can't > find any relevant log. I have set debug=1 in the conf. > > Overall l find weewx very good and hopefully can get rid of my old PC with > weatherlink. > > Thanks > On Saturday, 24 May 2025 at 19:33:45 UTC+1 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> 1. If the Vantage is showing up as /dev/vantage, you added a udev rule. >> Perhaps you forgot about it? See *Installing a udev script >> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/Troubleshooting-the-Davis-Vantage-station#installing-a-udev-script>* >> >> 2. If you did not have an RTC, then the Pi uses the last recorded time, >> which as you noted, could be the previous day. See the *Time >> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/Raspberry-Pi#time>* section in the >> article about RPis. >> >> If you have any additional problems, be sure to include a log. >> >> -tk >> >> On Sat, May 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM GordonT <trai...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Firstly when l installed it the vantage showed up as /dev/ttyUSB0 but >>> now its /dev/vantage, has something changed ? >>> >>> I also had an issue where after a period it would stop downloading any >>> data from the vantage, normally after a boot of the pi. I noticed when the >>> pi was booted, connected to the Internet but no rtc, the pi time would be >>> the same as when it was shutdown until it got the current time from the >>> Internet. In this period the vantage would show the time from the pi, which >>> could be from the previous day. Could this be the issue ? >>> >>> I have now fitted an rtc to the Pi and so far so good, but will see how >>> it goes. >>> >>> -- >>> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7e203cc8-6e23-4f48-b793-112d785a3a02n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7e203cc8-6e23-4f48-b793-112d785a3a02n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > 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. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0da64b7f-85f8-4c05-bb36-a933fdbe468en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0da64b7f-85f8-4c05-bb36-a933fdbe468en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAPq0zEBvnLrdHCtdQD-ynXAtr%3DuurJkGvTzONY_JZjYqHQB48g%40mail.gmail.com.
