A 'dying' SD will frequently report that all the files on it are readonly and will not allow new data to be written to it. Arguably, this is a feature, rather than a bug, since it gives you a chance to copy wanted data off it before it completely fails.
On Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:21:54 PM UTC-4 Ton vanN wrote: > Main problem seems corruption of the O.S. resulting that it has become > read-only for all files, not so much corruption of WeeWX. > Example. > input at PuttySSH of CLI = sudo /home/weewx/bin/weewxd > /home/weewx/weewx.conf > yields a 'normal' reaction until writing is required towards the > publichtml-folder, causing an O.S.error > > Unfortunately no simple remedy to correct the O.S. > => solution = setup of fresh, second weewx at other Raspberry to get new, > operational skins etc. > > Op donderdag 10 juli 2025 om 21:24:37 UTC+2 schreef Anton vanNwnhzn@GMail: > >> Digging deeper, (blankly) observe that reading Weatherflow_Tempest and >> output towards CWOP, HWA, Weathercloud and WUnderground still running >> without problems. >> Reason to keep alive, and study what is still (re)usable. >> Op 10-7-2025 om 19:50 schreef vince: >> >> If you can do so, imaging a new SD card and starting over might be your >> simplest path forward. Save a copy of your current weewx.sdb and later use >> it to catch up your new installation. >> >> On Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:45:18 AM UTC-7 Ton vanN wrote: >> >>> Considering age of the installation perhaps appropriate & easier to make >>> a fresh install on another Raspberry with fresh SD-card, with recent >>> version of Raspian and with v5.1 for WeeWX, and make setup *equivalent* >>> to old one for the readers and for the outputs. >>> Pity for loss of data, or exists an easy path to merge the old/latest >>> sdb in the new WeeWX-install? >>> >>> Op woensdag 9 juli 2025 om 20:41:16 UTC+2 schreef Ton vanN: >>> >>>> Also weird: >>>> CLI => /var/log $ sudo crontab -e >>>> Report: >>>> /tmp/crontab.spPpVc: Bestandssysteem is alleen-lezen >>>> Creation of temporary crontab file failed - aborting >>>> >>>> Op woensdag 9 juli 2025 om 20:37:18 UTC+2 schreef Ton vanN: >>>> >>>>> Reran CLI with shown result: >>>>> sudo du -sm /var/log >>>>> 2420 /var/log >>>>> Much smaller than in 2023 ...... >>>>> >>>>> Op woensdag 9 juli 2025 om 20:30:43 UTC+2 schreef Ton vanN: >>>>> >>>>>> *Correction/addition*, see below extract from PuttySSH-readout on >>>>>> files: >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 805154629 mrt 6 11:47 daemon.log >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 1251904421 mrt 2 00:02 daemon.log.1 >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 34392792 feb 23 00:02 daemon.log.2.gz >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 34421901 feb 16 00:02 daemon.log.3.gz >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 34334370 feb 9 00:02 daemon.log.4.gz >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5318820 mrt 6 11:47 debug >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 8165348 mrt 2 00:01 debug.1 >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 286230 feb 23 00:01 debug.2.gz >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 149939 feb 16 00:01 debug.3.gz >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 254542 feb 9 00:01 debug.4.gz >>>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 mrt 1 00:00 dpkg.log >>>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1850 feb 21 14:04 dpkg.log.1 >>>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 322 feb 13 22:56 dpkg.log.2.gz >>>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 937 nov 7 14:46 dpkg.log.3.gz >>>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7777 jul 27 2024 dpkg.log.4.gz >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 1665 jul 27 2024 dpkg.log.5.gz >>>>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2784 feb 12 2023 faillog >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 2847 dec 4 2022 fontconfig.log >>>>>> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 dec 4 2022 hp >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 1954376 mrt 6 11:47 kern.log >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 32165 feb 22 09:36 kern.log.1 >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 8440 jan 30 13:02 kern.log.2.gz >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 1178 jan 25 23:23 kern.log.3.gz >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 1237 jan 18 21:54 kern.log.4.gz >>>>>> -rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp 292292 mrt 6 11:46 lastlog >>>>>> drwx--x--x 2 root root 4096 mrt 6 11:46 lightdm >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 3292608 mrt 6 11:47 messages >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 3131508 mrt 2 00:00 messages.1 >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 158279 feb 23 00:00 messages.2.gz >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 82455 feb 16 00:00 messages.3.gz >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 137821 feb 9 00:00 messages.4.gz >>>>>> drwx------ 2 root root 4096 sep 26 2019 private >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 93744258 mrt 6 11:47 syslog >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 182939786 mrt 6 00:01 syslog.1 >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5800444 mrt 5 00:00 syslog.2.gz >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5804241 mrt 4 00:00 syslog.3.gz >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5805256 mrt 3 00:00 syslog.4.gz >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5802534 mrt 2 00:00 syslog.5.gz >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5817293 mrt 1 00:00 syslog.6.gz >>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 5820100 feb 28 00:00 syslog.7.gz >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 13973209 mrt 6 11:47 user.log >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 21557861 mrt 2 00:01 user.log.1 >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 832412 feb 23 00:01 user.log.2.gz >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 444514 feb 16 00:01 user.log.3.gz >>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 791921 feb 9 00:01 user.log.4.gz >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *In addition*, since the events of 2023 the configuration of WeeWX >>>>>> stayed unchanged 4.8.0. >>>>>> and the O.S.-status is equally unchanged (although updated&upgraded >>>>>> as far as possible): >>>>>> PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)" >>>>>> NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux" >>>>>> VERSION_ID="10" >>>>>> VERSION="10 (buster)" >>>>>> VERSION_CODENAME=buster >>>>>> ID=raspbian >>>>>> ID_LIKE=debian >>>>>> HOME_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/"; >>>>>> SUPPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianForums"; >>>>>> BUG_REPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs"; >>>>>> >>>>>> Op woensdag 9 juli 2025 om 20:12:42 UTC+2 schreef Ton vanN: >>>>>> >>>>>>> No root-cause found and therefore continued with the 'minimized' >>>>>>> /var/log with fingers-crossed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> After almost 2 years must revisit this topic, because again the >>>>>>> subject raspberry on strike. >>>>>>> Via PuttySSH tried the same remedy as hinted then, but to no effect. >>>>>>> Changed path to /var/log/ >>>>>>> CLI: >>>>>>> sudo rm daemon.log.1 >>>>>>> Translated reporting is: >>>>>>> rm: cannot remove ''daemon.log.1' Filing system is read-only >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As remedy tried to change the attributes of files by issue of >>>>>>> sudo chmod 775 *.* >>>>>>> at several levels, but resulting report is same: >>>>>>> Filing system is read-only >>>>>>> Weird, because with WinScp and >>>>>>> ls -l >>>>>>> the attributes for all log-files show as rwxrwsr-x >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any ide what has happened, and how to remedy? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Op woensdag 1 november 2023 om 12:10:26 UTC+1 schreef Ton vanN: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is surprisingly effective remedy: >>>>>>>> all files now significantly smaller and WeeWX running smoothly. >>>>>>>> But 'digging' to find root-cause for this unpleasant 'growing'. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Op donderdag 19 oktober 2023 om 19:08:55 UTC+2 schreef vince: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Do a "sudo rm daemon.log.1 debug.1 kern.log.1 user.log.1" to get >>>>>>>>> immediate relief. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Then look at the daemon.log, debug, kern.log, and user.log files >>>>>>>>> that remain to see what is in them. This is very unusual. You have >>>>>>>>> something in your os that is logging something you need to >>>>>>>>> investigate. >>>>>>>>> Even if you do a "tail -n 20" of each file it will help you >>>>>>>>> determine what is happening. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 5:15:18 AM UTC-7 Ton vanN wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> *raspberrypi9:~ $ *ls -al /var/log >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 89212455 okt 19 00:00 auth.log.1 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 113695224 okt 19 14:06 daemon.log >>>>>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 23122752257 okt 19 00:00 daemon.log.1 >>>>>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 2756977 okt 19 14:05 debug >>>>>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 1048983611 okt 18 23:55 debug.1 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 13796027 okt 18 20:31 kern.log.1 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 119656811 okt 19 00:00 messages.1 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -rw-r----- 1 root adm 196420717 okt 19 00:00 syslog.1 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 3022087 okt 19 14:05 user.log >>>>>>>>> -rwxrwxr-x 1 root adm 1175652544 okt 18 23:55 user.log.1 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >> >> 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/47a4ef1e-1ac9-49b4-aad4-6dd767c858fen%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/47a4ef1e-1ac9-49b4-aad4-6dd767c858fen%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> >> =============================================================== >> Contactinfo voor Anton van Nieuwenhuijzen: >> Email = [email protected] >> =============================================================== >> Deze E-mail en eventuele aanhangende files zijn >> alleen bestemd voor de geadresseerde(n). >> Als je deze E-mail ten onrechte hebt ontvangen, >> dan aub verwijderen en de afzender informeren. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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