Until 26.04 comes out, that's the current "Long Term Support" version. You can find it on their download page: https://ubuntu.com/download/server
On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 10:54 AM Mike Book <[email protected]> wrote: > Since it was mentioned that there has been issues with acurite drivers > from newer Linux distros it has occurred to me that is more than likely the > issue. > > When I first installed my weather station in 2025 Ubuntu 24.04.4 had not > been released. I'm pretty sure I was running 24.04.3 and I took a look > through the forums and it appears the consensus was to install that version > of Ubuntu. > > Problem is I moved recently and can't find the original USB drive I used > to install Ubuntu. > > I've tried getting the ISO direct from Ubuntu but that hasn't helped. I'm > wondering if anyone knows where I can get the amd64 iso for 24.04.3. > > On Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 12:11:47 PM UTC-4 Pablo Sanchez wrote: > >> I use openSUSE Tumbleweed. I installed weewx using the pip method - >> https://weewx.com/docs/5.3/quickstarts/pip/ >> >> It works great! >> >> I should probably update the OS as it has been 50 odd days since my last >> update. :) >> >> --- >> pablo >> >> >> >> On 2026-03-11 12:04, Mike Book wrote: >> >> I thank you for that but I have searched the forums for my exact errors >> and everything that is listed has not worked. >> >> I recently got openSUSE installed to try that but it won't install. >> mike@mint:~> sudo rpm --import https://weewx.com/keys.html >> [sudo] password for root: >> mike@mint:~> curl -s https://weewx.com/suse/weewx.repo | \ >> > sudo tee /etc/zypp/repos.d/weewx.repo >> [weewx] >> name=weewx >> baseurl=http://weewx.com/suse/weewx/suse$releasever_major >> enabled=1 >> gpgcheck=1 >> mike@mint:~> sudo zypper install weewx >> Error building the cache: >> [weewx|http://weewx.com/suse/weewx/suse20260308] Failed to retrieve new >> repository metadata. >> History: >> - [weewx|http://weewx.com/suse/weewx/suse20260308] Repository type can't >> be determined. >> Warning: Skipping repository 'weewx' because of the above error. >> Some of the repositories have not been refreshed because of an error. >> Loading repository data... >> Reading installed packages... >> 'weewx' not found in package names. Trying capabilities. >> No provider of 'weewx' found. >> Resolving package dependencies... >> Nothing to do. >> mike@mint:~> >> >> This is all I got. I'm not sure what could be wrong here. >> >> To the previous. I understand nothing much has changed on Weewx which I >> get but something isn't right. >> >> If its not Ubuntu distro then that makes sense but I'm pretty sure I >> never updated my distro previously until the SDD crash and it worked fine. >> >> If its a distro issue then some guidance would be great. Again searched >> the forums and not finding much that helps. >> >> On Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 11:53:55 AM UTC-4 p q wrote: >> >>> There's a problem with the more recent Linux versions and the USB >>> Acurite interface. Search this forum for conversations about it. >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 8:35 AM Tom Keffer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> While things like logging have changed, the guts of the Acurite driver >>>> has not changed since v3.9.2 in early 2019. >>>> >>>> When you updated your copy of Ubuntu, did it change the version of >>>> Python? There have been some problems with pyusb and Python 12. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 7:18 AM Mike Book <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Oh I'm not even getting the HTML file. >>>>> >>>>> Weewx won't make that file if it isn't collecting any data. Since I'm >>>>> currently getting absolutely nothing for the data thus no file. >>>>> >>>>> This is version 5.3 that I was installing. My last system that worked >>>>> was on the same Ubuntu OS but I was using weewx 5.1. >>>>> >>>>> Not sure if there is a problem with Weewx. >>>>> >>>>> Currently I'm attempting to install an openSUSE system and going to >>>>> try installing that way. Hopefully it will work. >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 10:14:27 AM UTC-4 Steven Hulse wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Mike, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm experiencing a similar issue after an update to 5.3 in Linux >>>>>> Mint. Did you check the web page that comes with Weewx? I looked at mine, >>>>>> and it is gathering data, so that's a way you can test to see if it's >>>>>> still >>>>>> working. My problem is that it's not publishing to Weatherunderground >>>>>> anymore. Is that what you are experiencing (not publishing)? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 10:10:45 AM UTC-6 Mike Book wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> At one point weewx was working just fine for me. I had an issue with >>>>>>> the PC and had to update with a fresh install of Ubuntu. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have no idea what is wrong here but with the new install and >>>>>>> following the debian install tutorial to the tee I'm getting USB errors >>>>>>> on >>>>>>> weewx. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ● weewx.service - WeeWX >>>>>>> Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/weewx.service; enabled; >>>>>>> preset: enabled) >>>>>>> Active: active (running) since Tue 2026-03-10 11:51:36 EDT; >>>>>>> 7min ago >>>>>>> Docs: https://weewx.com/docs >>>>>>> Main PID: 6217 (python3) >>>>>>> Tasks: 2 (limit: 8004) >>>>>>> Memory: 16.9M (peak: 17.3M) >>>>>>> CPU: 327ms >>>>>>> CGroup: /system.slice/weewx.service >>>>>>> └─6217 python3 /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py >>>>>>> /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mar 10 11:57:37 weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q weewxd[6217]: INFO >>>>>>> weewx.engine: 'pyephem' detected, extended almanac data is available >>>>>>> Mar 10 11:57:37 weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q weewxd[6217]: INFO >>>>>>> __main__: Starting up weewx version 5.3.1 >>>>>>> Mar 10 11:57:37 weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q weewxd[6217]: INFO >>>>>>> weewx.engine: Using binding 'wx_binding' to database 'weewx.sdb' >>>>>>> Mar 10 11:57:37 weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q weewxd[6217]: INFO >>>>>>> weewx.manager: Starting backfill of daily summaries >>>>>>> Mar 10 11:57:37 weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q weewxd[6217]: INFO >>>>>>> weewx.manager: Empty database >>>>>>> Mar 10 11:57:37 weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q weewxd[6217]: INFO >>>>>>> weewx.engine: Starting main packet loop. >>>>>>> Mar 10 11:57:37 weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q weewxd[6217]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed attempt 1 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno >>>>>>> 5] >>>>>>> Input/Output Error >>>>>>> Mar 10 11:58:07 weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q weewxd[6217]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed attempt 2 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno >>>>>>> 5] >>>>>>> Input/Output Error >>>>>>> Mar 10 11:58:37 weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q weewxd[6217]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed attempt 3 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno >>>>>>> 5] >>>>>>> Input/Output Error >>>>>>> Mar 10 11:59:07 weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q weewxd[6217]: ERROR >>>>>>> weewx.drivers.acurite: Failed attempt 4 of 10 to get LOOP data: [Errno >>>>>>> 5] >>>>>>> Input/Output Error >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is the error I'm getting. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When I list my USB devices I do see the weather station. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> weatherstation@weatherstation-ThinkCentre-M715q:~$ lsusb >>>>>>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >>>>>>> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub >>>>>>> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub >>>>>>> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 2357:012d TP-Link Archer T3U [Realtek >>>>>>> RTL8812BU] >>>>>>> Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c534 Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver >>>>>>> Bus 002 Device 005: ID 24c0:0003 Chaney Instrument Model 01036 >>>>>>> weather center >>>>>>> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oddly enough my weather station is not a 01036 it is an 02064. Like >>>>>>> stated this was working a day ago until the PC problems. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When I put the USB devices as a tree this is what I see. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> lsusb -t >>>>>>> /: Bus 001.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/1p, >>>>>>> 480M >>>>>>> /: Bus 002.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, >>>>>>> 480M >>>>>>> |__ Port 001: Dev 005, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, >>>>>>> Driver=[none], 1.5M >>>>>>> |__ Port 004: Dev 002, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M >>>>>>> |__ Port 001: Dev 003, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, >>>>>>> Driver=rtw88_8822bu, 480M >>>>>>> |__ Port 003: Dev 004, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, >>>>>>> Driver=usbhid, 12M >>>>>>> |__ Port 003: Dev 004, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, >>>>>>> Driver=usbhid, 12M >>>>>>> /: Bus 003.Port 001: Dev 001, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, >>>>>>> 5000M >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Also, the 02064 doesn't have the USB modes to select. 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