Thank you to everyone that assisted. My weather station is officially back up and running.
Here is the fix just for those in the future that might be having the same problem. For starters Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS kills the Acurite driver. It appears 25.10 does the same thing. I couldn't find an ISO of 24.04.3 LTS that would work when installing. I only guessed this would work from looking around on the forums. There is a live server version of 24.04.3 that might work but I haven't verified that. I also don't like server version too much. I prefer the usage of a GUI. I ended up getting lucky and finding my original flash drive that I used two years ago. This drive had the Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS ISO installed on it. I went ahead and gave this a try. My installation of Ubuntu went without any hiccups. That being said, once Ubuntu installed I followed the Debian install on weewx website. After that was done I got some insufficient permission errors with weewx. This isn't a weewx problem and there was no need for me to go down the rabbit hole of creating udevs and such. When weewx installs it creates a bunch of groups and with Ubuntu any group policy that is made a complete restart is needed. I restarted the computer and checked the HTML path and sure if enough the Index.HTML file was there. I proceeded to edit my config file to get up and running on CWOP. My weather station is now live and showing data. Again, thanks to all of those that helped, it was much appreciated. Mike On Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 4:46:33 PM UTC-4 Mike Book wrote: > Thank you friend, > > I have it downloading now. I also got a desktop version of 22.04.5 which > resembles exactly how I remember my desktop looking before updating the > current software. > > I will try it later tonight to see if it works. > > > On Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 3:31:08 PM UTC-4 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> My apologies. I missed that point. >> >> Just use the same URL, except substitute 24.04.3 for 24.04.4: >> >> >> https://ubuntu.com/download/server/thank-you?version=24.04.3&architecture=amd64<s=true >> >> -tk >> >> On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM Mike Book <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> yes but it appears this version is the version that kills the Acurite >>> driver. Was looking to get 24.04.3 which I had last year and had never >>> updated. >>> >>> On Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 2:26:15 PM UTC-4 Tom Keffer wrote: >>> >>>> 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. This >>>>>>>>>>> automatically ports to USB 4 I think per weewx hardware >>>>>>>>>>> information. 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