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901

I am running the in on the laptop version if RaspPi

cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME=“Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)”
NAME=“Debian GNU/Linux”
VERSION_ID=“10”
VERSION=“10 (buster)”
VERSION_CODENAME=buster
ID=debian
HOME_URL=“https://www.debian.org/”
SUPPORT_URL=“Debian -- User Support”
BUG_REPORT_URL=“https://bugs.debian.org/”
pi@raspberryWeather:~ $ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Release: 10
Codename: buster

902

And what is your ‘python3 -V’ output ?

903

I am running Python 3.7.3

904

any idea on a fix for the red circle and the tempest not updating itself, i am always having to reboot the pi like 5 times + a day

905

Ok, likely not the answer you want, but it is probably time to upgrade your laptop to the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS based on Debian Bullseye rather than Debian Buster. Buster was superseded by Bullseye back in 2021, so it’s not surprising that packages are beginning to break

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906

I’m working on this! It’s not easy as it is a API issue rather than an issue with the PiConsole, but I am testing a workaround at the moment

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907

Hi @peter ,
I know you’ve probably got your hands full with the API problem reported above :frowning:

I just wanted to chime in with my request in the post above to properly display “Power Save Mode”

Thank you so much
Petr

https://community.tempest.earth/t/weatherflow-piconsole/1933/2728?u=padamec

908

Peter
Why is my piconsole’s rain gauge data different than what shows on my weatherflow app?
Thank you,
Jim

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909

Most probably relate to Raincheck (renamed Nearcast Rain), toggle it off and compare if the numbers are not closer

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910

Eric

Is raincheck on the piconsole or weatherflow app?

Jim

911

This is a feature on the server side so app.

This page explains it and how to toggle it

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912

Don’t worry, your request has already made it into the next version. The battery mode of the Tempest will be displayed instead of just “OK”. It will also not report as offline when it is in mode 3

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913

Thanks Eric. Turning off Nearcast Rain solved the issue.

914

How do I post code from the terminal to here? I have done it before, but lack of use, I have forgotten.

915

if you mean

some code example from php

below what you type

image

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916

I built another laptop to run the Bullseye and have my console up and running now.

Just an FYI and poss troubleshooter for things in the future.?. I went back to my old laptop with Buster, the one that would not update to the latest version of the console via “wfpiconsole update”. I thought I would just see what would happen and did a “wfpiconsole install” and it is working normally now. Odd that an install worked and not the update.

Anyway, than you for all the hard work you do!!

917

Does wfpiconsole still not support Bullseye on pi3 systems?

918

Nope, and it isn’t likely too. The Pi3 has much older graphics hardware compared to the Pi4, and the combination of this older hardware, the newer Bullseye Raspberry Pi OS and the PiConsole do not play nicely together.

919

Thanks for the response. I thought that was the case. I was going to upgrade to a Pi4, but every place I have looked is sold out.

920

I was running WeatherFlow PiConsole from within Windows 10. There were no issues.

To launch, I opened the Anaconda prompt window and typed:
cd wfpiconsole
python main.py

This used to work just fine. Now, it gets as far as the wfpiconsole window opening up for a second or two, then it closes without going any further. What should I check? I did recently replace my station, could this be the issue? The station name is the same in the wfpiconsole.ini file, so I don’t know what the issue might be.