Welcome to the Cumulus Support forum.
Latest Cumulus MX V4 release 4.4.2 (build 4085) - 12 March 2025
Latest Cumulus MX V3 release 3.28.6 (build 3283) - 21 March 2024
Legacy Cumulus 1 release 1.9.4 (build 1099) - 28 November 2014
(a patch is available for 1.9.4 build 1099 that extends the date range of drop-down menus to 2030)
Download the Software (Cumulus MX / Cumulus 1 and other related items) from the Wiki
If you are posting a new Topic about an error or if you need help PLEASE read this first viewtopic.php?p=164080#p164080
Latest Cumulus MX V4 release 4.4.2 (build 4085) - 12 March 2025
Latest Cumulus MX V3 release 3.28.6 (build 3283) - 21 March 2024
Legacy Cumulus 1 release 1.9.4 (build 1099) - 28 November 2014
(a patch is available for 1.9.4 build 1099 that extends the date range of drop-down menus to 2030)
Download the Software (Cumulus MX / Cumulus 1 and other related items) from the Wiki
If you are posting a new Topic about an error or if you need help PLEASE read this first viewtopic.php?p=164080#p164080
Image release
Moderator: mcrossley
- HansR
- Posts: 6926
- Joined: Sat 20 Oct 2012 6:53 am
- Weather Station: GW1100 (WS80/WH40)
- Operating System: Raspberry OS/Bookworm
- Location: Wagenborgen (NL)
- Contact:
Image release
You said you are going to release a new image as well for the new upcoming 3.16 version.
I recently noticed that the image has the systemd daemon starting method installed and it starts immediately. That is all very fine but it starts with locale GB. When users are migrating from previous Cumulus installations (as the most important situation) this will cause havoc because the naming and the contents of the logfiles will change.
I know we discussed this issue before and it's being worked on, but I think at least a warning should be given on this issue when using the image, if possible prevent it (systemd disabled and asking for a locale?).
I recently noticed that the image has the systemd daemon starting method installed and it starts immediately. That is all very fine but it starts with locale GB. When users are migrating from previous Cumulus installations (as the most important situation) this will cause havoc because the naming and the contents of the logfiles will change.
I know we discussed this issue before and it's being worked on, but I think at least a warning should be given on this issue when using the image, if possible prevent it (systemd disabled and asking for a locale?).
Hans
https://meteo-wagenborgen.nl
CMX build 4070+ ● RPi 4B ● Linux 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 aarch64 (bookworm) ● dotnet 8.0.1
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagenborgenwx.bsky.social
https://meteo-wagenborgen.nl
CMX build 4070+ ● RPi 4B ● Linux 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 aarch64 (bookworm) ● dotnet 8.0.1
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagenborgenwx.bsky.social
- mcrossley
- Posts: 14388
- Joined: Thu 07 Jan 2010 9:44 pm
- Weather Station: Davis VP2/WLL
- Operating System: Bullseye Lite rPi
- Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK
- Contact:
Re: Image release
Don't you just need to set the system locale before configuring Cumulus?
Nothing locale dependent is written until CMX has been configured with a station and restarted.
Nothing locale dependent is written until CMX has been configured with a station and restarted.
- HansR
- Posts: 6926
- Joined: Sat 20 Oct 2012 6:53 am
- Weather Station: GW1100 (WS80/WH40)
- Operating System: Raspberry OS/Bookworm
- Location: Wagenborgen (NL)
- Contact:
Re: Image release
Ah true, with a fresh install you configure CMX and then it starts running.
However, a warning is useful as users apparently forget about the locale as they are eager to get things running. Anyway, I repaired a sitution which had mixed locales
However, a warning is useful as users apparently forget about the locale as they are eager to get things running. Anyway, I repaired a sitution which had mixed locales
Hans
https://meteo-wagenborgen.nl
CMX build 4070+ ● RPi 4B ● Linux 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 aarch64 (bookworm) ● dotnet 8.0.1
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagenborgenwx.bsky.social
https://meteo-wagenborgen.nl
CMX build 4070+ ● RPi 4B ● Linux 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 aarch64 (bookworm) ● dotnet 8.0.1
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagenborgenwx.bsky.social
- mcrossley
- Posts: 14388
- Joined: Thu 07 Jan 2010 9:44 pm
- Weather Station: Davis VP2/WLL
- Operating System: Bullseye Lite rPi
- Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK
- Contact:
Re: Image release
It fact it is already there as a step to perform before configuring CMX. I have just boldened it and added a warning.
https://cumuluswiki.org/a/Raspberry_Pi_ ... Connection
https://cumuluswiki.org/a/Raspberry_Pi_ ... Connection
- HansR
- Posts: 6926
- Joined: Sat 20 Oct 2012 6:53 am
- Weather Station: GW1100 (WS80/WH40)
- Operating System: Raspberry OS/Bookworm
- Location: Wagenborgen (NL)
- Contact:
Re: Image release
Thanks.mcrossley wrote: ↑Fri 29 Apr 2022 2:36 pm It fact it is already there as a step to perform before configuring CMX. I have just boldened it and added a warning.
https://cumuluswiki.org/a/Raspberry_Pi_ ... Connection
I will modify with a warning for bullseye as that does only change the language setting and not the separators. So you need to set LC_ALL in /etc/default/locale to the locale you need (e.g. LC_ALL=nl_NL.UTF-8).
Hans
https://meteo-wagenborgen.nl
CMX build 4070+ ● RPi 4B ● Linux 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 aarch64 (bookworm) ● dotnet 8.0.1
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagenborgenwx.bsky.social
https://meteo-wagenborgen.nl
CMX build 4070+ ● RPi 4B ● Linux 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 aarch64 (bookworm) ● dotnet 8.0.1
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagenborgenwx.bsky.social
- mcrossley
- Posts: 14388
- Joined: Thu 07 Jan 2010 9:44 pm
- Weather Station: Davis VP2/WLL
- Operating System: Bullseye Lite rPi
- Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK
- Contact:
Re: Image release
Ta, the next image will be based on bullseye. So the default user will be changing too as "pi" has been removed.
- HansR
- Posts: 6926
- Joined: Sat 20 Oct 2012 6:53 am
- Weather Station: GW1100 (WS80/WH40)
- Operating System: Raspberry OS/Bookworm
- Location: Wagenborgen (NL)
- Contact:
Re: Image release
Is that so? I never noticed when I installed bullseye. Still using pi.
Hans
https://meteo-wagenborgen.nl
CMX build 4070+ ● RPi 4B ● Linux 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 aarch64 (bookworm) ● dotnet 8.0.1
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagenborgenwx.bsky.social
https://meteo-wagenborgen.nl
CMX build 4070+ ● RPi 4B ● Linux 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 aarch64 (bookworm) ● dotnet 8.0.1
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagenborgenwx.bsky.social
- HansR
- Posts: 6926
- Joined: Sat 20 Oct 2012 6:53 am
- Weather Station: GW1100 (WS80/WH40)
- Operating System: Raspberry OS/Bookworm
- Location: Wagenborgen (NL)
- Contact:
Re: Image release
And what's the motivation of that (realtime chat required
)
Hans
https://meteo-wagenborgen.nl
CMX build 4070+ ● RPi 4B ● Linux 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 aarch64 (bookworm) ● dotnet 8.0.1
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagenborgenwx.bsky.social
https://meteo-wagenborgen.nl
CMX build 4070+ ● RPi 4B ● Linux 6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8 aarch64 (bookworm) ● dotnet 8.0.1
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wagenborgenwx.bsky.social
- mcrossley
- Posts: 14388
- Joined: Thu 07 Jan 2010 9:44 pm
- Weather Station: Davis VP2/WLL
- Operating System: Bullseye Lite rPi
- Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK
- Contact:
Re: Image release
Security, lots of people never changed the default password.
You now have to create a user account on first boot and set it's password. Tricky if you run headless!
The cmx image will have a standard user and we trust our users are smart enough to follow the instructions and change its password.
You now have to create a user account on first boot and set it's password. Tricky if you run headless!
The cmx image will have a standard user and we trust our users are smart enough to follow the instructions and change its password.