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I used Apple’s migration tool to move everything from my current mini to a new mini. The only error I got was it couldn’t correctly install displaylinkdriver.kext and that I would have to reinstall it myself.

I connected the USB logger to the new mac, fired off weather display and it all appears to function normally regardless. The VUE console is talking to WD. However, it’s not updating my web page using WD Live. All FTP info transferred over from the old Mac so I can’t see anything that needs to be changed.

Did I miss something?

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Are you using VMware? Google showed some problems with that program associated with the error you’re getting…

Just guessing but I don’t think this is a WD created problem…at least from my internet search results…

Try manually logging into your server from a terminal window, as a test. It sounds more like an ftp problem to me…

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No vmware. It does sound like an FTP problem but I do have connectivity and my logins are correct. From the same mac I’m ftp’ing up my webcam images ok. It looks as though WD isn’t for some reason. I’m totally stumped.

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Does the mac version have an ftplog file?

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Good question and I don’t know. I’ll have to poke around a bit.

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I believe it does, try a search for ftplogfull.txt.

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Nope, not there.

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You should have ftplog.txt and ftplogfull.txt in /Library/Application Support/wdisplay directory. Make sure you have logging turned on it WD under Setup → Logfiles (the big button should be green).

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Found it. It’s empty so it looks like it’s not even trying to send.

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You can killall cronftp processes, then cd into the wdisplay folder and manually run the cron process. This will provide output in the terminal window so you can see the responses from your server. If you need directions let me know.

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Thanks Dan! Yes, I could use some instructions.

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Ok, first open a terminal window…then cd to your wdisplay directory.

cd /Applications/WeatherD.app/Contents/Resources

the first thing you want to do is issue the killall command for the cronftp and cronftpreal processes (if running)

killall cronftpreal
killall cronftp

Then issue the following command and see what response you get, cut’n’paste the result here…

./cronftpreal

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“The folder /Applications/wdisplay is now obsolete as of 10.37L build 44”

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"The folder /Applications/wdisplay is now obsolete as of 10.37L build 44"

not entirely true

you can still install WD to that location no problem, and that makes sense to in fact do just that
in any case, do as Dan has suggested, run the cronftp from where you have WD installed

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I ran it from where it was which was the applications folder.

Ran ok killall cronftpreal

Won’t run killall cronftp

Won’t run run ./cronftpreal

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"The folder /Applications/wdisplay is now obsolete as of 10.37L build 44"

That quote came directly from jmar’s post.

If it’s a FTP issue, it must be with WD. I’m running EvoCam on the same machine and it FTP’s my web cam images just fine. Same place WD should be sending, same server, same password, same user ID.

I tried a fresh install but that didn’t work. The console and WD are talking great. Just not from WD to my web site. The older mini works perfect when I switch back to that.

Here’s something interesting. I’m on build 69. I upgraded to the latest build on the old mini that’s working. 69 works, 70 does the same thing, won’t talk to the server. Go back to 69 and it works.

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what jmar is saying is you do not have to install it to that location
but its as good as location as any

what shows in the terminal window after changing directory to where you have WD installed
(i.e to the contents/MacOS/ folder
when you go
./cronftp

also though make sure you have set the permissons correct on the folder
also, where have you installed WD to?

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Ok, I’ll check it.

BTW, I added this to my last post if you missed it.

Here's something interesting. I'm on build 69. I upgraded to the latest build on the old mini that's working. 69 works, 70 does the same thing, won't talk to the server. Go back to 69 and it works.
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thats sounds like a permissions problem
or even a firewall blocking/permissions problem
as there was no changes to the cronftp or cronftpreal programs between those builds

and there are not other reports of problems with build 70 and the FTP that I know of?

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Moved the app to applications/wdisplay

Checked permissions and they are ok, full rw. Not a firewall issue because my webcam images are going out FTP fine.

Switched to applications/wdisplay in Terminal.

killall cronftpreal ran ok.

killall cronftp said arguments must be process or IDs.

Ran ./cronftpreal and it says no such file or directory.