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= Introduction = | = Introduction = | ||
If you are seeking information on why you might want to use Cumulus, then please read [[About Cumulus|the About Cumulus article]] first. That is a general introduction to what Cumulus does and what might be its advantages over alternative software. | |||
It is anticipated that the main documentation for Cumulus MX will be placed in [[Cumulus MX|this article]] and you should read that to get basic information about MX. | |||
This article is to answer those awkward questions that will arise when you try to go beyond the "normal" installation or you need some trouble shooting style help. The questions have been placed into groups, but this is my first attempt at designing this article, so please feel free to make improvements that suit the way you search. | |||
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== Request for assistance == | |||
If you, either need help on topics not covered in this article, or you see any messages that are not explained below, please update this article (you may need to ask for a login) or else post on the support forum in [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 Cumulus Wiki Suggestions for updates and additions] sub-forum. Thank you. | |||
= Background = | |||
Mark Crossley created this page on 26 October 2018 to help people with questions about MX where it works differently to Cumulus 1 and the [[FAQ|Cumulus 1 FAQ]] did not help. | Mark Crossley created this page on 26 October 2018 to help people with questions about MX where it works differently to Cumulus 1 and the [[FAQ|Cumulus 1 FAQ]] did not help. | ||
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= Troubleshooting - messages in MXdiags or in console/terminal output = | = Troubleshooting - messages in MXdiags or in console/terminal output = | ||
== Questions == | == Questions == | ||
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=== Ignoring earlier data === | === Ignoring earlier data === | ||
There are two contexts where new Cumulus MX users have reported problems stopping them seeing some earlier data they saw when they were using Cumulus 1 (C1). | |||
# MX needs to read from [[Cumulus.ini]] the earliest date to process as it ignores any content for earlier dates. (Cumulus 1 just read all the files it could find in the data folder. | # MX needs to read from [[Cumulus.ini]] the earliest date to process as it ignores any content for earlier dates. (Cumulus 1 just read all the files it could find in the data folder. | ||
# When you first start running MX, it does not seem to be able to populate charts and recent history web tags for earlier times. | # When you first start running MX, it does not seem to be able to populate charts and recent history web tags for earlier times. | ||
