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Polar Align Assist never completes its run

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Replied by Khalid on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

It crashed for me with simulators only. That is good news in a way since I can test it without being outside.

Here is the backtrace when it crashed:
#0  0x00005555557ec7d5 in FITSData::loadWCS (this=0x555559740780)
    at /build/kstars-bleeding-pB0aYi/kstars-bleeding-17.04+201707072129~ubuntu16.04.1/kstars/fitsviewer/fitsdata.cpp:2216
#1  0x00005555557ecd62 in QtConcurrent::StoredMemberFunctionPointerCall0<bool, FITSData>::runFunctor (
    this=0x555558d46100) at /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtConcurrent/qtconcurrentstoredfunctioncall.h:183
#2  0x00005555556250f5 in QtConcurrent::RunFunctionTask<bool>::run (this=0x555558d46100)
    at /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtConcurrent/qtconcurrentrunbase.h:102
#3  0x00007ffff306a2d3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#4  0x00007ffff306d7be in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt5Core.so.5
#5  0x00007ffff47ac6ba in start_thread (arg=0x7fffd8ea5700) at pthread_create.c:333
#6  0x00007ffff18c93dd in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:109
6 years 9 months ago #17789

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Replied by Khalid on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

Since the crash is related to WCS, I tried again with WCS disabled, both in the Solver, and in the CCD Simulator in INDI.

Still, PAA does not complete. It takes the final image, solves it, and then hangs there with the 'Capture' button greyed out.

Below the PAA, it has the following. Sitting there for 8 minutes now and nothing happening:
2017-07-11T15:54:34 Error: Failed to load WCS data in file: No world coordinate systems found.
2017-07-11T15:54:34 WCS data processing is complete.
2017-07-11T15:54:11 Please wait while WCS data is processed...
2017-07-11T15:54:11 Solution coordinates: RA (22h 54m 22s) DEC ( 89° 19' 37") Telescope Coordinates: RA (22h 53m 44s) DEC ( 89° 19' 57")
2017-07-11T15:54:11 Solver completed in 17 seconds.
2017-07-11T15:53:54 Starting solver...
2017-07-11T15:53:54 Image received.

Strange that it tries to do WCS despite me disabling them.

In the terminal where I started kstars from gdb, I see the following:
Found one coordinate representation.
Found one coordinate representation.
Found one coordinate representation.
FITSIO status = 104: could not open the named file
failed to find or open the following file: (ffopen)
/tmp/fitsn19301
Found one coordinate representation.
Found one coordinate representation.
Found one coordinate representation.
Found one coordinate representation.
Found one coordinate representation.
Found one coordinate representation.

Any clues?
6 years 9 months ago #17793

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Replied by Jasem Mutlaq on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

This last one is also with simulators? If you have TeamViewer, I can login and check it out. Send me a private message.
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Replied by Khalid on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

Both runs are with simulators (CCD and Telescope). Only difference is WCS enabled and WCS disabled. Both fail to complete. First one crashes, the second one just stalls indefinitely.

No, I don't use TeamViewer.
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Replied by Khalid on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

Jasem worked on this issue and correctly diagnosed it, and create a fix for it in KStars.

It had to do with WCS on slower machines.

The fix is in KStars git, so you have to compile from source, or wait for a package to appear including this fix.
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Replied by David Sidote on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

Was the fix for this issue rolled out yet?
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Replied by David Sidote on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

I tried to use the polar alignment tool with the mount and ccd simulator, on both OS X and RPi and it keeps getting stuck:

2017-08-29T17:14:57 Error: Failed to load WCS data in file: No world coordinate systems found.
2017-08-29T17:14:57 WCS data processing is complete.
2017-08-29T17:14:56 Please wait while WCS data is processed...
2017-08-29T17:14:56 Solution coordinates: RA (22h 56m 19s) DEC ( 89° 19' 52") Telescope Coordinates: RA (22h 54m 39s) DEC ( 89° 19' 59")
2017-08-29T17:14:56 Solver completed in 39 seconds.
2017-08-29T17:14:19 Upload complete. Waiting for astrometry.net solver to complete...
2017-08-29T17:14:17 Uploading file...
2017-08-29T17:14:17 Image received.
2017-08-29T17:14:12 Capturing image...
2017-08-29T17:14:12 Mount second rotation is complete.
2017-08-29T17:14:08 Please wait until mount completes rotating to RA (22h 54m 39s) DE ( 89° 19' 59")
2017-08-29T17:14:08 Solution coordinates: RA (00h 56m 15s) DEC ( 89° 19' 43") Telescope Coordinates: RA (00h 54m 39s) DEC ( 89° 19' 59")
2017-08-29T17:14:08 Solver completed in 35 seconds.
2017-08-29T17:13:35 Upload complete. Waiting for astrometry.net solver to complete...
2017-08-29T17:13:33 Uploading file...
2017-08-29T17:13:33 Image received.
2017-08-29T17:13:28 Capturing image...
2017-08-29T17:13:28 Mount first rotation is complete.
2017-08-29T17:13:24 Please wait until mount completes rotating to RA (00h 54m 39s) DE ( 89° 19' 59")
2017-08-29T17:13:21 WCS data processing is complete.
2017-08-29T17:13:20 Please wait while WCS data is processed...
2017-08-29T17:13:20 Solution coordinates: RA (02h 55m 40s) DEC ( 89° 19' 39") Telescope Coordinates: RA (02h 54m 39s) DEC ( 89° 19' 59")
2017-08-29T17:13:20 Solver completed in 42 seconds.
2017-08-29T17:12:39 Upload complete. Waiting for astrometry.net solver to complete...
2017-08-29T17:12:38 Uploading file...
2017-08-29T17:12:38 Image received.
2017-08-29T17:12:33 Capturing image...
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Replied by Khalid on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

Yes, this fix has been in the daily build for quite some time. If you are not using the daily build, then any package from more than one and a half months ago has the bug. The bug only occurs on slower machines though.
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Replied by David Sidote on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

Thanks kbahey! I must have something configured incorrectly then because I have 2.8.2 and my MacBook Pro should be fast enough. I’ll keep tinkering.
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Replied by David Sidote on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

I found the problem... I can't read ! I missed this message

2017-08-29T17:58:33 World Coordinate System (WCS) is enabled. CCD rotation must be set either manually in the CCD driver or by solving an image before proceeding to capture any further images, otherwise the WCS information may be invalid.

Once I plate solved an image and tried again it worked.
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Replied by Jasem Mutlaq on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

I was actually able to replicate this issue, it was intermittent but I identified the cause and it is now fixed in GIT.
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Replied by the.cakemaker on topic Polar Align Assist never completes its run

Hey there!
Found this thread through the search function.
I have exactly the same problem. EQ6-R Canon DSLR. No connection problems. Very old HP Pavillon Notebook with direct USB connection to EQ and Canon.
After i was succesful to solve an image (Polaris) i tried to use the Polar alignment.
I go through the points. Picture-solving-WCS-turn scope-picture-solving-wcs-turn again picture-solve-wcs AND HERE the whole program crashes and just closes without any error message. Does anyone know whats the problem?
And what does "GIT" mean? ´Cause you said its fixed in GIT?

cheers
Niki
Skywatcher EQ6-R | Lacerta 10" Carbon-Newton | Lacerta MFoc Motorfocus | Moravian G2 8300 Color | Canon EOS 5DMarkIIIa | Lodestar X2 guiding cam | KSTARS 3.4.3. on my outdoor-Laptop with KDE-Neon/Plasma | KSTARS 3.4.3. on Remote-IMac with Catalina | KSTARS 3.4.3 on Remote-Macbook Air with Catalina
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