Hi all,

Solver consistently fails within EKOS. Log file excerpt below:

[2018-09-03T00:01:17.200 CDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Capturing image..."
[2018-09-03T00:01:29.524 CDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.fits] - Loading FITS file "/tmp/fitsVT7257"
[2018-09-03T00:01:29.566 CDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Image received."
[2018-09-03T00:01:29.601 CDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Solver iteration #1"
[2018-09-03T00:01:29.607 CDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Starting solver..."
[2018-09-03T00:01:29.608 CDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "/usr/bin/solve-field -O --no-plots --no-verify --resort --downsample 2 -L 50.16 -H 77.07 -u aw -3 300.101 -4 22.7725 -5 30 -v --tweak-order 2 --config /etc/astrometry.cfg -W /tmp/solution.wcs /tmp/fitsVT7257"
[2018-09-03T00:01:29.627 CDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Solver failed. Try again."

When I capture an image manually and run these args with the exception of -W against the image, it solves in about 7 seconds.

What am I doing wrong?

jmh

The problem is that EKOS does not like symbolic links - changed to actual paths and it works. Not sure if this is a bug or a feature, but perhaps a warning should be included on the options page.