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Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

A more Linux-esque way of doing this is by adding an X config file in /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the proper settings for your display. But the xrandr method works as well, yes :)
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Replied by Jose Corazon on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

Hi Wouter,

I also tried that, but I recall that I had problems with the new resolution remaining set in Xorg.conf. It would always reset again after shutting down the system. I ended up resorting to the xrandr script solution in the startup items.
Can you post how you changed the xorg.conf file to maintain a stable resolution when running a headless system?

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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

Hey Jo,

This is the xorg.conf file I use on my Odroid with Ubuntu MATE:
Section "Device"
Identifier      "ODROID"
Driver "armsoc"
Option "Debug"         "false"
Option "DPMS"          "false"
    Option      "NoFlip"    "false"
Option "NoHardwareMouse" "true"
    Option      "NoG2D"     "false"
EndSection
 
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier      "Default Layout"
Option "BlankTime"     "0"
Option "StandbyTime"   "0"
Option "SuspendTime"   "0"
Option "OffTime"       "0"
EndSection
 
Section "DRI"
Mode            0666
EndSection
 
Section "Screen"
Identifier      "Default Screen"
Device "Mali-Fbdev"
DefaultDepth    24
        SubSection "Display"
            Virtual 1400 1050
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Apart from that I made no changes to the system.

Cheers, Wouter
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Replied by Jose Corazon on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

Thanks, Wouter,

Looks very different from mine. I will have to dive into this again when I get back home.
Problem is, I solved this issue for my own system more than half a year ago and have since mostly forgotten what I had to do. That's the problem, when you are not working with these systems every day.
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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

Ok, let me know how it went when you have tried this.
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Replied by Jose Corazon on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

elinux.org/RPiconfig

THAT's the file I was looking for!!!!

/boot/config.txt

Peter, If you have that in your Lubuntu installation you may also be able to set monitor resolution that way. You simply have to specify your monitor resolution according to the respective hdmi mode

hdmi_mode=47 1440x900 60 Hz

In your case, if you want to set it for your Macbook. Other resolutions, see the table in the link at the top of my comment.

Let us know whether that works in Lubuntu.

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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

indilib.org/forum/general/3777-vnc-resol...-astropi3.html#28696

;-)

Anyway, great that you managed to solve this!
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Replied by Jose Corazon on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

Different from your xorg.conf file, though.
I knew I had to enter hdmi_force_hotplug somewhere, but could not remember where that was.
Damnit! That's what aging is doing to us.
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Replied by Wouter van Reeven on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

Different indeed! I wasn’t aware that your system also has a /boot/config.txt file. The Odroid doesn’t and I use the xorg.conf file there. Glad we sorted that out!
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Replied by Peter Kennett on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

A little setback.

I am unable to get the iOptron Wifi adapter (StarFi) to connect to the NanoPC's self network.
My Mac can connect without an issue and I can VNC.

When StarFi connects to my Stellarmate, it' uses DHCP and has no problem getting an IP address.
But when I try the same configuration with the NanoPC , connecting to the same network that I use for VNC, it never gets an IP address.

I am not sure why.

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Replied by Peter Kennett on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

Ok, that problem solved. I am able to get the Starfi connected, but now a new issue revealed itself.
My ASI1600MM Pro. It works great on the Stellarmate Pi. But on the NanoPC T4, I can connect ro it, adjust the temperature, and get one preview to show.
But when I am unable to capture more than one image. I tried setting up a 3 image sequence and after the first exposure, the timer counts down to zero, but then resets back to start a new one without advancing the sub number. It just stays in a loop. It saves the first one correctly, but no more after that. Very odd.

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Replied by Jose Corazon on topic Installing INDI/KSTARS-EKOS on a NanoPC-T4

I had that same problem. Eric told me a fix: Deselect "Remember Job Progress" for the Scheduler. After that, I had no more problems.
Eric, if you are reading this, can you weigh in on that problem? Is this the same issue I encountered with the Scheduler?
Either way, Peter, can you post the logs?
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