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SX Indi driver crash with Superstar mono camera

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Dear all.

Today I've received my "Webcam" Starlight Xpress Superstar mono. I would like to use it for planetary and as guiding camera with KStars.

Unfortunately INDI crash when I want to connect it.
lts and Ubuntu 15.04

When I connect to the usb port the camery, the command lsusb show:
*********************************************************************************************
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 1278:0509 Starlight Xpress
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1f75:0888 Innostor Technology Corporation IS888 SATA Storage Controller
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 13d3:5122 IMC Networks
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0cf3:3005 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR3011 Bluetooth
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
*********************************************************************************************
We can see on the first line that the camerais identified correctly, and dmesg show:
*********************************************************************************************
[ 83.514463] usb 4-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
[ 84.063901] usb 4-1.3: config 1 has an invalid interface number: 1 but max is 0
[ 84.063905] usb 4-1.3: config 1 has no interface number 0
[ 84.065151] usb 4-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=1278, idProduct=0509
[ 84.065153] usb 4-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 84.065155] usb 4-1.3: Product: ECHO2
[ 84.065157] usb 4-1.3: Manufacturer: Starlight Xpress
*********************************************************************************************
As far as I konw the lines 2 and three are not a real issue.

Then I start KStar and lunch EKOS. I select SX Indi as guifding camera and activate debug mode, then click on connect. Immediatly I INDI Crash

The dmesg command show:
*********************************************************************************************
[ 83.514463] usb 4-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci
[ 84.063901] usb 4-1.3: config 1 has an invalid interface number: 1 but max is 0
[ 84.063905] usb 4-1.3: config 1 has no interface number 0
[ 84.065151] usb 4-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=1278, idProduct=0509
[ 84.065153] usb 4-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 84.065155] usb 4-1.3: Product: ECHO2
[ 84.065157] usb 4-1.3: Manufacturer: Starlight Xpress
[ 254.361993] show_signal_msg: 42 callbacks suppressed
[ 254.362003] indi_sx_ccd[2179]: segfault at 40 ip 00007f3ac38dc24c sp 00007ffdcff64220 error 4 in libusb-1.0.so.0.1.0[7f3ac38d4000+17000]
*********************************************************************************************
The last line looks not nice :(

And Indi logs (Debug) show
*********************************************************************************************
INFO 23.690219 sec : Session log file /tmp/indi_sx_ccd_2015-04-23T18:15:45.log
INFO 38.382530 sec : Session log file /tmp/indi_sx_ccd_2015-04-23T18:15:45.log
*********************************************************************************************
Really nothing more!!

Any idee?
Philippe Besson
Skywatcher HEQ5, Televue 101-IS, Takahashi FS-60CB
Focus Boss II with OptecInc TCF-S focuser and Starlight Instruments HSM20 handy stepper motor
Guiding camera ZWO ASI120MM
Filterwheel OptecInc IFW
Camera not set yet
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8 years 11 months ago #4048

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Hi, can you try to run sx_ccd_test utility to check what's wrong? It should be installed together with SX INDI driver. Peter
8 years 11 months ago #4049

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Hi, thanks for this tips.
Here you are the reslut of this command:

sx_ccd_test version 1.7

sxList: 'SuperStar' [0x1278, 0x509] found
sxList() -> 1

testing SuperStar

sxOpen: libusb_open -> LIBUSB_ERROR_ACCESS
sxOpen() -> 0

Segmentation fault
Philippe Besson
Skywatcher HEQ5, Televue 101-IS, Takahashi FS-60CB
Focus Boss II with OptecInc TCF-S focuser and Starlight Instruments HSM20 handy stepper motor
Guiding camera ZWO ASI120MM
Filterwheel OptecInc IFW
Camera not set yet
Switzerland
8 years 11 months ago #4050

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It seems like permission problem, probably because SuperStar VID/PID combination is missing from 99-sx.rules (in /etc/udev/rules.d or /lib/udev/rules.d?). Try to add line

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1278", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0509", MODE="0666"

and reconnect the camera.

Peter
8 years 11 months ago #4051

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It's magic :P
Thanks after that the Indi drivers doesn't crash anymore and I could connect to the camera! great.
I was able to get some dummy pictures as CCD, but get some issues to get image on guide function.I had Kstars' crash....
After one reboot and different test with it, it looks ok now.
Unfortunately this weekend looks to be a rainny one, and I couldn't probably have some real testing of it.
I'll keep inform Indiforum when I've some news.
Moreover, I've seen a Focuslynx appeared in the PPA! I'll try my focuser with this driver soon too.
Thanks Peter for your help.

Philippe
Philippe Besson
Skywatcher HEQ5, Televue 101-IS, Takahashi FS-60CB
Focus Boss II with OptecInc TCF-S focuser and Starlight Instruments HSM20 handy stepper motor
Guiding camera ZWO ASI120MM
Filterwheel OptecInc IFW
Camera not set yet
Switzerland
8 years 11 months ago #4052

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Thank you for your report Philippe, it is now fixed in driver and should appear in PPA soon. Peter
8 years 11 months ago #4054

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