I recently updated updated the Indi software in both my remote RPI, running Ubuntu Mate 16.4 and indilib 1.6, and my main computer running also running Ubuntu Mate 16.4 and KStars-bleeding. Before the update everything was working fine (It is several months since I did my last upgrade), however after the update I have a problem that appears to be related to the Park/Unpark commands that prevents me from running the system.
What happens is the following: When I start up the system from Parked mode and tries to UnPark, it responds that it is already UnParked, event though the control button properly changes state. If I after that tries to initiate tracking of a star the system responds with a warning that I first need to unpark the mount before issuing any motion/sync command - a Catch 22 type of situation!
If I, on the other hand, connect the mount locally to the main computer it works OK, so it appears to be related to the remote RPI software.
I would appreciate any help to resolve the problem.
In my tests I had KStars set up to provide Time and Location information to the devices.
After setting up and aligning the mount, everything seemed to be OK. Tracking was working fine.
Parking also seemed to work OK.
However, after I did an UnPark, the scope alignment was screwed up. Mount longitude was 000 00' 00'' while latitude and time was OK.
After renewing the alignment and setting mount longitude, all was fine again.
Repeated the above steps a few times with similar results.
It appears thus that KStars at least sometimes is not properly setting the mount longitude - or maybe the UnPark command is in some way interfering with the scope alignment parameters.
During the course of these tests KStars-bleeding crashed a couple times on startup, which I am guessing is an unrelated issue.
log_07-08-47.txt
1) Scope was aligned and pointing to Sirius.
2) Parked. All OK.
3) UnParked. Scope cross hair would not move back to the park location on chart
log_07-42-15.txt
1) Scope aligned and pointing to Capella
2) Parked. All OK.
3) Disconnected and Stopped Indi, Powerdown of mount
4) Powerup
5) UnParked. OK so far.
6) Tried to move scope back to Capella.
7) Alignment apparently screwed up since scope now moved in a completely different direction. I had to turn off power to the scope.
I forgot to mention that KStars crashed after Powerup on the second test when starting INDI, so I actually had to restart Kstars at that point.
Again, this happened between step 4) Powerup and 5) Unparked