Hi all, i just updated my Ubuntu 16.04LTS via apt-get update and upgrade. after restarting kstars and trying to connect to eqmod to my heq5 pro, the mount kept thinking it was in the northern hemisphere. And under site management it would not even allow me to manually tick the southern hemisphere icon. So I strated eqmod in the Device Manager and i got this error:

2017-12-11T09:29:44: startup: /usr/bin/indiserver -v -p 7624 -m 100 -f /tmp/indififo9b9ca3c0
2017-12-11T09:29:44: listening to port 7624 on fd 3
FIFO: start indi_eqmod_telescope -n "EQMod Mount"
With name: EQMod Mount
FIFO: Starting driver indi_eqmod_telescope
2017-12-11T09:29:44: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: pid=2246 rfd=4 wfd=7 efd=8
2017-12-11T09:29:44: Client 5: new arrival from 127.0.0.1:33574 - welcome!
2017-12-11T09:29:44: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.GEOGRAPHIC_COORD
2017-12-11T09:29:44: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.TIME_UTC
2017-12-11T09:29:44: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_PARK
2017-12-11T09:29:44: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_SHUTTER
2017-12-11T09:29:44: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_sk.xml
2017-12-11T09:29:44: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_simulator_sk.xml
2017-12-11T09:29:44: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_scope_limits_sk.xml
2017-12-11T09:29:44: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: EnumeratePlugins - found plugin SVD Math Plugin
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: ======= Backtrace: =========
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x777e5)[0x7f2d202377e5]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__fortify_fail+0x5c)[0x7f2d202d911c]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x117120)[0x7f2d202d7120]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x116689)[0x7f2d202d6689]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(_IO_default_xsputn+0x80)[0x7f2d2023b6b0]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(_IO_vfprintf+0xc90)[0x7f2d2020de00]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__vsprintf_chk+0x84)[0x7f2d202d6714]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__sprintf_chk+0x7d)[0x7f2d202d666d]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: [0x55b51274cc85]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: [0x55b51274684e]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1(_ZN4INDI13DefaultDevice11ISNewSwitchEPKcS2_P7ISStatePPci+0x136)[0x7f2d2161154e]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1(_ZN4INDI9Telescope11ISNewSwitchEPKcS2_P7ISStatePPci+0x15e9)[0x7f2d216430c1]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: [0x55b51274a1e8]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: [0x55b51273a6ce]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1(dispatch+0x8c4)[0x7f2d2160561e]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1(clientMsgCB+0xfc)[0x7f2d21605c91]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1(+0x326ec)[0x7f2d216066ec]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1(eventLoop+0x19)[0x7f2d21606729]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1(main+0x114)[0x7f2d21606383]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xf0)[0x7f2d201e0830]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: [0x55b512739e99]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: ======= Memory map: ========
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 55b51272f000-55b512761000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3409774 /usr/bin/indi_eqmod_telescope
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 55b512961000-55b512962000 r--p 00032000 08:01 3409774 /usr/bin/indi_eqmod_telescope
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 55b512962000-55b512963000 rw-p 00033000 08:01 3409774 /usr/bin/indi_eqmod_telescope
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 55b513729000-55b5137d6000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [heap]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1e463000-7f2d1e46a000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 9437549 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1e46a000-7f2d1e669000 ---p 00007000 08:01 9437549 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1e669000-7f2d1e66a000 r--p 00006000 08:01 9437549 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1e66a000-7f2d1e66b000 rw-p 00007000 08:01 9437549 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1e66b000-7f2d1e6a8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3409727 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgslcblas.so.0.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1e6a8000-7f2d1e8a7000 ---p 0003d000 08:01 3409727 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgslcblas.so.0.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1e8a7000-7f2d1e8a8000 r--p 0003c000 08:01 3409727 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgslcblas.so.0.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1e8a8000-7f2d1e8a9000 rw-p 0003d000 08:01 3409727 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgslcblas.so.0.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1e8a9000-7f2d1ead7000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3409726 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgsl.so.19.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1ead7000-7f2d1ecd6000 ---p 0022e000 08:01 3409726 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgsl.so.19.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1ecd6000-7f2d1ecd9000 r--p 0022d000 08:01 3409726 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgsl.so.19.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1ecd9000-7f2d1ece7000 rw-p 00230000 08:01 3409726 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgsl.so.19.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1ece7000-7f2d1ece8000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1ece8000-7f2d1eceb000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 9437552 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1eceb000-7f2d1eeea000 ---p 00003000 08:01 9437552 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1eeea000-7f2d1eeeb000 r--p 00002000 08:01 9437552 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1eeeb000-7f2d1eeec000 rw-p 00003000 08:01 9437552 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1eeec000-7f2d1eef3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3416957 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libogg.so.0.8.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1eef3000-7f2d1f0f3000 ---p 00007000 08:01 3416957 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libogg.so.0.8.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f0f3000-7f2d1f0f4000 r--p 00007000 08:01 3416957 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libogg.so.0.8.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f0f4000-7f2d1f0f5000 rw-p 00008000 08:01 3416957 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libogg.so.0.8.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f0f5000-7f2d1f10e000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3417211 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtheoradec.so.1.1.4
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f10e000-7f2d1f30d000 ---p 00019000 08:01 3417211 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtheoradec.so.1.1.4
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f30d000-7f2d1f30e000 r--p 00018000 08:01 3417211 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtheoradec.so.1.1.4
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f30e000-7f2d1f30f000 rw-p 00019000 08:01 3417211 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtheoradec.so.1.1.4
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f30f000-7f2d1f34d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3417213 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtheoraenc.so.1.1.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f34d000-7f2d1f54c000 ---p 0003e000 08:01 3417213 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtheoraenc.so.1.1.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f54c000-7f2d1f54d000 r--p 0003d000 08:01 3417213 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtheoraenc.so.1.1.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f54d000-7f2d1f54e000 rw-p 0003e000 08:01 3417213 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtheoraenc.so.1.1.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f54e000-7f2d1f5a5000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3416784 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.8.0.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f5a5000-7f2d1f7a5000 ---p 00057000 08:01 3416784 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.8.0.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f7a5000-7f2d1f7a6000 r--p 00057000 08:01 3416784 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.8.0.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f7a6000-7f2d1f7a7000 rw-p 00058000 08:01 3416784 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so.8.0.2
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f7a7000-7f2d1f7c0000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 9437233 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1.2.8
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f7c0000-7f2d1f9bf000 ---p 00019000 08:01 9437233 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1.2.8
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f9bf000-7f2d1f9c0000 r--p 00018000 08:01 9437233 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1.2.8
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f9c0000-7f2d1f9c1000 rw-p 00019000 08:01 9437233 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1.2.8
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1f9c1000-7f2d1fb11000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3409724 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcfitsio.so.2.3.37
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1fb11000-7f2d1fd11000 ---p 00150000 08:01 3409724 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcfitsio.so.2.3.37
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1fd11000-7f2d1fd12000 r--p 00150000 08:01 3409724 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcfitsio.so.2.3.37
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1fd12000-7f2d1fd14000 rw-p 00151000 08:01 3409724 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcfitsio.so.2.3.37
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1fd14000-7f2d1fd8b000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1fd8b000-7f2d1fda3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 9437546 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1fda3000-7f2d1ffa2000 ---p 00018000 08:01 9437546 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1ffa2000-7f2d1ffa3000 r--p 00017000 08:01 9437546 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1ffa3000-7f2d1ffa4000 rw-p 00018000 08:01 9437546 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1ffa4000-7f2d1ffa8000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1ffa8000-7f2d1ffbf000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 9441920 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libusb-1.0.so.0.1.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d1ffbf000-7f2d201be000 ---p 00017000 08:01 9441920 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libusb-1.0.so.0.1.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d201be000-7f2d201bf000 r--p 00016000 08:01 9441920 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libusb-1.0.so.0.1.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d201bf000-7f2d201c0000 rw-p 00017000 08:01 9441920 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libusb-1.0.so.0.1.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d201c0000-7f2d20380000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 9437572 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20380000-7f2d20580000 ---p 001c0000 08:01 9437572 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20580000-7f2d20584000 r--p 001c0000 08:01 9437572 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20584000-7f2d20586000 rw-p 001c4000 08:01 9437572 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20586000-7f2d2058a000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d2058a000-7f2d205a0000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 9441778 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d205a0000-7f2d2079f000 ---p 00016000 08:01 9441778 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d2079f000-7f2d207a0000 rw-p 00015000 08:01 9441778 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d207a0000-7f2d208a8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 9437558 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d208a8000-7f2d20aa7000 ---p 00108000 08:01 9437558 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20aa7000-7f2d20aa8000 r--p 00107000 08:01 9437558 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20aa8000-7f2d20aa9000 rw-p 00108000 08:01 9437558 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20aa9000-7f2d20c1b000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3410049 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.21
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20c1b000-7f2d20e1b000 ---p 00172000 08:01 3410049 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.21
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20e1b000-7f2d20e25000 r--p 00172000 08:01 3410049 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.21
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20e25000-7f2d20e27000 rw-p 0017c000 08:01 3410049 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.21
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20e27000-7f2d20e2b000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d20e2b000-7f2d211b1000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3408336 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnova-0.14.so.0.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d211b1000-7f2d213b0000 ---p 00386000 08:01 3408336 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnova-0.14.so.0.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d213b0000-7f2d213b1000 r--p 00385000 08:01 3408336 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnova-0.14.so.0.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d213b1000-7f2d213b2000 rw-p 00386000 08:01 3408336 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnova-0.14.so.0.0.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d213b2000-7f2d213d3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3411355 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindiAlignmentDriver.so.1.6.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d213d3000-7f2d215d2000 ---p 00021000 08:01 3411355 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindiAlignmentDriver.so.1.6.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d215d2000-7f2d215d3000 r--p 00020000 08:01 3411355 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindiAlignmentDriver.so.1.6.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d215d3000-7f2d215d4000 rw-p 00021000 08:01 3411355 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindiAlignmentDriver.so.1.6.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d215d4000-7f2d216b9000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 3408534 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1.6.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d216b9000-7f2d218b9000 ---p 000e5000 08:01 3408534 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1.6.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d218b9000-7f2d218bc000 r--p 000e5000 08:01 3408534 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1.6.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d218bc000-7f2d218be000 rw-p 000e8000 08:01 3408534 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1.6.0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d218be000-7f2d21927000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d21927000-7f2d2194d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 9437541 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ld-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d21af9000-7f2d21aff000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d21aff000-7f2d21b1d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 9437370 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libudev.so.1.6.4
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d21b1d000-7f2d21b1e000 r--p 0001d000 08:01 9437370 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libudev.so.1.6.4
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d21b1e000-7f2d21b1f000 rw-p 0001e000 08:01 9437370 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libudev.so.1.6.4
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d21b1f000-7f2d21b25000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d21b49000-7f2d21b4c000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d21b4c000-7f2d21b4d000 r--p 00025000 08:01 9437541 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ld-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d21b4d000-7f2d21b4e000 rw-p 00026000 08:01 9437541 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ld-2.23.so
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7f2d21b4e000-7f2d21b4f000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7fff85a47000-7fff85a68000 rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [stack]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7fff85aa2000-7fff85aa4000 r--p 00000000 00:00 0 [vvar]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: 7fff85aa4000-7fff85aa6000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vdso]
2017-12-11T09:29:50: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: ffffffffff600000-ffffffffff601000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vsyscall]
Child process 2246 died
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: stderr EOF
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: restart #1
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: pid=2254 rfd=4 wfd=8 efd=9
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.GEOGRAPHIC_COORD
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.TIME_UTC
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_PARK
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_sk.xml
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_SHUTTER
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_simulator_sk.xml
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_scope_limits_sk.xml
2017-12-11T09:29:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: EnumeratePlugins - found plugin SVD Math Plugin

Any suggestions?? Thanks in advance.

Did you try to start it with simulation on? I recently fixed a similar looking crash with simulation, but I'd think that fix already made it into the PPA.

Hi jpaana, yes i tried that. Still no luck. The mount was working perfectly over the weekend. Did an update last night and eqmod went crazy. It is weird that it does not know my location even though my default location is showing. Eqmod thinks im im in the northern hemisphere even though my coordinates are correct. The other weird thing was i parked the scope and it started slewing for over a minute until it was pointing at polaris in kstars.

Hi all, so after a completely new install, the problem seems to have been fixed. But after i completed a session and parked the scope it did not park itself properly. But i can live with that for now.

Hi all, after the stable update via the PPA im having problems connecting to EQmod. Im running Ubuntu 16.04LTS. i updated as recommended. I even ininstalled kstars/indi, and reinstalled and still have the same issue. The connection is via shoestring BT adapter. I had no issues connecting, slewing etc prior to the update. Another thing i noticed is that indi_eqmod_telescope seems to freeze and holds one of my cpu cores on full tilt and then ubuntu crashes. See images below.

see device manager log log.

regards

2018-03-03T10:30:19: startup: /usr/bin/indiserver -v -p 7624 -f /tmp/indififo7132b58a
2018-03-03T10:30:19: listening to port 7624 on fd 3
FIFO: start indi_eqmod_telescope -n "EQMod Mount"
With name: EQMod Mount
FIFO: Starting driver indi_eqmod_telescope
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: pid=2394 rfd=4 wfd=7 efd=8
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Client 5: new arrival from 127.0.0.1:50642 - welcome!
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.GEOGRAPHIC_COORD
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.TIME_UTC
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_PARK
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_SHUTTER
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_align_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_simulator_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_scope_limits_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:30:19: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: EnumeratePlugins - found plugin SVD Math Plugin
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: stderr EOF
Child process 2394 died
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: restart #1
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: pid=2403 rfd=4 wfd=8 efd=9
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.GEOGRAPHIC_COORD
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.TIME_UTC
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_PARK
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_SHUTTER
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_align_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_simulator_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_scope_limits_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:30:51: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: EnumeratePlugins - found plugin SVD Math Plugin
Child process 2403 died
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: stderr EOF
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: restart #2
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: pid=2409 rfd=4 wfd=8 efd=9
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.GEOGRAPHIC_COORD
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on GPS Simulator.TIME_UTC
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_PARK
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: snooping on Dome Simulator.DOME_SHUTTER
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_align_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_simulator_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: Using prefix /usr/share/indi//indi_eqmod_scope_limits_sk.xml
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: EnumeratePlugins - found plugin SVD Math Plugin
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: indi_eqmod_telescope dispatch error: Property ON_COORD_SET is not defined in EQMod Mount
2018-03-03T10:31:21: Driver indi_eqmod_telescope: indi_eqmod_telescope dispatch error: Property EQUATORIAL_EOD_COORD is not defined in EQMod Mount.

I've found issues with a program called modemmanager. Try removing it

Hi Ihoujin, thanks for your quick response. i tried that and modemmanger was not installed?
regards

Check the spelling, in your comment, you wrote modemmanger. It should be modemmanager.

Hi Ihoujin, i checked the spelling and tried gain. It was never installed.

So i tried connecting again this morning and everything now seems to work. This is very odd as i did nothing to the install.

Looks like the whole thing just needed a good nights sleep .

I'll try again this afternoon after work and see if everything still works and report if i encounter any issues.

Thanks for your help.

Ahh the good ol' turn it off and on again.
It's bizarre, but sometimes a reboot or two are required. Glad everything worked out for you. Going Bluetooth is definitely worthwhile to eliminate unnecessary cables and chance for loose contacts. Enjoy.

Yep, reboot does wonders.

My setup is completely wireless. EQmod and home made moonlite focuser connecting directly to my laptop via BT which runs kstars/ekos. My rpi3 runs indiserver and has gphoto (canon dslr) and zwo guider attached. It talks to my laptop via wifi hotspot. The whole setup is cable free.

The only cable coming out of my laptop is power supply. Its definitely the way to go.

Thanks for your help Ihoujin

regards

This is a note to myself for next time this happens.

Upon starting KStars and then Ekos and then INDI, if the EQMod driver crashes, the most likely issue is the ParkData.xml file is corrupt. To fix, just delete the ParkData.xml. It is located here: /home/<Device name>/.indi/

Then restart KStars, then Ekos and then INDI and all should be good.