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How Update Kstars on Astroberry RPi4

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I just tried mine again running KStars 3.5 all my USB connections are working fine. EKOS connects to all my gear with no errors.

It is very strange that all is well with the earlier version of Kstars. I did a completely fresh install of RPi OS and then the latest Astroberry before doing the compile for Kstars. Its a pain having to redo all the settings but it was worth it.
I would have thought if it was an Astroberry or a Kstars issue this forum would be full of people raising concerns.
3 years 7 months ago #57502

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I fully agree - I keep searching on other forums for any signs of people suffering similar issues! I wouldn’t mind so much if things had not worked very reliably until the recent OS/kernel upgrade. Still I had a good night last night targeting IC5070 without hiccup!
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Hello,

What I keep reading is a USB device stops working. A USB connected to what and how many what types needs definition. USB 2.0 specifies 5v at 1.2 Amps. With 3.0, 5V at 2 Amps is the specification. That is one port to one device. Now, string a chain of them out.

USB hubs look to be a problem. Not all hubs manage power as claimed. I went from 7 port hubs to 4 because the last few items in the chain didn’t have enough power to initialize. Marginal power can cause anyone in the chain to loose power if the neighbor needs more to boot or operate.

AstroBerry and INDI are not responsible for all hubs. LSUSB is a friend. Udevadm is the other friend. But neither can help a power issue.
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I sympathise with your general points here, and there are always potential issues with power distribution. But it seemed such a black/white switch from the old OS and software/hardware to the new OS with same software and hardware but USB problems. There are some threads elsewhere on Indilib forum starting to talk of similar problems arising subsequent to last week’s linux kernel upgrade - and it may well be quite deep in the system. I’m not a linux expert, I want to do astronomy not programming, and happily I’m back to running the Astroberry 2.0.2 from May 2020 with all the USB elements operating properly.
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Has anyone actually heard from Radek in the last month?

I've not seen any activity from him since the end of June, I suppose he might be away on holiday or something?
3 years 7 months ago #57529

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He just finished his holidays. He will be planning upgrades end of July / beginning of August. :)
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3 years 7 months ago #57530

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Hello,

I just updated using

Use: sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade.

I then connected everything up and opened KSTARS with EKOS. I started my profile and everything works. I used the USB 2.0 ports. My two RSHTECH 3.0 hubs worked well. Cameras worked. Now, the next clear night is next week.
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What version of Kstars have you got after the apt-get upgrade ?

This whole thread is about the latest version not being n the astroberry repository.
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@wornish So as of a couple of hours ago, and thanks to your encouragement, I appear to have a working set up with KStars 3.5.0 (as reported from the Help setting) running on a fully updated Raspberry Pi OS booting from a Sandisk Extreme SSD. I have found a workaround for the USB ‘problem’ thanks mostly to trial and error after suggestions from @kross. The precise mechanism which sometimes means that lsusb doesn’t list Bus 001 devices, is as yet unexplained, but I am back to a situation where everything appears to be functioning again - the only changes being that a couple of the USB cables are plugged into different ports on the 7-port tp-link powered USB3.0 hub. So now I can struggle to get to grips with the new KStars features!
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Hello,

Before the update, I was at 3.4.3. After the update, I was testing hardware. I was not concerned about version. I was happy to see rules working. I will verify the version and report back. Right now, it is packed up until the next clear day.
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Thanks Wornish and Hy - followed both your details and I am now at 3.5.0

I note I had to use a different URL in the initial git pull - I just clicked on the URL and then copy and pasted what it actually resolved to.

Thanks!
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3.5.0?????????????????????????????? ahh..okay. It is indinightly.
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