Hi everyone, I'm new to astroberry. Looks like a fun tool, but I've run into a snag that I can't quite work out. I'm sure I'm over looking something simple, but a point in the right direction would be appreciated.

Equipment: Astroberry 2.0.3 flashed (with etcher) onto a formatted (FAT32) 32GB microSD on a rpi4 4GB.

Problem: "Failed to connect to server" banner when trying to connect through the browser with rpi4 on home wifi (figure 1). When connecting to "astroberry.local/desktop/" or "astroberry.local/desktop/" or "10.42.0.1", I get an error that the site cannot be reached (figure 2). I have to connect to the new address on my router (192.168.1.112) to make it as far as figure 1. VNC does work, the hotspot does work (with browser connection), as does hdmi to a monitor (hdmi unplugged for most troubleshooting because I read the rpi4 hdmi connected to a 4k 60hz monitor can interfere with the wifi, although I haven't observed this). But I would like to get it working over the browser, as that's my preferred way to connect and it provides simpler access to the INDIserver.

 


Figure 1

 
Figure 2

After first boot up, I've run "sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt install && sudo apt dis-upgrade". But the "Failed to connect to server" occurs both before and after these commands are run (tried reflashing and starting fresh a couple times).

Troubleshooting tried so far: After searching through the forums, I have tried reflashing my microSD card a few times, including redownloading the img, both from the main site and from the mirror site. 

Because the problem was persisting through redownloading, reflashing, and before/after "sudo apt update etc.", I thought maybe it was a browser or WiFi/router issue. So I've tried connecting from different browsers, including chrome, firefox, IE (on win 10), chrome and samsung (on android), and safari (on ipad). The same error occurs, so I now figure it isn't a browser/os issue on that end. (I have also tried clearing cookies and cache).

Maybe a router issue? I've confirmed that astroberry is on my network. It has internet access and I can see it as a client on my router page (figure 3) I've tried turning off my router's firewall and WPS, but no change. Are there other router settings people have needed to change to get it working?

 
Figure 3

Now I'm back to thinking it's something with the astroberry? I don't think it's hardware related, because I can connect via the hotspot through a browser. Looking more at the forums, there were some more sudo commands to try.

I thought maybe rerunning the updates would help, but that just got this (figure 4):

 
Figure 4

running "sudo apt autoremove" returns "0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded."

I also tried running "sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" -f install", because on one forum page that fixed a "common" install problem. I did notice a couple warnings with Dpkg when updating, but I don't think it's related to this (that's for gps?). No change in behavior.

At this point, I'm just following steps that others have followed when their problem seemed similar to mine (indilib.org/forum/astroberry/7011-unable...nnect-to-server.html)

I tried checking the status of indiwebmanager.service, and I think that looks fine?

 
Figure 5

I tried checking the VNC service (figure 6):

 
Figure 6

I'm back to thinking something went wrong with my flash now, but I have tried reflashing a few times. ssagerian eventually solved the problem by changing a setting in etcher, but I've no idea how they got to the setting page they showed. Does etcher not work anymore? Is there a better way to flash the microSD card? 

Again, any pointers would be appreciated.

Best,
cbm

 

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