jfsoar

I'm in the process of setting up a n INDI+Ekos+Kstars+phd2 instance on an rpi5. I couldn't find a satisfactory approach to using prebuilt or repo packages, but I haven't had any problems building all of the above from source. All of the required dependencies for compilation install with little problem, so compiling was a piece of cake. Originally I tried Ubuntu 23.10 to make use of Jasem Mutlaq's INDI/Kstars PPAs, but there isn't an indi-nightly for 23.10, and the standard INDI PPA has unmet dependencies. I originally compiled everything from source there too, but was getting lots of random crashes so switched to Bookworm and find it (a bit) more stable. The only bit I needed t install by PIP (as root to spray stuff over the system) was indi web manager, which is fairly small. All of this is a bit of a no no from a Debian perspective, but it's not like I plan to update much once everything is dialled in and working. I do absolutely want the latest versions -- there are always bugs and crashes in INDI and want to be able to contribute. Also I'm using some custom hardware so needed to modify some drivers. In addition to the above, I also had to revert to X11 rather than Wayland to get a useable lag-free, headless VNC or RDP session with autologin. I assume part of my problem with crashes is the power supply -- I'm trying to minimise cables to the scope mounted pi so am just running 12v to a power/relay hat and ethernet (I originally tried PoE on the Pi4 but it wasn't beefy enough -- I guess this is what eventually resulted in SSD corruption. Eventually I'd love to run the whole setup with one ethernet cable). The 10A supply is man enough but the 12V-5V regulator on the hat can only manage 3A. Hopefully this will be enough until better hats come out. I'm using the relay on the power board together with a stepper hat to drive a custom flip-flat. Crashes seem to have reduced since I disabled the "USB current limit due to unsupported power supply", so I'm cautiously optimistic. (very cautiously, RPIs always have the power to disappoint). I'm using Wifi to connect from the RPi to my mount. Curiously the WiFi signal is very weak under Bookworm when compared to Ubuntu, but hopefully it is useable. I'm about to spray the whole thing with conformal coating. Anyone else done this (and run one passively without a fan) yet?