EQMOD Port Error

[dtastro]

Last night I couldn't guide in PHD, there was one instance of EQmod open in APT for the mount, but PHD failed with a port error when a second instance of EQmod was opened by PHD for mount.  I did notice that if the mount was connected in PHD then it failed in APT.  Any advice pls.

Edited September 20, 2019 by dtastro

[Anthonyexmouth]

Try running APT in administrator mode. 

[teoria_del_big_bang]

Hi,

Now then I had this issue sometime back and I am sure I have cured it.

I think I searched this forum and found another thread with similar issues and a reply by  @Anthonyexmouth  said as above but when I looked into it APT was already set to run in Administrator mode, so that set me thinking and checked PHD2 which was not set to run in Administrator mode, when I did set it then it all worked. So I was very grateful for this suggestion as it led me to get it all working 🙂 

Some weeks later I bought a new computer to run my Astro stuff and when I set those programs I wondered what would happen if I made sure no programs were set run in Administrator mode and hey presto all worked perfectly. 

So I am no computer Guru by any means but it makes sense that if you set a program to run in Administrator mode then any other interacting with it or using the same application that it is linked to (by opening it from within that application) also needs to be in the same mode, because even programs opened by that will also be running in Administrator mode. But I tend to think unless there is a reason it has to run in Administrator mode then don't .

Sorry for the ramble, that's just normal for me 🙂

This was my thread by the way just so you can see if it is the same issue.

how-to-connect-apt-and-phd-to-mount-solved-i-think

Steve

Edited September 20, 2019 by teoria_del_big_bang

[Dr_Ju_ju]

Its ALWAYS a bad move to run everything as Administrator, outside of testing, as it will introduce other errors, some of which may not be noticeable....  

As all the software we use, has been written with standard user privileges in mind, therefore check your user account has full access to all the software, and that no application security permissions have been amended.

[dtastro]

8 minutes ago, teoria_del_big_bang said:

Hi,

Now then I had this issue sometime back and I am sure I have cured it.

I think I searched this forum and found another thread with similar issues and a reply by  @Anthonyexmouth  said as above but when I looked into it APT was already set to run in Administrator mode, so that set me thinking and checked PHD2 which was not set to run in Administrator mode, when I did set it then it all worked. So I was very grateful for this suggestion as it led me to get it all working 🙂 

Some weeks later I bought a new computer to run my Astro stuff and when I set those programs I wondered what would happen if I made sure no programs were set run in Administrator mode and hey presto all worked perfectly. 

So I am no computer Guru by any means but it makes sense that if you set a program to run in Administrator mode then any other interacting with it or using the same application that it is linked to (by opening it from within that application) also needs to be in the same mode, because even programs opened by that will also be running in Administrator mode. But I tend to think unless there is a reason it has to run in Administrator mode then don't .

Sorry for the ramble, that's just normal for me 🙂

This was my thread by the way just so you can see if it is the same issue.

how-to-connect-apt-and-phd-to-mount-solved-i-think

Steve

Is there any way to set the shortcut to make sure it's in admin mode when opened?

[teoria_del_big_bang]

Yes if you right click the shortcut:

Click "Properties"

Then under the "Compatability" tab check the "Run as Administrator" checkbox"

The click OK or Apply.

BUT as I said I think a better way is to check all other programs you are using are NOT set to run as administrator and it should then work as well.

So do the same as above for PHD2, APT, and all your EQMOD stuff and I bet you find one of them, or more, has the checkbox ticked so just deselect it on all of them.

Steve

[dtastro]

3 minutes ago, teoria_del_big_bang said:

Yes if you right click the shortcut:

Click "Properties"

Then under the "Compatability" tab check the "Run as Administrator" checkbox"

The click OK or Apply.

BUT as I said I think a better way is to check all other programs you are using are NOT set to run as administrator and it should then work as well.

So do the same as above for PHD2, APT, and all your EQMOD stuff and I bet you find one of them, or more, has the checkbox ticked so just deselect it on all of them.

Steve

Thanks will check them all later.

 

[Anthonyexmouth]

APT is the only one i have set to run as administrator. Its APT that causes the issue, I got pointed in the right direction after going on the APT forums. 

[dtastro]

2 hours ago, dtastro said:

Thanks will check them all later.

 

None of them were selected to run as admin...so back to square one.

[dtastro]

2 hours ago, Anthonyexmouth said:

APT is the only one i have set to run as administrator. Its APT that causes the issue, I got pointed in the right direction after going on the APT forums. 

I'll try that

[dtastro]

I ran everything as admin and it seems to work...so problem sorted - thanks all