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RPI4 freezing up during Polar Alignment refresh in Ekos


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Not sure if this is the correct place to post this inquiry...

Last night Ekos on an RPI4 would freeze after the Capture, Solve, and Slew portion when I clicked

Refresh.  It did this a number of times, even after several Reboots.  It said KStars/Ekos was using 29% CPU,

which seems like a lot!?

Anyone else seen this?

Glen K4KV

Moultrie, GA
 

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29% doesn't seem a lot to me. Without any more details, it's difficult to isolate the problem. Have you posted this problem on the indilib forum?

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  • 2 weeks later...

A starter question for you which might help people to narrow down on your problem!

- which version of KStars are you using on which OS on the RPi4 (and how much RAM does it have)?

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Check the power supply/battery output and stability. RPi4 alone needs 3A. Insufficient Amperage often leads to RPi freeze. If you have a camera, guider, focuser, and filter wheel connected and driven by RPi it can easily become underpowered.

5-6 A should be available at all times. For cooled camera setups even more as they require 3A alone.

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