I'm experiencing issues with guiding using PHD2. I have attached relevant logs. I am running kstars on a system in my house and indi on a system in my observatory. Both systems are pretty much identical, running Ubuntu 22.04:

uname -a
Linux reimann 6.5.0-18-generic #18~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed Feb 7 11:40:03 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

It appears that two dithers are started seconds apart, and one of these executes during capture - see the attached image.

Here are what I think are relevant bits from the log file:

[2024-02-19T21:15:52.109 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - QHY CCD QHY163M-7fe6e24 : "[INFO] Exposure done, downloading image... "
[2024-02-19T21:15:52.884 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
[2024-02-19T21:15:53.392 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 32803200
[2024-02-19T21:15:53.406 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - "FITS" file saved to "/home/jmh/Projects/QHY163/M_81_OIII/Light/M_81_OIII_Light_050.fits
"
[2024-02-19T21:15:53.439 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Captured /home/jmh/Projects/QHY163/M_81_OIII/Light/M_81_OIII_Light_050.fits"
[2024-02-19T21:15:53.448 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Download Time: 0.57 s, New Download Time Estimate: 0.57 s."
[2024-02-19T21:15:53.449 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Received image 20 out of 60."
[2024-02-19T21:15:56.315 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Dithering...
[2024-02-19T21:15:56.315 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Dithering..."
[2024-02-19T21:15:56.315 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Dithering..."
[2024-02-19T21:15:56.459 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
[2024-02-19T21:15:56.629 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Dithering succeeded, capture state "Dithering"
[2024-02-19T21:15:56.629 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Dithering succeeded."
[2024-02-19T21:15:56.629 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Dithering succeeded."
[2024-02-19T21:15:56.629 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Dither complete."
[2024-02-19T21:15:56.629 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Dither complete."
[2024-02-19T21:15:57.349 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Capture exposure = 120 sec, type = Light, filter = , upload mode = 0, batch mode = true
, seq prefix = _%t_%T_%F_%t_%T_%F_Light, format = Mono, encoding = FITS, binning = 1x1, ROI = (0+4656, 0+4656)"
[2024-02-19T21:15:57.349 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Capturing 120.000-second image..."
[2024-02-19T21:15:59.131 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
[2024-02-19T21:16:02.280 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
[2024-02-19T21:16:05.376 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
[2024-02-19T21:16:08.480 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
[2024-02-19T21:16:11.583 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
[2024-02-19T21:16:14.688 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
[2024-02-19T21:16:14.738 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Dithering succeeded, capture state "Capturing"
[2024-02-19T21:16:14.738 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Dithering succeeded."
[2024-02-19T21:16:14.738 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Dithering succeeded."
[2024-02-19T21:16:17.792 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
[2024-02-19T21:16:20.900 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
[2024-02-19T21:16:24.048 CST DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Normal" Size: 11520
--

$ indiserver -version
2024-02-20T04:08:25: startup: indiserver -version
INDI Library: 2.0.6
Code v2.0.4-64-g5e699cab0. Protocol 1.7.


Let me know if you'd like to see additional info.

Regards,

jmh