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Problem with Focus Module and Dark Library

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Hi,

when I try to use darks during an autofocus run, KStars crashes (or sometimes freezes). I use a ToupTec (Lacerta) DeepSkyPro 2600c and an EAF focuser.

Excerpt from the log:
[2023-01-22T14:14:16.579 CET INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.focus] - "Capturing image..."
[2023-01-22T14:14:16.623 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] binningMode code to set: 0x2 "
[2023-01-22T14:14:16.671 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] Camera ROI. X: 0 Y: 0 W: 6224 H: 4168. Binning 2x2  "
[2023-01-22T14:14:16.674 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] Updating frame buffer size to 51883264 bytes. "
[2023-01-22T14:14:16.674 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] Requested CCD Frame is (1578241568,21946) (-138065600 x 32767) "
[2023-01-22T14:14:16.675 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA :  "[ERROR] Invalid frame requested (1578241568,21946) (-138065600 x 32767) "
[2023-01-22T14:14:16.679 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] Starting exposure: 2000000 us @ 6224 x 4168 "
[2023-01-22T14:14:16.679 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] Event 0X01 "
Is that "Invalid frame requested" of any importance? This message I get throughout my logs.

Then:
[2023-01-22T14:14:19.042 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] Event 0X04 "
[2023-01-22T14:14:19.042 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] Too low download estimate. Bumping to 1000 ms "
[2023-01-22T14:14:19.051 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] Image received. Width: 3112 Height: 2084 flag: 3 timestamp: 49067530 "
[2023-01-22T14:14:19.063 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] Uploading file. Ext: fits, Size: 12977280, sendImage? Yes, saveImage? No "
[2023-01-22T14:14:19.064 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] BLOB transfer took 0.000570815 seconds "
[2023-01-22T14:14:19.064 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Toupcam ATR3CMOS26000KPA : "[DEBUG] Upload complete "
"Too low download estimate" I remember was an issue some months ago. Is it a problem here?

The last line of the log is
[2023-01-22T14:14:19.242 CET DEBG ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - Image received. Mode: "Focus" Size: 12977280
Right after that, KStars crashed. With Darks unchecked, autofocus works, but the log contains the same errors "Invalid frame requested" and messages "Too low download estimate".

Full log of the crashed session is attached.

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Hi Bernd,

There's not much to go on in the log file but I think I can reproduce this on the simulator so I'll try and debug it when I have a bit of time.
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Hi Bernd,

I spoke too soon yesterday. I've played around for a while on the sim and CANNOT reproduce the crash. Can you enable verbose Ekos Focus logging and post the log please? There isn't enough info the original log to give a clue as to what is going on.
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Hi John,

thanks for looking into this, but unfortunately my KStars PC is not ready for use since I am rebuilding everything at the moment. So I can't produce logs...

CS, Bernd
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Hi Bernd,

I make the assumption this is a build from Master? Maybe too close living on the edge as in Skysafari client, Toup items not up to date with 2.0.0 ?

Gene
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