Hi Folks,
I have started running EKOS/KStars on my windows machine and connecting to my gear through INDI server running a Linux PC. I have noticed that during my image sequences, dithering is continually failing to execute. I am saving my images remotely to my Linux box as it takes too long to download. I am using dithering in RA only and get the same result whether I use one pulse dither or not. I forgot to enable the Guide logging last night but this is the output from the logger. I will get the guide logging tonight but has anyone else experienced this issue using PHD2 over INDI server?

[2023-05-11T22:57:41.761 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Dithering...
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.764 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Dithering..."
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.766 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Dithering..."
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.770 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Dithering started."
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.773 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Guiding state changed from "Guiding" to "Dithering"
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.780 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Dithering in progress."
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.786 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Job 'M 94' 50x600\" duration cannot be estimated time since the sequence saves the files remotely."
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.789 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Target coordinates updated to JNow RA: "12h 52m 00s" DE: " 40° 59' 44\""
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.797 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Guiding state changed from "Dithering" to "Dithering error"
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.800 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Dithering failed, capture state "Dithering"
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.802 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Warning: Dithering failed. Resuming in 1 seconds..."
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.805 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - "Warning: Dithering failed. Resuming in 1 seconds..."
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.809 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Dithering failed."
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.818 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Guiding paused."
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.823 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Guiding state changed from "Dithering error" to "Suspended"
[2023-05-11T22:57:41.830 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Guiding suspended."
[2023-05-11T22:57:42.023 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Guiding resumed."
[2023-05-11T22:57:42.030 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.capture] - Guiding state changed from "Suspended" to "Guiding"
[2023-05-11T22:57:42.038 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Guiding resumed."

Thanks
Lenny

So i managed to get the logs from the guide module, it looks like the dither command is immediately rejected by PHD2

[2023-05-12T23:01:29.752 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: request: "{\"id\":7656,\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"dither\",\"params\":[5,false,{\"pixels\":1,\"time\":1,\"timeout\":45}]}"
[2023-05-12T23:01:29.754 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Dithering started."
[2023-05-12T23:01:29.765 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Dithering in progress."
[2023-05-12T23:01:29.779 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: error: "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"error\":{\"code\":1,\"message\":\"Dither error\"},\"id\":7656}\r\n"
[2023-05-12T23:01:29.793 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Dithering failed."
[2023-05-12T23:01:29.797 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: request: "{\"id\":7657,\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"set_paused\",\"params\":[false]}"
[2023-05-12T23:01:29.808 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: response: "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"result\":0,\"id\":7657}\r\n"
[2023-05-12T23:01:29.811 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Guiding paused."
[2023-05-12T23:01:29.825 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Guiding suspended."
[2023-05-12T23:01:31.427 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: event: "{\"Event\":\"GuideStep\",\"Timestamp\":1683928891.396,\"Host\":\"astropc-desktop\",\"Inst\":1,\"Frame\":235,\"Time\":652.006,\"Mount\":\"INDI Mount [Celestron GPS]\",\"dx\":-0.830,\"dy\":0.212,\"RADistanceRaw\":-0.856,\"DECDistanceRaw\":0.010,\"RADistanceGuide\":-0.635,\"DECDistanceGuide\":0.000,\"RADuration\":162,\"RADirection\":\"East\",\"StarMass\":474,\"SNR\":14.94,\"HFD\":5.00,\"AvgDist\":0.70}\r\n"
[2023-05-12T23:01:31.468 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: request: "{\"id\":7658,\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"get_star_image\",\"params\":[32]}"
[2023-05-12T23:01:31.663 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: received star image response, id 7658
[2023-05-12T23:01:31.843 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: request: "{\"id\":7659,\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"set_paused\",\"params\":[false]}"
[2023-05-12T23:01:31.871 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: response: "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"result\":0,\"id\":7659}\r\n"
[2023-05-12T23:01:32.535 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: request: "{\"id\":7660,\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"get_connected\"}"
[2023-05-12T23:01:32.544 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: defer call "get_app_state"
[2023-05-12T23:01:32.753 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: response: "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"result\":true,\"id\":7660}\r\n"
[2023-05-12T23:01:32.757 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: request: "{\"id\":7661,\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"get_app_state\"}"
[2023-05-12T23:01:32.795 GMT Daylight Time DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: response: "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"result\":\"Guiding\",\"id\":7661}\r\n"
[2023-05-12T23:01:32.802 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "PHD2: Guiding resumed."
[2023-05-12T23:01:32.825 GMT Daylight Time INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Guiding resumed."