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After Latest Update - KStars Launch Issue

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I re-downloaded 1.5.2 and am re-installing it. I should have backed it first... my fault.
3 years 10 months ago #53592

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I had the same thing about a week ago. StellarMate on RPI4.
There were some updates available via Package Updater. I updated.
KStars and PHD2 disappeared from the system after that.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade didn't help.

I don't know the right Linux terms for this... Maybe at the time I was updating, the packages were not fully packaged yet..
So, I restored a backup next day, ran sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade
and everything updated as it should.
-- Max S
ZWO AM5. RST-135. AZ-GTI. HEQ5. iOptron SkyTracker.
TPO RC6. FRA400. Rokinon 135 and other lenses.
ZWO ASI2600MC. D5500 modified with UVIR clip-in filter.
ZWO ASI120MM Mini x 2. ZWO 30F4 guider. Orion 50mm guider.
ZWO EAF x 2.
3 years 10 months ago #53604

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Yes! Luckily I did have a backup...
-- Max S
ZWO AM5. RST-135. AZ-GTI. HEQ5. iOptron SkyTracker.
TPO RC6. FRA400. Rokinon 135 and other lenses.
ZWO ASI2600MC. D5500 modified with UVIR clip-in filter.
ZWO ASI120MM Mini x 2. ZWO 30F4 guider. Orion 50mm guider.
ZWO EAF x 2.
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Speaking of backups (maybe i need to create a separate topic about this).
I have been using Paragon Backup (Windows) for my backups successfully for more than a year.
It's nice since it produces small backups (4-5Gb), not 32Gb (for a 32Gb card) as DiskImager does.
Since SM changed to Raspbian/Buster, Paragon doesn't work anymore. It backs-up but doesn't restore correctly (the card wouldn't boot).
Interesting thing is that Astroberry backs-up/restores just fine. Same Raspbian/Buster...
SM is on RPI4
AB is on RPI3
-- Max S
ZWO AM5. RST-135. AZ-GTI. HEQ5. iOptron SkyTracker.
TPO RC6. FRA400. Rokinon 135 and other lenses.
ZWO ASI2600MC. D5500 modified with UVIR clip-in filter.
ZWO ASI120MM Mini x 2. ZWO 30F4 guider. Orion 50mm guider.
ZWO EAF x 2.
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I'll just confirm that I experienced the exact same issues as described above by Max and Megiddo. I saw available updates, and after applying, I experienced deteriorating capabilities until I didn't have a functional kstars icon on the Pi4 desktop. I also lost the PHD2 icon. In my case, the first hint after update of a problem was an ASI driver in INDI that was corrupt, causing my guidecam and imaging cam to not function. After attempting to apply updates again, I lost kstars and PHD2. In the end (2 days later), I restored from a 1.5.0 backup and just went through the same update process again. I also used a new SD card (probably unnecessary). This time, it worked and now 1.5.2 appears to be fine, including ASI cam INDI driver. Not sure what happened (premature packaging as Max also wondered?), but a good reminder to always keep a backup.
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Hi Doug,

I always keep the last functioning SD card unchanged. If it has worked well, I clone it onto a new SD card, then update that one. So in case there is a clear night and a problem with KStars or the system, getting back in business is as easy as restarting the Pi4 with the good SD card and sort out problems with the update later.

Less frustrating than losing a night. And a 32GB fast SD card is just $ 7....

Jo
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Yeah, I normally do.
I just let it go way too long. And now my card reader is acting up. (A new one is on order)

After rebuilding last night all caught up (even installing ASTAP, which I forgot to do)... I noticed this morning, the Picture files were still not chmoded correctly.
chmoding is still needed.
sudo chmod -R 776 /home/stellarmate/Pictures/*

776 is too much, 666 changes it to read/write across the board.
sudo chmod -R 666 /home/stellarmate/Pictures/*
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On Linux, the umask variable determines how the file permissions are set. In general, directories get mode 755 or 775 and files get 644 or 664, depending on the value of umask. On files, the executable bit only gets set (i.e. a file only gets mode 755 or 775) if the file is, well, an executable. So, from the Linux point of view, the file permissions are set correctly.

Having said that, 776 seems a bit on an odd mode to set. It will allow all users to read and write but only the owner and users in the group to execute. Can you explain why you need to have your normal, non-executable, pictures to have exactly that mode?
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You are exactly right... yeah I could have used and am changing it to 666. I'm lazy and sometimes go to 777, just cause I never have to think of it again.
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Odd... 666 didn't allow me to move my images to my PC.
so back to 776, which does. Sometimes I get things to work and leave it at that... showing my laziness.

sudo chmod -R 776 /home/stellarmate/Pictures/*
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I am not sure if you explained already but how do you transfer the files exactly?
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I created a shortcut to my Pi: \\192.168.0.XXX\Pictures (XXX being whatever my router gives me, normally the same number)
Then I just open the link and on my PC and drag them over.
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