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."

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