Been having issues with Kstars now for a few days. I finally removed and purged the app on my linux pc and did a fresh install of 3.5.0 final. right out of the gate, the solver isnt working. here is a snippet of the log:

org.kde.kstars.indi] - ASI EFW : "[INFO] Setting current filter to slot 6 "
[2020-12-07T22:16:35.965 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Mount is unparked. "
[2020-12-07T22:16:35.966 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Start Tracking (Sidereal). "
[2020-12-07T22:16:37.952 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Capturing image..."
[2020-12-07T22:16:41.238 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Image received."
[2020-12-07T22:16:45.690 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Solver Failed"
[2020-12-07T22:16:47.089 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Stopping Polar Alignment Assistant process...
[2020-12-07T22:16:47.179 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - "Parking the mount..."
[2020-12-07T22:16:47.194 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Parking mount: RA increment = -1200, DE increment = 0 "
[2020-12-07T22:16:47.202 CST INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount : "[INFO] Mount park in progress... "

any ideas? the location, altitude and time are correct.

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