PHD2 crashes when looping is enacted despite reinstalling all software and drivers - Forums

Topic starter

21 days ago

PHD2 crashes when looping activated.

History: I switched out guide cameras and from that point on PHD2 crashes when looping is enabled. I have switched back to the original camera. I have deleted all astronomy software and reinstalled including NINA, PHD2, PHD2 Reader, ASCOM, camera drivers, Mount software and drivers… anything having to do with astronomy. To no avail. I hooked the rig up to a different PC running the same everything and it works as expected. I’m at the what the heck moment on this.

andrea tasselli

Frequent contributor

21 days ago

You posted in the wrong forum, I believe, but to answer your query: try connecting the camera/cameras with SharpCap and switch on looping (say 1 seconds) and see how it goes. That on the computer where PHD crashed. Use native drivers, please, not ASCOM.

Salvatore Iovene

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IOTD Staff

Frequent contributor

21 days ago

Topic moved to the right forum.

DavesView

Topic starter

21 days ago

The forum was AI’s choice, if I remember correctly. So was the title. And it ran the post as ‘waiting on moderator’ status.

I’ve run the complete system on two other NINA/PHD2 pc’s and they work. I just thought someone might have seen and cured this scenario. It’s going to be something soft in the offending pc, possibly driver. The problem started when I changed the ASI220 out with an ASI120 camera without deleting the profile in PHD2. I went ahead and it went apey and hasn’t come back.

DavesView

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21 days ago

EDIT DELETE

Ali Alhawas

IOTD Staff

20 days ago

Ask in the PHD2 group, I am sure they have had such issue before.
https://groups.google.com/g/open-phd-guiding

DavesView

Topic starter

19 days ago

I came up with the idea that I would revert my PC back to a previous Restore Point. It crashed and burned. 🤣 So I have been rebuilding the PC from the ground up. What fun! Everything works now.