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<p>With that change incorporated (own build of Dec 2), my eqmod-based setup stalled at least once just after the <del>first</del> <strong>second</strong> alignment.<br />
That second alignment required an additional adjustment, the mount operated the requested slew, but the alignment module didn't proceed further.</p>

<p>I believe this log extract points at the issue, where the align module doesn't detect the slew procedure nor its termination:</p>

<div class="remarkup-code-block" style="margin: 12px 0;" data-code-lang="text" data-sigil="remarkup-code-block"><pre class="remarkup-code" style="font: 11px/15px "Menlo", "Consolas", "Monaco", monospace; padding: 12px; margin: 0; background: rgba(71, 87, 120, 0.08);">[2019-12-03T22:01:57.489 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "[INFO] Slewing mount: RA increment = 341, DE increment = -25 "
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.653 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Mount status changed from  "Tracking"  to  "Slewing"
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.655 CET INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Mount is moving. Resetting calibration..."
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.665 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: request: "{\"id\":544,\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"clear_calibration\",\"params\":[\"mount\"]}"
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.665 CET INFO ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - "Calibration is cleared."
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.669 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Checking job stage for "M 33" startup 2 "03/12 21:44" state 3
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.826 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Checking Park Wait State...
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.828 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Mount State changed to 2
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.846 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "[INFO] Slewing to RA:  1:34:59 - DEC: 30:45:44 "
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.847 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - ## RA "01:34:58" DE "30:45:43" state: Ok slewStarted? false
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.848 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Mount slew planned, but not started slewing yet...
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.885 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "[INFO] Iterative Goto (1): RA diff = 0.80 arcsecs DE diff = 0.01 arcsecs "
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.888 CET INFO ][           org.kde.kstars.indi] - EQMod Mount :  "[INFO] Telescope slew is complete. Tracking TRACK_SIDEREAL... "
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.889 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - ## RA "01:34:58" DE "30:45:43" state: Ok slewStarted? false
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.889 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Mount slew planned, but not started slewing yet...
[2019-12-03T22:01:57.934 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.guide] - PHD2: response: "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"result\":0,\"id\":544}\r\n"
[2019-12-03T22:01:58.654 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.mount] - Mount status changed from  "Slewing"  to  "Tracking"
[2019-12-03T22:01:58.657 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Checking job stage for "M 33" startup 2 "03/12 21:44" state 3
[2019-12-03T22:01:58.814 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Checking Park Wait State...
[2019-12-03T22:01:58.815 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Mount State changed to 3
[2019-12-03T22:01:58.856 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - ## RA "01:34:58" DE "30:45:43" state: Ok slewStarted? false
[2019-12-03T22:01:58.856 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Mount slew planned, but not started slewing yet...
[2019-12-03T22:01:59.653 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Checking job stage for "M 33" startup 2 "03/12 21:44" state 3
[2019-12-03T22:01:59.807 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Checking Park Wait State...
[2019-12-03T22:01:59.889 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - ## RA "01:34:58" DE "30:45:43" state: Ok slewStarted? false
[2019-12-03T22:01:59.889 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Mount slew planned, but not started slewing yet...
[2019-12-03T22:02:00.675 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Checking job stage for "M 33" startup 2 "03/12 21:44" state 3
[2019-12-03T22:02:00.826 CET DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Checking Park Wait State...
[2019-12-03T22:02:00.933 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - ## RA "01:34:58" DE "30:45:43" state: Ok slewStarted? false
[2019-12-03T22:02:00.933 CET DEBG ][     org.kde.kstars.ekos.align] - Mount slew planned, but not started slewing yet...</pre></div>

<p>I worked around the situation by restarting the scheduler, and specifying a larger tolerance on the alignment, as I only needed one observation target before fog would roll in the early morning and <a href="https://phabricator.kde.org/M33" style="background-color: #e7e7e7;
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