New installation of Auto-Scheduler

SatNOGS Software
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My Auto-Scheduler installation stopped working as a result of the recent network changes, and wouldn’t update. Since the version of Raspberry Pi OS I ran it on was very out of date, I thought I’d start again. I’ve got as far as:

schedule_single_station --station 37 -n contrib/gen_prio_file.sh 37 > priorities_37.txt
(replacing 37 with my station ID) without problems, but get an error:

bash: contrib/gen_prio_file.sh: No such file or directory

How do I proceed please?

I’ve tried downloading gen_prio_file.sh to somewhere runnable, but it doesn’t seem to create the priorities file I need.

Can anyone help me please?

Thanks,

2

there is upgrade on network. so you should update the auto-scheduler.

follow command in this community post

the new autoscheduler also need
pip install satnogs-predict

3

@testmatch tries to create a priority file with contrib/gen_prio_file.sh and that is only present when you clone the https://gitlab.com/librespacefoundation/satnogs/satnogs-auto-scheduler repository.

The latest satnogs-auto-scheduler installation are done without a repo clone, so there is some confusion also on my site, is this functionality removed with the latest update?

Jan | PE0SAT

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Thanks - that’s not the immediate problem, as PE0SAT mentions, but does help with future problems. It give me errors that 32bit Trixie on a raspberry Pi struggles with, but I’ll see where I get to.

5

Exactly - I’m somewhat of a novice, and struggle to interpret incomplete instructions.
Can anyone help a 32-bit Raspberry Pi Trixie user?

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32bit install shouldn’t be different, I only wonder if all packages and or modules are still being offered for 32bit.

What Pi model are you using and also share as much detail of the setup as possible.

Jan | PE0SAT

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Pi2 ModelB running Trixie 32-bit. It’s old and hence can’t run a 64-bit OS. However it worked great paired with a 7" touchscreen as a stand alone scheduler also running Satnogs Monitor. I could change the Pi if the OS is a problem.

I’ve got

pip install --no-cache-dir “git+https://gitlab.com/librespacefoundation/satnogs/satnogs-auto-scheduler.git”

to run wthout errors from

(.venv) pitouch@pi:~/auto-scheduler $

but

schedule_single_station --version

Gives me lots of red text that’s going to take me a lot of searching online to try to deal with. Any clues as to what I’m doing wrong would be greatfully received!

Traceback (most recent call last):

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/numpy/_core/_init_.py”, line 24, in 

from . import multiarray

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/numpy/_core/multiarray.py”, line 11, in 

from . import \_multiarray_umath, overrides

ImportError: libopenblas.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/bin/schedule_single_station”, line 5, in 

from auto_scheduler.cli.schedule_single_station import main

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/auto_scheduler/cli/schedule_single_station.py”, line 16, in 

from auto_scheduler.cache import CacheManager

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/auto_scheduler/cache.py”, line 8, in 

from auto_scheduler.satnogs_client import (

...<5 lines>...

)

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/auto_scheduler/satnogs_client.py”, line 7, in 

from satnogs_predict import TimeRange

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/satnogs_predict/_init_.py”, line 1, in 

from . import constraints, domain

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/satnogs_predict/constraints/_init_.py”, line 1, in 

from .constraints import (

...<5 lines>...

)

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/satnogs_predict/constraints/constraints.py”, line 11, in 

from satnogs_predict.propagation.propagator import (

...<3 lines>...

)

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/satnogs_predict/propagation/_init_.py”, line 1, in 

from .propagator import (

...<7 lines>...

)

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/satnogs_predict/propagation/propagator.py”, line 4, in 

**from skyfield.api import Angle, EarthSatellite, Time, Topos, load**  # type: ignore\[import-untyped\]

**^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^**

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/skyfield/api.py”, line 11, in 

from .constellationlib import load_constellation_map, load_constellation_names

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/skyfield/constellationlib.py”, line 29, in 

from numpy import searchsorted

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/numpy/_init_.py”, line 109, in 

from numpy.\__config_\_ import show_config

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/numpy/_config_.py”, line 4, in 

from numpy.\_core.\_multiarray_umath import (

...<3 lines>...

)

File “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages/numpy/_core/_init_.py”, line 85, in 

raise ImportError(msg) from exc

ImportError:

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THIS FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE!

Importing the numpy C-extensions failed. This error can happen for

many reasons, often due to issues with your setup or how NumPy was

installed.

We have compiled some common reasons and troubleshooting tips at:

https://numpy.org/devdocs/user/troubleshooting-importerror.html

Please note and check the following:

* The Python version is: Python 3.13 from “/home/pitouch/auto-scheduler/.venv/bin/python3”

* The NumPy version is: “2.5.3”

and make sure that they are the versions you expect.

Please carefully study the information and documentation linked above.

This is unlikely to be a NumPy issue but will be caused by a bad install

or environment on your machine.

Original error was: libopenblas.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

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When I ran into this problem with the 0.5 auto scheduler I finally decided to create a Virtual machine running Debian Bookworm its only function is running the auto scheduler. My other systems where already running the new testing, forky and that did work for the auto scheduler.

cat /etc/os-release

PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="12"
VERSION="12 (bookworm)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

lab@malargue:~$ source ./satnogs/virtenv/bin/activate

(virtenv) lab@malargue:~$ pip list

Package                Version
---------------------- --------------------
certifi                2026.7.22
charset-normalizer     3.5.1
idna                   3.19
jplephem               2.24
numpy                  2.4.6
pip                    23.0.1
python-decouple        3.8
requests               2.34.2
satnogs-auto-scheduler 0.5.dev18+g9c01563d2
satnogs-predict        0.6
setuptools             66.1.1
sgp4                   2.27
skyfield               1.55
tqdm                   4.70.0
urllib3                2.7.0
wheel                  0.38.4

Check if the pip list output on your system is similar and if not try to install the modules.

Jan | PE0SAT

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Ta. I see:

(.venv) pitouch@pi:~/auto-scheduler $ pip list

Package Version

---------------------- --------------------

certifi 2026.7.22

charset-normalizer 3.5.1

ephem 4.1.6

idna 3.19

jplephem 2.24

numpy 2.5.3

packaging 26.3

pip 25.1.1

python-decouple 3.8

requests 2.34.2

satnogs-auto-scheduler 0.5.dev22+g075d5ce74

satnogs-predict 1.0

setuptools 84.0.0

sgp4 2.27

skyfield 1.55

tqdm 4.70.0

urllib3 2.7.0

wheel 0.48.0

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How did you create the venv and what python version do you use?

Jan | PE0SAT

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Following librespacefoundation / SatNOGS / satnogs-auto-scheduler · GitLab

mkdir auto-scheduler
cd auto-scheduler
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

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I am out of ideas and don’t have a Pi2 to test it, my last suggestion install Bookworm.

Jan | PE0SAT