Well, I'm not smart enough to know where to start.
I did do an update to INDI and Kstars last night and I can see some changes to the INDI/Ekos panels, so I know something changed. My 6D is recognized fine.
But if I don't set things up just right, the captures get screwed up. WithTransfer Format set to FITS, it won't stop taking images. If I simply press the Preview button in the "CCD & Filter Wheel tab", it starts taking repeated exposures and won't stop unless I hit the stop bottom under the sequence screen. If I build a short sequence to test it, it starts and never stops. The progress box never shows a completed image. If I try to save images onto the SD card on the camera, I get that problem where the camera won't power off; the camera screen says something about saving or loading an image when I try to shut it down.
BUT, if I change the Transfer Format from FITS to Native in the image settings tab for the camera - everything seems to work fine. Of course, at that point I'm saving .cr2 files and am I getting the fits images I need to do Astrometry? Are there some options I can change that will allow the astrometry program to solve a .cr2 image instead of FITS?
I'm systematically changing settings to try and find what works (or doesn't) without knowing what those settings mean. Transfer Format: FITS or Native?, Image: Compress or RAW?, Capturetarget: Internal RAM or Memory Card (doesn't appear to do anything if I select it, or does it?)?, Upload: Client, Local or Both?, etc. If I change a setting in the Ekos-Kstars window for the camera, do I need to go back to the INDI control panel and make sure those settings match there as well to avoid problems?
PLEASE do not take any of this as a complaint. I'm trying to work through forum discussions, etc. to find answers to all of this; which is what my question above was driven by. Since I'm having to play with settings to make it work, it would be nice to know what to change and what those things do. It's a bit scary to do that if you don't have a manual in front of you that explains what each of those settings do. I am managing to figure most of the setting out, but not quickly - so I was just wondering if someone had created a manual of sorts that I might benefit from.
At the moment, I do have a functioning camera and I'm able to create a sequence and take images but I'm finding that some settings, although they appear obvious enough, can cause a system hiccup fairly easily.
Of course, you're welcome to remote to my system if you would like and see what's going on. If you need me to get logs, I'll go watch the video and stuff and see if I can generate some for you.