BG- Using OSX with High Sierra 10.13.3, NEQ6 with EQ direct cable, Canon 450D, ZWO ASI120MC
1: When I hit start INDI in Ekos using the local server it says Eqmod driver failed. I can bypass this by starting a remote server in terminal with >> ./indiserver -vv ./indi_eqmod_telescope ./indi_asi_ccd
All was fine until I tried to use my Canon DSLR which connects fine using the Ekos built in server but fails with the command line one. I'm sure if it works on the terminal app it should be possible to make it work in Ekos with some knowledge?
2: I am used to aligning manually by centring a few stars with the controller this takes 5 mins. Can Ekos allow me to manually align with a list of stars in the same way? I have tried the solver but with the ZWO it fails 95% of the time .
3: Is there already a driver for remote hand controls bluetooth or similar?
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I encountered the same problem on OS X and managed to make everything work fine using a Ubuntu Mate VM in VirtualBox. Perhaps that could help you while Robert fixes the issue.
Sorry it’s been the end of the marking period for me and I’ve had a lot on my plate. The issue is fairly simple for EQMod. But I want to make sure the solution will work well for everyone. We will get it fixed and it will be in kstars and indi shortly. I am now on my spring break and have more time. For running canon from the command line, it needs environment variables to find its iolibs and camlibs. Kstars gives it those variables when it starts up. If you want to run it from the command line without installing homebrew you will need to export the environment variables before starting it up.
Thanks Rob looking forward to the update. Other than that small niggle its a great bit of software.
2: For anyone reading the first post I now really love the alignment solver in ekos. I did two things one was discover my collimation of the scope was slightly off after recent transportation which wasn't helping. Secondly I set up the astrometry.net solver locally and downloaded all the data files. Now it runs offline and is 100 times as fast.
3: Havent found a joystick driver for OSX. May need to write one myself thinking of using a bluetooth joypad like this amzn.eu/cPJNZTs