Can you share your full verbose log file (with all Ekos modules checked)?
It's hard to diagnose anything without it.
Please also share your .esq and .esl files.

It's interesting that your screenshot shows: "starting Ekos".
I just watched my scheduler startup, and that only stayed on the screen for a second or so.

FWIW, this is what was in my log file around the time of Ekos starting up:

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[2024-06-04T22:20:39.383 PDT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Greedy Scheduler scheduling next job ngc5905 at 22:20"
[2024-06-04T22:20:40.336 PDT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Checking Startup State (0)..."
[2024-06-04T22:20:40.336 PDT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Startup Idle. Starting startup process...
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.287 PDT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - EKOS state changed from 0 to 1
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.287 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Ekos communication status is 0 Starting Ekos...
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.324 PDT DEBG ][ default] - bool QCustomPlot::removeItem(QCPAbstractItem*) item not in list: 93825546968208
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.327 PDT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Resetting Ekos Manager...
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.447 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Starting INDI services..."
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.593 PDT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Scheduler Ekos status is 1
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.617 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "INDI services started on port 7,624."
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.625 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Ekos received a new device: "Rainbow Astro RSF"
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.696 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Ekos received a new device: "AstroPhysics V2"
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.714 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Ekos received a new device: "WatchDog"
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.716 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Ekos received a new device: "ZWO CCD asi1600-imager"
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.734 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Ekos received a new device: "ZWO CCD asi1600-guider"
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.736 PDT DEBG ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - Scheduler Ekos status is 2
[2024-06-04T22:20:41.852 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - Ekos received a new device: "ZWO EFW"
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[2024-06-04T22:20:42.228 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "Connecting INDI devices..."
[2024-06-04T22:20:42.278 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos] - "WatchDog" is connected and ready.
[2024-06-04T22:20:42.295 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - AstroPhysics V2 : "[INFO] Computing PARK1 position... "
[2024-06-04T22:20:42.295 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - AstroPhysics V2 : "[INFO] Set predefined park position 1 to az=359.100000 alt=0.000000 "
[2024-06-04T22:20:42.295 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - AstroPhysics V2 : "[INFO] Driver's config 'Unpark From ?' is set to Last Parked "
[2024-06-04T22:20:42.296 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - AstroPhysics V2 : "[INFO] ApInitialize, parked. "
[2024-06-04T22:20:42.296 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.indi] - AstroPhysics V2 : "[INFO] Mount is parked. "
[2024-06-04T22:20:42.296 PDT INFO ][ org.kde.kstars.ekos.scheduler] - "Ekos started."
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