I understand that the Canon driver is simply a specific case of the GPhoto one. I had all the resolution, pixel size, and other parameters set accurately in both cases, and I still never got the Canon driver to work. The GPhoto one worked fine, however, so I noted that here in case anyone else has a similar experience.
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After talking with Nazmus from Naztronomy.com (who has an almost identical gear setup to myself), I was able to get my DSLR to capture using the GPhoto CCD driver instead of the Canon one. I installed Astroberry in 2022, but I have run several recent updates from the command line, so I should be running the latest software. My DSLR is a Canon EOS 60D, for reference. I haven't had an issue with my guider, which is a ZWO ASI120mm Mini guide camera. I hope this helps a little.
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I am starting to get my head wrapped around Astroberry and Ekos, and I have nearly everything figured out except this issue. I use a Canon 60D DSLR as my main imaging camera, and I have a wired battery to keep the camera running constantly. I can get the camera to be recognized and connect to it in Ekos (the camera make and model are recognized, and it doesn't throw an error when I hit Connect) but when I go to run an exposure sequence, I get a "Failed to connect to serial port /dev/ttyUSB0" error. What is more bewildering to me is that I can use the live view button and get an accurate live view from the camera. I have tried Force Bulb mode on as well as using Bulb mode on the camera itself. I've also tried different USB connection cables. I have also run lsusb from the terminal and I can see a Canon device connected, but at times it can cut out if the camera goes to sleep.
I've looked at the instructions from someone named Jasem about updating the udev file, but I am not very versed in Linux and when I open the /dev folder I don't find any ports with USB in the name at all. Some of the other steps in the process fail for me as well.
Is there anyone else who has had this issue? I really want to make computer-controlled exposures work and get away from my intervalometer. Thanks in advance.
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Thanks for your helpful reply, sorry I am just getting to this. Here is a picture I took after an unsuccessful plate solve near the pole.
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I intend to plate solve using the imaging scope, but I have a separate issue with connecting my DSLR that I haven't resolved yet. For now I'm using the ZWO scope because it hasn't had any connection issues so far.
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Hello everyone, I've been dabbling in unguided astrophotography for a few years but I'm trying to make the leap to guiding. I stumbled upon Ekos and Astroberry and have been trying to make this work, but I haven't yet had a successful night with guiding. I recognize there is quite the learning curve but I am here for it. There are a few issues I've recognized that I would like to ask about.