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Kstars OS X missing drivers

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I downloaded KStars today and watched some videos on it. I think I am going to like Ekos if I can ever get it setup correctly.

I have an ASI1600MM-C and if I go into the device manager I can see the ZWO CCD driver but it won't let me start the service. So I downloaded INDI Server from CloudMakers and I have it running and I can select the ZWO driver. I can then add a host under the Client tab in the device manager and get the INDI Control Panel to show my camera and I can connect but when I try to create a profile in Ekos the ZWO CCD doesn't show up if the mode is set to local. When I set the mode to remote the ZWO CCD shows up but the tooltip says "Available as a REMOTE driver. To use locally, install the corresponding driver" I'm sure it is because I just starting trying to use the app but I am stuck.

On a related note the Ekos window seem to always want to be on top and I don't see a way to change that. Also even after I resize it smaller it tends to jump back to a size that takes up most of the screen. It would be nice if it remembered the size and position and stayed there unless I change it.

Thanks,
Eric
6 years 10 months ago #16500

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Hi Eric,

The ZWO issue should be fixed in the next DMG build soon. For the Ekos Window, Robert can comment on this aspect. Hopefully we should have another build in a couple of days.
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6 years 10 months ago #16502

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Yep, its fixed now. See my reply in the OS X forum.
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Eric, there is an option in the Preferences under the Ekos tab called "Independent Window." This will make Ekos a separate window and then it can go behind KStars and minimized and maximized separately.
6 years 10 months ago #16527

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I found the independent window option and it seems to work fine. One strange thing that has happened and I don't know how I did it is that the Ekos window is now a tab in the main kstars window. I don't mind it being that way but I'm not sure how I did it.
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The is a dock on the right hand side for the Whats Interesting window. But I don't know how you got Ekos into it?? I once edited the kstars code to put it in there just to see if that would be nice, but I changed it back. If you figure out how, it would be useful info
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This is not on the right hand side. The Ekos window is in a tab at the top of the screen. Not sure how to upload a screen shot to show you what I'm talking about.
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Does it look like this?
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Nope. It looks like this. Notice the 2 tabs across the top.
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BTW. How do you get the image to show up in the message instead of just as an attachment?
6 years 10 months ago #16539

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Ok, yeah, I have NO idea how you got the tabs at the top. The thing that I tried was using the newer OS X window side by side maximized feature. But I do't have any idea how you got it like that. To get the image to show up inline you need to click on the "Insert" button after you attach the image.
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I figured out the tabs. It is an OS X feature. In System Preferences->Dock there is a setting "Prefer tabs when opening documents". I think it makes kstars easier to use.
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