Thank you....I did not understand this part i think....I have a dsi2 i can use to auto guide from and i will try this the next time out....Thank you....

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I only have the ASI1600MM-Cool attached....I was under the understanding that i could use the same camera to auto guide and image at the same time....Is this right?....Thanks for your response....

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Greetings....When i am guiding within the Ekos guide module,,no matter how many seconds i start the exposure count down at,,the exposure time countdown starts,,and then drops to 10 seconds and finishes counting down.Calibration finishes ok before hand.When i am not guiding,,this does not happen.Without guiding,,i can expose an image for 60 seconds without star streak.As an example,,while guiding within the Ekos guide module,,i would set the exposure time to 120 seconds.The countdown would start and when it reached 110 seconds it would drop to 10 seconds and finish counting down from there.Not sure whats happening.I have been experimenting with the info from this page( indilib.org/about/ekos/guide-module.html ).I keep Kstars updated daily.I have attached logs from last night.Thanks for any info you may be able to provide.I will continue to explore this on my next clear night....Thank you....

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Same type of issues here also....Last night Kstars was crashing every time and was unusable, after adjusting things in the Focus tab....Kstars bleeding was fully updated....
Kernel-Linux 4.4.0-87-generic (x86_64)....
Distribution-Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS....
I have attached the last log file....

This i resolved by purging Kstars bleeding, and then reinstalling Kstars bleeding....It just started working perfectly after that....
Thanks....

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Hi,
I have not tried under windows....I only have Linux installed....
I am starting to think it could be something with the Autostar #497 hand controller setup....
The second port on the bottom of the #497 handbox is the one i am plugged into....
I used to guide the scope in Windows xp....
Do you suppose i would benefit by reinstalling kstars bleeding?
Thanks....

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Greetings....
I am having failures connecting to my Meade LX90 so i may autoguide....
If i understand the documentation right,i should be able to image and autoguide internally using the same "ASI 1600MC-Cool"....(I was successful connecting and imaging with my ASI 1600MC)I am fairly certain i have everything hooked up correctly(Imager cable to laptop)(RS232-to-USB cable from my LX90 #497 ETX Autostar controller to my laptop USB port)....I am not sure how the imager communicates with the telescope for autoguiding?....Does the imager see the star drifting and relay this info to indi and indi relays this to the mount to correct it?....

This failure happens with all the LX90 and LX200 driver versions....
Here is the basic failure from the log....

indi_lx200autostar/indi_lx200autostar_17:24:48.log
DEBUG 48.148398 sec : Toggle Logging Level -- Driver Debug
DEBUG 48.752172 sec : Toggle Debug Level -- Driver Debug
DEBUG 52.624172 sec : Toggle Logging Level -- Scope Verbose
DEBUG 55.728258 sec : Toggle Debug Level -- Scope Verbose
DEBUG 66.160335 sec : Connecting to /dev/ttyUSB0
DEBUG 66.160637 sec : Port FD 10
DEBUG 66.160698 sec : Connection successful, attempting handshake...
DEBUG 66.160727 sec : Testing telescope connection using ACK...
DEBUG 76.269167 sec : Failure. Telescope is not responding to ACK!
DEBUG 76.269241 sec : Handshake failed.
WARNING 76.269260 sec : Communication with /dev/ttyUSB0 @ 9600 failed. Starting Auto Search...

I have studied the forums and have not been able to fix the issue which appears to be "Telescope is not responding to ACK"
I installed "Kstars bleeding edge" from your PPA,and it updates daily....
"dmesg" shows my RS232-to-USB cable at port /dev/ttyUSB0....
My user name is listed in the dialout group....
My LX90 controller is a #497 ETX Autostar....
I have attached logs and images from my setup....

My info:

Kernel-Linux 4.4.0-87-generic (x86_64)
Distribution-Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS

Desktop Planetarium-Build: 2017-09-24T13:10:19Z
Version 2.8.4-Using:
KDE Frameworks 5.18.0
Qt 5.5.1 (built against 5.5.1)
The xcb windowing system

Thank you for any help....

Hi Jasem,
I was able to save the errors in image form....It would not let me save just the text when this happened....
Thank you....

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Hi Jasem,
Kstars was getting this error and crashing with my DSI PRO....
"error-2017-09-11T23:38:25: Unable to find DSI. Has the firmware been loaded? "
This was happening when i would go "Kstars" - "Tools" - "Devices" - "Device Manager" to connect to my DSI PRO....
I finally realized i need to connect in a particular way, and then things were good....
I got it to work this way:
Unplug the DSI .
Plug in the DSI.
Started Kstars.
Tools-then Ekos.
Profiles-(select)My DSI PRO.
Start Indi(it connects and finds my DSI).
Go to"Focuser"tab.
Under CCD it now has "Meade Deep Sky Imager".
Click "Framing" and i now get short exposures going so i may focus.
Focus and then go to "CCD" tab.
Click"Preview" and now i get a "Fits" image.

This weekend i will give it a solid try....
Thanks....

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I will try "Ekos settings and options" on my next night out.
Thanks....

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Greetings,
Is there a specific tutorial for capturing from a DSI PRO 2 in Ekos on Ubuntu 16.04?....
I have the drivers and Kstars bleeding installed....
I could get an image working the other night in the focuser in Ekos....
From there i was not really able to figure out the steps to make things happen....
Thanks for any info....

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Thank you oleg and knro.
I was able to get a successful install using the code you suggested.

sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" install libindi1

Hi,
Thanks for a great project....
I have 2 Meade DSI's, and a Meade LX-90 scope i am trying to migrate to your INDI software, from my old Meade software....
I have an HP Envy laptop with the following specs....

Ubuntu 16.04.
12 Gig memory.
Intel core i7-4720HQ CPU @2.60 GHz x8.
Intel Haswell mobile.
64 Bit.
1 Tb hard drive.

I have not been able to install the software without having errors....
It appears that i am simply not able to install the "libindi1" package....
I tried installing it 2 ways....

If i run this,
"sudo apt-get install indi-full"
I get this

tim@tim-HP-ENVY:~$ sudo apt-get install indi-full
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
indi-full is already the newest version (1.3~201702261148~ubuntu16.04.1).
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
indi-aagcloudwatcher : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-apogee : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-asi : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-bin : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-dsi : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-duino : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-eqmod : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-ffmv : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-fishcamp : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-fli : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-full : Depends: libindi1 (>= 1.2) but it is not going to be installed
indi-gphoto : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-gpsd : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-maxdomeii : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-mi : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-nexstarevo : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-qhy : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-qsi : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-sbig : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
indi-sx : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
kstars-bleeding : Depends: libindi1 but it is not going to be installed
libindi-dev : Depends: libindi1 (= 1.4.0+r2863~201702261138~ubuntu16.04.1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
tim@tim-HP-ENVY:~$


I copy and paste this from the INDI site, to my terminal.

"sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa"

tim@tim-HP-ENVY:~$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:mutlaqja/ppa
[sudo] password for tim:
Latest INDI Library and drivers!
More info: launchpad.net/~mutlaqja/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp_o3k58ln/secring.gpg' created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmp_o3k58ln/pubring.gpg' created
gpg: requesting key 3F33A288 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmp_o3k58ln/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 3F33A288: public key "Launchpad INDI" imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
OK
(this is successful)

Next i do

"sudo apt-get update"
(this is successful)

Next i do

"sudo apt-get install indi-full kstars-bleeding"

tim@tim-HP-ENVY:~$ sudo apt-get install indi-full kstars-bleeding
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
kde-l10n-engb libappstream3 libindidriver1 linux-headers-4.4.0-31
linux-headers-4.4.0-31-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-57
linux-headers-4.4.0-57-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-59
linux-headers-4.4.0-59-generic linux-image-4.4.0-31-generic
linux-image-4.4.0-57-generic linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-31-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-59-generic linux-signed-image-4.4.0-57-generic
linux-signed-image-4.4.0-59-generic ubuntu-core-launcher
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
indi-aagcloudwatcher indi-apogee indi-asi indi-bin indi-dsi indi-duino
indi-eqmod indi-ffmv indi-fishcamp indi-fli indi-gphoto indi-gpsd
indi-maxdomeii indi-mi indi-nexstarevo indi-qhy indi-qsi indi-sbig indi-sx
libindi-data libindi-dev libindi1
The following NEW packages will be installed:
indi-aagcloudwatcher indi-apogee indi-asi indi-bin indi-dsi indi-duino
indi-eqmod indi-ffmv indi-fishcamp indi-fli indi-full indi-gphoto indi-gpsd
indi-maxdomeii indi-mi indi-nexstarevo indi-qhy indi-qsi indi-sbig indi-sx
kstars-bleeding libindi-dev libindi1
The following packages will be upgraded:
libindi-data
1 upgraded, 23 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,930 kB/4,140 kB of archives.
After this operation, 17.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y

(It gets 22 items here and then continues)
(The forum would not let me post all the links)

Fetched 1,930 kB in 3s (605 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 398917 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libindi-data_1.4.0+r2863~201702261138~ubuntu16.04.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking libindi-data (1.4.0+r2863~201702261138~ubuntu16.04.1) over (1.3.1+r2850~201702231016~ubuntu16.04.1) ...
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Unpacking libindi1:amd64 (1.4.0+r2863~201702261138~ubuntu16.04.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libindi1_1.4.0+r2863~201702261138~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libindidriver.so.1', which is also in package libindidriver1:amd64 1.1.0-1ubuntu1
Selecting previously unselected package indi-bin.
Preparing to unpack .../indi-bin_1.4.0+r2863~201702261138~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb ...
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Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libindi1_1.4.0+r2863~201702261138~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
tim@tim-HP-ENVY:~$
(This is not successful)
(Returns the error code above every time)
(This leaves 22 broken packages in my synaptip package manager)
(I uninstall the broken packages)
(Also pops up a "System program problem detected" warning)

Thanks for all the help you might be able to offer....

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