Hi Aaron,
The saga continues......I pulled the latest, and moved my old requirements file over....The setup script failed...I renamed th old file to latest, re-ran, and still the same:
Collecting astroscrappy>=1.0.8 (from ccdproc->-r //home/terryb/indi-allsky/requirements/requirements_latest.txt (line 11))
Using cached astroscrappy-1.1.0.tar.gz (368 kB)
Installing build dependencies ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: -4
╰─> [0 lines of output]
[end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: -4
╰─> See above for output.

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.


The script exited abnormally, please try to run again...

Here are the results from the other script:
#################################
### indi-allsky support info ###
#################################

Distribution: Ubuntu
Release: 20.04
Arch: aarch64
Bits: 64

CPUs: 4
Memory: 1767188 kB

Filesystems
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 30638092 5505272 25115720 18% /
devtmpfs 734828 0 734828 0% /dev
tmpfs 883592 0 883592 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 176720 968 175752 1% /run
tmpfs 5120 0 5120 0% /run/lock
tmpfs 883592 0 883592 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/mmcblk0p1 130798 24884 105914 20% /media/boot
tmpfs 176716 0 176716 0% /run/user/1000

system python: Python 3.8.10

indiserver: /usr/bin/indiserver

indi version: 2.0.3

indi packages
ii libindi-data 2.0.3+202308010721~ubuntu20.04.1 all Instrument-Neutral Device Interface library -- shared data
ii libindi-dev 2.0.3+202308010721~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 Instrument-Neutral Device Interface library -- development files
ii libindi1:arm64 2.0.3+202308010721~ubuntu20.04.1 arm64 Instrument-Neutral Device Interface library -- shared library

libcamera: not detected

libcamera packages

libcamera cameras
libcamera-hello not available

python packages
ii libpython3-dev:arm64 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 arm64 header files and a static library for Python (default)
ii libpython3-stdlib:arm64 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 arm64 interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
ii libpython3.8:arm64 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.8 arm64 Shared Python runtime library (version 3.
ii libpython3.8-dev:arm64 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.8 arm64 Header files and a static library for Python (v3.
ii libpython3.8-minimal:arm64 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.8 arm64 Minimal subset of the Python language (version 3.
ii libpython3.8-stdlib:arm64 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04.8 arm64 Interactive high-level object-oriented language (standard library, version 3.
ii libpython3.9:arm64 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1 arm64 Shared Python runtime library (version 3.9)
ii libpython3.9-dev:arm64 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1 arm64 Header files and a static library for Python (v3.9)
ii libpython3.9-minimal:arm64 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1 arm64 Minimal subset of the Python language (version 3.9)
ii libpython3.9-stdlib:arm64 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1 arm64 Interactive high-level object-oriented language (standard library, version 3.9)
ii python-apt-common 2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1 all Python interface to libapt-pkg (locales)
ii python-pip-whl 20.0.2-5ubuntu1.9 all Python package installer
ii python3 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 arm64 interactive high-level object-oriented language (default python3 version)
ii python3-appdirs 1.4.3-2.1 all determining appropriate platform-specific directories (Python 3)
ii python3-apt 2.0.1ubuntu0.20.04.1 arm64 Python 3 interface to libapt-pkg
ii python3-certifi 2019.11.28-1 all root certificates for validating SSL certs and verifying TLS hosts (python3)
ii python3-chardet 3.0.4-4build1 all universal character encoding detector for Python3
ii python3-dbus 1.2.16-1build1 arm64 simple interprocess messaging system (Python 3 interface)
ii python3-dev 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 arm64 header files and a static library for Python (default)
ii python3-distlib 0.3.0-1 all low-level components of python distutils2/packaging
ii python3-distro 1.4.0-1 all Linux OS platform information API
ii python3-distro-info 0.23ubuntu1.1 all information about distributions' releases (Python 3 module)
ii python3-distupgrade 2:18.04.38 all manage release upgrades
ii python3-distutils 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04 all distutils package for Python 3.x
ii python3-filelock 3.0.12-2 all platform independent file locking module
ii python3-gi 3.36.0-1 arm64 Python 3 bindings for gobject-introspection libraries
ii python3-idna 2.8-1 all Python IDNA2008 (RFC 5891) handling (Python 3)
ii python3-importlib-metadata 1.5.0-1 all library to access the metadata for a Python package - Python 3.x
ii python3-lib2to3 3.8.10-0ubuntu1~20.04 all Interactive high-level object-oriented language (lib2to3)
ii python3-minimal 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 arm64 minimal subset of the Python language (default python3 version)
ii python3-more-itertools 4.2.0-1build1 all library with routines for operating on iterables, beyond itertools (Python 3)
ii python3-netifaces 0.10.4-1ubuntu4 arm64 portable network interface information - Python 3.x
ii python3-pip 20.0.2-5ubuntu1.9 all Python package installer
ii python3-pkg-resources 45.2.0-1ubuntu0.1 all Package Discovery and Resource Access using pkg_resources
ii python3-requests 2.22.0-2ubuntu1.1 all elegant and simple HTTP library for Python3, built for human beings
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ii python3-setuptools 45.2.0-1ubuntu0.1 all Python3 Distutils Enhancements
ii python3-six 1.14.0-2 all Python 2 and 3 compatibility library (Python 3 interface)
ii python3-software-properties 0.99.9.12 all manage the repositories that you install software from
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ii python3-virtualenv 20.0.17-1ubuntu0.4 all Python virtual environment creator
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ii python3-zipp 1.0.0-1 all pathlib-compatible Zipfile object wrapper - Python 3.x
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ii python3.9-venv 3.9.5-3ubuntu0~20.04.1 arm64 Interactive high-level object-oriented language (pyvenv binary, version 3.9)

Detected indi-allsky virtualenv
virtualenv python: Python 3.9.5
virtualenv PATH: /home/terryb/indi-allsky/virtualenv/indi-allsky/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
virtualenv python modules
pkg_resources==0.0.0

#################################
### end support info ###
#################################

Cheers Terry....

Everything appears to be in order. Would you be willing to setup something that would allow me to remote login to this system? Normally, more helpful error messages are shown, but I suspect there might be a deeper problem and it may be faster if I can poke around myself.

Hi Aaron,
no problems, just let me know what you want to connect with....just pm me....
Terry

Hi Aaron,
I've had my indi-allsy up and running, and it's great. One small hiccup.....The gain never changes, it's stuck at -1, no matter what max gain I set. I'm using a DMK21. Any help would be great.
Terry

I am not very familiar with the Imaging Source cameras, but I think it uses the indi_v4l2_ccd server. As far as I know, everything using that server is a fixed gain. The "-1" value is just the dummy value in my code. You could remove the gain information from the image label to remove the artifact.

If you want, you could run "indi_getprop" and paste the output here and I can confirm what settings are available. Just make sure you run it after indi-allsky connects to the camera.

I tried to install indi-allsky on my RPi Zero 2 W with Raspbian12 bookworm. I get the following problem:I could not resolve the conflict.

CS, Markus

This is a bug in Raspbian/Debian 12 32-bit. The 64-bit release should work fine.

the 64bit version did the trick. But it was necessary to increase the default swap size of 100M to 512M to compile INDI with your script. The 32bit version compiled INDI with the default config.

CS, Markus

Firstly, thanks so much for developing this -- it looks like a really super tool.

I have an Oculus mounted at the observatory but the software I'm using is not well adapted to all-sky use (it's not the Starlight Express S/W as they don't produce macOS S/W). This looks like a great solution.

I've set up a RPi4 and installed it in the house, and attached an ASI290MC which I temporarily removed from a planetary imaging setup for testing. Now I want to take the RPi to the observatory and connect it to the Oculus (which contains a SuperStar Mono). So now I want to change camera driver.

But ... how do I do that? I'm new to INDI so it's not as obvious to me as it should be.

Thanks,
Richard

You should be able to just re-run setup.sh . During the setup it should mention that there is already an indiserver configured. You should select that you want to replace it. After a few more seconds, you will be able to select indi_sx_ccd.

Once the setup.sh script completes, I would suggest just performing a full reboot and you should be all set.

Because starlight express cameras are usually fixed gain, you may want to utilize the stretching algorithm to get more detail. I have seen some very impressive timelapses from starlight express cameras.

Firstly, to note that your suggestion to re-run setup.sh did work. Thanks for that.

I've slowly been getting the system running to my preferences, and it is way better than what I was using before. Brilliant!

But as part of that setting up, I'm trying to adjust the main view. My SuperStar imager is relatively small, pixel-wise, so the default text is uncomfortably large. I've succeeded in changing colours and fonts, but the size remains stubbornly the same. There's a remark next to the Font Size field on the Image tab that "Size may be overridden in template". It looks like tis is the case. But where is this template, and how can I override that?

I'm sure I'll have other questions as I go on (and once the weather improves) but for now, it's great.

Oh yes, I can think of one question: you mentioned stretching. I can, of course, experiment with the parameters once I have something other than clouds to look at. But is there a wiki on the subject, or guidance like there is for the CLAHE contrast stretch?

Thanks,
Richard

The Image label (overlay) wiki might be helpful. There is a "size" tag you can change to set the size of the text. The template may be configured in the Config page on the Image tab, near the middle at "Label Template".
github.com/aaronwmorris/indi-allsky/wiki/Image-Labels

As for the stretching and other options, I have a neat feature that can be useful. Under Tools -> Process FITS, this page will let you process FITS images in real time. You can adjust the different stretching and contrast enhancement settings and see the results instantly. You just need to enable saving FITS files under Config -> Image (tab) at "Save FITS data". Just enable that, reload, let it capture a few FITS frames, disable the option (reload again). You can use the "Process FITS" option directly which loads the last saved FITS file, or pick a specific image under the Image View and click "FITS Processing" at the bottom.

Once you have the settings you are happy with, just set the same values in the Config page.