Screen shots of my configuration are as follows. I did not include individual screenshots of all the device configuration, but please advise if any of those details may matter.

My Options->Ekos is "Defaults"

In these recent problematic sessions the "Optical Trains" GUI pops up automatically, but I had to open it manually from the CCD Ekos tab (which is configured to "Primary" in the optical trains). I've played around with options within optical trains including the "Guide via" option, but had never needed this detail before, so I've left it blank.

When the schedule starts, the exact message is:
"Ekos detected an instance of INDI server running. Do you wish to shut down the existing instance before starting a new one?""

I'm often left with multiple instances of the main kstars window (/usr/bin/kstars process) running regardless of which option I choose on this dialog.

Let me know if additional information is helpful.

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