I'm in the early stages of getting KSTARS working.

I have the KSTARS package installed on an Intel laptop running openSUSE Tumbleweed.

I have a Meade LXD75 head connected via serial cable/USB to the laptop, and a Canon 5D DSLR connected via a USB cable.

I have a KSTARS profile set up with the Meade head connecting via LX200 drivers (it may work!) and Canon DSLR as the CCD.

When I run KSTARS, I cannot connect anything; KSTARS doesn't even try.

1: In EKOS, item 3 labelled "Connect and Disconnect Devices", everything is greyed out

2: The INDI control panel icon is greyed out

3: I do not see a tty device for the Canon camera

What am I missing? Do I need to installed Linux drivers for the Canon camera. In Backyard EOS there are two protocols for connecting with a Canon camera, an older protocol and a protocol valid after 2008. Does KSTARS accept either or neither?

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