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So, a few more attempts, but no one just yet. Plenty of time...

If there was a computer which was known to work when running indi under Linux and it came fully installed and ready to go (say it cost €50), would that remove the concern?

Three months on. Anyone got there yet? I get the feeling that unless you've struggled -and mastered- Linux on a daily basis for a long time, controlling your telescope and taking a photograph through it under indi is just not gonna happen. I'm still not sure why much of the advice goes that Linux should be installed on an old computer. AFAICT, that serves only to make an already insurmountable task impossible! Optimism...

Hi. We find Siril better. Have a look at this introduction. It's easy to use and a lot faster than deep sky stacker. HTH

Unfortunately the secondary spider with non adjustable 3 prong -fat- arms doesn't help either. I contacted them about a proper 4 vane spider and the possibility of adding the -superb- hexafoc focuser. Whilst they didn't say yes or no, they did offer an upgrade suggestion. If they could get it into production, it really would be IMO the better choice over the pds.

Yeah. I think mounts with eq in them are European versions.

Ah, OK. So it's really easy. Take a usb cable from the 294 to a computer usb3 port and one of these from another usb on the computer to the mount. HTH.

Hi. Yes. It does in a fraction of the time that which takes all night on my dslr and its noiseless by comparison; TBH, anything is better than a dslr so the 1600 maybe ok too it's just that the mono guys here seem to end up with incomplete colour images or ones where the stars are not aligned properly. I think there was a 1600 colour too but AFAICT has been superceded by the 294. Opinion based solely upon what I've seen others do. I'm by no means an expert.

Hi. I don't think we can help because we don't know what mount the OP has. But anyway, the 294 -my dream imager- as a guide camera? Wow!

The point is that it just works; someone has spent 10 minutes installing Linux and indi and then fixed it into a white box. It would takes months for normal users to get anywhere near that.

That must count as part way there, surely.

I've just sent it to you. Look here. Use a usb stick to copy it from wherever you are now to the ubuntu box... Here's another you'll need: firmware-b43-installer_019-2_all.deb and guess what you have to do... sudo dpkg -i firmware-b43-installer_019-2_all.deb Or just double click it.

Where you typed: lspci -vvnn | grep -A 9 Network type this instead: sudo apt install b43-fwcutter C'mon... You're nearly there. Crippling hardware notwithstanding... Here is the package you need. Try: sudo dpkg -i b43-fwcutter_019-2_i386.deb ** Where? How? What does it do? After that you'll discover you need firmware. Get back to us then and we'll supply more meningless nonsese to type......Yeah. Well on your way now! b43-fwcutter_019-2_i386.deb

Hey, you're not gonna believe this: Taken from here. It looks like this: It runs indi, but you'd never nor need to know. You connect your mount and camera(s) using your existing cables and velcro it to your telescope. Switch on and connect to it using your phone, tablet, Linux or dare I say it, Windows computer. Point and click until you understand it.

So, let's see. Has anyone managed to migrate from Windows to Linux -since June 27th.- yet? At the end of June, I followed this guide. That was my first step. Could someone have a go, tell me where they failed and what needs to be added to the guide? Note: Please give yourself a fighting chance. Use a proper laptop, not a cheap expert embedded system that needs expert knowledge to install. This task is difficult enough on adequate hardware, let alone having to fight that too!

And an indi module

LOL. Good aim. You should be able to easily write an indi module to do that;) Start by looking at the source for indi-eqmod. Inspiration indeed!

Neither have I. I think the only way into Linux is to set yourself a task. One such task could be installing Linux. Another could be installing Linux and indi and getting it to move your mount. Several months later, you will have faced enough of the uphill battle and gained enough know how and jargon to be able to go to the indilib forum, ask for help and -more importantly- be able to understand the replies. Or, use windows or -the easiest way into ap- get a stellarmate and take your first shot under indi in a few minutes...

C'mon Neil. If anyone is gonna do it, it's you. You're the closest yet!

The big difference being that you have other windows users who will come by and fix it for you, using terms which you can understand at your level. Failing that, take it into any computer shop and they'll fix it for you. If you have a problem with Linux, you're on your own.

Perfectly expressed. I started the thread in a hope of encouraging what for me had been a relatively trouble-free migration. Encourage others even... It's unfortunate that this one has gone the linux-experts-only same way. Despite efforts to bring it back to on topic e.g. here , The acronym-laden-Linux-jargon tecchies have made certain that even those curious few on the edge will now no longer have a go:( Rant over!

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Linux: dolphin or prettier, gwenview. IMHO the best of them all, siril. HTH

The Scheduler is under development. Please report bugs at the ekos forum. Be prepared to build from source to test the fixes of course;) Here's an example of a scheduler bug report we're currently working on; gives an idea of the state of the project. Help by testing if you have the time. Cheers.

Ubuntu 18.04 with 64bit can access 1024Gb -it says here-. That should speed up your stacking!