Astroberry Woes - Where's INDI Web Manager Gone?

[Ian McCallum]

I was having some difficulties with Astroberry yesterday, as I've no experience with Linux or the like.  I managed to get the Astroberry image flashed on to a 32GB micro SD card, then got the Pi up and running.  Whilst setting up the initial INDI web manager, by clicking the grey arrow on the left hand on the desktop - I was able to set it up.  I ticked auto start and auto connect, then connected my ZWO guide camera, after loading the drivers, etc.

I did a reboot and came back, but discovered that INDI web manager had disappeared.  In frustration, I turn off the Pi and reflashed the Astroberry image to the micro SD card, as a fresh install.  Although I go through the set up process okay, I'm still unable to find INDI web manager any more?🙄  You can see it in this screenshot from a YouTube video, that I've been following - it's just above the guy's head in the video.

Any ideas?

Edited January 20, 2022 by Ian McCallum

[Stuart1971]

Don’t worry about indi web manger, when you run Kstars and Ekos, and create a profile, then click start, it will automatically start the indi server, you should never have to start it manually, it’s just not needed, let Ekos take care of all that…

[Ian McCallum]

13 hours ago, Stuart1971 said:

Don’t worry about indi web manger, when you run Kstars and Ekos, and create a profile, then click start, it will automatically start the indi server, you should never have to start it manually, it’s just not needed, let Ekos take care of all that…

My mistake, it wasn't missing!🙄  It doesn't appear on the Astroberry desktop on the monitor, but only if you use a web browser on the remote computer (laptop, in  my case), if that makes sense?🤔  Because I'd gone from using the web browser to VNC Viewer, that's why it 'disappeared'...  Newbie mistake.🙄  Here's a screen shot of the Astroberry connected through my laptop browser, to show it's 'back'.😳

Edited January 21, 2022 by Ian McCallum
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[Ian McCallum]

I did manage to get it working, thanks. The problem is that Ekos won't auto connect to the cameras, even though I've told it to in the profile. I've no idea why? 🤔

[AstroKeith]

Your screen shot shows no physical cameras selected? 

You are clicking 'save' before 'close'?

[teoria_del_big_bang]

Can you take some screen shots of your profile and what it says when you try to connect ?

Steve

[Ian McCallum]

1 hour ago, AstroKeith said:

Your screen shot shows no physical cameras selected? 

You are clicking 'save' before 'close'?

That was an image from a website. 

[Ian McCallum]

42 minutes ago, teoria_del_big_bang said:

Can you take some screen shots of your profile and what it says when you try to connect ?

Steve

Will do. 👍

[Ian McCallum]

1 hour ago, teoria_del_big_bang said:

Can you take some screen shots of your profile and what it says when you try to connect ?

Steve

Here are some screenshots from Astroberry, KStars and Ekos.  I tried variations on a theme, either choosing host local or host remote, with PHD2 connected first or not at all (as I want to use that for guiding).  Either variations ended up the same, I had to manual click the connect button is Ekos, after first pressing the 'play button'.

[Stuart1971]

You have to have a mount connected and in the profile before it will connect….👍🏼

Edited February 6, 2022 by Stuart1971

[Ian McCallum]

6 minutes ago, Stuart1971 said:

You have to have a mount connected and in the profile before it will connect….👍🏼

I'm using on camera ST-4 guiding, would that make a difference?🤔

[Stuart1971]

2 minutes ago, Ian McCallum said:

I'm using on camera ST-4 guiding, would that make a difference?🤔

No, if you are trying to connect to indi, then your Ekos profile has to have at least a mount and a CCD camera connected other wise when you hit connect in Ekos, it will not work…

[Stuart1971]

I am a bit confused as to what you are trying to do, if you could explain I will be able to help, as I have use astroberry and Ekos for some years….

[Stuart1971]

If you are running it all from the PI, then you have to have it set to localhost in your Ekos profile, then have a mount, and CCD connected, or use the simulators…

 

[Ian McCallum]

I've solved this particular problem (till the next one appears).🙄  What I was trying to do was to get Ekos to connect to the cameras, without having to click on the connect button.  I thought Ekos would have done this automatically, as I has set it to in the profile.  It turns out that I had to untick the Port Selector option, save the profile and that seems to have cured the problem.

[Stuart1971]

5 minutes ago, Ian McCallum said:

I've solved this particular problem (till the next one appears).🙄  What I was trying to do was to get Ekos to connect to the cameras, without having to click on the connect button.  I thought Ekos would have done this automatically, as I has set it to in the profile.  It turns out that I had to untick the Port Selector option, save the profile and that seems to have cured the problem.

You just tick the Autoconnect box, then they will connect as soon as indi comes up…..👍🏼

[Stuart1971]

Here

 

[teoria_del_big_bang]

I was going to reply but you are in good hands now with @Stuart1971.

I used EKOS for a fair while and love it, if it helps I have attached how mine was setup, one for EKOS and one for INDI (may or may not help)

Steve

2021-09-02.docx 2020-05-29.docx

[Ian McCallum]

20 minutes ago, Stuart1971 said:

You just tick the Autoconnect box, then they will connect as soon as indi comes up…..👍🏼

I did and it didn't. Seems that the Port Selection box needed to be unchecked first, for the auto connect to work. 

[Stuart1971]

1 hour ago, Ian McCallum said:

I did and it didn't. Seems that the Port Selection box needed to be unchecked first, for the auto connect to work. 

Hmmmm, 🤔🤔

[Stuart1971]

3 hours ago, Ian McCallum said:

I did and it didn't. Seems that the Port Selection box needed to be unchecked first, for the auto connect to work. 

This is not normal to have to touch the port selection box, but if it works then hey ho….👍🏼

[7170]

On 06/02/2022 at 18:31, Stuart1971 said:

Here

 

Change ‘Mode’ to Local on that screen, and untick Web Manager, and see if that solves your auto connect issues.

Edited February 9, 2022 by 7170